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Town of Holly Springs · Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Advisory board meeting Parks and recreationBudget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityPolice and public safetyRoads and transportation

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What was decided

  1. Approved 2.aApprove April 2026 Meeting Minutes Approved unanimously

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What's on this agenda

Holly Springs' Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee takes up the Mayors' Monarch Butterfly Pledge, a national pledge to create and protect habitat for monarch butterflies, and reviews the FY27 Parks and Recreation recommended budget. The agenda also carries council, committee and project updates and an update on the town's e-bike ordinance, with no supporting detail given for either the budget or the e-bike item.

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Meeting recap

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

The committee met for just under an hour and took no substantive votes. It approved the April minutes, heard the town manager's parks budget recommendation for FY27, and watched the mayor present a conservation pledge to a class of third-graders.

Mayor Mike Kondratick presented the Mayors' Monarch Butterfly Pledge to about fifteen third-grade pupils from Pine Springs Academy. The pledge is a National Wildlife Federation programme signed by more than 600 mayors, and commits the town to at least three actions: a native seed giveaway, a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort, and a pollinator garden at the Sugg Farm community garden.

Parks director LeeAnn Plumer went through the manager's FY27 recommendation. It carries seven partial-year positions for Eagles Landing Park, $2.1 million in matching funds for renovations at the North Main Athletic Complex, $750,000 for priority greenways out of park bond money, $100,000 to master-plan Carolina Springs Park, $75,000 of pay-as-you-go park rehabilitation, a share of the library and cultural centre renovation, and vehicle and equipment replacements. Council member Sarah Larson told the committee the budget is up 18 percent with no property tax increase and a small water increase. The council received the manager's budget on 12 May, with a public hearing on the 19th, a workshop on the 21st and a vote expected on 2 June.

Staff reported the department passed its CAPRA accreditation site visit, meeting 153 of 154 standards. The Oak Hall to North Main greenway is out for re-bid at $1.3 million, for completion in autumn 2027; Utley Creek Greenway II is being redesigned around the wastewater treatment plant at $2.8 million to the town and $3 million from NCDOT. Pickleball courts at the athletic complex were due in June at $8,700 and tennis courts in early September at $72,200, of which the US Tennis Association is putting in $38,200. Netting replacement there is $190,000 and dugouts and basketball courts at Womble Park $1.1 million. The town's bike ordinance passed and took effect on 1 June, with police outreach sessions set for 11 June at the athletic complex and 18 June at Womble Park.

How the votes went

Two votes, both unanimous and both procedural. The April 2026 minutes were approved on a motion by Daniel Fenton, seconded by Melinda Walker. The meeting adjourned at 7.58pm on a motion by Eric Dean, seconded by Will Ulmer. The minutes record no other motion.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

A public comment period was held and nobody spoke.

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Agenda items (5)

Minutes approval · 1Presentation · 1Budget action · 1Staff or committee report · 1Procedural · 1
  1. 2.a Approve April 2026 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The April 2026 minutes, approved unanimously on a motion by Daniel Fenton and a second from Melinda Walker.
    Approved unanimously
  2. 4.a Mayors' Monarch Butterfly Pledge
    Presentation Environment and sustainabilityParks and recreation
    The committee discussed the Mayors' Monarch Butterfly Pledge, a national commitment to create and protect habitat for monarch butterflies.
  3. 4.b FY27 – P&R Recommended Budget
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    Director LeeAnn Plumer presented the town manager's FY27 parks recommendation: seven partial-year Eagles Landing Park positions, $2.1 million matching NMAC renovations, $750,000 of park bond money for priority greenways, $100,000 for Carolina Springs Park master planning, $75,000 pay-as-you-go rehabilitation, a share of the library and cultural centre renovation, and vehicle replacements. The committee received it; the council votes on 2 June.
  4. 7.a E-bike Ordinance Update
    Staff or committee report Police and public safetyRoads and transportation
    The ordinance passed council and took effect 1 June. Staff said a web page and educational materials were coming, with police outreach on 11 June at the athletic complex and 18 June at Womble Park.
  5. 9 Adjournment
    Procedural
    Motion by Eric Dean, seconded by Will Ulmer, unanimous.
    Adjourned 7:58pm

Agenda changes

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