This One's for The Ladies

👋 Good Morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, March 5, 2026 and this is the 61st consecutive weekly issue of The Peak Weekly.

🔍️ The NDA Update
Quick update to last week’s long article regarding the mysterious NDA signed by the Town Manager. Today marks 45 days since I made the original request - and 14 days since I requested they reveal the identity of the company name that was withheld once the NDA was sent. I’ll let you know as soon as I know something.

⏰ Springing Forward
Secondly, a quick reminder that we lose an hour this Sunday as we spring forward. But despite being the "shortest" day of the year, it’s actually one of the biggest in my house. We’ll be celebrating a major milestone as my daughter, Emerson, turns 17 on Sunday.

💜 International Women’s Day
Between celebrating her day and figuring out how to change the clock on the microwave, we’ll also be celebrating ALL women. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and the fight for liberation. It commemorates the movement that paved the way for the women in our lives today.

As my favorite coaster says:

To the grandmothers, mothers, and daughters; to the women who lead our town, nurture our families, teach our kids, run our businesses, and inspire the next generation - I see you, I thank you, and Apex is better because of you.

Miscellaneous Info:

▶️ 2026 Apex State of the Town
If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth a watch - the annual State of the Town video reflects on key accomplishments of 2025. Watch it here.

🗳️ Wake County Primaries
Wiley Nickel won the DA race and, with no challenger outside of his party in the fall, he is set to be Wake County’s next district attorney. Winn Decker won the Democratic primary for House District 37 and will face incumbent Erin Paré in the general election. There are two new at-large seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners - Christine Kushner and Mona Singh won the Democratic primary and will face Republicans Gary Hartong and Kyle Stogoski. For more results and info, you can find that here.

🏞️ Brown Bags to Building Bridges (B4) Series
Today at 12pm at the Apex Senior Center. 1st Quarter 2026 Speaker: Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department. Details here.

🎬️ Thursday Night Movie
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t" plays tonight at 7pm for The Halle’s free Thursday night movie.

👩‍🎨 Call for Artists: Murals
The Town of Apex has two mural projects planned; one on retaining walls in the Saunders Street parking lot in downtown Apex and the other on the amphitheater in the Apex Nature Park. Artists are invited to submit proposals for one or both projects. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 27.

🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ Run the Peak
This Saturday is the Apex Chamber’s 5th Annual Run the Peak event. The 5k/10k will start at 8am. The kids Fun Run will begin at 9am. For GoApex Route 1 detour information, from 8am-11am, click here.

⛈️ Emergency Preparedness Week
March 1-7 is NC Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Find some educational resources here.

♻️ 2025 Environmental Programs Impact Report
The Town released their report covering stormwater outreach, invasive species removal, EarthFest 2025, the Pollinator Programs, Compost Volunteer Program, Adopt a Park, Plant the Peak and internal recycling efforts. You can see it here.

🏘️ Another Big Land Deal
Homebuilder Lennar paid $86.35M for 258 acres in Veridea. They have also committed to investing $4 million in infrastructure for the site. The deal equals $337,300 per acre. Lennar is permitted for 1,077 homes. Its plan is to build 327 single-family homes and 750 townhomes.

While we’re at it, quick math correction from last week. Taylor Morrison, a national homebuilder out of Scottsdale, purchased 130 acres along Old US Hwy 1 in New Hill. They paid $446,000 per acre and are apparently still working on closing an additional 102 acres. [Correction: The $59M purchase price was for the initial 130 acres and the additional 102 acres making the price per acre approximately $253,000.]

Things to Do This Week in Apex:

Thursday, March 5

🎬️ Thursday Night Movie 
7pm | The Halle

🎤 Live Music: Mysti Mayhem
7pm | Salem Street Pub

Friday, March 6

🐟️ Apex Lions Club Fish Fry
11am - 6:30pm | 309 Holleman St

🥚 Art Reception: Eggs in Nest 
6pm - 8pm | The Halle

🎤 Live Music: JAK Acoustic Covers
8pm - 11pm | Exchange Lounge

Saturday, March 7

🏃‍♂️ Run the Peak
8am - 10am | Downtown & Town Hall Campus

🧑‍🌾 Apex Farmers Market
9am - 12pm | The Depot

🧘 Triangle Yoga Fest
11:30am - 6:30pm | Apex Senior Center

⏺️ Vinyl Pop-Up
12:30pm - 4:30pm | Peakway Taps

🏀 Duke vs UNC Watch Party
6:30pm | JD’s Tavern

🎤 Live Music: Joe’s Cousin
7pm | Oaklyn Springs Brewery

🎤 Live Music: Maskell Freeman Band
8pm | Peak of the Vine

Sunday, March 8

🪴 March Plant/Seed Swap
2pm - 3pm | The Peak Church

Wednesday, March 11

👮 Coffee with a Cop
8am - 10am | Peace, Love and Little Donuts

🏌️‍♀️ Tees & Tea for Women’s History
6pm - 7:30pm | Knights Play Golf Course

Local Business Nonprofit Update:

🧱 Pass the Bricks
Over 1.1 trillion LEGO pieces have been produced (an estimated 1.8 million tons). That’s enough for every human on earth to have an average of ~140 pieces.

If you’re one of those people with some extra legos laying around, pass those bricks!

