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IN THIS ISSUENews in Brief ............................... 3Your Questions ........................... 4Summerfi eld Town Council ....... 8Business Notes ......................... 12Community Calendar ............. 14NWO Real Estate ...................... 15New kids on the block ............ 16Real Estate Briefs ...................... 19Real Estate Q&A ...................... 24Real Estate Transactions ......... 25Student Profi les ........................ 29Frontlines to the Sidelines ....... 28Letters/Opinions ...................... 32Grins & Gripes .......................... 33Crime/Incident Report ............ 34Classifi eds ................................ 35Index of Advertisers ................ 39NWO on the go! ....................... 40

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Northwest High Schools We the Peo-ple team, led by WTP teacher Ray Parrish, has been busy recently. When theyre not preparing for the upcoming state-level competition on March 18, WTP students are soliciting donations of $25 for a small flock or $50 for a large flock of bright pink flamingos with patriotic attire to adorn an unsuspecting business or friends front yard for 24 hours. The friendly-looking group of flamingos shown in this photo greeted Northwest Observer employees as they returned to the office on Monday morning. The NWO passed along the fun to Sam Anders, CPA in Oak Ridge who

in turn passed it along to the Oak Ridge Fire Department the following day.

Weve been honored to be involved in such a great organization, said Oak Ridge Fire Chief Steve Simmons of the high schools WTP program. I sent the flock down the road to another unsuspecting

person, who will get it tonight. Hopefully, others will pass it along and it will help the WTP team raise money for their trip to D.C. in April (for the national-level competition).

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Stokesdale Mayor Randy Braswell asks N.C. Parks and Recreation Depart-ment to remove town from Mountains-to-Sea Trail map. Oak Ridge says, If you dont want it, well take it!

by PATTI STOKES

STOKESDALE/OAK RIDGE What is what mans trash can indeed be anoth-ers treasure, and such is the case with the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which will

eventually stretch 1,150 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. Stokesdale Mayor Randy Braswell recently requested Carol Tingley, deputy director of N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, to remove the Town from the Mountains-to-Sea map, which shows a proposed future segment of the trail coming through Stokesdale.

The trouble with the issue of trails came vividly to the surface last fall, when Tim Jones, who was then a can-didate for town council, authored and circulated a petition entitled Redress of Grievance, which said We the undersigned citizens do hereby wish to

express our opposition to the A&Y Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail being built in Stokesdale for reasons including the following:

Loss of privacy to our neighbors living on or near the proposed trail

The overall security risk to our com-munity from the proposed trail

The risks/costs for emergency services personnel to patrol/respond to emer-gencies

Acquisition of land by planning of-ficials using back-door condemnation

The increased risk to the citizens of Stokesdale for permanent property

taxes!

An increase in state taxes and federal taxes, leading to even more debt

The permanent maintenance and repair costs the Town of Stokesdale will have to pay!

The risk of hunting and other land-use restrictions near the trail

Public liability risks for property own-ers from the public, trespassers and vandals

A reduction in property taxes

The information presented on the

MST Trail: No for Stokesdale, Go for Oak Ridge

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Fire tax cap increase approvedSTOKESDALE Sixty-one percent of vot-ers in Rockingham and Guilford Counties who live within Stokesdale Fire District ap-proved a 5-cent increase to the districts fire tax cap, which raises the amount the fire district can tax citizens within the dis-trict from 10 cents to 15 cents per $100 property valuation; of the 1,951 citizens who voted on the issue, 1,193 approved the increase and 758 opposed it.

Stokesdale Fire Department held public informational sessions in February and March to answer citizens questions and concerns regarding the proposed tax cap increase, but only a small num-

ber of people attended the sessions. The district also mailed out a flyer to citizens who live within the district, explaining what they would see on the ballot and why, and inviting them to attend the informational sessions or contact the department with questions.

Speaking on behalf of the fire depart-ment, Stokesdale Fire Chief Todd Gauldin thanked citizens for their support in voting to increase the fire tax cap, and invited all citizens who have questions or concerns about the fire departments operations to contact him at the department, which is located in downtown Stokesdale.

Entrance road exceeds budgetSUMMERFIELD After a lengthy process that involved working out agreements with other property own-ers, design/engineering, NCDOT review, multiple land transactions and project bidding, a second entrance drive from U.S. 220 to Summerfield Athletic Park will move forward. However, the proj-ect, which was initially estimated to cost $165,000 (plus about $20,000 in engineering fees) based on construction estimates from the Towns contracted engineer, Anderson & Associates, will instead cost $217,060 to construct.

Town Manager Scott Whitaker re-ported to the town council at its March 8 meeting that the Town received three bids on the project: a high bid of $331,000; a

mid-range bid of $273,000; and a low bid of $217,060, which came from Summer-field-based Doggett Construction.

