Wake Forest Matters

Wake Forest 2026: “We Go Forward Together” Mayor Clapsaddle’s first State of the Town address highlights a “Team of Teams” approach, new advisory boards, and a fight against food insecurity.

Wake Forest 2026: “We Go Forward Together”
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Wake Forest Community Library is Back After a brief refresh, our local library returns with a bright new look and more space for community events.

The Wake Forest Community Library officially reopened its doors today, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. The library has undergone a fresh update, including a full carpet replacement and a refreshed layout designed to improve flow and comfort. #WakeForestNC #WakeForestLibrary #CommunityHub

The Persistence of the Technician: Why Experience Won the Night A deep dive into the appointment of Nicholas Sliwinski and the procedural "closed loop" that prizes Day One readiness over new perspectives.

You can’t fake experience. But you can’t manufacture a fresh start, either. That was the crossroads the Town Board faced Tuesday night. ❄️ #WakeForestNC #LocalNews #NCPol #WakeForest #TownHall

The Boomerang Has Landed: Why MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam” Is the Only Speech That Matters Today Every year, we sanitize the ritual. We quote the 'Dream' and ignore the warning. But I don't think about the dream. I think about the nightmare he predicted exactly one year before his death. It isn't...

We aren’t just approaching spiritual death; we are watching the rigor mortis set in. Defense spending now accounts for nearly half of all federal discretionary spending. We are spending vast sums on weapons while education and social services fight for scraps. #MLKDay

No Fear, No Retreat, No Surrender Masked men, fake police cars, and anonymous threats won’t break us. Wake Forest is organized, watching, and unafraid.

We gathered to mourn Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of 3 murdered by an ICE agent. Masked men in a "ghost cruiser" showed up in Wake Forest, NC, shouting "White Power" and threatening families. They picked the wrong town. 🧵👇 #WakeForest #ICEOUT #JusticeForRenee

The Subscription Loophole: How Town Hall Bypassed the Public to Build a Dragnet Public records reveal how officials skirted bidding laws and DOT regulations to install the Flock camera system without a single public vote.

According to documents obtained through public records requests, the 25 solar-powered Automatic License Plate Readers installed by the Wake Forest Police Department logged 28,957,133 vehicle reads in 2025. #flock #alpr #wakeforestnc #ncpol open.substack.com/pub/wakefore...

The Shield of Wake Forest: Protecting Our Neighbors from the State Our local police serve the community. The federal agents serve the regime. We must ensure the former protects us from the latter.

If the federal government comes to our town to do violence, who will stand between them and us?

The Price of Growth: Wake Forest’s "Identified Need" Jumps to $532 Million The cost of the town's five-year wish list has risen by $36 million in just one year. As the Board reviews the new plan tonight, here is where the money is going, and what might be getting left behind

Tonight, (January 6), the Wale Forest Board of Commissioners will review the Updated CIP for FY 2026-2031.
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The Invisible Line: How Your Address Shapes Services, Taxes, and Representation A plain‑language guide to Wake Forest Town Limits, the ETJ, and what each one means in everyday life.

Wake Forest is growing fast, and one of the most common sources of confusion at public meetings is the difference between these two jurisdictions. #WakeForest #WakeForestNC #LocalGovernment #CommunityPlanning #WakeCounty #KnowYourTown substack.com/inbox/post/1...

2026: The Year We Defend the Forest Happy New Year, Wake Forest.

As we move into 2026, I am doubling down on the values that actually build a community. There is no newsroom here. It is just me, the public records, and the truth. #DefendTheForest

The Morning After: How Wake Forest’s New Board Just Reset the Agenda From reinstating the Senior Advisory Board to a transparent process for filling the vacancy, Mayor Clapsaddle and Commissioner Fatmi signaled an openness and transparency in their approach to governan...

The Morning After: How Wake Forest’s New Board Just Reset the Agenda. #wakeforestnc #ncpol #transferofpower #democracy #transparency #process open.substack.com/pub/wakefore...

More Than "Misinformation": Why the Mayor's Forum Failed to Restore Trust Officials apologized for breaking key promises but still defended a transition that has crippled participation at the Center for Active Aging.

We have begun digging into the data to understand why the vibrancy of this community hub seems to have dimmed. The friction stems from a lack of confidence in the transition process itself. #wakeforestnc

Wake Forest Center For Active Aging Open Forum Town Addresses Staffing, Fees, and the Future of the Center's Transition

We were at the Mayor’s Roundtable today. The Town apologized for the confusion, but questions remain. We filed a public records request following today's meeting wakeforestmatters.substack.com/p/wake-fores...

When Democracy Gets Ugly Harassment, Fear, and the Erosion of Civic Decency in Wake Forest

This is what a moral panic looks like, and why we have to stop it. We don’t have to accept it. #election2025

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