Take Steps Now to Protect Against West Nile Virus, 06/10/2003West Nile, a virus carried by mosquitoes that can cause illness in some people, has made its presence known in North Carolina already this year. Due to West Nile Virus activity in Wake County in 2002, followed by a wet winter and spring, officials are urging residents to take steps now to protect against this and other mosquito-borne diseases.
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Board of Commissioners Adopts Amendments to 100-year Floodplain, Watershed Regulations, 05/27/2003
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ighlights from the May 19, 2003, Board of Commissioners' meeting included a public hearing and adopted amendments to prohibit development and fill within the 100-year floodplain and Ordinance Amendment OA 02/02 to Consolidate Water-Supply Watershed Regulations and Regulating Riparian Buffers.
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County, USDA Partner to Preserve Farmland, 07/24/2003Wake County has entered a first-of-its-kind partnership with the federal government to preserve 94 acres of farmland and greenway in eastern Wake County.
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Holiday Wrap-Up Allows Citizens to Recycle Trees, Wrapping Paper and More at Five County Locations, 12/15/2003Wake County residents will be able to recycle that extra holiday waste for two weeks after Christmas at the Solid Waste Division's annual "Holiday Wrap-Up" event. Items such as wrapping paper, trees, gift boxes and greeting cards can be dropped off for recycling at five Convenience Centers across the County for a limited time only.
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Illegal Dumping Taints Holidays, 12/10/2003It's sad but true – but, more importantly, it's illegal. Many people dump loads of trash on road shoulders near Wake County Convenience Centers – the 11 residential drop-off recycling and disposal facilities across the County – instead of taking the time to handle their waste properly. Wake County's Solid Waste Management Division is cleaning up the unsightly and unhealthy garbage to discourage additional dumping and improve the appearance of the sites in time for the holiday rush. A contractor will pick up the garbage and trash left on the rights-of-way surrounding each facility, benefiting neighbors and customers alike.
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Wake County Holiday Cheer Needs Sponsors, 12/09/2003You can help make the holidays brighter for needy individuals, young and old. Wake County Human Services is in need of sponsors for its annual "Holiday Cheer" program. Holiday Cheer is a program designed to provide resources to low-income households with children, senior citizens or disabled adults. This year, more than 2,500 households are requesting assistance through the program. To date, just over 800 of these have been sponsored.
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Musical Celebration to Benefit Foster Children, Child Welfare Families, 12/03/2003Wake County Human Services' Foster Care program will host a combination toy drive and youth choir concert, "Joyful Voices of Youth" Christmas Musical, on Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m. at Body of Christ Church, 4501 Spring Forest Road in Raleigh. Admission to see the several youth choirs coming together in song and worship is an unwrapped toy.
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Board Elects Commissioner Kenn Gardner as New Chair; Joe Bryan to Serve as Vice Chair, 12/02/2003The Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday elected Kenn Gardner as its new chair and Joe Bryan as vice chair, effective immediately, for a one-year term. The chair presides over Board meetings and represents the County in an official capacity at community, business and other functions.
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Historic Oak View County Park to Host 'Holidays Around the World', 11/25/2003Historic Oak View County Park and the Wake County Extension and Community Association will once again sponsor "Holidays Around the World" at Oak View from December 2- 7.
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Holiday Cheer Program Helps Brighten Season for Needy, 11/21/2003Many low-income households and individuals who receive services from Wake County Human Services are hoping for a little help making this a brighter holiday season. The Holiday Cheer program annually provides anything from fruit baskets and gifts to homebound elderly and disabled adults, to "Santa" for households with children. Human Services clients may apply through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26. Call 212-7000 for schedule or additional information.
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Litter Line Heads County-City Antilitter Campaign, 11/19/2003A new partnership between Wake County and the City of Raleigh aims to prevent littering and its high costs to our community. You can join this partnership by calling the new Litter Line, 856-5700, when you see someone littering or dumping, or an uncovered truck losing trash as it travels on the road.
