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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plansParks and recreationWater and sewerFaith and cultural communitiesFees and utility ratesGrants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRezoning

What's on this agenda

The board holds public hearings on a wastewater system development fee update and the FY 2027 budget, including a proposed 2-cent property tax increase and a 15% water and sewer rate increase. It considers a $415,000 purchase of land at 325 Wagstaff Road, a consultant for the South Park Community Center renovation, and a first-reading rezoning at 313 Raleigh Street. An eight-item consent agenda covers a Main Street facade grant, street resurfacing funds, and condemnation for the Sunset Lake Road widening.

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

At the public comment period, Norma Coble spoke against the town's proposed Hilltop Needmore Town Park project. The board then adopted the Water and Wastewater System Development Fee Analysis 5-0; no one spoke at that hearing.

How the votes went

Every recorded vote passed 5-0: the minutes, the weapon retirement resolution, the wastewater fee analysis, the eight-item consent agenda (a single combined motion), the Wagstaff Road purchase and its assignment from Terrible Creek Properties, the South Park Community Center consultant selection, the preliminary subdivision plat, and adjournment. No vote was taken on the FY 2027 budget, which returns June 1, or on the 313 Raleigh Street rezoning's first reading.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

23 members of the public spoke.

  1. Norma Coble, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project, at the general public comment period
  2. Timothy Weiss, supported the FY 2027 budget and five-year plan
  3. Laurie Chamberlain, opposed the proposed Armed Services Memorial at Hilltop Needmore Town Park
  4. Quincy Scott, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  5. Mark Bertrand, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  6. Lily Grimme, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  7. Ashley Manstedt, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  8. Kelly O'Brien, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  9. Lisa Ennis, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  10. Maria Swanson, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  11. Shawn Weatherhead, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  12. Steve Guastaferro, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  13. Lynne Daubert, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  14. Katie Jezewski, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  15. Jennifer Howe, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  16. Amy Laukka, speaking on behalf of Katie Biasi, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  17. Addison Kopczak, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  18. Paula Chapel, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  19. Kim Pescosolido, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  20. Lindsay Goldstein, opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project
  21. Elizabeth Strycker, opposed the 2-cent tax increase and Hilltop Needmore Town Park improvements
  22. Donald Magnum, opposed the 2-cent tax increase and Hilltop Needmore Town Park improvements
  23. Michael Giangrasso, opposed the 2-cent tax increase and Hilltop Needmore Town Park improvements

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

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Jump to an item (18 on this agenda)
  1. 3.AApproval of Minutes - April 23 Budget Workshop and May 4 Regular Meet…
  2. 4.AProclamation - National Public Works Recognition Week
  3. 4.BResolution - Law Enforcement Service Weapon Retirement Award
  4. 7.APublic Hearing - Wastewater System Development Fee Analysis Report
  5. 7.BPublic Hearing - FY 2027 Operating Budget and Five-Year Plan
  6. 8.AUtility Allocation Request - Woodcrest Subdivision (17 Lots)
  7. 8.BRecreation Fee-In-Lieu - Woodcrest Subdivision
  8. 8.CFacade Improvement Grant - MR Property Investments, LLC - 221 S Main…
  9. 8.DBudget Amendment - Bishop Photo Youth Athletic Scholarship Fund Donat…
  10. 8.EBudget Amendment - FY26 Street Resurfacing
  11. 8.FResolution - Authorizing Condemnation of Property - Sunset Lake Road…
  12. 8.GRoadway Improvements Exemption Request - Everlasting Life Church Deve…
  13. 8.HSpecial Event Application and Amplified Sound Permit - First Fridays…
  14. 10.AAgreement for Purchase of Real Property - 325 Wagstaff Road
  15. 10.BConsultant Selection - South Park Community Center Renovation
  16. 10.CPreliminary Subdivision Plat - Woodcrest Subdivision
  17. 11.BFinancial Quarterly Report - 3rd Quarter FY 2026
  18. 11.DZoning Map Amendment - 313 Raleigh Street (REZ-2026-06, First Reading)

Agenda items (18)

Consent agenda · 8Public hearing · 2Contract or award · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Proclamation or recognition · 1Resolution · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. 3.A Approval of Minutes - April 23 Budget Workshop and May 4 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval Budget and appropriations
    Routine approval of minutes from two prior meetings.
  2. 4.A Proclamation - National Public Works Recognition Week
    Proclamation or recognition
    Proclamation recognizing National Public Works Recognition Week, May 17-23, 2026.
  3. 4.B Resolution - Law Enforcement Service Weapon Retirement Award
    Resolution retiring a service weapon to Lieutenant David Hinton.
  4. 7.A Public Hearing - Wastewater System Development Fee Analysis Report
    Public hearing on an analysis of the town's wastewater system development fees.
  5. 7.B Public Hearing - FY 2027 Operating Budget and Five-Year Plan
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
    Public hearing on the proposed FY 2027 operating budget and five-year financial plan.
  1. 10.A Agreement for Purchase of Real Property - 325 Wagstaff Road
    Contract or award
    Assignment agreement for the town's purchase of property at 325 Wagstaff Road.
    • 325 Wagstaff Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 309 Wagstaff Rd · Romeo, Christopher J Romeo, Debra J · 5.1 acres · assessed $305,760
  2. 10.B Consultant Selection - South Park Community Center Renovation
    Contract or award Public facilities
    Selection of a design consultant for the South Park Community Center renovation.
  3. 10.C Preliminary Subdivision Plat - Woodcrest Subdivision
    Staff or committee report Subdivision and site plans
    Staff review of the Woodcrest subdivision's preliminary plat.
  4. 11.B Financial Quarterly Report - 3rd Quarter FY 2026
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Staff presents the town's third-quarter FY2026 financial report.
  5. 11.D Zoning Map Amendment - 313 Raleigh Street (REZ-2026-06, First Reading)
    Ordinance Rezoning
    First reading of a zoning map amendment for 313 Raleigh Street, requested by Herbert Proctor of Stewart & Proctor PLLC.
    • 313 Raleigh St · Feldberg, Peter Feldberg, Donna J. · 0.24 acres · assessed $325,359
    • 313 Raleigh St · Feldberg, Peter Feldberg, Donna J. · 0.24 acres · assessed $325,359

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