Recently, Apex approved millions of dollars to improve the sidewalks and roads for students and families who walk to school. Specifically, students who walk to Olive Chapel Elementary. The office of Student Assignment claims that the small patch of sidewalk between the Ashley Downs neighborhood and OCE is "unsafe" and Ashley Downs is considered a neighborhood that is required to have transportation provided. However, the approved project does not list that small patch of sidewalk as a high priority in needing of improvements.

My question is...if that road is so "unsafe" that the they're using that as justification for their rezoning Ashley Downs and Pearson Farms away from OCE...why isn't that road being improved? They claim that the office of transportation has deemed that sidewalk unsafe, but it's not. It's in a school speed zone, the sidewalk width is normal sized if not bigger than other sidewalks. u/terrymah I'd love your input and help with this. A large group of us have been communicating with the office of student assignment, the school board, and our district reps, however our needs have not been met.

No other Wake County location has had 2400 in a single day; JBCC has had 2400+ now 7 times. 33,560 total have voted at JBCC, no other location has had 30,000. 19/23 Wake County locations had their busiest day today, 3 had their second busiest day, and 1 had their third busiest day.

Don’t be discouraged by the lines. Wake County has wait time information on line so you can find a polling place convenient to you. Polls are open tomorrow 8-3: last day for early voting. If you haven’t voted and can’t go tomorrow, make a plan for Tuesday. Find your precinct and look at your personal schedule so you can have your voice heard!

We're looking to add a screened-in porch to our existing concrete patio. We've gotten a few quotes from construction/deck companies and have been shocked by the cost. Some friends in another city used a handyman to build theirs, so curious if anyone knows a local handyman that could build this for us, in hopes it might be cheaper than using a big company!

Looking for a new veterinarian for our 2 pup -- anywhere you'd recommend??

I serve on the North Carolina League of Municipalities Legislative Policy Committee, and I wanted to give a quick update about a meeting we had today around forming our legislative agenda for the next session.

Myself along with several other Committee Members from across the state were pushing to add the below goal: to increase the income eligibility levels for our property tax exclusion laws. Because of some constitutional provisions, they are required to be flat across the state - currently around $36k. We were out voted by other members of the committee.

The reason why has to do partially with how the NCLM is governed. The state's population is obviously focused on a handful of population centers (the Triangle, Raleigh + suburbs, is one of them). Maybe 20-25 towns all together. However, there are over 700 municipalities in the state - and each municipality gets exactly one vote. So, although the top 20-25 cities in North Carolina represent well over half the population of the state, we are drastically outvoted in NCLM.

I don't say that to complain, but rather as context and to explain: because I think that dynamic is what played out here. Although this policy change makes sense in large and higher cost areas like the triangle, where hardly anyone qualifies for this property tax exemption (and face hardships as a result during reval years), there are some rural counties and towns where a significant portion of the population qualifies or would qualify under adjusted limits. Thus, this policy change would present a significant threat to their tax revenue.

So, despite some compassionate pleas by myself and several others, where we attempted to explain how the recent property tax reval hit our seniors pretty hard and were not able to qualify for relief, we were ultimately outvoted and the policy was not adopted.

But I'll keep fighting. Ultimately this might take a NC Constitutional amendment to carve out an exception and allow homestead tax exclusions to be non-uniform across the state.

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Just moved into Apex from Brier Creek. Looking for a reliable mechanic to service my 2018 Ford Escape. Hit the 120k milestone while moving and I'm due for a bunch of services and an oil change. What non-dealerahip do y'all recommend?

Thank you!

Last year there was a tour of frights house with a ton of Harry potter decorations. I don't think it's on the list this year. Not sure if it's out there still or not but would love to see it again. Anyone got any info :)?

Last Thursday the Town Council met for a strategic planning meeting. This is sort the kick off to our involvement in the budget process; it's a time where we reflect on the last year's progress as well as brainstorm strategic objectives for the next fiscal year.

Each director gave an update about the accomplishments and challenges faced in the prior year. I encourage you to watch the video (linked below). We then did the strategic planning session, followed by a financial conditions update. I'll make a separate post about that, as it's a pretty dense subject.

Our legislative agenda update got pushed due to time.