The bids were reviewed by the engineer, who said they underestimated expenses, Whitaker told the council. The engineer cited three factors that af-fected the differences between the low bid and their original estimate: 1) The estimates were based on previous bids and NCDOT bid information that could be up to 12 months old and many prices have increased since then; 2) The quan-tity of earthwork was underestimated, as evidenced by all three bids the Town received; and 3) The contractors who


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And what happened to the warning signs for littering on the roads?

First, we can confirm that yes, others are bothered by the roadside litter weve received

three questions about this issue within the last few weeks (two from Stokesdale residents and one from an Oak Ridge resident) and two gripes.

We spoke with NCDOTs district engineer Bobby Norris on March 7 about roadside litter in our area. Norris said he had been recently contacted by Oak Ridges mayor, Spencer Sullivan, about the litter along N.C. 68 and DOTs county mainte-nance engineer has been asked to take care of the litter along local roadsides ASAP.

Regarding the signs, Norris said the warning signs about fines for littering are still up along a lot of the roads.

Why did the Town Council in Oak Ridge hire a full-time planner for five times the cost to

taxpayers when we were getting the same service from him in a contract with the county for $15,000 per year?

We contacted Oak Ridge Town Manager Bruce Oakley for the answer to this readers question,

and the following is his response:

First of all, the service we get from our planning director is not the same service we received from our contract with the county. This is not a criticism of the service the county provided, but I would argue that the citizens of Oak Ridge now get more than five times the service they did previ-ously. Our planning director not only han-dles the land use planning duties, but also zoning enforcement, watershed review, GIS and mapping, and works with the Historic Preservation Commission. Furthermore, his office is in Town Hall and citizens do not have to go to downtown Greensboro to meet with him to discuss issues.

The Town Council long understood the benefits of having a full-time plan-ning director based in Oak Ridge, but did not hire one until it made better financial sense. In 2014 they decided it was the right time based on several reasons.

First, it was decided that the Towns

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Second, Guilford County was review-ing what they charged the town for services based on development activity. We expected a significant increase in what they were charging us for the planning contract.

Third, we knew that construction and de-velopment were significantly increasing in town and in the extra-territorial jurisdiction. These reasons were presented to the Towns Finance Committee and they agreed it made sense and the position was added to the budget.

We were fortunate to be able to hire our current planning director, Bill Bruce, for the position. He exceeds, as do all our current employees, the high expectations the Town Council, management, and citizens expect of their staff. If you ever have a zoning, water-shed, or planning question or issue, give him a call at Town Hall. I think you will see, as members of various boards and committees he works with do, how valuable he and the position are to the Town.

bid on the project may have increased their bids based on the short construc-

tion timeframe of 60 days to substan-tial completion.

Based on the above information, the engineer recommended the Town award the construction project to Doggett

Construction, which the town council subsequently voted to do. The council also approved a budget amendment in the amount of $45,000 to cover the ad-ditional cost of the project.

Municipality representatives meet,discuss change in sales tax distributionSTOKESDALE/ SUMMERFIELD Representatives from the towns of Stokesdale, Summerfield, Gibsonville, Sedalia, Whitsett, Pleasant Garden and Jamestown attended a luncheon hosted by the Town of Stokesdale on March 8 to discuss the issue of how the county re-distributes sales tax collected by the state. Each year since 2003, the county commissioners have elected to use the ad valorem method of sales tax distribu-tion, which means only those towns that levy a property tax get back a portion of sales tax paid by their citizens.

Last month Stokesdale Mayor Pro Tem Bill Jones urged his town to ap-

prove a resolution requesting the county commissioners change back to the per capita method of sales tax distribu-tion, which is based on population. The council approved the resolution, and has since reached out to mayors in all other incorporated towns and cities in Guilford County to ask them to follow suit.

The town and city representatives who attended the March 8 luncheon discussed the impact of a change on local fire districts, which get a portion of their revenue from sales tax, how the proposed change might affect their towns relationship with the county and state, and how such a change would

affect the countys budget, since it could result in a net loss of $12 to $13 million to the county.

In response to the concern about the impact on the countys budget, Jones said, I suppose the best answer would be, How did they pay for everything in 2002, before they got the additional money? I believe the change could be put in place over a period of time, so as not to impact the county budget all at once. This is the process the mayors asked for in 2003 when the money was taken, and although the county did not

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Two months later, Braswell, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Jones and Tim Jones, who had just been sworn in as a counci mem-ber, voted to dissolve the Towns Trails Committee.

Even with such strong opposition to the trail from some of his fellow council members, council member Frank Bruno said he was still caught off-guard when he learned of Braswells call to Tingley earlier this month.

