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Town Council Business Meeting

Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting Land conversion and large developmentParks and recreationRoads and transportationWater and sewerBudget and appropriationsSubdivision and site plansAnnexationArts and public artContracts and procurementHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsPublic facilitiesRezoningState legislative agenda

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What was decided

  1. Approved 7June 3 and June 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes Approved as part of consent agenda
  2. Approved 8Monthly Budget Amendments and Grants Approved as part of consent agenda
  3. Approved 9Avent Ferry Pedestrian Improvement Project Approved as part of consent agenda
  4. Approved 10-11Condemnation Resolutions for Downtown Avent Ferry and Main Street Sidewalks Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolutions 25-18 and 25-19)
  5. Approved 12Condemnation Resolution for Holly Springs-Fuquay-Varina (Sanford) Water Line Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolution 25-32)
  6. Approved 13Engineering Design and Construction Standards Supplement #12 Approved as part of consent agenda
  7. Approved 14Voluntary Annexation 5900 Duncan Cook Road (A25-05) Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolution 25-29)
  8. Approved 15Extension Request for Wegmans Development Plan Expiration Approved as part of consent agenda
  9. Approved 16Business Park Pump Station and Force Main Improvements Approved as part of consent agenda
  10. Approved 17Operations Campus Building Upfitting - ADW Architects Change Directive Approved as part of consent agenda
  11. Continued 191317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment Tabled for 60 days, unanimous, after a motion to deny was withdrawn
  12. Approved 204016 Berman Edge Rd Rezoning (25-REZ-03) Approved unanimously (Ordinance RZ25-05)
  13. Approved 21Eagles Landing Park Building & Site Amenities GMP Amendment 02 Approved unanimously, both motions
  14. Approved 22Resolution in Support of House Bill 352 Adopted unanimously (Resolution 25-34)

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What's on this agenda

Holly Springs' council approved the 237-unit Hazel Ridge major subdivision off Duncan Cook Road and a $63.98 million construction price for Eagles Landing Park's buildings and site amenities. The council also weighed a contested request to strip retail, a hotel and a performing arts center from the 1317 N. Main Street development plan across from Ting Park, replacing them with a single medical office building, over staff's recommendation to deny it.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The council unanimously approved the Hazel Ridge Major Subdivision Plan, a 237-lot single-family subdivision off Duncan Cook Road with 30% open space, after the Planning Board recommended it 9-0. On the more contested 1317 N. Main St. item, staff recommended denial, saying the applicant's plan to drop retail, a hotel and a performing arts center in favor of one 75,000-square-foot medical office building no longer matched the town's Mixed-Use Center designation or the approved Development Agreement; the Planning Board had split 8-1 in favor. After the applicant's attorney asked to withdraw rather than face a denial, the council voted to table the decision for 60 days so the applicant could rework the plan, rather than voting on the findings of fact as originally moved. The council also approved rezoning 4016 Berman Edge Road for an infill residential subdivision, approved a $63,977,292 guaranteed maximum price for Eagles Landing Park's recreation center building and site amenities, restoring bid alternates like the skate park and perimeter greenway that had earlier been cut for cost, and adopted a resolution supporting House Bill 352, which would ease bidding requirements on large water and sewer projects. No closed session was held.

How the votes went

Nearly every vote was unanimous: the agenda amendment adding the House Bill 352 resolution, the full consent agenda, the Hazel Ridge findings of fact, the Berman Edge Road rezoning, both Eagles Landing Park GMP motions, the House Bill 352 resolution, and the motion to adjourn. The 1317 N. Main St. item did not reach a final vote; a motion to deny it was withdrawn and replaced with a unanimous motion to table the decision 60 days.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

One resident who had signed up to speak, Thomas Pindur, had left the meeting when called and did not speak. One written comment was received, requesting a rainbow-themed bridge on a future town greenway.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

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Jump to an item (15 on this agenda)
  1. 7June 3 and June 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes
  2. 8Monthly Budget Amendments and Grants
  3. 9Avent Ferry Pedestrian Improvement Project
  4. 10-11Condemnation Resolutions for Downtown Avent Ferry and Main Street Sid…
  5. 12Condemnation Resolution for Holly Springs-Fuquay-Varina (Sanford) Wat…
  6. 13Engineering Design and Construction Standards Supplement #12
  7. 14Voluntary Annexation 5900 Duncan Cook Road (A25-05)
  8. 15Extension Request for Wegmans Development Plan Expiration
  9. 16Business Park Pump Station and Force Main Improvements
  10. 17Operations Campus Building Upfitting - ADW Architects Change Directive
  11. 18Hazel Ridge Major Subdivision Plan (25-MAS-01)
  12. 191317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment
  13. 204016 Berman Edge Rd Rezoning (25-REZ-03)
  14. 21Eagles Landing Park Building & Site Amenities GMP Amendment 02
  15. 22Resolution in Support of House Bill 352

