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Town Council Quarterly Business Meeting

Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationGrants and outside fundingLand conversion and large developmentLitigation and settlementsPolice and public safetySubdivision and site plansTax rate and revaluationTransitWater and sewerZoning text amendment

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What's on this agenda

The two biggest items on this Holly Springs Town Council agenda are adoption of the town's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget and Community Investment Plan, and a semiannual round of text amendments to the town's Unified Development Ordinance (26-UDO-01). The council will also consider a condemnation resolution tied to the Holly Springs Road Central widening project, an ordinance amendment covering solicitation permits, and monthly budget amendments and grant items on the consent agenda.

Other business includes a Flag Day proclamation, an update on transportation investments, and a manager's preview of upcoming development services land use cases. The agenda gives only item titles for most of these, without further detail in the document, and the council closes with a closed session.

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

Council members adopted the town's fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and Community Investment Plan, keeping a property tax rate of 34.35 cents per $100 of valuation, which staff called the lowest of any Wake County municipality. The vote was unanimous, as was a second motion, Council Order 26-02, directing Wake County to levy and collect the tax. The budget raises water and wastewater rates by $11.89 a month and stormwater fees by $1.30 a month for a typical residential customer. Since the manager's recommended budget was presented May 12, the council added Saturday service on the Holly Springs Hopper microtransit program, a Round Up utility bill assistance program, planning for a possible 2027 transportation bond, and $5,000 more for nonprofit grants.

The council also adopted Ordinance 26-07, a semiannual round of Unified Development Ordinance text amendments the Planning Board recommended 8-0, and approved a condemnation resolution and a solicitation-permit ordinance by consent. Four residents spoke during public comment, on proclamation policy, development pressure in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction, and water supply. The council closed the meeting in closed session on litigation, Town of Holly Springs v. Lamar and NCDOT, before adjourning at 8:50 p.m.

How the votes went

Every recorded vote was unanimous: adjusting and approving the agenda (Drees/Hewetson); the consent agenda covering the monthly budget amendments, the condemnation resolution and the solicitation permit ordinance (Drees/Hewetson); adopting the FY2026-27 budget and Community Investment Plan (Deshazor/Hewetson); adopting Council Order 26-02 directing Wake County to levy the town's property tax (Deshazor/Drees); adopting the UDO text amendments, Ordinance 26-07 (Hewetson/Deshazor); entering closed session (Hewetson/Deshazor); leaving closed session (Deshazor/Hewetson); and adjournment (Deshazor/Hewetson).

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

4 members of the public spoke.

  1. Melisa Kelsey, 508 Arbor Creek Dr., asked the council for a written, public policy on proclamations, with clear criteria and a log, addressed within 60 days.
  2. Fran Hudson, 5524 Rex Road, raised concerns about development in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction, citing the previous night's Piney Grove Wilbon Corridor meeting.
  3. Dawn Cozzolino, 3632 Bosco Rd., called the Piney Grove Wilbon Corridor meeting one-sided and said $1.156 billion in corridor improvements benefit commuters rather than residents.
  4. Rosemary Daws, 5128 Beckwith Dr. in Fuquay-Varina, raised concerns about the town's water supply given development pressure, citing the proposed NC Children's Hospital in Apex and a possible data center.

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 Holly Springs's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (14 on this agenda)
  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 3Invocation
  4. 4Adjustment and approval of June 2, 2026 meeting agenda
  5. 5Flag Day Proclamation
  6. 6Transportation Investments Update
  7. 7Monthly Budget Amendments and Grants
  8. 8Condemnation Resolution Related to Holly Springs Road Central Widenin…
  9. 9Ordinance Amendment Solicitation Permit
  10. 10Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Community…
  11. 11Semiannual UDO Text Amendments 26-UDO-01
  12. 12Preview of Upcoming Development Services Land Use Cases
  13. closed-sessionClosed Session
  14. adjournmentAdjournment

Agenda items (14)

Procedural · 5Staff or committee report · 2Budget action · 2Ordinance · 2Proclamation or recognition · 1Resolution · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. 3 Invocation
    Procedural
  4. 4 Adjustment and approval of June 2, 2026 meeting agenda
    Procedural
  5. 5 Flag Day Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Mayor Kondratick proclaimed June 14, 2026, as Flag Day in Holly Springs and presented the proclamation to Ret. Col. Timothy Forrest.
  6. 6 Transportation Investments Update
    Staff or committee report Roads and transportation
    Staff updated the council on the town's transportation investments. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  7. 7 Monthly Budget Amendments and Grants
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingPolice and public safety
    Routine monthly budget amendments and grant items on the consent agenda. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  8. 8 Condemnation Resolution Related to Holly Springs Road Central Widening Project
    Resolution Roads and transportation
    A resolution authorizing condemnation proceedings tied to the Holly Springs Road Central widening project. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  9. 9 Ordinance Amendment Solicitation Permit
    Ordinance
    An ordinance amendment covering solicitation permits. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  10. 10 Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Community Investment Plan
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsTax rate and revaluationTransitWater and sewer
    Adoption of the town's operating budget and Community Investment Plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  11. 11 Semiannual UDO Text Amendments 26-UDO-01
    Ordinance Zoning text amendment
    The town's semiannual round of text amendments to its Unified Development Ordinance. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  12. 12 Preview of Upcoming Development Services Land Use Cases
    Staff or committee report Land conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    The town manager previewed land use cases expected to come before the council in upcoming meetings. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  13. closed-session Closed Session
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
    The council entered closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with the town attorney on Town of Holly Springs v. Lamar and NCDOT.
  14. adjournment Adjournment
    Procedural

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