For now, I want to post the pictures we took both of the accomplishment summary boards as well as the results of the strategic planning session (where we proposed initiatives and added our "dots" to indicate support for them)

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I wonder how does the wake county decide on assigning school for elementary school .we have been in new hill area for 3 years and i our kid will be going to K next year. Now the base school is being changed from Apex friendship, which is 3-5 min drive from our community to the new school that is 10 min drive and a longer bus ride . The school is next to new development for 499 but the kids from that community will go to some other far off school rather than the school next to their community, so a lose lose for everyone .I fail to understand this logic and there is no response from school board even after multiple requests from our community to not change a nearby school. Wonder where can we be heard to not get this change done

We're all amped up on fog juice and black lights.

See y'all on Thursday after dark for our 12th Annual FREE Haunted Walkthrough.

1999 Frissell Ave in Crockett's Ridge

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Wake County early voting is available yet today (Sunday, October 27) until 6 PM.

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 2 is the last day with hours of 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

As long as you're in line when the polls close, you can vote.

Please tell me some traffic engineer is working on this intersection, it is constantly backed up, requiring at least 4 to 5 cycles for the 64 traffic to get through the intersection. #traffic

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Good thing we don't believe everything that we read 'round here.

Be sure to visit us at 1999 Frissell Avenue on Halloween night for our FREE haunted walk-through, open to everyone! I hear tell that a crazed taxidermist will be looking for fresh specimens.

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I've lived in Apex for most of my life and over the years I'm sure we've all noticed the massive growth in population and infrastructure. But am I the only one who thinks it's getting way too overcrowded? Five o'clock traffic can last up to 10 o'clock at night, accidents seem to be happening way more frequently, people are getting worse at driving and are very hostile on the road. Just this week two accidents occured on highway 55 near where I live, both really bad accidents where an ambulance had to take people to the hospital. At this rate the town is turning into a city, and not a very nice one. Even being a pedestrian is dangerous, I can't count exactly how many times I've been almost hit by a pickup or Tesla when trying to cross a street cause they're not paying attention. I'm just curious if anyone else living here has noticed these rapid changes.

I bought a house in Apex and it has a hive in the attic. I need to hire someone to remove it, but lots of exterminators say they don’t remove the hive… Is there any recommendations for a service that removes the hive? I’m at my wits end here… thanks in advance!

Hey Apex friends. We haven’t been to the fair in years. We’re planning on going this afternoon. Any recommendations on the best place to park? I went online and saw several options, but wondering what the best approach is from Apex to avoid traffic.

ETA: thanks y’all! We ended up parking at PNC and taking the tractor shuttle over. It couldn’t have been easier!

12th year of our FREE Haunted walk-through! Open to all our Apex neighbors (and beyond).

Join us Halloween night at 1999 Frissell Ave!

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Looking for help watching my wife with Parkinson's every Monday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. She is in her late-60s. I've looked online and heard mixed reviews about care.com and carelinx.com so I'm hesitant to use those services.

Has anyone used a reliable and safe resource? Are there any local companies to check out?

She will need companionship, warming up a pre-cooked meal, and help getting around (especially to and from the bathroom). She may need assistance getting on/off the toilet.

Thanks so much.

Looking for help watching my wife with Parkinson's every Monday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. She is in her late-60s. I've looked online and heard mixed reviews about care.com and carelinx.com so I'm hesitant to use those services.

Has anyone used a reliable and safe resource? Are there any local companies to check out?

She will need companionship, warming up a pre-cooked meal, and help getting around (especially to and from the bathroom). She may need assistance getting on/off the toilet.

Thanks so much.

Has anyone else seen this moron driving around apex recklessly ?? It is a sporty car covered in cobwebs and caution tape and has what looks like a witch on the back. This KID drives recklessly, weaving in and out of traffic and riding up on people’s bumpers and going at least 10-20 miles over the speedlimit. It is this type of moron that needs to have their license taken away. Tried to get their plate but it is partially covered.

I've been keeping an eye on the air table sporadically. Has the wait time really been consistently 1 to 2 hours all day long yesterday and today? Has anybody seen a shorter wait time yesterday or today?

Maybe things will quiet down a bit over the next few more days.

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I’m in need of some new brakes on my Subaru Outback. Anyone have a specific local mechanic or shop that you would recommend? I had previously been to Chapel Hill Tire, but their costs for a brake service (4 sets of brakes, 4 new rotors) was way higher than seemed reasonable.

I’m considering new construction homes closing by mid next year. Some options are Young Farm by Taylor Morrison in Cary, HHHunt homes and Ashton Woods in New Hill. Homes in Cary will be around 1.1 million, of which around 180k is lot premium itself. Similar New Hill homes sell for around 800k-900k of which lot premiums are 20k-50k range. Holly Springs is too far away for me. Is it worth paying the premium of Cary homes?