Online Promotion The following online promotion was conducted to spread the word on the Community Plan and ways to get involved: | Promotional Video A video was created to promote the Community Plan and encourage community members to get involved. This video was viewed over 2,000 times. | News Releases Four news releases were distributed to promote the April 13, 17, and 22, 2021 Visioning Workshops. News releases for the Open House were sent to all local news outlets and posted on the Town website on January 12 and 31, 2022. | Engage Wake Forest Information about the Community Plan was shared on the engagement platform, including dates of key events, Plan materials and draft documents, and FAQs about the planning process. The Community Plan project page received 1,000 visits to and 29 responses to posted questions. | Town-to-Resident Text & Email Notification System A email and text message promoting the Open House was sent via Blackboard Connect (16,742 recipients). | Town of Wake Forest App - About 21,000 devices Reminders about the Community Survey were sent on October 21 and December 16, 2020, and reminders about the Visioning Workshop were sent on April 8 and 16, 2021. Open House push notification reminders were sent on the morning of February 1, 2022. | Nextdoor – About 18,000 members Reminders about the Community Plan process and the Community Survey were posted four times between September 18 and December 15, 2020 (seen by over 5,000 Nextdoor members). Six reminders were posted about the Visioning Workshops (seen by over 5,000 Nextdoor members). Open House reminders were posted on January 12, 25, and 31, 2022. | E-Alert – About 9,000 email subscribers An email with a link to the Community Survey was sent on September 28, 2020. An email notice about the availability of draft Community Plan and the Open House was sent on January 12, 2022.
| Facebook – About 23,400 followers Between September 28, 2020 and January 1, 2021 reminders were posted on the following Facebook pages: Town of Wake Forest, Wake Forest Community Info, Advancing Wake Forest, Heritage Wake Forest, and Real Wake Forest Info (seen by over 26,000 people). Between March and April, 2021, 10 reminders were posted on Facebook promoting the Visioning Workshops (seen by over 5,000 people), and on January 10, 12, 18, 25, 27, and 31 and February 1 of 2022 for the Open House. | What’s Up in Wake Forest – About 12,000 subscribers Reminders about the Community Plan and the survey were included in each weekly edition from September 25 through December 21, 2020. Reminders about the Visioning Workshops were included in each weekly addition from March 26 to April 16, 2021, and for the Open House on January 14, 21, and 28, 2022. | Twitter - About 5,000 followers Tweets were posted on January 10, 12, 18, 25, 27, and 31, and February 1 of 2022 promoting the Open House. | Instagram – About 7,100 followers Eight reminders were posted promoting the Open House, including pictures on the day of the event. | LinkedIn - About 1,100 followers Eight reminders were posted promoting the Open House.
November/December 2020 TOWN of WAKE FOREST Our Town
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Help shape the future of Wake Forest—starting now » Between now and the end of November, Wake Forest residents, business owners and community stakeholders are
invited to complete an online survey on current conditions within the town. See back page for the full story, “It’s Your Town.”
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‘BULK WASTE’ GETS BETTER Improvements to the Town’s solid waste service will simplify the requirements for discarding large items B eginning in January, several im- A wider range of items is accepted . New items eligible for pickup include bed frames, dining room chairs, patio furniture, office chairs, trampolines, headboards, rugs, wood pallets, vacuum cleaners, broken down furniture, fencing, children’s toys such as slides and more.
Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 1 » Remember to set your clocks back one hour and change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
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Downtown Wake Forest ornaments now on sale » The Downtown Development Department is selling limited edition Christmas ornaments depicting South White Street in downtown Wake Forest. The ornaments are $22 plus tax and available for purchase at Southern Suds & Gifts, 213 S. White St., and Page 158 Books, 415-B S. Brooks St. Ornaments may also be purchased online for $30 at wakeforestnc.gov , search “downtown marketplace.” This price includes tax, shipping and handling.
provements to the Town’s solid waste collection service will take effect. One of the improvements will make it easier for residents to dispose of bulk waste. Bulk waste is simply any acceptable trash that does not fit into your rollout cart such as furniture, appliances, rugs and lawn mowers. No more weight requirement . Beginning in January, bulk waste can be any weight — it no longer needs to meet a 75 lb. minimum requirement. Residents will be able to schedule up to two free collections per year. After that, collections are billed at $50 each.
To schedule a bulk waste pickup, fill out the online form at wakeforestnc. gov , search “bulk waste pickup.” To see a list of frequently asked questions about the Town ’ s solid waste program improvements, visit wake- forestnc .gov and search “solid waste improvements.”
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