Agenda items (15)

Resolution · 5Contract or award · 4Public hearing · 2Minutes approval · 1Budget action · 1Other · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. 7 June 3 and June 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  2. 8 Monthly Budget Amendments and Grants
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    The council adopted budget ordinances for the Parks & Recreation, System Development Fee, and Streets capital reserves.
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  3. 9 Avent Ferry Pedestrian Improvement Project
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    The council awarded a $452,431 construction contract to Lanier Construction, plus contingency, for pedestrian improvements on Avent Ferry.
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  4. 10-11 Condemnation Resolutions for Downtown Avent Ferry and Main Street Sidewalks
    Resolution Roads and transportation
    The council authorized eminent domain proceedings to acquire easements for two sidewalk projects.
    Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolutions 25-18 and 25-19)
  5. 12 Condemnation Resolution for Holly Springs-Fuquay-Varina (Sanford) Water Line
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsWater and sewer
    The council adopted a joint resolution with Fuquay-Varina to acquire easements for a shared water transmission line.
    Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolution 25-32)
  6. 13 Engineering Design and Construction Standards Supplement #12
    Resolution
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  7. 14 Voluntary Annexation 5900 Duncan Cook Road (A25-05)
    Resolution Annexation
    The council directed staff to investigate the annexation petition and set an August 19 public hearing.
    Adopted as part of consent agenda (Resolution 25-29)
  8. 15 Extension Request for Wegmans Development Plan Expiration
    Other Land conversion and large development
    The council granted Wegmans a fourth and final six-month extension, moving the development plan's expiration to February 15, 2026.
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  9. 16 Business Park Pump Station and Force Main Improvements
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    The council awarded a $5.9 million construction contract to Sanford Contractors and a $300,800 engineering services contract to Highfill Infrastructure Engineering.
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  10. 17 Operations Campus Building Upfitting - ADW Architects Change Directive
    Contract or award Public facilities
    Approved as part of consent agenda
  11. 18 Hazel Ridge Major Subdivision Plan (25-MAS-01)
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationSubdivision and site plans
    The council approved a 237-lot single-family subdivision on land rezoned in 2024 as Tassell Ridge, now renamed Hazel Ridge, with 30% overall open space, traffic-calming measures and a pump station. The Planning Board had recommended approval 9-0.
    Findings of fact adopted and plan approved, unanimous (Resolution 25-30)
  12. 19 1317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment
    Public hearing Arts and public artLand conversion and large development
    The applicant sought to replace a planned mixed-use development, including retail, a hotel and a performing arts center, with a single 75,000-square-foot medical office building. Staff recommended denial as inconsistent with the site's Mixed-Use Center designation and the town's Development Agreement; the Planning Board had split 8-1 for approval. After a motion to deny was made, the applicant asked to withdraw it, and the council instead tabled the decision for 60 days.
    Tabled for 60 days, unanimous, after a motion to deny was withdrawn
  13. 20 4016 Berman Edge Rd Rezoning (25-REZ-03)
    Ordinance RezoningSubdivision and site plans
    The council approved rezoning 4016 Berman Edge Road from Rural Residential to Suburban Residential to allow a minor subdivision into two half-acre-plus lots. The Planning Board recommended approval 8-0.
    Approved unanimously (Ordinance RZ25-05)
    • 4016 Berman Edge Rd · Sutton, Don S Sr Trustee Trustee of the Don S Sutton Revocable Family Trust · 0.60 acres · assessed $613,382
  14. 21 Eagles Landing Park Building & Site Amenities GMP Amendment 02
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    The council approved a $63,977,292 guaranteed maximum price for the park's recreation center building and amenities, restoring previously cut bid alternates including the skate park, perimeter greenway and volleyball court lighting; a fishing shelter remained cut, estimated at $300,000-$350,000 and delayed two to three years.
    Approved unanimously, both motions
  15. 22 Resolution in Support of House Bill 352
    Resolution Contracts and procurementState legislative agendaWater and sewer
    The council adopted a resolution backing a state bill that would ease bidding requirements for water and sewer construction projects over $10 million.
    Adopted unanimously (Resolution 25-34)

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