Creedmoor Questions (Durham, Welcome: house, move, land)

[mayormoss]

Originally Posted by autumngal

Wow.
Greetings Mayor Moss,

Thank you for sharing this with us all. I am happy to hear you are working and listening at the same time. Very encouraging for us to hear you state that.

As for Butner. I wish them the best and hope it works of course for the better of their residents.

Creedmoor has slightly come out into the spotlight now. As as you are very well aware, more people are moving to the area to call it home.
Yet so many who do not live in this area or the surrounding areas have many falsehoods putting a negative spin on Creedmoor. And that is an issue.
The most common heard is, their is nothing in Creedmoor, the schools are lacking behind others and do not have a good reputation. For just these 2, perhaps you would share as to how this is being addressed...
And put to rest the panic anxiety so many have about this area.

have a great day!!!!!!!!

I view Creedmoor as being at ground zero - 20 miles north of Raleigh and 15 miles north of Durham.

The observations about Creedmoor not having anything is partly true. I enjoy living in the country and having access to big city "stuff" in 30 minutes.

The flip side is that not everyone has transportation. Additionally, more folks want things in town. Therefore, we need to encourage commercial development. The challenge is what comes first - the chicken or the egg?

What I have learned in talking to grocery store chains, Lowes, Golden Corral, etc. is that they use rooftop numbers for placement. As fast as we are growing we are not quite there yet.

I am a supporter of Granville County schools. My wife, me, and our two girls are products. My oldest went to App and teaches 2nd grade in Raleigh and my youngest is a junior at UNC-CH. The big thing I see missing is parent involvement.

It was mentioned in a previous note that sometimes Creedmoor is not welcoming to people not from around here. That is a true statement.

By profession I am a sales guy and on most days pretty good. However, I have failed miserably at promoting the notion of Creedmoor being an "Inclusive Community." Any ideas how I can do better?

By way of an invitation to get to know us better, The Embers (beach music) are in Creedmoor Thu, Aug. 23 at 5:30 pm for Alive After 5. You all are invited.

Mayor Darryl Moss

[Angel_038]

I love Creedmoor so far. I mean, we have no kids here with us so school is not a problem. I love the open area and it is not far from shopping. I guess I just love NC. I mean, the people here are so kind compared to where I moved from. It was a big change of atmosphere. I dont hear noise like in MD and NJ. No horns blowing for no reason, no sirens always passing. Loving it. Just miss the family and it is a bit harder finding work though.

[skoldpadda19]

Originally Posted by mayormoss

Mayor Darryl Moss

Ummmm, alrighty then sir!

Allow me to test the waters here...

My wife and I are thinking of Creedmoor as a great place to buy a home and raise our child to be.

Please convince us we should buy there instead of say.... Cary??...

Our requirements are, at LEAST .50 acre (yes, i know you cannot find this land in Cary), friendly community with some cultural activities within a 10 minute drive...

Budget? $518,000

Thanks!

[mayormoss]

Originally Posted by skoldpadda19

Ummmm, alrighty then sir!

Allow me to test the waters here...

My wife and I are thinking of Creedmoor as a great place to buy a home and raise our child to be.

Please convince us we should buy there instead of say.... Cary??...

Our requirements are, at LEAST .50 acre (yes, i know you cannot find this land in Cary), friendly community with some cultural activities within a 10 minute drive...

Budget? $518,000

Thanks!

Fair question. I think the answer goes to what you are looking for. From my perspectives there are 3 types of people in Creedmoor.

1. Folks that have been here forever.
2. Folks that want a slower pace (the country way of life).
3. Folks that are considering location & think growth is coming this way.

The dynamics of these opinions have resulted in an energetic debate about what Creedmoor is or about to become.

Cutting to the chase, I think Creedmoor has the conditions to be a great small town. I genuinely think we can have the best of both worlds - the country life with access to big city stuff in 30 minutes.

We sit in the critical area of the Falls Lake Watershed (Raleigh's water supply). Therefore, our development requirements are more stringent than most. Additionally, this is mostly why Hwy 50 (Creedmoor Rd) is still 2-lane past 540, its goes over Falls Lake.