The mayor took it upon himself to contact local and state officials that is a violation of his duty as a mayor, Bruno said. I think the citizens have a right to know what is going on and to have the correct information. Ive talked to dif-ferent people who said they signed the petition for all different reasons. One person was told there would be camping grounds all around his house. Another person said he was told, If a trail is approved, theyre going to take your property (by eminent domain). Others were led to believe the trail would inevita-bly bring with it a property tax, because it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to maintain it.

Yes, if you take it to the extreme and did a DOT-approved 20-foot paved trail, it would cost a lot of money. But the ma-jority of trails in Stokesdale were going to be natural trails, and most of the main-tenance would be done by volunteers, Bruno said.

Pam Lemmons, founder of ROADS (Revitalizing our Ancestors Dreams in Stokesdale), said soon after she moved to Stokesdale in 1996, she started look-ing for ways she and her husband Bill could help the town thrive. ROADS was incorporated in 2008 with two goals, and one was to bring a segment of the MTS Trail through downtown Stokesdale.

We could have built a simple trail natural, unpaved and maintained by vol-unteers. Randy (Braswell) didnt under-stand that Friends of the MTS Trail would help with installing and maintaining the trail, along with community buy-in.

Lemmons says forfeiting the trail is a loss to the community.

Bill (her husband) and I travel now, and have gone all up and down the coast, to large and small towns that have trails; we get our bikes and ride and ex-perience the local community. There are usually restaurants and other businesses that have built up around the trails.

Ive told other people, Bill and I will be fine. We travel and get to ride trails. It is a loss for Stokesdale. The Town needs to think, where would we be if the railroad had never come through Stokesdale? That is the reason this town was built.

Bruno agrees a trail through Stokes-dale would be a positive thing for the community, and has spent many hours going to trail workshops and conferences, gathering information about trails and talking with people in other towns where trails have been developed.

Everything I hear about it from all the other communities is that trails bring value, attract other businesses, and help a community thrive, he said. The argu-ments about crime and theft dont exist. The majority of hikers are outdoor people who take care of nature theyre not out to rob houses.

With a MTS Trail segment in the northwest area up for grabs, Oak Ridge elected officials say they are more than willing to pursue bringing it through their town. Last month they met with County Commissioner Justin Conrad and several representatives from the county and state Parks and Recreation Department to discuss the MTS Trail.

The discussion centered on, Would we be interested in having the MTS come through Oak Ridge? We are very open and receptive, and think it would be a tremendous asset for our town and our citizens, Sullivan said.

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March 8 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTSas reported by PATTI STOKES

Summerfield Mayor Mark Brown called the monthly meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes and coun-cil members Mike Adams, Reece Walker and John ODay were present; council member Dianne Laughlin was absent.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Adrian Williamson said he was trou-

bled by the situation that had developed between the towns Public Safety Com-mittee and Summerfield Fire District.

I just hate it has come to the situa-tion that we cant disagree, Williamson said. Chief Johnsons daddy, he and I were real good friends; I know we had a lot of heated discussions, but I never let it bother me ... I hate that we have all these things going on.

Williamson added that he didnt see very many people involved in the town now who were also involved in the early years after the town was incorporated.

Danny Nelson and Billy Tesh there is no telling how much money they spent out of their pockets on that building over there (Town Hall); they got people to donate a lot of stuff. We wouldnt even have a town if it wasnt for them.

Dwayne Crawford, chairman of the towns Public Safety Committee, spoke on the councils decision in January to dismiss committee member Don Wendelken.

Mayor Brown, your letter (which was read at the January council meet-ing) was long on innuendos and short on facts. Regarding a (Facebook) post a committee member (Don Wen-

delken) made about another committee member (Summerfield Fire Chief Chris Johnson) your interpretation of that persons motivation is an opinion.

Crawford said no one had more respect for the fire department and law enforcement than Don Wendelken.

I dont know how you arrived at the committee having no respect for those institutions you should have had the courtesy of asking us, he said. What you did was disrespectful to the commit-tee Given the current state of things I can no longer be on this committee and tender my resignation.

Cheri Pikett, a member of the Public Safety Committee, said at the Jan. 12 council meeting, Jenna Daniel (an em-ployee of the fire department) spoke as a colleague of Chief Johnsons.

She began by mentioning a (Face-book) post on Summerfield News the post was truthful, but in no way did it doubt Chief Johnsons competence I believe the post was meant to bring Chief or a representative from the fire department back to the Public Safety Committee meetings.

Pikett went on to say that removing Wendelken from the committee was a mis-take, and she took great offense to the letter Town Manager Scott Whitaker wrote to the committee on March 3 in which he shared two alternative recommendations he would be making to the town council,

based on the fact that the PS Committee is no longer working as designed.

The committee did its job, Pikett said, referencing its accomplishments in servicing the town generator and creating a manual with pictures so that someone could oper-ate it in the case of an emergency.

Dwayne Crawford is an engineer, and that being the case, he is trained to be analytical and solve problems, Pikett said, adding that her husband is also an engineer. The optimist says the glass is half full, the pessimist says the glass is half empty, and an engineer says the glass is twice the size that it needs to be.

