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Regular Meeting

Town of Cary · Town Council
Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:30 pm · Council Chambers, 316 N. Academy Street, Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC 27513

Regular meeting RezoningAnnexationFire and EMSLand conversion and large developmentStormwater and floodingContracts and procurementFaith and cultural communitiesParks and recreationTransit

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What's on this agenda

Cary's town council took up a busy October 23, 2025 agenda: a $508,050 demolition contract for the future GoCary Downtown Multi-Modal Transit Center, a public hearing on annexing land for the Ferrell Road Assemblage's 230-home rezoning, and a rezoning of 8732 Green Level Church Road for detached homes at 1.9 units per acre. The largest item, a 625-unit mixed-use rezoning at Alston Commons on NC 55, includes 48 EV charging spaces and a commitment to rent 5% of units at or below 80% of area median income.

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Meeting recap

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

The council approved its consent agenda, including the transit-center demolition contract and a resolution declaring $330,000 in surplus property for sale. It approved the Westley Manor annexation and forwarded the Green Level Church Road rezoning to the Planning and Zoning Board for a consistency review. It also adopted new data governance and artificial-intelligence policy statements. The Alston Commons rezoning, previously found consistent with the comprehensive plan by the Planning and Zoning Board 8-1, was pulled from the agenda at the applicant's request and not heard.

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Jump to an item (14 on this agenda)
  1. 1.Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation
  2. 2.Diwali Proclamation
  3. 3.Cary Band Day Proclamation
  4. 4.Manager's Update
  5. Instructions for participating in Public Speaks Out
  6. 1.Minutes For Approval
  7. 2.Bid Award for the GoCary Downtown Multi-Modal Transit Center – Buildi…
  8. 3.25-A-02 Ferrell Road Assemblage Annexation
  9. 4.Disposal of Surplus Property
  10. Instructions for participating in Public Hearings
  11. 1.25-REZ-08 8732 Green Level Church Road
  12. 2.25-A-07 Westley Manor
  13. 1.Data Governance Strategy Policy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Poli…
  14. 2.22-REZ-20 Alston Commons PDP

Agenda items (14)

Proclamation or recognition · 4Consent agenda · 3Public hearing · 2Other · 2Procedural · 1Budget action · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 1. Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
  2. 2. Diwali Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities
  3. 3. Cary Band Day Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
  4. 4. Manager's Update
    Proclamation or recognition
  5. Instructions for participating in Public Speaks Out
    Procedural
  1. 4. Disposal of Surplus Property
    Budget action Fire and EMS
    Speaker : Ryan O’Dell, Finance Executive Summary: State law requires Council action to declare and authorize the sale of items that have an estimated market value of more than $30,000. Cary has 11 assets that meet the scheduled maturity criteria and are ready to be declared surplus. The sale of these items is expected to generate approximately $330,000 in revenue for the Town. Recommendation : Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached “Resolution Authorizing a Sale of Items of Surplus Property.”
  2. Instructions for participating in Public Hearings
    Public hearing
  3. 1. 25-REZ-08 8732 Green Level Church Road
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentRezoningStormwater and flooding
    Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary’s consideration of an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 3.31 acres at 8732 Green Level Church Road from Residential 40 (R-40) to Residential 12 Conditional Use (R-12-CU) with zoning conditions that include limiting the use to detached residential dwellings and associated accessory uses at a density of 1.9 dwelling units per acre. T he existing Conservation Residential Overlay District (CROD) and Watershed Protection Overlay District (Jordan Lake Subdistrict) designations will remain. Recommendation: That following the public hearing, Council forward the req…
  4. 2. 25-A-07 Westley Manor
    Other AnnexationRezoning
    Speaker: Rachel Smith , Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The owner of property located at 0 High House Road (on the corner of Bayoak Drive and High House Road) has petitioned for annexation of the property to develop residential detached dwellings. The property was recently rezoned (24-REZ-05) to allow for residential use, and development of the parcel will require connection to Cary utilities. Pursuant to statute, the town clerk has determined the petition to be sufficient, and Council must now call for a public hearing on the request.  Associated Case(s):               24-REZ-05 Westley Manor Rezoning Recommendation: That Council conduct a public hearing and take actio…
    • 0 High House Rd · no matching parcel on file
  5. 1. Data Governance Strategy Policy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Review
    Discussion item Fire and EMS
    Speaker : Nicole Coughlin, Information Technology Executive Summary: Policy Statement 188: Data Governance Strategy and Policy Statement 189: Artificial Intelligence (AI) are complementary policies that establish a comprehensive framework for responsible data management and AI implementation with the goal of enhancing service delivery while maintaining public trust and ensuring regulatory compliance. Implementation will utilize existing resources in the near term, with a framework established for additional future resources as fiscal conditions allow. Recommendation : Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached Policy Statement 188: Data Governance Strategy and Policy Statement 189: Ar…
  6. 2. 22-REZ-20 Alston Commons PDP
    Other Land conversion and large developmentParks and recreationRezoningStormwater and flooding
    Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary’s consideration of an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 22.74 acres at 4404 NC 55 Hwy, 0 NC 55 Hwy, and 1629 Petty Farm Road from Office/Research and Development District (ORD) to Mixed Use District (MXD) to allow the development of a maximum of 625 multi-family dwelling units, 200,000 square feet of office uses, and 55,000 square feet of commercial uses, including a car wash up to 30,000 square feet. Other conditions include vertical mixing of use s in some pods, commitments to structured parking, 48 electric vehicle charging spaces, and renting a minimum…

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