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Town-County Partnership to Lead to New Regional Library in Western Wake, 11/17/2003CARY , NC – The Town of Cary has purchased a plot of land and donated it to Wake County to spur the construction of a new regional library in northwestern Cary . The Town purchased the 11.10-acre parcel in Carpenter Village from David and Luanne Ferrell for $848,750. The land had been identified by Wake County as a suitable site for a regional library. The Wake County Board of Commissioners accepted Cary 's gift at its regular meeting today.
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Council: State of County Is 'Strong', 11/17/2003Herb Council, chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, classified the County's performance as "strong" over the past year as he delivered the "State of the County" address at today's regular Board meeting.
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Human Services to Participate in Bioterrorism Exercise, 11/13/2003On November 14, Wake County Human Services will be participating in "Triple Play," an ongoing bioterrorism exercise being conducted by the state Division of Public Health's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHP&R). Human Services' role in the exercise is to establish a distribution site for drugs in response to an unspecified disease outbreak.
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County to Launch Electronics Recycling Initiative, 11/13/2003On Saturday, November 22, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wake County Solid Waste Management will kick off a permanent program for residents to recycle all electronics made by JVC, Lexmark, Panasonic, Sharp or Sony at the County's North Wake Multi Material Recycling Facility, off Durant Road in North Raleigh. This is in addition to the County's computer recycling program that began in 2000, and coincides with America Recycles Day (ARD) celebrations across the nation.
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Wake County Names Rogers New Budget and Management Services Director, 11/07/2003Johnna Rogers, a CPA with more than 10 years of senior-level budgeting experience in local government, has been named Budget and Management Services Director for Wake County, County Manager David Cooke said today.
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Conference to Offer Support to Suicide Survivors, 11/05/2003Hospice of Wake County and Wake County Human Services are sponsoring the Second Annual Conference for Survivors of Suicide in the Triangle area, part of a nationwide teleconference scheduled for Saturday, November 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building.
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Recycling Grants Now Available, 11/03/2003Recycling grant funds are available from the Wake County Solid Waste Management Division for business recycling programs that promise significant environmental benefits and could be easily adopted by other companies. The grant application deadline is November 26.
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Warmth for Wake Begins 26th Year, 10/31/2003For the 26th year Warmth for Wake will be providing heating assistance to low-income Wake County households. Warmth for Wake is administered through Wake County Human Services and co-sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association.
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Voters Transferred for November Election Only, 10/27/2003Due to the small number of voters in three precincts eligible to vote in the November 4, 2003, municipal elections, the Wake County Board of Elections has temporarily transferred the voters to a different polling place for Election Day. Changes are as follows:
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Towns Making Strides on Growth Management Strategy, 10/24/2003Wake County coordinated a countywide project from September 2000 through January 2003 that developed a strategy addressing issues related to the county's recent, extraordinary growth. The 42-member Growth Management Task Force recently reconvened to celebrate implementation successes and to keep the goals of the strategy on the agenda.
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Wake County Commissioner Kenn Gardner Appointed to National Committee, 10/23/2003Wake County Commissioner Kenn Gardner has been appointed to serve on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee. Newly elected NACo President and Boone County, Mo., Commissioner Karen Miller appointed Gardner to the post at NACo’s 2003 Annual Conference on July 15 in Milwaukee.
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County Sells Criminal Justice Bonds, Refunding Bonds; Saves Nearly $5.6 Million in Interest, 10/23/2003Wake County's excellent bond rating saved taxpayers nearly $5.6 million in interest on a $91.145-million general obligation bond issue this week. The bonds comprise $8-million Criminal Justice Facilities Bonds and $83.145-million Refunding Bonds.
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Human Services Offers Low-Income Energy Assistance, 10/22/2003The North Carolina Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), which gives families a one-time cash payment to help pay their heating bills, will be taking applications through Wake County Human Services NOVEMBER 3 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14.
