From June 3-16, the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Bass Fishing Tournament for ages 13 and older and a non-competitive Youth Fishing Tournament for ages 12 and under. Over this two-week period, local anglers can visit any public fishery in Wake or Franklin County to try and catch the biggest fish. Participants in the Youth Fishing Tournament may catch any species of fish, while anglers in the Bass Fishing Tournament will be limited to bass only. Online registration for both tournaments is available through Monday, May 20, at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Home (search “fishing”). The cost to participate is $10 for the bass tournament and $5 for the youth tourney. Participants in the bass tourney will receive a fishing scale to be used in the competition, while contestants in the youth tournament will receive an “Early Angler” gift bag. Fishing scales and “Early Angler” gift bags will be available for

The Town of Wake Forest will join Wake County and over 40 other city, town, and county government employers at the first-ever Local Government Career Expo on Saturday, June 8, from 1-4 p.m. at the NC State University McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh. Job seekers will have the opportunity to attend information sessions on various local government careers, including public safety, business, health sciences, transportation, arts, communications, and hospitality and learn about upward mobility, the mission and purpose of local government careers, and more. Anyone planning to attend is encouraged to register for the event and indicate their career interest at https://logocareerexpo.com/. Information will be shared with participating employers. All participants who register in advance will have a chance to win prizes at the event, including a Fitbit, Apple Watch, Ray-Ban or Oakley sunglasses. Drawings will be held hourly, and you must be present to win. For complete details, visit https://logocareerexpo.com/. ###

We have experienced some really hot weather this year!  Are we still in Spring or has Summer arrived early? The local housing market has not been as volatile and is tracking about the same as it has for the last many months. The local numbers are in for April 2024 and here is what is happening: Contrary to what you might hear on the news, I don’t expect significant home price decreases as long as the number of homes listed remains low. Here is an update for the end of April: A year ago, the average sale price of a single-family home in the Triangle was $496,792 and increased $35,890 to $532,682 by the end of April. That is a 7.2% increase. The number of homes for sale was 5,330 a year ago and declined by 409 to 4,921 by the end of April for a decrease of 7.7%. This

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 1, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. Online registration is available at https://bit.ly/WFNationalTrailsDay. The entry fee for the 5K is $25 before March 31; $30 from April 1-May 14; $35 from May 15-30; and $40 the day before and day of the race. The entry fee for the 3K is $20 before March 31; $25 from April 1-May 14; $30 May 15-30; and $35 the day before and day of the race. Please note: Registrations will be accepted on the day of the event. Everyone who registers before May 15 will receive a race T-shirt. The National Trails Day 5K/3K is a timed walk/run for children and adults.

The Wake Forest Inspections Department issues a monthly report about all new building permits and new businesses. The department issued permits for 61 single-family houses and 39 townhouses ATand four swimming pools. There were four fit-up inspections and 11 pre-occupancy inspections. Fit-ups: Edward Jones at 3319 Heritage Trade Drive. Wakefield ATV at 745 Merritt Capital Drive, Suite 109. D-BAT Academies at 741 Merritt Capital Drove, Suite 110 Piada Italian Food at 529 NC 98 Bypass, Suite 110. Preoccupancy: Innovative Glass Solutions at 1600 Heritage Commerce Court, Suite 104 Chiropractic Wellness Center of Cary at 1740 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 101 Cricket Wireless at 12646 Capital Boulevard, Suite 116 JAK Moulding & Supply Inc, at 744 Merritt Capital Drive, Suite 113 Tri-Lease LLC at 1780 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 202 Big Wheel Realty LLC at 5105 Unicon Drive, Suite F Brickell Enterprises LLC at 620 NC 98 Bypass, Suite 200 Stiles12339

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