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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Monday, July 14, 2025

Regular meeting Subdivision and site plansWater and sewerAnnexationBudget and appropriationsIntergovernmental agreementsLand conversion and large developmentLitigation and settlementsPublic facilitiesAppointments and personnelContracts and procurementFees and utility ratesFire and EMSParks and recreationRezoning

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What was decided

  1. Approved 3.AApproval of Minutes - June 2, 2025 Approved 5-0
  2. Approved 7.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Mark Medlin, Three Blooms Farms, LLC, 8514 Purfoy Road Ordinance N-25-31 adopted 5-0
  3. Approved 8A/9AJoint Resolution - Condemn Property - Sanford WFF Conveyance Waterline Resolution 25-1927 adopted 4-0, Commissioner Adcock recused
  4. Approved 8BResolution - Condemn Property - Town of Fuquay-Varina Portion - Sanford Project Waterline Resolution 25-1928 adopted, part of consent agenda
  5. Approved 8M/8N/8OPay, Classification and Capital Project Ordinance Amendments Approved, part of consent agenda
  6. Approved 8QFire Station #4 Utilization Agreement - Wake County Approved, part of consent agenda
  7. Approved 8RAgreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property - 0 Ellis Street Approved $1,200,000, part of consent agenda
  8. Approved 10.APreliminary Subdivision Plat - Southland Preserves Subdivision Approved 5-0

Another 4 items 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 annexed 24.5 acres at 8514 Purfoy Road on 14 July 2025 and set August hearings on five more annexation petitions. It also agreed to spend up to 1.2 million dollars on a vacant parcel at 0 Ellis Street, and signed a 40-year agreement letting Wake County run emergency medical services out of part of Fire Station 4.

The board authorized its attorney, jointly with Holly Springs, to begin condemnation proceedings for utility easements along the Sanford waterline conveyance project. One commissioner was recused from that item.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

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

Everything passed unanimously. The Purfoy Road annexation drew nobody in favor or against at its public hearing and no board discussion, and the board adopted the ordinance 5-0. The consent agenda carried in one motion, with the Sanford waterline condemnation pulled out first so a commissioner could be recused; that item then passed 4-0.

The town manager's report ran long. Fuquay-Varina added 7.3 miles of town streets last fiscal year, bringing maintained mileage to 183.75. Staff are working toward an interbasin transfer certificate for future water purchases, a process he said takes eight to ten years. The town is still issuing the balance of 20 million dollars in general obligation transportation bonds. Federal Highway Administration money has come through for the Alston Ridge to Bass Lake Park connection, with construction due to start in October and run twelve to eighteen months. Staff have also met with a state representative, the DMV and Wake County schools about relocating the DMV office, possibly into the media center at the former Fuquay-Varina Middle School, which he described as an early conversation. A commissioner raised inconsistent speed limits on Hilltop Needmore Road; the manager said the road is under state jurisdiction.

How the votes went

Every vote was unanimous. The Purfoy Road annexation ordinance, the June minutes, consent items 8B through 8R, and the Southland Preserves preliminary plat each passed 5-0. The Sanford waterline condemnation resolution was removed from consent, a commissioner was recused 4-0, and the item then passed 4-0.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

The minutes record that no one chose to speak during the public comment period, and no one spoke for or against the annexation at its public hearing.

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

Speaking at this meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (13 on this agenda)
  1. 3.AApproval of Minutes - June 2, 2025
  2. 7.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Mark Medlin, Three Blooms Farms, LLC,…
  3. 8A/9AJoint Resolution - Condemn Property - Sanford WFF Conveyance Waterline
  4. 8BResolution - Condemn Property - Town of Fuquay-Varina Portion - Sanfo…
  5. 8C/8DUtility Allocation Requests - Southland Preserve Subdivision (48 Lots…
  6. 8FMinor Subdivision Plat - Flag Lot - 8009 Kensington Drive
  7. 8GRecreation Fee-In-Lieu - Southland Preserves Subdivision
  8. 8H-8LVoluntary Annexation Petitions - Wilbon Road, Fayetteville Road (x2),…
  9. 8M/8N/8OPay, Classification and Capital Project Ordinance Amendments
  10. 8QFire Station #4 Utilization Agreement - Wake County
  11. 8RAgreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property - 0 Ellis Street
  12. 10.APreliminary Subdivision Plat - Southland Preserves Subdivision
  13. 11.FZoning Map Amendment - 6305 Duncan Cook Road (REZ-2025-06)

