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Town of Cary · Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board
Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:15 pm · Virtual / Conference Room 11130, Call-in information will be available on agenda, For in person attendance: 316 N. Academy Street, Cary, NC 27513

Advisory board meeting Parks and recreationAnnexationArts and public artPublic facilitiesRezoning

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What is in the packet

The packet carries the board's agenda, its rules of order and staff's land dedication review for 26-REZ-04 at 719 Pittard Sears Road. That case would annex 5.9 acres and allow up to 11 detached homes, which would owe 0.31 acres of park land. Staff recommend a payment in lieu instead, because the street-side trail along the frontage is already built and links to the American Tobacco Trail. Division reports follow: 385 summer camps with 7,135 registrations, the Journey League for teens and adults with disabilities, cultural arts events, and tournaments at the tennis park and WakeMed Soccer Park.

Read from the first 28 pages of the packet. Open the full packet if this is not enough.

What's on this agenda

Cary's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board meets Monday with new members, and much of the agenda is orientation: an overview of the board, its rules of order, an introduction to department leaders, a 2026-27 work plan and the election of a vice chair. Staff also walk through payment in lieu of park land and the town's fiscal 2027 capital projects.

The one development case is 26-REZ-04, which would annex 5.9 acres at 719 Pittard Sears Road from Chatham County and zone it for up to 11 detached homes. The town's ordinance would require 0.31 acres of park land. Staff recommend a payment in lieu instead, because the dedication would be small and the street-side trail along the frontage, which links to the American Tobacco Trail, is already built. Division reports round out the meeting. Summer camps drew 7,135 registrations from 3,624 children, and 92% of the 385 camps filled.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (6)

Staff or committee report · 4Procedural · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. PRCR Advisory Board Rules of Order 2025
    Procedural
    The board's rules of order, adopted in January 2025, presented to new members. They cover officers, quorum, three-minute public comment, and the Greenway, Cultural Arts and Athletic standing committees.
  2. 26-REZ-04 PRCR Land Dedication
    Discussion item AnnexationParks and recreationRezoning
    Case 26-REZ-04 would annex 5.9 acres at 719 Pittard Sears Road and rezone it from Chatham County R-1 to R-12-CU, capped at 11 detached homes, within the Jordan Lake watershed overlay. The dedication requirement works out to 0.31 acres. Staff recommend a recreation fund payment in lieu, citing the already-built Pittard Sears street-side trail along the frontage and nearby greenway access.
    • 719 Pittard Sears Rd · no matching parcel on file
  3. Oct 2026 Parks and Admin Report PRCR Advisory Board
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    The administration and parks report: the new Journey League basketball program for teens and adults with disabilities, upcoming volunteer workdays, and summer camp results of 385 camps, 7,135 registrations and 3,624 individual campers.
  4. PRCR Advisory Board_10.5.26
    Staff or committee report Arts and public art
    The cultural resources report covers the Marvelous Music Mainstage series opening 9 October, Zombiepalooza at Downtown Cary Park on 23 October, and Spring Daze artist applications.
  5. PRCR Advisory Board Report - Downtown Cary Park - October 2026
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    Downtown Cary Park's October event calendar, including a Diwali celebration and weekly tai chi and yoga.
  6. October 2026 PRCR Advisory Board Sports & Community
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreationPublic facilities
    Sports and community centers report on senior programs, PPA national pickleball championships and the ITA Women's All-American Championships at the tennis park, and the Adidas XC Challenge, which drew more than 6,500 people to WakeMed Soccer Park.

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