Wake Forest Power understands that the COVID-19 outbreak maycause some valued customers to experience financial difficulty due to illness, quarantine or a disruption at work. As part of its commitment to serving and working with its customers during this difficult time, Wake Forest Power has temporarily suspended all service disconnections for nonpayment until further notice. Wake Forest Power will continue to monitor guidance from public health agencies and provide updates on this policy moving forward. In the meantime, Wake Forest Power customers are urged to avoid paying bills in person and utilize alternate payment methods, including Wake Forest Pre-Pay Power, Online Bill Pay, Automatic Bank Draft and Equal Payment Plan. For complete information on these payment options, call 919-435-9478. The Town of Wake Forest also provides a night deposit/drop box customers can use to make a payment during and after hours without physically going inside Town Hall. #

The Town of Wake Forest continues taking precautions to promote social distancing and avoid large gatherings of people in response to health experts’ recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19. That includes cancelling or postponing all town-related events, including Tuesday night’s meeting of the Wake Forest Town Board. All agenda items for March 17 will be heard on April 21. The Flaherty Dog Park will reopen as scheduled on March 20 but there will be no opening celebration. The Northern Wake Senior Center is closed and its grand opening is delayed until further notice. Out of an abundance of caution, all Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources facilities are now closed, including the Flaherty Park Community Center and Alston-Massenburg Center. In addition, all programming (classes, events and camps) is canceled until at least Monday, April 6. The parks and rec department will continue to offer a liberal refund policy for

As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to change at an alarming pace, the impact on local food and beverage establishments has been especially profound. On Tuesday, NC Gov. Roy Cooper mandated that all restaurants and bars close to the public in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease. The Town of Wake Forest is committed to helping local establishments during this difficult time. To that end, the Town has created a “Support our Local Restaurants” portal on its website. Located athttp://bit.ly/SupportOurRestaurants, the site lists local food and beverage establishments that will continue providing takeout and delivery service. Owners of local food and beverage establishments are invited to have their business listed on the site by completing the online submission form at http://bit.ly/SupportOurRestaurants. The form allows restaurant owners to indicate whether they will provide take out, delivery, curbside delivery and/or online ordering, along with fields to their establishment’s telephone number

Wake Forest residents are reminded to check their mail for a postcard invitation to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. The invitations include the website address to complete the census online and the toll-free phone number to complete it by phone. It also includes a code that ties your response to your mailing address which ensures your household is counted in the correct community. Residents may respond online and by phone even without the code. Access the survey online at  https://my2020census.gov and by toll-free phone number by calling 1-844-330-2020. Completing the 2020 Census is mandated by law and is important to communities. An accurate population count means Wake County will receive its fair share of federal funding for schools, hospitals, roads and other vital programs. Every person counted in our community brings more than $1,800 in state and federal funding each year. Census data also determines congressional representation and influence in