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Votes at a glance

- Approval of budget ordinance amendment No. 2 (consent agenda, item A): motion carried unanimously. Details of the ordinance amendment were included in meeting exhibits (specific line items not specified in the hearing transcript).

- Resolution to support NCDOT’s abandonment of the old alignment of Rogers Road (Rogers Branch Road) and assume maintenance into the Town street system (consent agenda, item B): approved unanimously.

- Resolution to surplus the badge and service weapon carried by Sergeant Larry Neil Colley (consent agenda, item C): approved unanimously.

- Contract award to remodel the Town Hall third floor to add additional meeting rooms and workstations, $803,500 (consent agenda, item D): approved unanimously.

- Resolution authorizing an internal loan from the General Fund to Wake Forest Power for purchase of generation systems: commissioners authorized an internal loan (rather than an external installment purchase) to address cash timing and to allow the town to repay itself; motion carried unanimously. Staff explained this is a balance‑sheet transaction returning funds to the general fund over time; specific repayment schedules were not provided in the meeting.

- Authorization of a contract for Flaherty Park tennis construction management: approved unanimously.

Several items were approved as part of the consent agenda with no substantive debate. For items requiring more detail (budget ordinance amendment and internal loan), staff provided explanatory remarks in the record and agreed to follow up with standard documentation and repayment/implementation processes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wake Forest - Board of Commissioners - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 20 meeting the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved a slate of consent items, contracts and an internal loan for electric generation equipment; all motions carried unanimously.","taxTitle","Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina","taxId",55003,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547641,"Wake Forest commissioners discuss Capitol Boulevard tolling options; board asks staff to bring a resolution",3374,3724000,7098000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426521-edddd7d27e90bbec89c31ec3c53f337d&start=3724&end=7098","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426521-edddd7d27e90bbec89c31ec3c53f337d/thumbnail_3724000.jpg","/articles/6547641/Wake-Forest/Wake-County/North-Carolina/Wake-Forest-commissioners-discuss-Capitol-Boulevard-tolling-options-board-asks-staff-to-bring-a-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547641-b58236fc97306009270bcec52d91ec27/orig.mp4?Expires=1775881705&Signature=hjgcnvUpC-K9KJRWJqKKbVCTHm2uYGKw6KcM5HF-L9eJz7EgNtQt1uF220GIGytM1X0rd~dWtJcVPgg2c02eurvvOaPVOSd9bSyOUhy0fP8y4203HfEf5Wf8VEalnlxj9KW-s0ZXonDiwrNDYQ4l93dWhiCXQeCXHKrM3-vKUqLIZgAD81IiKyD9D9OmcBKcm~UJwO6ThatN-O0N1pIBmWlXxzqkhwqySXsKsWmQ4QaadOYySl42JNSVJbMn~~STb5qaLFCYHnlLrh2IZ7cRicGYsugtAzA4PSL7735b9CMn3TOd9ZZ0c3ip3KnQvqEs7AZTEOzZRqbId6s-48BU7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wake Forest commissioners spent a portion of their May 20 meeting discussing potential tolling options to accelerate construction of the Capital Boulevard freeway (STIP project 5307). No formal vote to endorse a toll option was taken; commissioners expressed frustration with long delays and said they want the town’s priorities communicated to state leaders while keeping options on the table to expedite construction.

Joseph (Joe) Milazzo, executive director of the Regional Transportation Alliance, told the board the RTA supports exploring tolls as an option to supplement state funding and accelerate delivery of the project, while also seeking discounted or zero tolls for off‑peak periods. “Our goal is to get the plan then approved… built as soon and surely as possible with as low or 0 of a toll level as possible,” Milazzo said, urging the board to keep options open while pursuing other funding sources.

Town staff briefed commissioners on recent scheduling changes for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Staff said NCDOT now plans to begin right‑of‑way acquisition on sections A and B in 2026 and on C and D in 2028, two years earlier than earlier drafts; construction start and completion dates remain subject to funding and schedule changes.

Commissioners discussed the four tolling scenarios studied by the regional toll authority: full tolling of all lanes, full tolling with differing delivery timetables, and two express‑lane options in which a tolled lane would be added and dynamic pricing applied. A town planner explained that all studied options assume full build‑out of the 5307 project; express‑lane options would require additional right‑of‑way and could increase costs compared with a single expressway tolling scenario.

Several commissioners said they oppose tolls in principle but are willing to keep tolling as an option if it is the only practical way to get the project built sooner. Commissioner comments repeatedly urged legislative action to secure non‑toll funding and several commissioners asked staff to draft a resolution to communicate the town’s priorities to NCDOT and the General Assembly.