Don Wendelken said he does Sum-merfield News and reports what has happened, has not happened and what should have happened.

Some people dont like facts, Wendelken said. Referencing Whitakers letter to the Public Safety Committee, in which Whitaker said there had been an ongoing frustration and dissatisfaction from EMS, law enforcement and the fire department, Wendelken said the Public Safety Committee was totally unaware of problems with any organization other than the fire department.

If you say something, you are branded as a troublemaker. It is im-portant to communicate. Just because there is a disagreement doesnt mean you have to throw all the cards on the table. Thats wrong, Wendelken said.








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Teresa Pegram, who has been a mem-ber of the Public Safety Committee for two years, read a prepared statement to the mayor, town council, town manager and citizens in which she said she was dismayed at the shabby way the mayor, town council and manager have chosen to treat people who have volunteered their time. She chastised the council for removing Wendelken from the committee in January because he had exercised his freedom of speech.

Only the wishes of certain people are respected and diversity of opinion is not allowed, Pegram said. Claiming there had been secret emails and phone conversa-tions about the Public Safety Committee, she submitted her committee resignation.

PUBLIC COMMENTS; BUDGETCrawford said Summerfield citizens

should be asked not if they want a trail, but it they want to pay for a trail before the town moves forward with it.

Wendelken said he attended a recent Finance Committee meeting and observed there was little advising on the part of the committee, rather the town manager told committee members of a long-term plan and how things were going to go forward.

I just wonder, if you are going to have a committee, do you tell them how you are going to do things? Wendelken asked. There are a lot of things on the plate sure, we have $8 million (in reserves). But that can go quick. I have a funny feeling, that tax rate is going to creep up It is going to cost millions of dollars to make Summerfield look like some other town.

COMMITTEE REPORTSFinance Committee. Whitaker explained that at the committees last meeting, a good portion of time had been spent on reporting the outcome of the town councils strategic retreat in February. With that said, these werent all the town managers ideas, Whitaker noted. The committee will meet again March 21, and the first line-item draft budget will be made public on April 7, he said.

Historical. Linda Southard said the com-mittee has been making plans for the history tent at Founders Day, finalizing his-torical signs for the former Laughlin School and the Bugle Boy monument on N.C. 150, and conducting interviews with three veterans, all in their 90s. The veterans stories will be on display in Town Hall.

Trails. Jane Doggett said the commit-tee continues its work on developing standards for trails, and is making plans for its tent at Founders Day.

Founders Day. Whitaker said entertain-ment, carnival rides, a magician, face paint-ing and balloon twisting have been lined up and the committee is working on parade entries. Shuttle service will pick up and drop off people at the Dollar General shopping center, Old Summerfield Shopping Center and the athletic park on U.S. 220.

Public Safety. Teresa Pegram gave the report, saying five citizens recently applied to serve on the committee. At the committees last meeting, members discussed how to fix the frustration with Chief Johnson and get him back on the committee and how to address the water access point at Polo Farms.

TOWN MANAGER BUSINESS 4 0 to approve a budget amendment in the amount of $2,500 for information technology; the money will be transferred from the Parks and Recreation category.

SAP entrance road. Whitaker said the second entrance road to the athletic park on U.S. 220 has been designed, let out for bid, and bids have come back in. Based on recent engineering esti-mates, the Town budgeted $190,000 for this project. However, three bids were received and they came in at $331,000, $273,000 and $217,060.

4 0 to enter into a contract with Summerfield-based Doggett Construc-tion, which was the lowest bidder. See News Briefs for more details.

Public Safety Committee. Regarding any action the town would consider taking to remedy the situation between the committee and Summerfield Fire District, EMS and law enforcement, Whitaker said it was something neither

he nor the council took lightly.

When I have said this committee hasnt been functioning well, that has been for an extended period. Collaborating with three very important agencies fire district, law enforcement and EMS is a key component, Whitaker said. Each one of those agencies has been very frustrated at how the committee has been functioning there has been a lot of ongoing strain. I think the committee at times has lost its focus in what its charge is

For more on this discussion and the town councils decision to retire the Pub-lic Safety Committee and regroup in August, see article on p. 2 of our March 11-17 issue.

TOWN MANAGERS REPORTFinance officer. Whitaker said former finance officer, Katrina Whitt, had retired on Feb. 29 but had agreed to work as a temporary employee and help with the recruitment of a new finance officer. Two candidates for the






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That is allowed by statute. If they are on your property, they will knock on your door and try to let you know what they are doing, Whitaker said.

Fire and water protection study. Wooten Engineering is about one-third of the way finished with their study, Whitaker said.