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Voters May Vote Early for November Election at One-Stop, No-Excuse Absentee Voting Sites, 10/14/2003One-Stop, No-Excuse Absentee voting for the November 4 election gets under way at the Board of Elections Office on Thursday, October 16, and will continue at various times, days and locations around the County until the November 4 elections and runoff.
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Recount for City of Raleigh District B Race, 10/13/2003The Wake County Board of Elections began conducting a recount of votes cast for the seat of Raleigh City Council District B on Tuesday, October 14, at 10 a.m.
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Wake County Animal Shelter to Hold Costume Contest, 10/09/2003The Wake County Animal Shelter at 820 Beacon Lake Drive, Raleigh, invites the public to participate in a "Howl-O-Ween" costume contest for adopted shelter animals Friday, October 31, at 3 p.m.
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Nursing Home Symposium to Foster Exchange of Ideas, 10/09/2003Wake County Government and the Wake County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee (NHCAC) will sponsor a forum Monday, October 13, aimed at improving conditions for nursing home residents. The 2003 Wake County Nursing Home Symposium will take place at the Wake County Commons Building, 4011 Carya Drive in Raleigh, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Wake Citizens May Seek Isabel Disaster Assistance, 10/09/2003The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has included Wake County in the President's Hurricane Isabel disaster declaration for Individual Assistance Programs. This declaration does not include Wake County in the Public Assistance Programs part of the declaration.
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One-Stop Voting Ends October 4, 10/02/2003Between now and Saturday, October 4, One-Stop Voting will be available for the City of Raleigh, Town of Cary, Board of Education Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, the Wake County Bond Referenda and the City of Raleigh Bond Referendum.
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Pink Ribbons Serve as Checkup Reminders, 09/26/2003Wake County Human Services' Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program is sponsoring a countywide Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Wake County Board of Commissioners has joined Governor Mike Easley in proclaiming October 5-11, 2003, as Pink Ribbon Week. All North Carolinians are urged to wear pink ribbons in recognition of breast cancer awareness and in honor of women who are now courageously fighting the battle with breast cancer.
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New Zealand Public Health Team to Visit Project DIRECT, 09/23/2003Common circumstances and a common opponent are linking public health professionals from opposite sides of the globe. On September 28-30, a delegation from New Zealand will visit Project DIRECT (Diabetes Interventions Reaching and Educating Communities Together), a division of Wake County Human Services, to find strategies to address the burden of diabetes in New Zealand. A press conference is scheduled for Monday, September 29, at 2:30 p.m. in Roberts Park, 1300 E. Martin St. in Raleigh. The park's phone number is 919-831-6830.
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What to Do with Hurricane Isabel Yard Waste, 09/19/2003Wake County government has no facilities that are permitted to accept tree debris or yard waste. Residents in municipal jurisdictions are advised to contact their respective local government waste collection service.
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Wake County Government Openings, Delays, Follow-up; Shelters Closed, 09/19/2003All Wake County Government offices are open for business on Friday, September 19, 2003, in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, with the exception of County schools. All emergency shelters have closed. Without power are the East Regional Library in Knightdale and Richard B. Harrison Library on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, which will open as soon as power is restored. All Human Services facilities are open.
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Wake County Announces Closings, Openings, Delays; Cary Shelter Closing at 11 p.m., 9/18/2003 All Wake County Government offices will be open for business on Friday, September 19; however, residents are encouraged to call ahead to the Public Libraries, Parks and Human Services to determine if the facilities have power and if appointments can be honored.
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County Opens Fourth Emergency Shelter at Cary HS; Garner and East Wake High Over Capacity, 09/18/2003 Wake County Government has opened its fourth emergency shelter at Cary Senior High School, at 638 Walnut Street in Cary. Emergency shelters at Garner High School and East Wake High School are over capacity with sitting room only.
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Wake Commissioners' Chair Declares State of Emergency, 09/18/2003Wake County Commissioners Chair Herb Council today declared a state of emergency in Wake County in response to the advance of Hurricane Isabel through the county.
