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Since Raleigh is only four miles west and a straight shot on US Hwy. 64, Knightdale residents are able to enjoy the cultural, athletic, recreational, educational, employment, and shopping benefits of a large metropolitan area while at the same time maintaining the sense of community that can only be experienced in a small town. Knightdale has an active Parks and Recreation that provides sports programs for over 1,000 children annually.
Parks that exist are the Eugene F. Harper Memorial Park in downtown Knightdale next to the Town's new Harper Park Community Center and the Chamber of Commerce. It contains tennis courts, a playground and a new picnic shelter. The Knightdale Environmental Park is a trail system that has site amenities such as picnic areas and a trellis structure. Future phases will include expansion of the trail system, fishing docks and picnic areas. The 22,000-square foot, 100,000 volume Wake County East Wake Regional Library is located next to the Environmental Park and together they provide a great local resource for education. Maintaining a high quality of life is important to Knightdale, which is apparent in the amount of recent development aimed at community enhancement.
Community appearance is also of great importance to the town leadership. The town's ordinances on landscaping and signage provide for functional, yet appealing commercial development along US Highway 64. Programs such as the annual appearance awards and the' Adopt A Highway' program are also used to promote beautification.
The Town's public schools are Knightdale Elementary grades K-5, Lockhart Elementary grades K-5, Hodge Road Elementary grades K-5, East Wake Middle grades 6-8, the new Knightdale High School grades 10-11 presently and East Wake High School grades 9-12. The Town of Knightdale, Wake County Public Schools, and Wake County Parks and Recreation formed a joint partnership to develop the new Knightdale High School and Elementary School and the Town's new 70-acre community park located in Knightdale on the comer of Horton Road and Forestville Road that when complete will have baseball and soccer fields, swings, picnic tables, and an outdoor amphitheatre.
- Knightdale Chamber of Commerce
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