MAYOR/COUNCIL BUSINESSAppointments. With unanimous votes, brothers Sam and Andrew Schlosser

were individually appointed to the Historical Committee; Dr. Martin Webb was appointed to the Trails and Open Space Committee.

Distribution of sales tax. Mayor Brown said last month Stokesdale passed a resolution asking that the county com-missioners change the method of sales tax distribution back to per capita, which was the method used until 2003. This (ad valorem method of distribution) has hurt the small towns which have de-veloped since then, Brown said. The commissioners took Stokesdales resolu-tion, but in my opinion it is doubtful Guilford County is going to give up $12 or $13 million.

Brown said earlier in the day he had attended a mayors luncheon hosted by the Town of Stokesdale and seven towns were represented. A lot of these towns are quite interested in petitioning the commissioners to change, he said. For more on this discussion, see News Briefs.

With no further business, the meet-ing adjourned.

TOWN COUNCIL ...continued from p. 9

consider this option, it seems fair to every-one concerned to do it now.

The Town of Sedalia passed a resolu-tion at their March 7 meeting, request-ing the sales tax distribution method be changed back to per capita, and will pres-ent the resolution to the county commis-sioners. Jones said a few other towns have indicated they are considering taking the same action; though the City of Greens-boro agrees with the request in principle and wishes to remain in the loop, the citys manager has indicated they do not wish to take any legislative action at this time.

Summerfield Mayor Mark Brown at-tended the luncheon and reported back to his town council later that evening at its monthly meeting.

I was very pessimistic when we first got this the county commission-

ers would be crazy to do anything like this, Brown told the Summerfield Town Council. But then I got to looking at where we are and where the county is; we get inspections from the county, sheriffs office protection, EMS and schools (the state maintains roads). Since Summer-field incorporated in 1996, we now pay for animal control, fire inspections, a town planner, parks and recreational facilities, public buildings, and are putting a trail in so we are not a little city that doesnt provide any type of service to its residents like we were in our early years. I can see a great benefit from this if we could some-how convince the commissioners.

Though no action was taken, Brown asked that the council further discuss the issue to determine if it would want to draft a resolution to the commissioners in the future, and Town Manager Scott Whitaker offered to present it to the towns Finance Committee at its meeting on March 21.

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Properties on Belews LakeResidential Properties

Land for SaleRockingham County.45 acres Pinewood Road, Madison ............................$3,5001.15 acres Cartright Drive, Stokesdale .....................$16,5001.21 acres Shelby Lane, Madison ...............................$18,5003.386 acres Lowe Road, Madison .............................. $25,9001.82 acres Lot 2, Lemons Road, Stokesdale ...........$28,000.60 acres 8604 Keller Drive, Summerfield ............... $29,9004.489 acres Lowe Road, Madison .............................. $29,9006 acres Sharp Road, Madison ..................................... $32,9009.3 acres Gideon Grove Ch. Rd, Stokesdale (3 tracts available) ............................................................... $85,90022 acres Bobcat Road, Summerfield ......................$96,47540.06 acres Wray Road, Stoneville .............................$99,50028 acres Gideon Grove Ch. Rd., Stokesdale ......$250,00040.52 acres Eden Church Road, Stokesdale .........$350,000129 acres Pearman Road, Summerfield ............$583,875119 acres Gideon Grove Ch. Rd., Stokesdale ...$775,000

Guilford County1.76 acres 8510 Belews Creek Road, Stokesdale ..$28,0004+ acres Self Road, Stokesdale ................................... $65,00013.047 acres Flatrock Road, Stokesdale .................$185,00021+ acres 8574 Belews Creek Road, Stokesdale ....$289,000

Stokes County1 acre Stacy Rothrock Road, Madison ........................$9,900

135 Stoney Ridge Court Stokesdale $189,900

3 BR, 2 BA New Construction

156 Collins Road Madison $129,900

4 BR, 1 BA

7702 Betsy Bruce Lane Summerfield $196,000

3 BR, 2 BA ranch

255 Dovefield Drive Summerfield $162,900 3 BR, 2 BA, open floor plan

2329 Alderbrook Dr High Point $227,900

3 BR, 2 BA

240 Pilotview LoopMadison $138,9003 BR, 2 BA brick ranch

3303 Oak Ridge RdSummerfield $229,000

4 BR, 2 BA, Must See

3590 Ellisboro Road Stokesdale $117,900 3BR, 2BA, New Price

9086 US Hwy 158Stokesdale $185,000

3 BR, 1 BA, 8 acres

1275 Ridge RoadPine Hall $199,9003 BR, 2 BA 8.02 acres

330 Fox Trot Lane Stokesdale $149,900 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 acres

8308 Deep Valley Road Summerfield $160,000

3BR, 2BA, 1.46 acres, basement

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Commercial Properties807 Ayersville Road, Mayodan .72 acres ....................................................................................................................................$25,000 NC Hwy 87, Reidsville 12.29 acres in Rockingham County ...............................................................................................$1,300,00030 acres Hwy 220, Stokesdale Rockingham County Potential for retail 535 ft. of road frontage ..........$2,250,0002334 Ellisboro Road, Stokesdale Rockingham County 2+acres zoned nhood commercial 2,500+ SF ........$137,500115 N Henry Street, Stoneville Rockingham County Office/retail 1,000 SF .............................................................$46,900407 2nd Avenue, Mayodan Rockingham County 15,000+ SF Multiple rental opportunities .............................. $299,000

