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Regular Meeting

Town of Cary · Town Council
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:30 pm · Council Chambers, 316 N. Academy Street, Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC 27513

Regular meeting AnnexationBudget and appropriationsRezoningAppointments and personnelBonds and debtElections and districtsFire and EMSStormwater and floodingTransit

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Agenda items (9)

Procedural · 2Other · 2Consent agenda · 1Appointment · 1Public hearing · 1Discussion item · 1Budget action · 1
  1. 1.22.26 Regular Meeting Slides
    Procedural
  2. 1. Public Speaks Out Registered Speakers & Written Comments
    Procedural
  3. 1. GoCary Title VI Program Update
    Consent agenda Transit
    Speaker : Kelly Blazey, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: As recipients of federal transportation funds, the Town of Cary is required to comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d) by having an up-to-date Title VI Program. The program must be updated at least every three years. Council approved the last program update in January 2023. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Through this program, Cary is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimina…
  4. 2. Adoption of 2026 Work Plans and Recommended Environmental Advisory Board Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelElections and districts
    Speaker : Julie Clifton, Town Clerk ’ s Office Executive Summary: The Council advisory boards and commissions (hereinafter “ boards” ) annually review their work plans in accordance with Policy 150: General Rules of Order for Town of Cary Boards and Commissions and Other Groups Appointed by The Town Council. Staff and Cou ncil Liaisons worked with their respective boards to update their work plans for 2026, ensuring they aligned with the Town ’ s mission statement and values. In addition, following her election, former Environmental Advisory Board member and now Councilmember Brittany Richards recommends promoting Emily Neuhauser from an alternate to the vacant regular position on the Envir…
  5. 1. 25-A-02 Ferrell Road Assemblage Annexation
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoning
    Speaker: Erin Puckett , Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The owners of property located at 310 Barbee Road and 974 W. Ferrell Road in Chatham County have petitioned for annexation of the properties associated with a rezoning request for initial Cary zoning (25-REZ-04) to develop a maximum of 230 detached dwellings with a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet and to connect to Cary utilities. The property at 310 Barbee Road is contiguous to the corporate boundary, and 974 W. Ferrell Road is noncontiguous to the corporate boundary; as such, the annexation for the former must be processed as a contiguous annexation and the latter as a satellite annexation. Pursuant to stat…
  6. 2. 25-REZ-04 Ferrell Road Rezoning
    Other AnnexationRezoningStormwater and flooding
    Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by annexing and applying initial Cary zoning to approximately 153.42 acres located at 310 Barbee Road and 974 W. Ferrell Road. The request would rezone the assemblage from Chatham County Residential 1 (R-1) to Cary Residential 8 Conditional Use (R-8-CU) with the Watershed Protection Overlay District (Jordan Lake subdistrict). The proposed zoning conditi ons include limiting the use to 230 detached dwellings and associated accessory uses on lots of a minimum size of 10,000 square feet, 63,000 square feet of community gathering area, and t…
  7. 3. 25-REZ-04 Registered Speakers & Written Comments
    Other
  8. 1. Funding Approvals for Law Firm Investigation and Employee Engagement
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsFire and EMS
    Speaker : Russ Overton, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: On Nov. 20, 2025, the Cary Town Council voted unanimously to immediately place the town manager on paid administrative leave, and the manager officially resigned on Dec. 13, 2025. In response to the resignation and to gain a deeper understanding of the manager’s impacts on the organization, Council has requested an investigation by a law firm, as well as an employee engagement initiative, to ensure the full Council and the interim town manager have all the necessary information to resolve issues and move fo rward. Recommendation : That Council utilize up to $150,000 of funding budgeted within the General Fund for midyear appro…
  9. 2. Council Initiated Item: Revisiting the Appropriation for the Lot on Walnut
    Budget action Bonds and debtBudget and appropriations

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