Agenda items (13)

Consent agenda · 4Resolution · 2Contract or award · 2Minutes approval · 1Public hearing · 1Budget action · 1Other · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. 3.A Approval of Minutes - June 2, 2025
    Minutes approval
    The board approved its June 2, 2025 meeting minutes.
    Approved 5-0
  2. 7.A Voluntary Annexation Petition - Mark Medlin, Three Blooms Farms, LLC, 8514 Purfoy Road
    Public hearing AnnexationLand conversion and large development
    A voluntary annexation of about 24.52 acres at 8514 Purfoy Road, petitioned by Three Blooms Farms, LLC, case ANX-2025-08. Nobody spoke at the hearing and the board adopted the annexation ordinance 5-0.
    Ordinance N-25-31 adopted 5-0
    • 8514 Purfoy Rd · Three Blooms Farm LLC · 24 acres · assessed $1,915,085
    • 8514 Purfoy Rd · Three Blooms Farm LLC · 24 acres · assessed $1,915,085
  3. 8A/9A Joint Resolution - Condemn Property - Sanford WFF Conveyance Waterline
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsLitigation and settlementsWater and sewer
    A joint resolution with Holly Springs instructing both town attorneys to begin condemnation proceedings for permanent and temporary construction utility easements on the Sanford waterline conveyance project. The two towns will jointly own the easements. The item was pulled from consent so a commissioner could be recused, and passed 4-0.
    Resolution 25-1927 adopted 4-0, Commissioner Adcock recused
  4. 8B Resolution - Condemn Property - Town of Fuquay-Varina Portion - Sanford Project Waterline
    Resolution Litigation and settlementsWater and sewer
    A companion resolution covering Fuquay-Varina's own portion of the same condemnation proceedings for the Sanford waterline.
    Resolution 25-1928 adopted, part of consent agenda
  1. 8M/8N/8O Pay, Classification and Capital Project Ordinance Amendments
    Budget action Appointments and personnelBudget and appropriationsPublic facilitiesWater and sewer
    Budget amendment BA 26-02 funding pay and classification adjustments a consultant recommended, an amendment to the 2026 pay grade and position classification schedule, and the general and water and sewer capital project ordinances implementing the adopted 2026 capital improvement plan.
    Approved, part of consent agenda
  2. 8Q Fire Station #4 Utilization Agreement - Wake County
    Contract or award Fire and EMSIntergovernmental agreementsPublic facilities
    A 40-year utilization agreement letting Wake County operate emergency medical services out of part of Fuquay-Varina Fire Station 4, with maintenance and operating costs shared.
    Approved, part of consent agenda
  3. 8R Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property - 0 Ellis Street
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurement
    A purchase and sale agreement for a vacant parcel at 0 Ellis Street, with budget amendment BA-26-03 appropriating 1,200,000 dollars to cover the purchase and due diligence.
    Approved $1,200,000, part of consent agenda
    • 0 Ellis St · no matching parcel on file
    • 0 Ellis St · Town of Fuquay-Varina · 1.3 acres · assessed $636,126
  4. 10.A Preliminary Subdivision Plat - Southland Preserves Subdivision
    Other Land conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    The preliminary plat for the Southland Preserves subdivision at 8514 Purfoy Road, case SUB-PR-2024-11, approved 5-0 with no board discussion.
    Approved 5-0
    • 8514 Purfoy Rd · Three Blooms Farm LLC · 24 acres · assessed $1,915,085
    • 8514 Purfoy Rd · Three Blooms Farm LLC · 24 acres · assessed $1,915,085
  5. 11.F Zoning Map Amendment - 6305 Duncan Cook Road (REZ-2025-06)
    Ordinance AnnexationRezoning
    First reading of a zoning map amendment at 6305 Duncan Cook Road, case REZ-2025-06, listed under other business with no vote taken.
    First reading
    • 6305 Duncan Cook Rd · Town of Fuquay-Varina Town of Holly Springs · 7.8 acres · assessed $403,288
    • Pin 0636998066 · no matching parcel on file

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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