Dan Senko’s non-profit organization collects your LEGO donations and distributes them to individuals in need, Boys and Girls Clubs in the area, some schools and STEM clubs, as well as many being given to the Ronald McDonald House in Durham (for Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh houses).

PasstheBricksRDU, the Raleigh-Durham chapter of PasstheBricks.org, currently provides LEGO sets to RMHC as part of their mission to “collect LEGO donations, clean used bricks, build and package new sets and pass-the-bricks to other organizations.”

Dan even recently helped the Ronald McDonald House by consulting, finding an artist for a mural, fundraising, and soliciting new LEGO donations from retail stores to convert a small room into a LEGO play room.

Watch the mural get painted here and then learn more about PasstheBricksRDU here.

Civic News:

📋 Monday’s Planning Board Meeting
The board will consider recommending approval of a feasibility study for a bicycle and pedestrian crossing at Tingen Road. A proposal is on the table to amend the Bicycle and Pedestrian System Plan Map to add a new greenway connection.

Two significant rezoning cases involving Lennar Carolinas are scheduled for discussion: Welch Homestead PID (rezoning 83 acres from Residential-40 Watershed to Planned Unit Development Conditional Zoning), and Camp Branch Lane (rezoning 22 acres from Rural Residential to Medium Density Conditional Zoning).

It is important to note that the Planning Board does not make final decisions on these requests. Instead, they conduct public hearings to evaluate the proposals and provide a formal recommendation to the Town Council. You can view the Planning Board Agenda here. All of these items are on the agenda for Town Council on March 24.

🏛️ Tuesday’s Town Council Meeting
This agenda has not yet been posted. It should be uploaded to this page tomorrow. But from the legal ads that have been posted, we can see there will at least be an annexation for 45 acres on Jenks Rd, annexation for 2 acres on Green Level, and a Fee Schedule Amendment for Residential and Residential Time-of-Use specific to detached garages.

Additionally there will be the first standing public monthly hearing related to the Annual Operating Budget. You can see all of these notices here.

🏠️ Property Tax Appeals
Property taxes are the largest source of revenue for both Wake County and Apex. Many property owners have appealed their assessed values, and early numbers may signal lower-than-expected collections for the current fiscal year and impact budget forecasting. Read more here.

🚛 Grass Collection Ends July 1
Curbside grass collection will end on July 1. As a result, yard waste will move to bi-weekly collection. They are looking to move toward containerized yard waste service by 2028.

💰 Utility Late Fees & Disconnections Resume July 1
If you are behind on your utility bills (about 8% of accounts), you can request a payment plan or payment assistance. If you’re on either of those, you will not be charged late fees or disconnected. If not, those late fees and disconnections will start back up July 1.

🗓️ Upcoming Town Meetings

Monday, March 9
Planning Board Meeting
4:30pm | Town Hall

Tuesday, March 10
Town Council Meeting
6pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, March 11
Developer Roundtable
Partnering to Build Homes for All in Apex
12:30pm - 2pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, March 11
Multimodal Transportation Advisory Board
Work Session
4:45pm - 6:45pm | Town Hall

A Look Ahead:

Saturday, March 14
Downtown Apex Sidewalk Sale | Downtown Apex

Saturday, March 14
Day Market hosted by Makrs Society | Sweetwater Lawn

Saturday, March 14
Apex Holi Festival | Salem Middle School

Saturday, March 14
Creek Week: Big Sweep Stream Cleanup | 820 E Williams

Sunday, March 15
Classical Concert Series | Halle Cultural Arts

Thursday, March 19
Women’s History Month: Time for Tea | Senior Center

Thursday, March 19
Learning Lunch Series: Greek American Heritage | Senior Center

Friday, March 20
Spring Concert Series | Sweetwater Lawn

Friday, March 20
Shamrock Showdown | Downtown Apex

Friday, March 20
Creek Week: Invasive Plant Removal Workday | Apex Community Park

Saturday, March 21
Spring Fling (Peak City Church) | Apex High School Parking Lot

April 10 & 11
Peak City Pig Fest | Town Hall Campus

In Case You Missed it

🚿 Water System Maintenance
Beginning Feb 27 thru April 6, the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Plant will undergo its annual maintenance. You may experience temporary low water pressure, slight chlorine taste or odor, and/or water discoloration during this time.

⛺️ Triangle Camps, Track-Out, and More
The Triangle Camps, Track-out, and More directory is a biannual publication which offers valuable information to parents about camps, track out programs, enrichment activities, and more for children in the Triangle region. View the Spring/Summer 2026 Triangle Camps Directory here.

🏘️ Developer Roundtable
The Town of Apex Community Development & Neighborhood Connections (CDNC) Housing Division will convene local and regional development partners (homebuilders, affordable home developers, and nonprofit partners) for a Developer Roundtable, “Partnering to Build Homes for All in Apex,” on March 11th 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Apex Senior Center.

🎭 Performance and Event Stage
The Wake County Board of Commissioners has approved $23.5M in hospitality tax funds for 12 projects across the county. Relevant to Apex is the $348k designated to construct a stage on the Town Campus to host concerts, performances and to support Town events. It will include roughly 600 seats and capacity for 1,100 on the lawn.

🚧 2026 Road Rehab Project
The road resurfacing and patching project has been awarded. Construction is expected to begin next month. The full packet showing what roads are a part of this project can be seen here.

A Final Note:

Thank you for taking time out of your day today to read this week’s edition of The Peak Weekly.

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See you next Thursday... 😘