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County to Open Two Emergency Shelters Thursday Morning, 09/18/2003Wake County is setting up two emergency shelters in preparation for Hurricane Isabel, which is expected to bring high wind and heavy rain to the area Thursday afternoon.
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County Opens Third Shelter at Enloe High School, 09/18/2003Wake County Government has opened its third emergency shelter at Enloe High School, 128 Clarendon Crescent, off New Bern Avenue in east Raleigh.
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County Announces Weather-Related Closings, 09/18/2003Because of anticipated high wind and rain from Hurricane Isabel this afternoon, all Wake County Public Libraries and Wake County Parks will close today at 12 noon. In addition, all Wake County Human Services clinics will close at noon today, Wake County Cooperative Extension offices closed at 11 a.m., and the Wake Register of Deeds office will close today at 3 p.m.
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Forum to Focus on Improving Water Quality, 09/17/2003Wake County's Community Success- Partnerships for Water Quality Forum will be held Tuesday, September 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at 111 Place, on Realtors Way in Cary. This is the second forum sponsored by the Wake County Environmental Services Committee.
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Falls Lake Emergency Preparedness Exercise Set for Sept. 13, 09/11/2003Wake County Emergency Management and the Wake County Sheriff's Office will be conducting joint emergency preparedness exercises at Falls Lake on Saturday, September 13, from approximately 1:30 p.m. until midnight. Citizens not involved in the events should be aware that these are simulated exercises, and that they do not need to call Raleigh/Wake 911.
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County Seeks to Save $3.5M by Refunding Bonds; Public Hearing Sept. 15, 09/04/2003Thanks to the current low interest rate environment, Wake County has an opportunity to save approximately $3.5 million in future debt service interest payments by refunding its Series 1994 Public Safety Bonds and Series 1994 Refunding Bonds. The Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing for its regular meeting September 15, 2003, at 2 p.m., at which time the Board will consider adopting the refunding bond order.
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Dog Walk Kicks Off 'Paws to Recycle' Campaign, 09/02/2003Fetch as many pledges as you can and be part of the Wake County Animal Shelter's 4th Annual "Paws to Recycle Dog Walk" and Environmental Festival on Saturday, September 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Historic Oak View County Park.
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EMS Fund Subscription Offers Peace of Mind at Nice Price - Sign Up Today, 08/26/2003The 10th-annual Wake Rescue and EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Fund subscription drive is under way. Until October 1, Wake County residents have a new opportunity to join the EMS Fund. For $60 per year, this "insurance" policy covers ambulance service as often as needed for all members of a single subscriber's family who live at the same address.
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Absentee Voting by Mail Available Upon Written Request, 08/25/2003If you are registered to vote in Wake County, you may vote absentee by mail. Listing an excuse is no longer required for voting absentee.
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American Tobacco Trail to Hold Grand Opening Saturday, 08/19/2003The public is invited this Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the Wake County portion of the American Tobacco Trail (ATT), a recreational rail-trail located on an abandoned railroad corridor of Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Festivities will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Commissioners' Chair Herb Council will serve as master of ceremonies, and Congressman David Price will be among the featured speakers. Afterward, citizens are invited to take guided tours of sections, or all, of the 3.75-mile-long first phase of the ATT, which extends from a parking area on New Hill-Olive Chapel Road (between U.S. Hwy. 1 and U.S. Hwy. 64) to a trail access lot on Wimberly Road just north of Hwy. 64. Commemorative water bottles, along with bottled water to fill them, will be given to citizens attending the celebration.
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Human Services to Host Conference for Unemployed, 08/13/2003To help address the economic, personal and professional issues facing the large number of unemployed individuals in Wake County, the "Balancing Life—Developing a New Career Strategy" conference will be held Wednesday, August 20, and Thursday, August 21, at the Jane S. McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Eighteen workshops will be held over the two days, and the conference wraps up with a business and resource fair on August 21 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Human Services, Wal-Mart Partner to Provide School Supplies for Needy Students, 08/04/2003Beginning Monday, August 4, four area Wal-Mart stores will be partnering with Wake County Human Services to provide school supplies for needy students entering kindergarten through high school this fall.
