Sustainability Plan Open House

Extreme Heat: 1
Extreme Cold: 0
Drought: 5
Heavy Precipitation and Thunderstorms: 3
Heavy Snow and Ice: 1
Wildfire: 6
Hurricanes: 2
Flooding: 5
Ecosystem Health and Habitat Loss: 19

“Walkability to me equates to the upkeep of sidewalks (including driveways in the public right of way). And open space with natural trails and habitat.”
“Expand sidewalks all the way to Rolesville so kids can walk or bike to school.”
“Looking forward to see these comments become reality in spite of state interference with bylaws and development restrictions.”
“Continue to expand education on recycling.”
“Town curbside compost pickup. Education materials on how/where to recycle certain things (batteries, etc).”
“Please make transportation (car mobility) a priority with all of Town’s growth.”
“Please put a date on the greenway maps.”
“Appreciate this Open House, good info.”
“What is the status of the train?”
“A sustainable Wake Forest to me would have housing at all affordability, local public access to healthcare, walkways safe from vehicles, increased greenways, and local community gardens.”
“Electric buses for schools. Make middle and high schoolers mandatory to ride school bus unless before or after school hours.”

“Our largest issues with sustainability are sterile land/farms, toxicity, chemicals, microplastics, processed/Big Farm food.”
“The North Pole is our biggest nature heat exit vent, increased CO2 makes plants grow better.”
“Maintain green space.”
“More natural gas, more coal, more nuclear, much smaller land requirements.”
“More green space, stop taking down the trees!”
“Stop apartments, build better roads.”
“No high speed train!”
“Greenways, preserves, water features, hunting/fishing, parks, venues, public trans., light rail.”
“No high speed train.”
“Yes to high speed rail.”
“No high speed train.”
“Yes to public transit and high speed rail, greater regional connectivity.”

“Electrification should not include replacing or incentivizing types of household appliance over others. Natural gas is a good source of energy.”
“I do support a tornado-like warning system. I grew up in the Midwest and a siren saved lives.”
“Though well-meaning, this chart can be really misinterpreted.”
“I was told that Trash Reduction means they weigh your bags of trash and charge you by the pound, incentivizing the resident to use less or pay $$$$. Absolutely not!”

“Already recycling, composting, sustainability purchasing, reuse second-hand.”
“Want to learn more about sustainable landscapes and gardening, local food.”
“Turn off lights when not in the room.”
“Started to walk the town.”
“EV Car, future solar.”
“Decrease density in homes.”
“Current remove trash from roadsides.”
“Fewer trips, recycle, want to be involved, walkability.”
“Plan driving route for max efficiency, try to make only right turns to avoid idle time at lights.”
“Already saving energy and water, taking transit.”
“Composting, walking a lot.”
“I have great concern that town becoming concrete jungle, too many trees being sacrificed for development.”
“Transportation, only one shared vehicle in our household; planning to turn the lawn into pollinator friendly and water-wise spaces; minimizing household wastes, trying to avoid plastics.”