Mayor Vivian A. Jones said she will convey the board’s direction and requested the manager and staff return with a proposed resolution. No final policy decision was adopted at the meeting.","Commissioners heard public comment and staff updates on tolling and financing alternatives for Capital Boulevard (US‑1/5307), including express‑lane and full‑toll scenarios, and asked the manager to return with a draft resolution to convey town priorities to the legislature and regional partners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547646,"Wake Forest approves special-use permit for Fire Station 6 and training facility",4349,709000,5058000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426521-edddd7d27e90bbec89c31ec3c53f337d&start=709&end=5058","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426521-edddd7d27e90bbec89c31ec3c53f337d/thumbnail_709000.jpg","/articles/6547646/Wake-Forest/Wake-County/North-Carolina/Wake-Forest-approves-special-use-permit-for-Fire-Station-6-and-training-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547646-a14873bdb54cca43ba0d0bec8c347439/orig.mp4?Expires=1775881705&Signature=GQNCtvFYC2VgTAkNyLNf~4CUpC1pBksnUF3PtLsakWhZ9x-GVbAc7ksHa1Fl3h2J1xSXX2AzZ5NnXqYjHP6MlaA8IwmgpFkeGpPUdTM2jFAhQLX29CWqJpdexTbXCmLB7d5bTDDNWrROpQmap0qB-BQEVCr~KkY0sRLrnUxtPqUb~NzOgN3Zf-2smT54lUZPyL1oUdMmlRpmhCVzkoivFb1zvOElP8kvjhSIv8OyXWQshSR3vYyGfVZh3BuGhd-H4cpJye93db-b0Zai42nYv9S-GtHlbPyQr55PH9ircBzEyub3FU~SDko32J13XPAsBBgfkjAJBk07p0qIwHg-~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved a special‑use permit on May 20, 2025, to allow construction of a new fire station and an on‑site training facility on approximately 4.48 acres at 1621 and 1701 Waite Avenue (case SUP24-02).

Town planning staff and the project team presented sworn testimony, technical reports and renderings during a quasi‑judicial hearing before the board. Patrick Reedy, senior planning staff, described the parcel as “freshly vacant,” noted the site’s recent rezoning to rural holding and walked the board through the staff report and exhibits, which addressed the UDO special‑use findings the board must make under Section 15.10.2.

The applicant — represented by attorney Sam Slater — and a team of experts told commissioners the proposal meets the eight required findings. Wake Forest Fire Chief Ron Early said the town needs the station to maintain “consistent and equitable service” as growth has increased call demand. Chief Early added the site would also house a training facility to reduce travel for mandatory live‑fire training.

Architect Gina Moore of ADW Architects presented building elevations and said the design steps down toward neighboring property lines and uses materials and landscape buffers to reduce visual scale.

Traffic consultant Cliff Lawson (Timmons Group) testified the project would not create traffic hazards and that parking and trip generation had been assessed in a sealed memorandum submitted as an exhibit. Civil engineer Blake Hall described utilities, parking layout and additional on‑site buffers; he said the plan provides a two‑way vehicle entrance and a through path so apparatus will not need to back into the public street.

Fire services consultant Greg Grayson addressed public‑safety and training concerns, calling the station “the complete opposite” of a detriment to public health and safety, and describing the proposed training building as a modern pre‑engineered structure that most training sessions will use theatrical (simulated) smoke. Grayson said the facility’s live burn loads would be limited by design rules — the typical maximum for the pre‑engineered units is three wooden pallets and one bale of straw — and recommended operational policies, vegetation buffers and other mitigations to reduce off‑site impacts.

Real‑estate appraiser Frank Leatherman reviewed comparable situations at existing Wake Forest stations and reported no observed depreciation in adjacent home values where stations had been built.

After deliberation, commissioners said they found the record contained the competent, material and substantial evidence necessary to make the eight required findings and approved the special‑use permit. The board directed staff to prepare the written documentation effecting the approval.

Details in the approved site materials include a proposed opaque six‑foot fence along portions of the northern and eastern property lines (added beyond UDO minimums), widened rear buffers, parking on the east side of the building, and two dedicated training structures located at the rear of the site. Town staff noted the project will extend water and sewer across the site frontage and tie into existing power and fiber in the right of way.

The board approved the permit without additional conditions beyond required permits and the recorded plan; paperwork to finalize the approval will be prepared by staff.","The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved SUP 24-02 to allow a new fire station and on-site training facility on about 4.48 acres on Waite Avenue after a quasi‑judicial hearing with expert testimony on traffic, design, training impacts and property values.","actionData","errors"]

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