7620 & 7630 Shelby Rae Court, Stokesdale Lakeview .86 acres Forsyth Co. .................................$69,900315 Lake Point LaneIncludes boat dock slip 2.31 acres Forsyth Co. ....$109,000333 Lake Point LaneIncludes boat dock slip .91 acres Forsyth Co. ........$259,9007610 Shelby Rae Court, Stokesdale Lakefront .64 acres Forsyth Co. .............................$189,000Lakefront Pauline Lane1.82 acres Forsyth Co. ..................................................$199,0002.82 acres Forsyth Co. ..................................................$349,9006072 Marion Point Ct. Lakefront .93 acres Forsyth Co. ..............................$224,000








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Area Realtors named top performers

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Yost and Little Realty honored its 2015 Top Performers at a cocktail reception held at The Proximity Hotel in Greens-boro on Feb. 23. Four local Realtors were recognized as top producers.

Nancy Hess received the Gold Award, placing her in the top 2 percent

of company agents across the country. Johnnye Letterman was included in the Presidents Circle, placing her in the top 4 percent of nationwide agents.

Chandra Tippett and Deryle Peaslee-Wood were named Honor Society agents, placing them in the top 13 percent of company-wide agents.

Mark your calendars

Photo by Annette Joyce/NWO

Custom homes similar to this one built by Ray Bullins Construction Company will be open to the public during the spring Parade of Homes.

Hess Letterman Tippett Peaslee-Wood

REAL ESTATE briefs

Real Estate Briefs

Urgent care facility coming to Oak RidgeOn Feb. 17, Oak Ridge Historic

Preservation Commission issued a Cer-tificate of Appropriateness, with condi-tions, for a commercial building to be constructed at 8001 Marketplace Drive, just south of McDonalds on N.C. 68.

The commission requested the devel-oper, Oak Ridge Marketplace Three, LLC, provide a sample of exterior wall materials and present a revised landscape plan.

The proposed 9,800-square-foot building will be home to an urgent care medical facility, which will occupy about 4,000 square feet; the remainder of the building will be available for lease.

The Oak Ridge Planning and Zon-ing Board will review the site plan at its next meeting on March 24, and once approved, the project will get under-way.

Local Realtors earn Broker of DistinctionRealtors Dawn Stone and Dede

Cunningham were recently awarded the 2015 Greensboro Regional Realtors Association (GGRA) Broker of Distinc-tion title.

A Stokesdale resident, Stone is the owner of A New Dawn Realty in Stokes-dale and is a member of the GRRA board of directors. She also serves as a


The Greensboro Builders Associa-tions spring Parade of Homes is coming April 23-24 and April 30-May 1. Featur-ing homes throughout Guilford County, the Parade gives attendees the oppor-tunity to get an inside look at the areas newest homes for sale.

In addition to seeing the latest trends in houses, the two-weekend event is a

great way to connect with a number of different builders to determine who might be the best fit for your custom construction project.

Several builders in the northwest area will participate in this springs Pa-rade of Homes. Be sure to check out our April 15 NWO Real Estate section for complete details on this event.

CunninghamStone

Birkhaven NorthRidgeSummerfield StokesdaleOak RidgeStokesdaleOak Ridge

Knights Landing

Dawn Acres

Linville Ridge

ITS MORE THAN JUST A HOUSE ITS A LIFESTYLEis a standard in our

homes...not an upgradeQualityDon Mills

Builders, Inc.More than 25 years of hands-on experience

(336) 362-1777www.donmillsbuilders.com

Co-owners Don and Annette MillsCo-owners Don and Annette Mills

You dream it ...let us build it(336) 643-3503

or (336)382-0728RandKCustomHomes.net

Multi-gold award-winning builder specializing in new home construction

Call today to schedule a private consultation

Call 336-908-0966 or visit our website to learn more about us.

Michael and Paige Friddle

Mar2016Ad.indd 1 3/8/2016 1:20:12 PM

Designed just for you with quality for over 30 yearsA family business, we take pride in our hands-on craftsmanship. Let us create your dream home in one of the neighborhoods were currently building in or wherever you want to be!

