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4 - The Morrisville and Preston Progress, Wednesday, September 27,1995 Speed limit reduced on Internationai Acting maycr Billy Sauls believes spe^ limits are in- CMisistent in the Town of Morris ville. "We have some 20, some 25, and some 30 or 35," he told the Board of Commissioners at a September meeting. "There doesn't seem to be any consistency to it" Sauls made his point on a proposal to reduce the speed limit on International Drive fern 35 to 25. "Right now we have a speed limit of 35 on town streets unless other wise posted," he told the com missioners. "If we keep going the way we’re going, we’re not going to have any 35 mile-per-hour speed limits.” Commissioner Phyllis Newnam said MOTrisville’s situation regard ing speed limits isn’t unusual. "Other towns are the same way," she told Sauls. "Show me any street in town that’s safer to drive on than Interna tional Drive," Sauls challenged the cwnmissioners. "Most of the other streets don’t have the trucks International has,” responded Newnam. "Those trucks are really tearing up the streets," said Commissioner Leavy Barbee. "We ought to set the speed limit at 25 and enforce it to tte fullest." Commissioners Bill Ufferman Town Crier and C.T. Moore sided with Newnam and Barbee. Sauls’ at tempt to keep the Intonational Drive speed limit at 35 failed by a 4-1 margin. Whales the population of Mor ris ville? Town Manager Bill Cobey says the figure is probably more than 2,000 now, but the official figure is 1,919 based on an estimate by the Office of State Planning. State demographer Bill Tillman notified Cobey of the number, which is based on the estimated permanent resident population as of July 1,1994, plus any residents in areas annexed between that time and July 1,1995. In Morrisville’s case, the population was boosted by only six people as a result of an nexation. The estimate is significant to Morrisville and other municipalities since it’s used for determining the amount of state- distributed revenues. Acting Mayor Billy Sauls agreed with Cobey that the population would be more than 2,000 if offi cial 1995 estimates were available. "We certainly have a lot more than 300," Sauls said in refaence to Morrisville’s earlier days. "It’s coming wi; it’s coming on." Cobey expects the population to double in the next few years be cause of expanded water and sewer capabiUties. Airport Boulevard from Inter state 40 to N.C. 54 is a strange mix. It’s a 1.7-miIe stretch that starts with motels and a shopping center bordering the interstate. From that point to N.C. 54, it’s bordered by aging houses and mobile homes, modem office buildings, undevelqied land with "For Sale" signs and even a com munity cemetery. But as the Town of Morrisville ^ows, it will be the office build ings that dominate the landscape, according to a revised land use plan which cleared a public hearing at a September meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Although land use plans are designed to forecast the future, that wasn’t the case when town plan ners visualized industrial develop ment along Ai^rt Boulevard. In stead, emphasis has been on office and comm^ial development, and that’s what the new plan reflects. So as the Airport Boulevard of the future unfolds, the mix won’t be much of a mix at all, but rather a series of office buildings similar to those in the Enterprise Center, Perimeter Park and PCTimeter Park Dillard Paper executive chamber chairman Hearon Dickson has been elected to serve a second one-year term as chairman of the board of the Mor risville Chamber of Commerce. The Dillard Paper Co. executive was named to the post at the Sep tember meeting of the chamber’s board of directors. Also ^ng office Oct. 1 will be Ann Morgan, Budgetel Inn, chair man-elect; Robert DiDomenico Jr., Transition Dynamics, Inc., vice president of business and economic develop ment; Scott Beerman, The Deli Box, vice chairman of community development; Paul Bunch, Carolina Power & Light Co., vice chairman of. legislative and public affairs; and Roy Mashbum, Vanguard- Oncor International, vice chairman of organization development and qjedal projects. Jim Gallup of Tarheel Wood Treating is past chairman of the chamber. Look for plenty of "Cecil and Leonard" stories at the chamber’s annual banquet, scheduled for Oct 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Prestonwood Country Club. The speaker will be Ray Wilkinson, who for 30 years both informed and entertained viewers of WRAL-TV newscasts. Attention, barbecue lovers. There’ll be plenty of pork at the chamber’s fund-raising barbecue this Friday, Sept. 29. It’s set for II am. to 2 pm. at the chamber office m 222 Church St Takeout orders may be placed by calling 380-9026. Parking will be available both at the chamber and at First Baptist Church across the street Dr. Bobbi a. Stanley • Complete Family Dental Care • 24'liour Emergency Services • New Patients Welcome • Insurance Accepted • Cosmetic Dentistry 460-0932 Preston Corners Shopping Center 964 High House Road • Cary • 27513 Our Best Poor Sal^ on our best Armstrong Floors The freshest designs, the newest colors and the latest fashions. We put them all on sale now. The best Armstrong Solarian® floors. The ones with Inlaid Color™ designs, CleanSweep® no-wax finishes, and a 10-year warranty and performance guarani • • - you're going to do it, do it best. And do it w ' ^VTlKlSirOnQ you can buy on sale. Cettler' Certain floor designs copyrighted Qy Armstrong THE HOME CENTER, INC. 5900 Fayetteville Rd., Raleigh Located 2 1/2 Miles South of Wal-Mart on US 401 779-2405 Mon.-Tues--Wed.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thurs. 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. West, ail developed by Lichtin Properties. Town planner Leisa Powell sees it as an impressive eniryway to the Town of Morrisville. "We want to freshen up the fiont door," she says. "First impressions are last ing." The town has taken some of the teeth out of its hold-up and burglar alarm law. Designed to crack down on businesses with electronic alarms that were set off by faulty equip ment or human cttot, the law in its original form turned out to be so restrictive that it annoyed some of the local business operators who were sloped with fines. Police Chief Bruce Newnam said the revised law should improve re lations with businesses. He also ex pects increases in alarms to be min imal. Previously, business owners or operators were placed under a four- month probationary period if their alarm system generated two false alarms in any 30-day period. Now they’re allowed three false alarms before being placed under a three- month probationary period. During the iwevious probationary period, business owners and opera- Kirs received fines of $25 for the first false alarm, $50 for the second false alarm, $75 for the third false alarm and $100 for the fourth and subsequent alarms. Now there’s no fine for the first false alarm, and the remaining fines have been reduced by $25 each. PAR GOLF-4 FAMILY GOLF CENTER * • 2 FOR 1 • • Two can play for the price of one at regular price. Choose 1; Par 3 - 9 hole pitch & putt, 18 hole miniature, or 2 buckets for I. All Facilities Lighted For Night Play • Par 3 - 9 hole Pitch & Putt • Miniature 18 Hole • Driving Range • Foods, Snacks & Drinks 5715 Fayetteville Rd. 401 S. 2 Ml. 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