The Growth Rate

Based on the March 2024 Monthly Development Report, WF Planning Updated May 29, 2024 Hooray! The March 2024 Monthly Development Report is available on the Wake Forest Planning Department page — and it is a bit of a disappointment. Only one new project — the special use permit for a Whataburger on the NC 98 Bypass in the Wegman’s project — and one deletion — the Christ Our Hope church under construction on North White Street. The updated Wake Forest population as of July 1, 2023 was 56,681. That figure included the new homes which were approved for occupancy. When all the currently approved apartments, townhouses and single-family homes are built the population will rise to 69,956. The town keeps a running tally of approved projects with counts of those completed. The best inspections current estimate is that between seven and eight people move to town each day, moving into

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Clubs and organizations

Below is a list of groups – and if your group is not included and should be – please send a note with the information to cwpelosi@aol.com. If the information about your group is wrong or out of date, please send a note with the corrections to that same email address. Aren’t we lucky to have so many groups that benefit our town and its residents? Last updated on July 1, 2023. *American Legion Post 187 meets the second Thursday at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 225 East Holding Avenue. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5. For information and membership, call Commander Doug Doster at 1-603-660-6948. *American Heritage Girls (AHG) meets at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church on Rogers Road on the second and fourth Thursdays. Get in touch with Amy Minor at chrisnamy34@hotmail.com or see the website, www.hopelutheranwf.org. *The General James Moore

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Obituaries

William John Wagner Raleigh Arrangements in the care of Bright Funeral Home. ### Billy ‘Bill’ Wilkerson Wake Forest Arrangements in the care of Bright Funeral Home. ### William Weldon Tilley Jr. Wake Forest William Weldon Tilley Jr., 59, of Wake Forest, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024. William was born on December 4, 1964 in Wake Forest, NC and lived his whole life in the community. He loved sports and played many different sports as a kid and teenager. He was the Class President during his time at Wake Tech and graduated with a degree in business. He enjoyed a 38-year career with Leith, Inc., he worked his way up to being the General Manager of two car dealerships, and in the last few years of his career he was a corporate trainer for their management company. He was an avid collector of timepieces, especially Rolex’s, and loved

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