See our homes available in Birkhaven & NorthRidge

(336) 643-4219 | www.DisneyCustomHomes.com

(336) 382-9085 [email protected]

www.naylorcustomhomes.com

When only the best will doBuilding dreams one home at a time

(336) 575-4797 BrianThompsonHomes.com

Looking to build?Contact us today to schedule a consultation

johnsonandleellc.com

Casey Johnson

Commie Johnson Rick LeeMike Lee

Residential & commercial On-site owner supervision

Call Mike at (336) 362-4462 or Casey at (336) 706-1887

We are here to help you from conception to completion

Not your average home builder

Ray Bullins Construction Co., Inc. | (336) 345-3263 | raybullinsconstruction.com

Brought to you by:

Jason Smith: (336) 451-4921 Tonya Gilbert: (336) 215-7138

Ray and Lisa Bullins have been building beautiful custom homes in the areas most prestigious neighborhoods since 1994. Own-ers of Ray Bullins Construction Company, Inc., the couple believes building a custom home should be an exciting event filled with hope and expectation for the entire family, and they work exceptionally hard to make

sure this happens for all their clients.

From the functional floorplans and qual-ity craftsmanship to the standout details inside and out, a Ray Bullins home is every-thing a homeowner dreams about.

Our family absolutely loves our home, af-firms one client. Ray made the entire process fun and easy to understand, with the end result

being much more than we had hoped for.

After Ray built their first home, another couple decided Ray Bullins Construction was the only one who could build their second home 10 years later.

In 2012, Ray completed our dream home for us and we couldnt be happier. He and his wife Lisa were instrumental in help-

ing us through the entire process, the husband writes. We are proud to recommend Ray and his team and are glad we can call Lisa and him our friends.

After three years in our home, we are still impressed with our builder, Ray Bul-lins, and would certainly have him build a future home for us without hesitation, says another client. We found his con-struction, attention to detail, and quality well above the average contractor.

Ray and Lisa invite you to see for yourself what makes a Ray Bullins home stand out. Visit their home in Dawn Acres at 7713 Front Nine during the Spring Parade of Homes, April 23-24 and April 30-May 1.

Since 1994, Ray and Lisa Bullins have created beautiful custom homes in the areas most prestigious neighborhoods.

Ray Bullins Construction: spectacular custom homes, inside and out

(336) 345-3263

raybullinsconstruction.comPhoto by Annette Joyce/NWOPhoto courtesy of Ray Bullins

Ray Bullins Construction

Birkhaven NorthRidgeSummerfield StokesdaleOak RidgeStokesdaleOak Ridge

Knights Landing

Dawn Acres

Linville Ridge

ITS MORE THAN JUST A HOUSE ITS A LIFESTYLEis a standard in our

homes...not an upgradeQualityDon Mills

Builders, Inc.More than 25 years of hands-on experience

(336) 362-1777www.donmillsbuilders.com

Co-owners Don and Annette Mills

You dream it ...let us build it(336) 643-3503

or (336)382-0728RandKCustomHomes.net

Multi-gold award-winning builder specializing in new home construction

Call today to schedule a private consultation

Call 336-908-0966 or visit our website to learn more about us.

Michael and Paige Friddle

Mar2016Ad.indd 1 3/8/2016 1:20:12 PM

Designed just for you with quality for over 30 yearsA family business, we take pride in our hands-on craftsmanship. Let us create your dream home in one of the neighborhoods were currently building in or wherever you want to be!

See our homes available in Birkhaven & NorthRidge

(336) 643-4219 | www.DisneyCustomHomes.com

(336) 382-9085 [email protected]

www.naylorcustomhomes.com

When only the best will doBuilding dreams one home at a time

(336) 575-4797 BrianThompsonHomes.com

Looking to build?Contact us today to schedule a consultation

johnsonandleellc.com

Casey Johnson

Commie Johnson Rick LeeMike Lee

Residential & commercial On-site owner supervision

Call Mike at (336) 362-4462 or Casey at (336) 706-1887

We are here to help you from conception to completion

Not your average home builder

Ray Bullins Construction Co., Inc. | (336) 345-3263 | raybullinsconstruction.com

Brought to you by:

Jason Smith: (336) 451-4921 Tonya Gilbert: (336) 215-7138

Ray and Lisa Bullins have been building beautiful custom homes in the areas most prestigious neighborhoods since 1994. Own-ers of Ray Bullins Construction Company, Inc., the couple believes building a custom home should be an exciting event filled with hope and expectation for the entire family, and they work exceptionally hard to make

sure this happens for all their clients.

From the functional floorplans and qual-ity craftsmanship to the standout details inside and out, a Ray Bullins home is every-thing a homeowner dreams about.

Our family absolutely loves our home, af-firms one client. Ray made the entire process fun and easy to understand, with the end result

being much more than we had hoped for.

After Ray built their first home, another couple decided Ray Bullins Construction was the only one who could build their second home 10 years later.

