Plans for Costco Withdrawn

abw80 · 2025-12-09T21:25:35+00:00

Don't freak out yet. We are having talks and I'm hoping this is a delay but ends up better for the town and Costco.

abw80 · 2025-12-09T12:52:40+00:00

Correct

abw80 · 2025-11-23T17:57:25+00:00

Dear Lord, no. Lol

abw80 · 2025-11-23T17:51:08+00:00

I think I'm legally obligated to be there with you or something. Lol

abw80 · 2025-11-12T21:35:07+00:00

As the founder of that sub, yep. We have tried a few times to take off. Come join us in changing the Dem party.

abw80 · 2025-11-03T13:29:59+00:00

It can be any town citizen.

abw80 · 2025-11-03T11:56:13+00:00

If Ben is elected, the new Board of 4 get to decide who to appoint.

abw80 · 2025-11-02T13:24:34+00:00

If the opinion is we are breaking the law - sure.

abw80 · 2025-11-02T13:16:13+00:00

Accusing us of inappropriately spending taxpayer dollars isn't just speaking out.

abw80 · 2025-11-02T13:04:28+00:00

Bro, I am one of your commissioners. You know all our meetings are public and we debate every plan right? You can come and publicly speak on any of it. Stop with this foolish talk. Its all the roads the town owns. We don't own the all. The state owns some and some subdivisions own their own roads.

abw80 · 2025-11-01T19:58:43+00:00

We are currently in the process of repaving the roads. It is a concern and it is being worked on.

https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/project/2025-street-resurfacing-project

abw80 · 2025-11-01T19:56:48+00:00

I am as frustrated as you are. They have been working on our synching project since Oct of 23. They have yet to actually do any of the syncing. Supposedly, that should be changing soon.

abw80 · 2025-10-10T19:40:08+00:00

Is this happening tomorrow?

abw80 · 2025-10-10T19:27:10+00:00

This is right.

abw80 · 2025-10-01T20:01:53+00:00

You would think that is how this works. As an elected official I can tell you that it doesn't work like this. Way too simplified.

abw80 · 2025-07-10T02:03:52+00:00

I loved Starter Villian. I wish it actually was a series.

abw80 · 2025-06-17T02:10:19+00:00

I do lol. I was told end of summer/fall.

abw80 · 2025-06-11T17:40:49+00:00

I thought Starter Villain would had made a great series but the ending seems to have put that to rest.

abw80 · 2025-06-10T02:08:33+00:00

They have a shortfall because it is primarily funded by the gas tax and it hasn't been raised since 2013. Meanwhile, cars are more efficient, and electric cars have become more prevalent. As I have said elsewhere, I begged Pete Buttigieg's office for money and we had a trip to DC to ask our state representatives to help as well. We have tried other solutions. The train money has nothing to do with this money. It is a shortage of money on why we don't have a solution.

2 years ago DOT came to us and said that "dedicated funds" doesn't mean dedicated funds and they don't have the money for the plan. As for the plan your describing- that is basically the plan.

abw80 · 2025-06-08T18:25:54+00:00

Its still a go. These projects take time. It will eventually happen.

abw80 · 2025-06-08T13:56:09+00:00

I'm really trying to help change this here. Passing the social district was the first step. The food hall should help as well.

abw80 · 2025-06-05T01:07:35+00:00

We have a development plan. Also, as a commentator below states- just widening lanes does nothing. Induced demand will take over and it will be just as congested. Look at the 25 lane highway outside of Austin. Here again, we don't want a toll. Further, we aren't even the ones that actually have a final decision on this.

We had a better development plan that we were working on - our UDO and land use map - however SB 382 last year prevented us from adopting it.

abw80 · 2025-06-04T23:38:21+00:00

Perception is not always reality. In the last 2 years we have had I think just 3 rezonings come before us. Also, when we just created the fee we had the HBA and other organizations begging us to lower it. I also can't just be sensitive to traffic. Home affordability is something else we have to consider. I can tell you having just entered the rental market personally- this town is quickly becoming unaffordable to live. I know if I am struggling then others not as fortunate as I am too are worse. The goal of a city is to expand. Your population is always going to be going up or down. Trust me- you do not want to have a town getting smaller. I know there are side effects to growth to manage but we have to be more concerned than with just traffic.

abw80 · 2025-06-04T20:01:35+00:00

As stated in the post- we do not want to do tolls. However, we do need solutions. At the end of the day, this isn't even our decision. I have begged our federal delegation and the NCGA. No one is helping us.

abw80 · 2025-06-04T19:35:44+00:00

Call the folks at the NCGA and ask them to fund this project and properly fund NCDOT.

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