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Knightdale Town Council Meeting

Town of Knightdale · Knightdale Town Council Meeting
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm · 950 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale, North Carolina 27545

Regular meeting AnnexationHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoningSubdivision and site plansContracts and procurementParks and recreationAppointments and personnelArts and public artBudget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spacePolice and public safetyPublic facilities

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What's on this agenda

Knightdale's council took up three annexation matters: continuing public hearings on the Lyndon Oaks annexation and its development agreement, holding a hearing on the Hinton Oaks Industrial Park annexation, and setting a future hearing on the Haven at Griffith Meadows annexation. In old business, the council was set to take final action on the Clifton Road Conservation Subdivision rezoning, ZMA-8-24. The consent agenda carried advisory board appointments, cleaning and landscaping contracts for FY26, and law enforcement center training-room and security contracts.

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Meeting recap

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

The council adopted its agenda and approved its consent agenda in one vote, covering the June 11 and June 18 minutes, advisory board appointments, an FY26 cleaning services contract, an FY26 landscape maintenance contract, two Law Enforcement Center contracts for its training room and its security vendor, the Lyndon Oaks street and subdivision name application, and a resolution setting an August hearing on the Haven at Griffith Meadows annexation. At the developer's request, it continued the Lyndon Oaks annexation, AN-4-25, and its companion development agreement, ZMA-2-23, to August 20 while a phasing plan is finalized; two residents spoke against the pace of development in town, and the clerk read summaries of eight written comments opposing the annexation and the agreement. The council then closed a hearing on the Hinton Oaks Industrial Park annexation, AN-3-25, where no one spoke, and adopted an ordinance annexing the roughly 60-acre site.

In old business, the council approved the Clifton Road Conservation Subdivision rezoning, ZMA-8-24, adopting an ordinance and an advisory statement finding it consistent with the comprehensive plan. The 32-acre, 95-lot development goes forward despite the Land Use Review Board's unanimous vote in June to recommend denying it. The council also voted to launch a Hometown Heroes banner program honoring living veterans, budgeted at about $16,000 for its first year, before entering closed session under General Statute 143-318.11(a)(5).

How the votes went

According to the recording, the council adopted its agenda and its consent agenda by voice vote, continued both the Lyndon Oaks annexation and its development agreement to August 20, adopted an ordinance annexing the Hinton Oaks Industrial Park site, adopted an ordinance and advisory statement approving the Clifton Road Conservation Subdivision rezoning, voted to authorize the Hometown Heroes banner program, and voted to enter closed session. Every motion is recorded as carrying; the automated captions do not give individual vote tallies, and no minutes are on file.

Who spoke

2 members of the public spoke.

  1. A resident said the town has more than 9,000 housing units already approved or under construction, with 1,000 more proposed, and asked the council to pause approving new development, raising it during the Lyndon Oaks annexation hearing.
  2. A resident living near the Lyndon Oaks annexation site asked whether being annexed would affect his existing water and septic service.

The general public comment period drew no speakers. Two residents spoke during the Lyndon Oaks annexation hearing, and the town clerk read summaries of eight written comments opposing the Lyndon Oaks annexation and its development agreement, citing traffic, schools and the pace of growth. No one spoke on the Hinton Oaks Industrial Park annexation.

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Jump to an item (13 on this agenda)
  1. 5.aParks and Recreation Month Proclamation
  2. 7.a-7.bJune 11 and June 18, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes
  3. 7.cAdvisory Board Appointments
  4. 7.d-7.eFY26 Cleaning Services and Landscape Maintenance Contracts
  5. 7.f-7.gKnightdale Law Enforcement Center Training Room and Security Vendor C…
  6. 7.hLyndon Oaks Street & Subdivision Name Application
  7. 7.iSet Public Hearing - AN-5-25 Haven at Griffith Meadows Annexation
  8. 8.aAN-4-25 Lyndon Oaks Annexation
  9. 8.bZMA-2-23 Lyndon Oaks Development Agreement
  10. 8.cAN-3-25 Hinton Oaks Industrial Park Annexation
  11. 9.aZMA-8-24 Clifton Road Conservation Subdivision
  12. 10.aHometown Heroes Banner Program
  13. 12Closed Session

Agenda items (13)

Public hearing · 4Contract or award · 2Resolution · 2Proclamation or recognition · 1Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1Discussion item · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 5.a Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Parks and recreation
    A proclamation for Parks and Recreation Month.
  2. 7.a-7.b June 11 and June 18, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
  3. 7.c Advisory Board Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Appointments to the town's advisory boards.
  4. 7.d-7.e FY26 Cleaning Services and Landscape Maintenance Contracts
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementPublic facilities
    Cleaning services and landscape maintenance contracts for the 2026 fiscal year.
  5. 7.f-7.g Knightdale Law Enforcement Center Training Room and Security Vendor Contracts
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    Contracts for the Knightdale Law Enforcement Center training room and for a security vendor.
  6. 7.h Lyndon Oaks Street & Subdivision Name Application
    Resolution Subdivision and site plans
    Approving the street and subdivision names for Lyndon Oaks.
  7. 7.i Set Public Hearing - AN-5-25 Haven at Griffith Meadows Annexation
    Resolution Annexation
    Setting the public hearing on annexation petition AN-5-25, Haven at Griffith Meadows.
  8. 8.a AN-4-25 Lyndon Oaks Annexation
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilitySubdivision and site plans
    Annexation petition AN-4-25, Lyndon Oaks.
  9. 8.b ZMA-2-23 Lyndon Oaks Development Agreement
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    The development agreement for Lyndon Oaks, case ZMA-2-23.
  10. 8.c AN-3-25 Hinton Oaks Industrial Park Annexation
    Public hearing AnnexationLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Annexation petition AN-3-25 for the Hinton Oaks industrial park.
  11. 9.a ZMA-8-24 Clifton Road Conservation Subdivision
    Public hearing Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationRezoningSubdivision and site plans
    Zoning map amendment ZMA-8-24 for the Clifton Road conservation subdivision, a layout that clusters houses to keep part of the site as permanent open space.
  12. 10.a Hometown Heroes Banner Program
    Discussion item Arts and public art
    A Hometown Heroes banner program, under which a town hangs banners honoring local service members.
  13. 12 Closed Session
    Closed session
    The council was scheduled to meet in closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5), the exemption for real property acquisition or contract negotiating positions.

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