SECTION 7: MITIGATION ACTION PLANS
Table 7.11 – Mitigation Action Plan, Town of Wake Forest
Town of Wake Forest
Potential Funding Sources
Hazard(s) Addressed
Relative Priority
Lead Agency/ Department
Estimated Cost
Implementation Schedule
2024 Status
Action #
Description
Goal Objective
Status Comments/Explanation
Prevention
Prepare a Storm Drainage Master Plan to include all storm drainage, infrastructure, and capacity analysis.
In-Progress – Carry Forward In-Progress – Carry Forward In-Progress – Carry Forward In-Progress – Carry Forward
Wake Forest Engineering
90% complete, completion scheduled before EOY 2024. Where feasible, electric lines have been put underground. However, there are still some lines that could be buried, and the Town will look into carrying that out going forward. This is a multi- year project.
P-1
2
2
Flood
High
$400,000
General Fund
2024
Hurricane, Severe Weather, Severe Winter Storm, Tornado, Wildfire
Electric Fund, General Fund, and Bonds
Put electric distribution lines underground.
P-2
3
1
Low
Wake Forest Power $10,000,000
2029
Wake Forest Public Works
P-3
Become a CRS community
2
2
Flood
Low
$100,000
General Fund
2026
Work towards becoming a CRS community
Updated data will be used to identify properties that should be prioritized for mitigation. This action item is ongoing and requires regular updates as the Town of Wake Forest footprint expands. Heritage High School has generators. Joyner Park was recently completed and is intended to be used as a shelter site. Generator is included for a portion of the building. The Town has assessed facilities for the need for emergency power generation and many facilities have been fitted with generators. However, additional facilities with emergency power generation would be useful. The Town of Wake Forest will purchase generators in FY25. The Town has multiple greenway extensions and new routes planned. By installing greenways along our waterways, it gives the Town a better opportunity to remove fallen debris and trash that helps alleviate possible flooding. Greenway projects are currently ongoing and pending bond funding.
Maintain a GIS database of building footprints and use it to regularly update a map of critical facilities and vulnerable buildings.
Ongoing Annually
P-4
2
2
All
Moderate
Wake Forest GIS
Staff time
General Fund
Property Protection
Wake County Emergency Management
In-Progress – Carry Forward
Provide for primary or mobile generators to shelter sites.
PP-1
2
1
All
Moderate
$500,000
General Fund
2029
Assess facilities for the need for emergency power generation, giving consideration to alternate facility sites.
In-Progress – Carry Forward
PP-2
2
1
All
High
Wake Forest Power
$250,000
General Fund
2028
Natural Resource Protection
Flood, Hurricane, Extreme Heat
In-Progress – Carry Forward
Expansion of our greenway trail network
Wake Forest Planning
General Fund and Bonds
NRP-1
3
2
Moderate
$14,350,000
2029
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
WSP June 2024 Page 329
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