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Wake Awards N.C. State Grant to Recycle at Stadium, 07/31/2003N.C. State University landed one of three new Wake County Solid Waste Reduction Grants to implement a recycling program at Carter-Finley Stadium. A total of $8,000 was awarded to N.C. State, Stalvey Enterprises and Urban Ministries to support recycling markets, which provide the infrastructure for the collection, processing and sale of recycled material.
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County Names Brown New Public Information Director, 07/30/03Sharon Brown has been named Wake County's Public Information Director, County Manager David Cooke announced today.
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Public Invited to Attend Wake County Collector Street Plan Workshops, 07/29/2003Wake County is currently planning for the future by investigating ways to improve street connectivity and mobility choices for its citizens. The recently completed Wake County Transportation Plan recommends that a Collector Street Plan be prepared in order to better determine the location, design and spacing of roads that connect neighborhoods and activity centers to the County's thoroughfares.
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Wake County to Pick Up Ice Storm Debris in August, 07/14/2003Wake County has contracted with Phillips and Jordan, Inc., for one final round of roadside collection of tree debris from the December ice storm, to ensure that all residents have received service and clean up any remaining debris along roadsides. Storm debris collection services will be performed during the month of August, and the County is asking residents to register for service via voice mail by calling 856-5700 between July 18 - 31. Residents are asked to state their name, address with ZIP code and telephone number if they have storm debris that has not yet been collected from their roadside.
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Yates Mill Breaks Ground on Park Center, 07/08/2003Thanks to the generosity of the A.E. Finley Foundation and the citizens of Wake County, the historic Yates Mill site (circa 1756) will soon have a central facility from which to greet, orient and educate park visitors. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new park center at Historic Yates Mill County Park took place Wednesday, July 9, in the park's new parking lot, located at 4108 Lake Wheeler Road.
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New Polling Place Established for Raleigh Precinct 13-05, 07/03/2003A new polling place has been established for Raleigh Precinct 13-05.
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Municipal Filing Period Begins July 7, 07/02/2003County offices will be closed on Friday, July 4. The filing period for the City of Raleigh, Town of Cary and Board of Education will begin on Monday, July 7, during regular business hours.
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HIV Testing Day Tackles Increase in HIV/AIDS Cases, 06/23/2003To address the alarming increase in HIV/AIDS in Wake County, county staff and community organizations will offer testing and information at HIV Testing Day on Friday, June 27, at 202 West Academy Street in Fuquay-Varina. From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wake County Human Services public health counselors and educators will provide food, gifts, HIV/AIDS information and highly confidential, free HIV testing. HIV counseling will be in both English and Spanish.
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Exploris Introduces Wake Wednesdays, 06/19/2003Exploris is pleased to introduce "Wake Wednesdays", an accessibility program providing free admission to Wake County residents on the first Wednesday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Regular admission prices apply to the IMAX® Theatre at Exploris.
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Summer 'White Flag' Initiative Offers Heat Relief to Homeless Individuals, 06/19/2003The White Flag Network has announced its plan to serve homeless persons who are medically at-risk due to significant respiratory or cardiac disease and who need shelter from the extreme heat this summer.
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Blood Drive Welcomes Walk-Ins, 06/18/2003Please consider donating a pint of life! Walk-ins are welcome Wednesday, June 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., as the Wake County/Red Cross Blood Drive takes place in the Ground Floor Conference Center of the Waverly F. Akins Wake County Office Building, located at 337 S. Salisbury St. in Raleigh. You will need a photo ID to enter the building. For more details on the blood drive, call Red Young with Wake County Human Resources at 856-6100.
