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Wake County committee narrows school-name choices for two land-bank sites; one name recommended for consent
Summary
Wake County Public Schools facilities committee reviewed naming recommendations for two land‑bank elementary school sites — E57 in Wendell and E54 on Old Bond Road in Zebulon — recommending Little Creek for the Zebulon site and sending Wendell options to the full board for public feedback.
The Wake County Public Schools Facilities Committee reviewed staff recommendations for names of two land‑bank elementary school sites and asked staff to take community input before final board action.
Margaret Sutter, director of real estate services for Wake County Public Schools, told the committee the district owns a 35.5‑acre site on Highway 97 near Marshburn Road and Lizard Lick Road intended for a future elementary school and presented four candidate names: Marshburn Road Elementary, Lizard Lick Elementary, Fall Branch Elementary and North Wendell Elementary. Sutter said staff recommended "Lizard Lick" and that the district had informed the town of Wendell staff but received neither formal support nor opposition.
The committee also discussed a separate 43‑acre land‑bank site on Old Bond Road in Zebulon (E54). Staff provided three name options for that site — Old Bond Road Elementary, Little Creek Elementary and East Zebulon Elementary — and recommended Little Creek Elementary because it references a nearby stream and avoids potential historical associations linked to the town name, Sutter said.
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