There will be vacancies on 13 of the town’s advisory boards at the end of the year, and now is the time to apply if you would like to have a say and make a difference in this community. Applications are being accepted through Tuesday, Oct. 31.
The boards were established to give residents input into what happens in the community and to advise the Board of Commissioners on matters that affect citizens and their town government. The advisory boards are:
- Board of Adjustment
- Cemetery
- Cultural Resources
- Design Review
- Greenway
- Historic Preservation
- Human Relations
- Planning
- Public Art
- Recreation
- Senior Center
- Technology
- Urban Forestry
Only residents who live in Wake Forest or within its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to fill seats on the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. Candidates for the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) must reside in the Historic District, in Wake Forest, or within its ETJ. Professionals with historic preservation expertise are especially encouraged to apply for the HPC.
The online application is available on the Town’s website at www.wakeforestnc.gov/advisory-board-application.aspx. Anyone without access to a computer is invited to complete the application by using the computer kiosks in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Hard copies are available upon request by contacting Executive Assistant Cathi Roberson at 919-435-9467 or croberson@wakeforestnc.gov.
Completed applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Candidates will be expected to attend an upcoming meeting of the advisory board to which they applied in order to introduce themselves to the board’s current members and explain why they wish to serve. To view each advisory board’s interview schedule, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/advisory-boards.aspxand click on “2017 Advisory Board Interview Schedule.”
Candidates for the Board of Adjustment, Design Review and Planning Board will be introduced to the Board of Commissioners during the board’s work session on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Following the interviews, each advisory board will review its slate of candidates before submitting their recommendations to the Board of Commissioners (BOC). The BOC will announce the advisory board appointments during its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19. New terms will commence in January 2018.
Selected applicants will volunteer for three-year terms, except where unexpired terms are being filled, and advise the board on a variety of topics relating to the Wake Forest community.
For more information, contact Cathi Roberson at 919-435-9467 or croberson@wakeforestnc.gov.