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Commissioners to Consider Alternative Budget with No Tax Increase, 06/11/2003The Board of Commissioners at its budget work session on Monday, June 9, voted to request a no-tax-increase alternative budget to the recommended fiscal year 2003-04 budget . County staff developed the alternative budget and made it public Wednesday, June 11.
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Wake County Volunteers Honored by Commissioners, 06/04/2003Forty-one individuals and nine groups who have provided outstanding volunteer service to the community were recognized at the 18th Annual Wake County Commissioners' Volunteer Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 5.
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Kiosks Provide Recycling Information at 14 County Sites, 06/02/2003Wake County recently completed installation of Environmental Education Center kiosks at 14 recycling facilities located throughout the County. These informational bulletin boards have been built at all 11 County convenience centers, North and South Wake Multi-Material Recycling sites and the school igloo recycling site at Zebulon Middle School.
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County Invites Comments on Draft Comprehensive Groundwater Report, 05/23/2003Wake County has completed the Comprehensive Groundwater Investigation Draft Report and is making the document available for public comment from May 15-June 2.
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Proposed Wake County Budget Emphasizes Education, Public Safety, Human Services Programs, 05/19/2003The proposed fiscal year 2003-04 budget emphasizes education, public safety and human services programs, and for the first time in four years would raise taxes.
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Wake EMS Upgrades Care for Stroke Victims, 05/16/2003On Thursday, May 22, the Wake County EMS System will educate its personnel on Operation Stroke as part of National EMS Week, May 18-24, and National Stroke Month.
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Wake EMS Celebrates National EMS Week, 05/15/2003National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, a celebration to honor the approximately 750,000 EMS providers nationwide who deliver lifesaving care, is set for May 18-24, 2003. During EMS Week fire and EMS crews provide vital educational materials and training to adults and children on topics such as injury prevention, recognizing an emergency and what to do until help arrives.
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C&D Landfill to Close May 30, 05/14/2003The North Wake Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill, which opened in July 2001, is very near capacity and is scheduled to close at the end of this month. This small landfill was built to divert construction, demolition and bulky waste from the North Wake Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill. Construction and demolition debris is not required by law to be buried in the more costly "Subtitle D" lined landfill, as was federally mandated for MSW in 1993.
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Wake EMS System Earns Model System Designation, 05/13/2003Wake County's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system has been designated among the state's first "Model EMS Systems" by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). Wake EMS officially received its designation Tuesday, May 13, at the quarterly meeting of the North Carolina EMS Advisory Council at N.C. State University's McKimmon Center.
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Wake County Grant Funding Still Available, 05/05/2003Recycling grant funds are available from the Wake County Solid Waste Management Division for innovative business recycling programs that promise significant environmental benefits and could be easily adopted by other companies. The grant application deadline is June 2, 2003.
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County Invites Waste Plan Comments, 04/16/2003Wake County and county municipalities have completed the final draft of their state-required 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan and are making the document available for public comment from April 19 – 27. This second, three-year review and update of the 1997 document includes unincorporated Wake County and all of the municipalities except for the City of Raleigh, which developed its own plan. The development of the County's 10-Year Plan is facilitated by County Solid Waste staff in service to the Wake County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) and its technical subcommittee. These organizations consist of local government officials, County citizens and waste industry representatives.
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Animal Shelter Open Extended Hours, 04/14/2003Effective April 27, 2003, the Wake County Animal Shelter, 820 Beacon Lake Drive in Raleigh, will offer extended hours to better serve its customers. With the new schedule, the Shelter will be open seven days a week and will feature evening hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Potassium Iodide Offered to Businesses Near Harris Nuclear Power Plant, 04/10/2003Wake County Human Services is now offering potassium iodide (KI) to businesses located within the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ). This is the second phase of KI distribution that began in November 2002 for residents living near Shearon Harris.
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Community Assessment Points Out Opportunities & Challenges for Wake County, 04/07/2003The 2002 Wake County Community Assessment, endorsed Monday by the Board of Commissioners as a planning document for the delivery of services to Wake County citizens.