For me this is a tremendous advantage in working towards quality development versus quantity via larger lots, thus perserving the country atmosphere.

Who knows, maybe I am all wrong. The country life has been good to me and the family. We built a home, raised our kids and now moving into the next phase of caring for aging parents. Creedmoor works for me.

$518K should get you a whole lot of house in our area.

Mayor Moss

[PassingTime]

I was doing reserach on Creedmoor and nice area. I did a little research on property taxes and at least on the material I downloaded 06-07, this city and county combined to be pretty high on property taxes 1.40 which was higher than most areas in Wake County. I live in Wilson and we have excellent city services and ours is 1.27. Are there specific reasons or did I get the wrong data?
Property Tax Rates and Latest Year of Revaluation

I was also reading through this thread and I know time has passed, but I only found 3 homes for sale in Golden Pond.

Are there other areas to view for homes 200-300k in this area both in city and surrounding staying close to 85 and access to both Wake Forest and Treyburn Park area?

(no emails please)

[Granvillegirl]

Originally Posted by LoveCreedmoor

Retail Queen, don't overlook Creedmoor based on what one person says. Go to the "Fonville Morisey" realtor website and type "Golden Pond" in the subdivision sections and take a look at all the wonderful homes there or you can type the zip code 27522 to get all the homes in the zip area. Crime is very low in Creedmoor and the city is on the rise with a progressive city management team. I am not a realtor and I am a former northener (40 years). Been in NC the last 14 and you won't find nicer people than you will in Creedmoor. Stop by and see.

I totally agree. We moved from Ohio 10 years ago. Had no trouble with acceptance into the community. We are very involved in the school system as well as the community. Our children love the schools. Annexation and tax issues do not affect us as we live a few miles outside of Creedmoor. Very quiet and peaceful. Yes, the commute to RTP is 40 minutes and growing from our section of the county, but the benefits of the country life and the people can't be beat.

[LoveCreedmoor]

Passing Time - I know its been a month since your post. Are you still inquiring? If so, there are several other new developments in the city - Davenport, Paddington, Southerby to name a few. In Davenport $270,000 plus can get you 3000 sq/ft. And believe me when I tell you, you can't beat it here despite a slightly higher tax rate. Within 30-40 minutes you are anywhere in Raleigh or Durham area. All kinds of things to do. I moved from Fayetteville area and this is so much better IMHO.

[autumngal]

Originally Posted by LoveCreedmoor

Passing Time - I know its been a month since your post. Are you still inquiring? If so, there are several other new developments in the city - Davenport, Paddington, Southerby to name a few. In Davenport $270,000 plus can get you 3000 sq/ft. And believe me when I tell you, you can't beat it here despite a slightly higher tax rate. Within 30-40 minutes you are anywhere in Raleigh or Durham area. All kinds of things to do. I moved from Fayetteville area and this is so much better IMHO.

Nice post friend.
You can lower the taxes by living in the county and not within city limits.
And the lot sizes tend to be bigger also.

[candlegirl]

We live in the Wynngate community in Creedmoor, built by Centex. Right across the street the developer who ownes the Wynngate community is starting another community by a different builder. Don't know anything yet, they just started it this week. Will be nice though - there will be a clubhouse, pool, and recreation area to be shared by both communities.

[transplanted mom of 3]

Exit 204 off I-85, very convenient. Husband commutes to RTP, 30 mins. We use to live in Cary, too congested, too transient, felt more like a big apartment community than a town. Schools not as good as Oxfords in my opinion. Daughter had 1st yr teacher in Cary, teacher in Oxford was excellent with over 18 years experience teaching and it showed. Son had poor teacher in Cary who was just waiting to retire (one more year) and the administration had too many "growth" issues to concern themselves with my son's teacher. Oxford was very welcoming to us as a family, you get more home for the money and unlike many places that advertise small town charm, Oxford delivers. By the way I am a northerner and also a big city girl, but I wouldn't trade Oxford for any other place. Check out OxfordPark.com they have up to 1/2 acre homesites if that is what your looking for in a neighborhood with fabulous amenities. Just my two sense.