Still time to apply to Citizens Planning Academy

The Town of Wake Forest is accepting applications for the 2021 Citizens Planning Academy through 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2.

The Citizens Planning Academy (CPA) is designed to educate residents of Wake Forest and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) about the Town’s planning processes and practices. CPA topics will emphasize public hearings procedures, legislative and quasi-judicial decisions, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), transportation planning, historic preservation, architectural review and more.

Applications must be completed and submitted online by visiting http://bit.ly/WFCitizensPlanningAcademy. Anyone without access to a computer is invited to complete the application by using a computer kiosk in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Only residents of Wake Forest and the Town’s ETJ are eligible to participate.

Academy participants will be expected to attend four training sessions on the following Mondays: September 13, September 20, September 27, and October 4. In the event one of the classes is canceled due to inclement weather or for some other reason, a make-up session may be offered on Monday, Oct. 11. Each session will be scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and will include dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. Sessions will be taught by the Planning Department staff and guest speakers.

Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required. Selected applicants will be notified no later than Friday, Aug. 13. For more information, contact Senior Planner Patrick Reidy at 919-435-9515 or [email protected].