The Apex Fire Department is holding its next round of CERT training class starting March 15th. The class is set to run from 6:30 pm until around 9:00 or 9:30pm on Thursdays, at Apex Fire Station 3 (736 Hunter St Apex NC 27502). The course should take about 8 weeks to complete. There will be a scenario based final exercise at the end of the course where you can practice all of the skills you have learned. 

 Using their training, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help.  

CERT educates citizens about:

• Disaster preparedness
• Basic disaster response skills
• Fire safety 
• Light search and rescue
• Team organization
• Disaster medical operations

Contact Batallion Chief Mike Beasley at 919-362-4001 or 919-285-6337 to register or learn more.

Jenks Road between the future NC540 and Green Level Church Road will be closed February 13-23 for Town of Cary utility work. Please take alternate routes.

The Town of Apex accepts your electronics year round!  Check out the details here.

Life time Apex resident and employee Dwayne Vaughn was recognized as the 2011 Town of Apex Employee of the Year during the town’s annual holiday luncheon on December 14th.  

“Dependable, reliable, conscientious, caring and compassionate” are some of the words used by his peers to describe Vaughn.  He is also labeled as a “model citizen,” someone who “shines as a town employee” and “displays grace and humility time and time again.” 

Early in his career, Dwayne worked for the Town of Apex from 1964-1967, then spent 30 years in the private sector.  In 1997 he came back on board with Apex as an Electric Ground Worker until 2002, when he took on his current position of Facility Maintenance Mechanic.  He has also been a volunteer member of the Apex Fire Department for over 45 years. 

During the award presentation, Mayor Keith Weatherly noted that Vaughn goes about doing his work quietly, without complaint, and is always willing to assist whenever there is a problem. He added that Vaughn works tirelessly and selflessly to sustain the “peak of good living” for all Town employees. 

Town Manager Bruce Radford compared Vaughn to the US Calvary when he said, “If it does not work, Dwayne is the first on the scene, prepared to make it work. Day or night, Dwayne is willing to come in without hesitation, and able to make something function as it should. He is greatly deserving of this recognition.”  

Milestone awards were also given at the luncheon, honoring 64 employees who reached 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years of service.  Most notably, Ronnie McLamb, Senior Electric Line Technician was recognized for reaching 30 years of service.

The Employee of the Year is chosen from peer nominations, based on their embodiment of the Town’s core values to work with integrity, efficiency and innovation to provide exceptional service to citizens and customers.

The newest section of the Apex Peakway is schedule to open for travel next week. The roadway is now complete between Laura Duncan Road and Old Raleigh Road.  Read full press release...

Apex residents no longer need to wait for the Operation Medicine Drop to dispose of unused or expired medicine!  The Apex Police Department now has a medicine drop box in the lobby of the Police Department building, located at 205 Saunders Street.

This permanent box allows citizens to drop off unwanted prescription or over the counter medication. Proper disposal helps prevents accidental overdose, drug abuse and keeps medications out of the water system. 

The APD will continue to participate in Operation Medicine Drop events scheduled twice each year.

The drop box was donated by The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI).

Apex residents enjoy the benefit of weekly leaf (and other yard waste) collection. All collection trucks run continuously, as early and as late in the day as safely possible.  To assist them in speedy collection, please follow these tips:

• Separate your leaves from other yard waste, such as limbs.  These two types of yard waste are collected by different trucks. 
• The best placement of yard waste is at the edge of your yard, as debris in the road can contribute to storm drain clogs.  However, yard waste can be placed along the street at the curb or at the edge of the pavement.
• Do not bag your leaves.  Bagged leaves cannot be collected with our vacuum trucks.

During peak leaf season, it can be difficult for town yard waste collection crews to maintain the scheduled weekly yard waste routes.  Therefore, during the months of November, December and January when demand is high for this service, please note that your weekly collection may sometimes be delayed. 

Take a look at our Yard Waste Collection page for more details.

Baucom Elementary is a nominee in the Pepsi Refresh Project, and needs your help to win this $25,000 grant. Visit http://playground.baucompta.org  for more details!

In Apex, the Police Department’s purpose is greater than just patrolling streets.  A major focus for the APD is Community Policing.  Two recent programs have highlighted their efforts in this proactive approach to law enforcement. 

The semiannual Shred Event held in late October had an overwhelming response.  In fact, it maxed out the 1,000-pound capacity of the truck used to professionally shred documents dropped off by Apex residents.  The goal of this event is to help prevent identity theft by bringing unwanted papers containing personal information to be shred.

Another October community policing event was equally successful.  In a four hour period, the semiannual Operation Medicine Drop yielded the largest number of expired or unused medicine in its three year history - 61,687 dosage units (pills, capsules, etc.) and 1,040 ounces of liquid medicines were collected from residents for disposal.

“The focus of Operation Medicine Drop is to keep unused medicines, both prescription and over the counter, from falling into the wrong hands for abuse or entry into our public water systems,” said Police Chief Jack Lewis.  “This is an important program which we will continue in our efforts to promote safety throughout the Apex community.

Lewis added that the event could not occur successfully without the support of a private sector partner, Walgreens located at 511 W. Williams Street, who allows APD the use of their store to support the community safety effort.

During off-season, the town closes soccer fields to allow for over seeding/aerating. This also allows them to rest for a season, in the hopes of having a nice, established grass surface for our spring programs.  The following are closed for the winter season:

• Apex Community Park Field 1
• Apex Community Park Front and Back soccer fields
• Jaycee Soccer field

Contact:
Craig Setzer
(919) 249-3511
craig.setzer@apexnc.org