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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Regular meeting Public facilitiesAnnexationBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentPolice and public safetyRezoningRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plansWater and sewerZoning text amendment

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What was decided

  1. Approved 7.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - George T. Grigsby Jr. Heirs Trust Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-48
  2. Approved 7.BZoning Map Amendment - Mattamy Homes, 5202 Spence Farm Road Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-49
  3. Approved 7.CVoluntary Annexation Petition - Malcolm E. Goodman, Jr. & Amy Jaeger Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-50
  4. Approved 7.DLand Development Ordinance Amendment #30 Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. M-25-09
  5. Approved 10.AConsultant Selection - South Park Community Center Design/Renovation Approved 5-0

Another 1 item passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

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

Fuquay-Varina's town board saw two design concepts for Library Park on 2 September 2025: a mini golf course at about 2.51 million dollars, or a plaza at about 2.29 million. The mayor said the board has leaned toward mini golf as something that would set the town apart, and pressed staff on whether it could run without full-time staffing. Both went out for public comment with a recommendation due in October.

The board also annexed 20.5 acres at 5202 Spence Farm Road and rezoned nearly all of it to planned unit development for Mattamy Homes, annexed a small parcel on Fayetteville Road, and adopted the thirtieth amendment to the land development ordinance. Every vote was 5-0.

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Meeting recap

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

The Public Service Center drew the sharper exchange. The mayor reported its budget has risen 50 percent, from 13.5 million dollars to 19.5 million, which he said buys a structure lasting twice as long without a tax increase, and that the work will be built at once rather than in stages despite being phased on paper. Staff confirmed the site will be at full capacity the day it opens, with a projected ten-year horizon. One commissioner cautioned that ten years passes quickly at the town's growth rate and could turn out to be five, and asked what happens then. Staff offered two possibilities: putting parks maintenance at a future multipurpose park, or an off-site utilities maintenance facility. Construction is expected to start early next year and finish in 2027.

On Library Park, the designer named grading, topography and fencing as the main costs and said rearranging hole layouts could trim some while keeping accessibility. The parks director estimated dropping the water feature from either concept would save 300,000 to 400,000 dollars, and said mini golf would need some staffing to hand out clubs, handled the way the town staffs its splash pad. The mayor pro tem worried the mini golf concept does not serve younger children; staff answered that the plaza concept includes play areas for both age groups and that the historic park was left out of the planning to avoid complications with the museum. The board also picked HH Architecture to design the South Park community center renovation, with bidding hoped for April or May and construction from August 2026.

How the votes went

Every vote was unanimous at 5-0: the minutes, both annexation ordinances, the Spence Farm Road rezoning, land development ordinance amendment 30, the four consent items, the South Park consultant selection, concurrence with the Public Service Center schematic design, closed session and adjournment. Nothing was pulled from consent.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

1 member of the public spoke.

  1. A representative of Mattamy Homes spoke in favor of the rezoning at 5202 Spence Farm Road. Nobody spoke against it.

Nobody spoke during the general public comment period. The only speaker at any of the four public hearings was the applicant's representative on the Spence Farm Road rezoning.

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Agenda items (8)

Public hearing · 4Presentation · 1Consent agenda · 1Contract or award · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 4.A Presentation - Library Park Design Concepts
    Presentation Public facilities
    Two design concepts for Library Park at 116 South Aiken Street, prepared with Site Collaborative. A mini golf course is costed at about 2,509,526 dollars and a plaza at about 2,286,329. Staff said removing the water feature from either would save 300,000 to 400,000. Both went to the town's public comment platform, with a staff recommendation due at the first October board meeting.
    • 116 S Aiken St · no matching parcel on file
  2. 7.A Voluntary Annexation Petition - George T. Grigsby Jr. Heirs Trust
    Public hearing Annexation
    A voluntary annexation of about 20.50 acres at 5202 Spence Farm Road, case ANX-2025-07. No one spoke and there was no board discussion. Adopted 5-0.
    Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-48
  3. 7.B Zoning Map Amendment - Mattamy Homes, 5202 Spence Farm Road
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A rezoning of 19.778 acres at 5202 Spence Farm Road, from office and institutional conditional zoning and residential agricultural to planned unit development, requested by Mattamy Homes, case REZ-2025-05. The applicant's representative spoke in favor, no one spoke against, and the board approved it 5-0 without discussion.
    Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-49
  4. 7.C Voluntary Annexation Petition - Malcolm E. Goodman, Jr. & Amy Jaeger
    Public hearing Annexation
    A voluntary annexation of about 0.627 acres at 8413 Fayetteville Road, case ANX-2025-13. No speakers, no discussion, adopted 5-0.
    Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. N-25-50
  5. 7.D Land Development Ordinance Amendment #30
    Public hearing Roads and transportationZoning text amendment
    Amendment 30 to the land development ordinance, case CTA-2025-04. The discussion centered on parking: a commissioner asked how required parking bays are set, and the planning director explained the town can allow a 10 percent reduction administratively or 15 percent with board approval. Staff recommended allowing the full 15 percent administratively, with applicants supplying four justifications and supporting exhibits, to avoid a two-step process. Adopted 5-0.
    Approved 5-0, Ordinance No. M-25-09
  1. 10.A Consultant Selection - South Park Community Center Design/Renovation
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilities
    HH Architecture named the best-qualified firm to design the South Park community center renovation, with CPL ranked next, and the town manager authorized to negotiate scope and fee. Staff hope to bid the work in April or May and start construction in August 2026, running nine to twelve months.
    Approved 5-0
  2. 10.B Public Service Center Phase II Schematic Design
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safetyPublic facilities
    The board concurred with the schematic design for Public Service Center Phase II. The budget has risen from 13.5 million dollars to 19.5 million, a 50 percent increase the mayor said buys twice the lifespan without a tax increase. Most existing buildings will be renovated or rebuilt, police equipment stored there will be relocated, and the site will be at full capacity on completion, with a ten-year growth horizon. Construction is expected to start early next year and finish in 2027.
    Board concurred with the design, 5-0

Agenda changes

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