Cinder Says Work Is Underway on Updating the Pants for Their Views on Certain Topics Let’S Face It, July Brings Fireworks

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participating in a plan for play Cinder says Work is underway on updating the pants for their views on certain topics Let’s face it, July brings fireworks. Parks, Recreation, and Greenways and have time for their questions. I want you to be safe when it comes Master Plan, and we’d like your help. If you can’t join us on Zoom July 9, to these things. They frighten me! It’s Due to social distancing, our July 9 you’ll still have an opportunity to do the not just because they are so loud. Hu- public input session will be held online survey for several more weeks. mans can be severely injured by fire- on Zoom. works, especially if they’re careless We’re finalizing details for this Zoom Parks and Recreation Master Plan with them. meeting. For the starting time, how to Public Input Meeting on Zoom Sparklers have accounted for more join in, etc., please be sure to visit 7 p.m., Thursday, July 9 publicinput.com/hsplayplan. than a fourth of emergency room fire- We’ll have a brief overview of why we publicinput.com/hsplayplan works injuries. More than a third of need the update, ways you can get people hurt by fireworks were under involved, and how you’ll benefit. We hope you’ll join us July 9 and con- the age of 5. We want to survey meeting partici- tinue to participate in the plan update. Even one person getting hurt by fireworks is too many. In 2013, fireworks caused an estimat- ed 15,600 fires in the country, including 1,400 to homes and other structures. in the U.S. (Sorry about all the num- Independence Day bers. I’m just trying to get you humans to be careful. Holiday Keep children and pets away from Cinder, an Australian Labradoodle, fireworks. helps spread the word on fire safety. I want you to have a happy Fourth of Friday, July 3 Need help with preparing for emergencies? Visit www.readywake.com or July holiday. And a safe one, too. www.ready.gov/kit for assistance. Town Hall Closed

Cultural Center Closed (Online Concert 7 p.m.) coming soon from Mo’ Jazz is a band with a cause: healing souls with music. Hunt Center Open With a blend of jazz, pop, R&B (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Only) and gospel, Mo’ Jazz is becom- ing one of the Triangle’s hottest performing artists. Bass Lake Park Open They have incredible stage (Concessions 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) presence that radiates through the soul with every song, bringing entertainment, energy and Garbage & Recycling enjoyment. When you get Mo’ Jazz, you Regular Schedule All Week Currently, our concert series is get “mo’ fun.” online only due to the necessity for social distancing. We’re doing our best to continue Beatlesque, a four-piece Beat- bringing you the music during these les tribute band, returns to Holly senior check-ins unprecedented times. Springs by popular demand. running with the police, virtually Our Police Department’s well-check The band strives to replicate the The annual Run With the Police 5k own time and submit your actual service is for residents 65 and older .Online Concerts sound and look of The Beatles to & 10k races to benefit Special Olym- time. If not, put in the miles wherever and those with medical issues who the closest possible detail while pics of N.C. is still on this year, but you can. Submit your time. live alone. Mo’ Jazz July 3 performing music from the entire with a twist. All proceeds will go toward ensuring The service provides free automated Beatles catalog. phone calls daily to folks who live Beatlesque July 17 In costume and in character, Because of social distancing, this that Special Olympians don’t pay to these fab four enjoy the challenge year’s races will be virtual rather than participate in the annual games. alone. An officer will be sent to check if the person cannot be reached. Streaming at 7 p.m. and the thrill of recreating the mu- a race-day gathering. Sign up for the virtual race anytime sic that we all know and love. If you can, run the course on your until Oct. 3 at the address below: Call Officer Kimberly House at Watch on the Town’s YouTube (919) 577-3101 for more information channel at hollyspringsnc.gov https://event.racereach.com/run-with-the-police-5k-and-10k about the free service or go online to hollyspringsnc.gov/wellcheck. or the Holly Springs Cultural Center’s Facebook page.

The Source is a newsletter of the Town of Holly Springs. alarming numbers You may be surprised at how hot, how fast the temperature can rise inside a car THE SOURCE with the engine off and the windows up. News and Events in Holly Springs Government It’s dangerous to leave kids or pets alone in a car, even for a short time. Holly Springs police hold demos to show July 2020 how much the temperature inside the ve- hicle can vary from the outside. Drop by. • July 10 at Chick-fil-A, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. • July 15 at Food Lion, 12-2 p.m. • July 24 at State Employees Credit Union, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Digital readouts of temperatures inside • July 28 at Harris Teeter on Sunset Lake and outside the police patrol car. Road, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

urban forestry program taking root Friday Fishing Spending a summer Friday on the Pier at Bass Lake Park is a good way Holly Springs has been named a 2019 and pruning street trees, and began To pass the time whether or not the fish are biting. Tree City USA. The N.C. Forest Ser- observing Arbor Day. vice presented this designation last This year the Tree Advisory Commit- month, honoring the town’s committee held its first annual tree planting in ment to urban forest management. March to celebrate Arbor Day in North The Town Council has made tree Carolina at Ting Park. ensuring everyone is counted preservation a priority. It created a Tree Holly Springs is one of only two Wake Advisory Committee, passed an ordi- County towns that require new develop- Responded to the census yet? Results from the 2020 census will plete the census. This includes not nance on care of trees in public areas, ments to plant street trees. The number Most of your fellow townspeople have help direct billions of federal dollars for only US citizens, but those from other began collecting statistics on planting is about 15,000 and growing. responded already, and we don’t want roads, schools and healthcare. countries who are living here for work, you to be left out. There’s still time. That’s why we’ve spent the past year school or some other reason. It’s easy and takes only about 10 on a multi-faceted approach communi- If you have neighbors who are not minutes. Respond any of these ways: cating the importance of getting a com- U.S. citizens, please ask them if they

• Go online to my2020census.gov. plete count of people living in Holly completed their Census. refreshing pages Springs. If you have questions or would like • Reply by phone at 1-844-330-2020. We’ve given the town’s website a com- more information, please email the • Fill out and mail the paper copy you Holly Springs has the highest town’s Planning & Zoning Department plete makeover with a fresh new look, new should have received in May. features, even a new domain. census response rate in Wake at [email protected]. Find us now at hollyspringsnc.gov. Completing the census in any of County and the 4th highest in N.C. The .gov domain gives users added assur- those three ways will eliminate the ance that the website is an authentic gov- need for a census taker to visit your Before COVID-19, town staff distribut- ernment site that cannot be duplicated. home. Most of us would prefer not to ed census information at large commu- The site is mobile-friendly, secured for be interrupted at home, especially in nity gatherings. user privacy protection. and expands the this time of social distancing. Since that time, we’ve continued out- very popular Parks and Recreation section. July is the last month to respond be- reach through community leaders, New features include a Transparency por- fore census workers begin visiting the churches, homeowner associations, tal, a Projects and Initiatives section, a Find homes of people who haven’t respond- apartment complex managers, etc. it Fast navigation tool, a New Residents ed. They’ll have identification showing Town staff have put out road reminders section, more access to videos, and im- they work for the Census Bureau. in English and Spanish. proved ADA compliance. Holly Springs had the highest census People in Holly Springs are tech- Check out hollyspringsnc.gov. response rate in Wake County and the savvy, so the online option has helped 4th highest response rate in N.C. as of us boost our response rate. June 25. Eighty percent of people in Federal law requires that all people town have participated. living in the U.S. on April 1, 2020 com- @HollySpringsGov

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