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The Town of Wake Forest offers big-city amenities, with small town charm, making Wake Forest real estate a prime commodity in North Carolina. The Town Mission states that they are committed to: "facilitate the achievement of community goals by providing municipal services in a cost effective, customer friendly manner and to achieve this through an open, consensus driven process that treats all with respect.”  And the Residents of Wake Forest see this ring true with their open government, attentive public services, and responsive police and fire protection. Here you will find brief summaries of the government agencies, plus contact information for important Wake Forest services.

Town Government: The Town of Wake Forest is led by a term-mayor, and five board of commissioners. All seats are elected, with the Mayor and Board of Commissioners each serving four-year terms. The commissioners select one of their own to be the Mayor Pro-Tem, should the acting Mayor be unable to perform his/her duties.  Contac the Mayor or Board of Commissioners with this link: http://www.ci.wake-forest.nc.us/government/boardmembers.aspx

To view the meeting minutes of the Town of Wake Forest meetings visit: http://www.ci.wake-forest.nc.us/Government/AgendasMinutes.aspx

Wake Forest Communications Division: The Town of Wake Forest has a special Communications Division, that is in charge of communicating important government and emergency information to the residents. They act as a public relations division as well, sending out newsletters, email, and other publications to owners of Wake Forest real estate, to inform them of upcoming events. They can be contacted at: http://www.ci.wake-forest.nc.us/communications.aspx
Wake Forest Public Works: The Public Works department takes pride in keeping the Wake Forest community clean. Their services consist of the electric, road, sanitation, and cemetery. Water and sewer services in Wake Forest are handled by the city of Raleigh. They can be contacted at: http://www.raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&cached=true&parentname=Login&parentid=0&in_hi_userid=2&control=SetCommunity&CommunityID=208&PageID=0

For all other Wake Forest community public works contacts, visit: http://www.ci.wake-forest.nc.us/Residents/PublicWorks.aspx

Police Department and Public Safety: Thanks to a responsive and professional police force, residents in the Wake Forest community can be sure they are safe and protected.  Other than 911 emergencies, the police can be contacted for non-emergency related calls at: (919) 554-6150.

Fire Department: The town of Wake Forest has a staff of dedicated fire fighters, serving the area full-time to protect Wake Forst Apartments, Wake Forest homes, and other Wake Forest real estate. They have their own website that details each firehouse, their stellar response times, and more at: http://www.wakeforestfire.com/ .  To contact the Fire Marshal or others call: (919) 856-6349, or visit: http://www.wakegov.com/emergency/fire/default.htm

Division of Motor Vehicles: For all driving-related services, including registering a car in North Carolina, getting or renewing a license, or titling a vehicle, contact the local DMV at 919-715-7000, or visit http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/.

Social Services: To access social service programs, residents of Wake Forest utilize those offered through the City of Raleigh. The Raleigh community has a Division of Social Services (DSS), which services all of the Raleigh and Wake Forest residents, families and children. They offer various programs and services, including, among others: adoption services, child protective services, child support enforcement, food and nutrition services, and refugee and foster care. To learn more about the services of DSS, call their CARE-LINE at 919-855-4400 or visit http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/index.htm.

Finance Department: The Wake Forest finance department handles all aspects of the government budget and finance operations. In addition, they handle utility payments including water and electricity.

Electric and Energy: The town of Wake Forest serves as the electric utility provider. Residents of Wake Forest can pay their utility bills online at: http://www.ci.wake-forest.nc.us/finance_utilitybillpayment.aspx

Other utility companies include:
Other Area Utility Companies
Progress Energy
1-800-452-2777
PSNC - Gas
1-877-776-2427
Wake Electric
(919) 863-6300

Diversified Energy
(919) 863-4700
City of Raleigh
(919) 890-3245