NC govwatch

← All meetings

Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee

Town of Holly Springs · Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Advisory board meeting Parks and recreationAppointments and personnelBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainabilityLand conversion and large developmentPolice and public safetyRoads and transportation

Agenda document Minutes Meeting page Watch Meeting recap

What's on this agenda

The committee hears an update on Holly Springs' search for a development partner for North Main Athletic Complex and downtown. It also considers canceling its July 9 meeting. The agenda otherwise carries reports from council, transportation, tree and police-citizens liaisons, appreciation certificates for outgoing members, and updates on summer camps and Parks and Recreation Month.

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

The town's search for a development partner at the North Main Athletic Complex and downtown came to nothing. Development services director Chris Hills told the committee the solicitation drew no responses at all for the athletic complex, which he put down to lending conditions rather than lack of interest. Downtown drew three: a boutique hotel with parking, a fifty-fifty split of for-sale townhomes with park amenities, and a mix of parking deck, retail, apartments, condominiums and public space. After an initial evaluation none was advanced, and staff met each of the three teams to tell them so. The town, he said, stayed in control throughout and did not have to proceed.

A member asked why Eagles Landing has no pool. Staff said a pool was evaluated during master planning and ranked high in public input, but cost far more to build and run than the other planned amenities, so the council decided against it. A splash pad is the park's first aquatic investment, and the decision does not rule out a pool elsewhere or later.

Val Atkinson attended his last meeting after seven years. The committee cancelled its July 9 meeting. Council member Sarah Larson reported the 2027 budget adopted and said other towns have been calling about the town's new e-bike ordinance, with the next engagement session on July 25. Staff reported more than 1,600 children enrolled for summer camp, the Cultural Center lobby closed from June 15 to July 15 for renovation, and the festival street project entering design.

How the votes went

Two votes, both unanimous: approval of the May minutes, moved by Daniel Fenton and seconded by Will Ulmer, and adjournment.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

The minutes record no public comment.

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 (17 on this agenda)
  1. 1.aWelcome and Attendance
  2. 2.aApprove May 2026 Meeting Minutes
  3. 3Public Comment Period
  4. 4.aUpdate on Solicitation for Development Proposal (SDP)
  5. 4.bConsideration to Cancel July 9th Meeting
  6. 5.aPRAC Round Robin
  7. 6.aCouncil Update
  8. 6.bTRAC Report
  9. 6.cTAC Committee Report
  10. 6.dPolice-Citizens Advisory Group Report
  11. 6.eProgram Updates
  12. 6.fDirector Report
  13. 7Old Business
  14. 8.aAppreciation Certificates
  15. 8.bNew Committee Appointments
  16. 8.cSave the Date: August 13 Social Mixer
  17. 9Adjournment

Agenda items (17)

Staff or committee report · 7Procedural · 3Discussion item · 3Other · 2Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1
  1. 1.a Welcome and Attendance
    Procedural
    Roll call showed all members present except Siobhan Casey.
  2. 2.a Approve May 2026 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The committee approved its May 14 minutes without discussion.
  3. 3 Public Comment Period
    Procedural
    No one signed up to speak.
  4. 4.a Update on Solicitation for Development Proposal (SDP)
    Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreation
    An update on the solicitation for development partner proposals at the North Main Athletic Complex and downtown, including the Mims Park area, with concepts for parking, stormwater features, flex space, a mixed-use sports and entertainment building and a hotel.
    No responses for the athletic complex; three downtown proposals received and none advanced
  5. 4.b Consideration to Cancel July 9th Meeting
    Discussion item
    The committee agreed to cancel its July 9 meeting.
  6. 5.a PRAC Round Robin
    Discussion item Parks and recreation
    A member relayed a resident's question about a swimming pool at Eagles Landing park. Staff said the park's master plan considered a pool but ruled it out for cost, adding a splash pad instead; a pool elsewhere in town remains possible.
  7. 6.a Council Update
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    The council liaison reported that council approved the FY27 budget and that a new e-bike ordinance has drawn interest from other towns.
  8. 6.b TRAC Report
    Staff or committee report Roads and transportation
  9. 6.c TAC Committee Report
    Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
    The Tree Advisory Committee report covered the group's participation in a Wild About Nature fossil dig.
  10. 6.d Police-Citizens Advisory Group Report
    Staff or committee report Police and public safety
    No update this month.
  11. 6.e Program Updates
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    More than 1,600 children enrolled in summer camps starting June 15, staff told the committee. The Cultural Center's lobby closes June 15 to July 15 for renovation, though programming continues at reduced capacity.
  12. 6.f Director Report
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    The director listed four free Parks and Recreation Month events set for July: Be U Bingo, an open-play Wii night, a stargazing program at Bass Lake Park and an outdoor movie night.
  13. 7 Old Business
    Discussion item
  14. 8.a Appreciation Certificates
    Other
    The committee presented appreciation certificates to three outgoing members: Val Atkinson, who is leaving after seven years, Siobhan Casey and Ty Denton.
  15. 8.b New Committee Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The town council appointed Fred Stehle and Thomas Rayle to the committee and reappointed Melinda Walker to a second term.
  16. 8.c Save the Date: August 13 Social Mixer
    Other
  17. 9 Adjournment
    Procedural

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.

Other recent meetings of this board