Wake Forest

Have you had your eye on a particular file cabinet or desk in town hall? Well, now's your chance to snag it for your home or office.

The Town of Wake Forest is offering for public sale surplus furniture and other items on GovDeals, an online auction service, through Sunday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Surplus items for sale include, but are not limited to, file and storage cabinets, bookcases, chairs, tables, and desks, as well as various other equipment and miscellaneous items used in government operations.

The items will be sold “as is” and will be available for inspection on Thursday, February 25 at 10 a.m. To place a bid, visit www.govdeals.com and type “Wake Forest” in the search box. Cash, money order, or certified check made payable to “Town of Wake Forest” will be accepted at point of sale. Winning bidders are responsible for transporting all items which must be removed from the building by a date that has yet to be determined. For more information, contact Purchasing Manager Randy Driver by e-mail or at (919) 554-6115.

GC5 Vintage & Gifts is hosting an opening on Sunday, Feb. 21 of art by Son Shine Photography. This is the first time Son Shine has had an exhibit in GC5's building on S. White Street in Downtown Wake Forest.

The opening is 2 to 5 p.m. and there will be a tasting of Wheatstone Homegrown products.

MyNC.com reported Monday that a house in Wake Forest was badly damaged by an apparent electrical fire.

But take a look at the Google Map location for the house.

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It is clearly south of Rolesville. Is that Wake Forest still? Not likely.

Is there something around town that bugs you and you'd like see it fixed? You know, that one pot hole you keep hitting or the traffic light that never seems long enough. Maybe you'd like to see a sidewalk repaired or a crosswalk added someplace.

There's a way to record these wishes using the See, Click, Fix ( @seeclickfix )app. we've added. Take a look at the bottom of our front page (location may change) and see what we're talking about.

This is a neat, Google Maps-based way to make note of the things around town that need some fixin'. The hope is that the local public works authorities - town, county, state - will access this database and add it to their "To-Do" lists.

What's more, you can vote on items that are already listed if you'd like to see them fixed, too. And you can add your comments on why you'd like them fixed.

This is a great way for the community to report on and interact with each about these issues. We hope you enjoy it, and always, please feel free to leave feedback

Results of the Town of Wake Forest’s 2009 Citizen Survey are now available online.

For the past several years, the Town has conducted an annual survey of its citizens. The results are utilized by the Board of Commissioners and staff to measure the quality of Town services and determine future budget priorities. The survey also helps further the Town’s efforts to involve residents in local government.

This year’s survey was designed to determine citizens’ satisfaction levels with the “sense of place” for the Town of Wake Forest. Quality of life concerns, such as traffic flow and Town programming, along with items related to how new development fits the image of the Town were included in the survey.

Two different groups of citizens responded to the same survey questions. A randomly selected group was chosen to provide a representative sample of the Town’s population with regard to length of residence in Wake Forest, income levels, and race. The second group was comprised of citizens who voluntarily chose to respond to the survey.