Community forum to address Wake County's water woes

WakeUP, an organization of Wake County citizens concerned about growth and development issues, will be holding a public forum this Saturday, Feb. 23 on regional water supply challenges. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon at N.C. State's McKimmon Center at the intersection of Western Boulevard and Gorman Street in Raleigh. Scheduled speakers include Tommy Esqueada, director of Wake County Environmental Services; Rob Jackson, director of the Duke University Center on Global Climate Change; Chris Goudreau of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; David Moreau, chair of the UNC Water Resources Research Institute and the Environmental Management Commission; Bill Holman, a senior fellow at Duke University; and Mary Brice, co-chair of the Raleigh Water Conservation Task Force. For more details, including an agenda, click here.