The Growth Rate Based on the June 2024 Monthly Development Report, WF Planning Updated July 13, 2024 With new staff members, the Wake Forest Planning Department has been able to catch up with the monthly reports, and the latest is for June 2024. That immediately followed a May update. An addition to the SEBTS Ledford Center, 7,875 sq. ft. replaces the Highland Reserve project for an assisted living-nursing home o South Main Street just south of the Lidl grocery store is one. Construction is expected to start soon. It was approved by staff because it met all the requirements. Another is the Capital Powersports Service addition of 10,000 sq. ft. on Star Road replacing the office at 706 North White Street. The rest of the changes involve town infrastructure projects — Bypass U-turns, City of Raleigh water and sewer replacement and repair on North Main and other streets and improvements

Following an extensive search, the Town of Wake Forest is pleased to introduce Tim Watson (photo attached) as its new Engineering Director. A Massachusetts native, Tim comes to Wake Forest with 30 years of experience in the engineering field. He began his career in 1994 working for his father at Watson Engineering as a CAD Technician and Field Surveyor. There, he was responsible for property research, surveying, and CAD drafting and design on small scale projects. Shortly after graduating magna cum laude in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, he went to work with Guerrierre & Halnon, Inc. as a CAD/Survey Technician performing property research and converting field data into survey base maps and property plats. Timothy moved to New Hampshire in 2001 and for the next seven years was employed by Cuoco & Cormier Engineering Associates, Inc. as a Project

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Wake County Health & Human Services are partnering to make sure small children are safe in the car by offering a free Car Seat Check & Installation Event on Saturday, June 29, from 9-11 a.m. at the Wake Forest Library, 400 E. Holding Ave. Certified Car Seat Safety Technicians will be on hand to answer questions and assist parents and caregivers with the proper installation of their child’s car seat. Technicians will also let you know if your children are in the right seats for their ages and sizes and explain the importance of registering car seats with the manufacturer, so you can be notified if there is a recall. No appointment is necessary. For more information, email diana.browndiaz@wake.gov or call 919-250-3989. Anyone who is unable to attend the June 29 event but would like assistance installing their child’s safety seat can set up an

Work on an NCDOT Bridge Preservation Project will continue to require overnight closures along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass through October. American Contracting & Services, Inc., a private contractor working on behalf of NCDOT, is alternately closing all lanes along eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass from Ligon Mill Road to Galaxy Drive weeknights and (some) weekends from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. The lane closures are necessary to allow crews to preserve the bridge over Richland Creek. Detour signage will be in place each evening to manage traffic flow and safely direct traffic around the work area. Delays are expected, so motorists are encouraged to avoid the area if possible and plan an alternate route. The bridge rehabilitation project consists of milling and repaving the bridge approaches, repairing the concrete deck, substructure, railing, and bridge joint, epoxy coating the concrete girder ends, and treating the bridge deck. The

We are getting into summer and our vegetable garden is thriving. The local housing market hanging in there and is tracking about the same as it has for the last many months.   The local numbers are in for May 2024 and here is what is happening: The average price of single-family homes continues to increase and available homes for sale remains low. The mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed is not changing much, staying above 7%. Consequently, current homeowners holding mortgages with significantly lower interest rates have been reluctant to sell.   I do not expect significant home price decreases as long as listing inventory remains low. Here is an update for the end of May: A year ago, the average sale price of a single-family home in the Triangle was           $518,575 and increased $ 17,798 to $ 536,373 by the end of May.