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Housing Fair Reaches for the Dream, 03/12/2003 Affordable housing – whether someone is buying or renting – can be found in Wake County, and the Wake Housing Resource Center will show citizens how at the second annual Renters and First-Time Homebuyers Housing Fair on Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the N. C. State Fairgrounds in the Kerr Scott Building.
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Bond Rating Agencies Affirm Wake County's Triple-A Rating, 03/11/2003Wake County continues to impress municipal bond rating agencies, and taxpayers will reap the rewards. With the final rating coming in on Tuesday, the country's three largest municipal bond rating agencies have affirmed the County's triple-A rating. The County has received the highest possible rating from Moody's since 1973, from Standard & Poor's since 1983 and from Fitch since 2000.
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Commissioners Prioritize Joint Planning with School Board, Implementation of Growth Strategies, 02/25/2003
Wake County Commissioners will pursue joint planning efforts with the Wake County School Board and take the lead on implementing growth strategies developed by community task forces, the commissioners agreed in concluding their annual two-day planning retreat February 22 at Exploris IMAX Theater.
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Wake County, City of Raleigh Announce New Historic Preservation Partnership, 02/24/2003Effective March 1, 2003, Wake County will be contracting with Capital Area Preservation, Inc. (CAP), to provide historic preservation programming. CAP is the only countywide historic preservation organization dedicated to protecting Wake County's historic resources.
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Historic Oak View Exhibit Explores Food History, 02/12/2003Hungry for learning and fun? Check out What's Cookin' at Historic Oak View County Park.
Oak View's new exhibit, "What's Cookin'?: Two Centuries of American Foodways," opens this Saturday and runs through May 31. The free event explores how the changing ways in which Americans choose to eat defines our emerging mix of ethnic heritage, family traditions, and regional customs.
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WAKE AWARDS SIX COMMERCIAL WASTE REDUCTION GRANTS, 02/11/2003More than $34,000 was awarded this month to six local businesses that plan to implement recycling or composting programs with grant money from Wake County Environmental Services' Solid Waste Management Division.
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Wake County, Apex Partner to Buy Almost 46 Acres of Open Space Near American Tobacco Trail, 02/06/2003Wake County has added nearly 46 acres of open space to its Open Space Preservation Program, thanks to a partnership with the Town of Apex that will provide land for a future greenway/open space connector to Jordan Lake State Park and the American Tobacco Trail.
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Commissioners Receive Growth Management Task Force Report, Call for Additional Input, 02/05/2003The Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday received a report on strategies for growth management designed to preserve quality of life in the County while protecting the autonomy of individual jurisdictions.
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Board Appoints Harold Webb to Serve Remainder of Vernon Malone's Term, 02/03/2003The Wake County Board of Commissioners today unanimously appointed Harold H. Webb to fill the District 5 seat vacated by former Commissioner Vernon Malone. Malone resigned his position after 18 years in office when he was sworn into the North Carolina Senate on January 29.
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Wake County Offers 33 Sites for Telephone Book Recycling, 01/29/2003Don't pitch those old telephone books! In hopes that all Wake County citizens and businesses will recycle their telephone books this year, the County has added five new sites to the annual Telephone Book Recycling Program, which begins Monday, February 10, and ends Friday, April 11.
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Commissioners Move Forward with Plan to Protect Drinking Water, Reduce Flooding and Erosion, 01/22/2003The Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday moved ahead with a plan that will help protect the quality of the County's streams and rivers in coming years by requiring larger stream buffers in priority watershed areas, prohibiting development in the 100-year floodplain, and encouraging preservation of open space in subdivision developments.
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Urban Ministries Begins Composting, Recycling with Assistance from Wake County Solid Waste Division, 01/20/2003Urban Ministries of Wake County, Inc., a Wake County Human Services non-profit partner that works to meet the needs of the poor in Raleigh, started two recycling programs after obtaining a free waste assessment from Wake County's Solid Waste Management.
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