In 2012, Ray completed our dream home for us and we couldnt be happier. He and his wife Lisa were instrumental in help-

ing us through the entire process, the husband writes. We are proud to recommend Ray and his team and are glad we can call Lisa and him our friends.

After three years in our home, we are still impressed with our builder, Ray Bul-lins, and would certainly have him build a future home for us without hesitation, says another client. We found his con-struction, attention to detail, and quality well above the average contractor.

Ray and Lisa invite you to see for yourself what makes a Ray Bullins home stand out. Visit their home in Dawn Acres at 7713 Front Nine during the Spring Parade of Homes, April 23-24 and April 30-May 1.

Since 1994, Ray and Lisa Bullins have created beautiful custom homes in the areas most prestigious neighborhoods.

Ray Bullins Construction: spectacular custom homes, inside and out

(336) 345-3263

raybullinsconstruction.comcreated beautiful custom homes in the areas most prestigious neighborhoods.

Photo by Annette Joyce/NWOPhoto courtesy of Ray Bullins

Ray Bullins Construction








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For millennials, convenience is criti-cal. They often prefer to walk, bike, or, where possible, rely on public transit. They like the idea of being within walk-ing distance of shopping, restaurants and recreation.

Unlike their predecessors, many mil-lennials shun the idea of a huge home. They were along for the ride as their baby boomer parents purchased larger and larger homes. And when the reces-sion hit, they watched the walls crumble as people lost their jobs and property values tanked. Its a scenario theyd rather not replay for themselves.

Millennials also arent as drawn to larger homes as the previous generation of homebuyers. Very social creatures, theyre fine with meeting in a common gathering place rather than having people in for a visit or, they welcome friends and family into their smaller, more intimate feeling

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northwest Guilford County, which has long touted its small towns and rural charm?

While many millennials do have an urban mindset, local real estate agents we talked with say the area still holds appeal for this younger generation. Just like their parents, when millennials start having families, three factors come into play quality schools, open space and more choices in housing.

Linda Mitchell, a Realtor with Allen Tate Realty in Oak Ridge, has been in the indus-try for over 33 years. Many of her current clients are the children of baby boomer parents who she helped find a home.

A lot of the ones (millennials) Im deal-ing with have children and want to live in this area, says Mitchell. Theyre very re-alistic and want an affordable price range. They know its not their dream home.

Mitchell notes that making a huge financial investment in a home is some-thing most millennials arent willing to do, even if their income will support it.

They want to be able to travel and still have fun, Mitchell says.

To this end, millennials often gravi-tate toward new construction or smaller, older homes that have been updated and remodeled.

They dont want to sink all of their time or money into older homes (that need work), she says.

Amy Clark, a Realtor with A New Dawn Realty, has also worked with a num-ber of millennials and agrees with Mitchell.

They are looking for low-maintenance

and if they cant have new they want it as updated as possible, says Clark. Move-in ready condition is important to them.

Community is another key factor for this age group.

They like to feel connected to their communities, Clark confirms.

While the northwest area is more spread out, theres still a strong sense of community. Clark has found that neighborhoods with amenities such as walking trails, pools and clubhouses are especially attractive to these buyers.

Choice of floorplans are another area in which millennials differ from previous generations. Clark says theyre still look-ing for an open plan, but they want the floorplans to work harder. Along with their desire for smaller homes, millennials want flexible floorplans and creative ways to use space. Forget about formal dining rooms and separate media rooms. Multi-purpose rooms are a key component for millennial buyers. In addition, because a good number of millennials work at home, a home office is a must.

Another interesting thing about this group of new buyers is the way they go about purchasing their homes. They dont wait for someone else to do the initial investigation.

Im very impressed with this group, says Mitchell. Theyre more savvy and have done their homework.

They do a lot of research on their own, confirms Clark. They want a good deal and dont want to be sold. Working with millennials feels like more of a partnership.

The method of communication between millennials and their Realtor is also completely different from prior gen-erations. Both Clark and Mitchell note that these young buyers are not big on phone conversations, preferring instead to email or text.

A smart seller will take all of these differences into consideration and make efforts to adapt their home and its mar-keting appeal to meet the needs of this growing group of buyers.

homes for social gatherings.

With this kind of mindset, the majority of millennials are looking for a more urban setting. In Greensboro, developers have already set their sights on accommodating the wants and needs of this generation.

As an example, look at the revitaliza-tion of the downtown area and the plans that developer Marty Kotis has for his Midtown development. Located on Bat-tleground Avenue northwest of downtown Greensboro, Midtown will be a mixture of residential, retail, restaurants and enter-tainment a millennials paradise.

But how will this potentially play out for

Im very impressed with this group. Theyre

more savvy and have done their homework.

Linda Mitchell, Allen Tate Realtors

They do a lot of research on their own. They want a good deal and dont want to be sold. Working with millennials feels like

more of a partnership.Amy Clark, A New Dawn Realty

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