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Town Council Quarterly Business Meeting

Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelBonds and debtContracts and procurementIntergovernmental agreementsLand conversion and large developmentPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRezoningRoads and transportationWater and sewer

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What was decided

  1. Approved 6August 12, 2025 Candidate Information Session Minutes Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda
  2. Approved 7Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility Generator Procurement through Sourcewell Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda, $6,381,014.79
  3. Approved 8Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and Mutual Aid Agreement Both actions approved unanimously

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Holly Springs' town council heard a transportation project update, awarded a $6.4 million generator contract for the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility, adopted the Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and mutual aid agreement, and got a preview of upcoming land use cases including several new conditional rezonings.

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Meeting recap

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

The council approved its consent agenda and both emergency operations items unanimously. Staff reported the Holly Springs Road roundabout opened ahead of the school year and is expected to finish by late 2025, while several other road-widening and sidewalk projects remain years out due to NCDOT review timelines; a council member asked staff to bring back roundabout traffic data at a future meeting. The council awarded a $6,381,014.79 contract to Gregory Poole Power Systems for two generators at the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility. It also adopted the Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and authorized the town manager to sign the county's mutual aid agreement, which will make Holly Springs a participant in the national Emergency Management Assistance Compact. During public comment, a resident raised safety and noise concerns about speeding traffic on Holly Springs New Hill Road; staff said state law limits electronic speed enforcement to school zones but agreed to look at signage options. Staff previewed six new land use applications, including a rezoning at 2420 Avent Ferry Road, and noted the 600 Grigsby Avenue case had been withdrawn. The council closed the meeting with a closed session to conduct the town manager's annual review.

How the votes went

All votes were unanimous: the agenda adjustment, the consent agenda (candidate session minutes and the generator procurement contract), both Wake County emergency operations actions, entering and leaving closed session, and adjournment.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

1 member of the public spoke.

  1. A resident living along Holly Springs New Hill Road described daily unsafe passing and noise from speeding traffic since the road was widened, and asked the council to consider a speed and noise monitoring camera.

One resident spoke in person about traffic safety on Holly Springs New Hill Road; a written comment from a Trinity Creek resident also raised noisy vehicles.

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Agenda items (6)

Presentation · 1Minutes approval · 1Contract or award · 1Resolution · 1Staff or committee report · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 5 Transportation Investments Update
    Presentation Bonds and debtRoads and transportation
    Staff updated the council on bond-funded transportation projects, including a nearly complete Holly Springs Road roundabout, ongoing road widenings under NCDOT review, two new sidewalk projects, and the Transportation PAYGO safety improvement program.
  2. 6 August 12, 2025 Candidate Information Session Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The council approved the minutes of the August 12, 2025 Candidate Information Session.
    Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda
  3. 7 Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility Generator Procurement through Sourcewell
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilitiesWater and sewer
    The council awarded a contract to Gregory Poole Power Systems for two CAT generators and associated equipment at the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
    Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda, $6,381,014.79
  4. 8 Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and Mutual Aid Agreement
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safety
    Staff sought adoption of the updated Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and authorization to sign a countywide mutual aid agreement that extends to non-public-safety personnel and equipment and enrolls the town in the national Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
    Both actions approved unanimously
  5. 9 Preview of Upcoming Development Services Land Use Cases
    Staff or committee report Land conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Staff previewed six new conditional rezoning applications, including one at 2420 Avent Ferry Road, projects with public hearings expected this fall such as Sunset Lake Commons Apartments and a Duke Substation, and noted the 600 Grigsby Avenue case had been withdrawn.
  6. Closed Session - Town Manager Annual Review
    Closed session Appointments and personnel
    The council went into closed session to conduct the town manager's annual performance review.

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