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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Monday, November 2, 2026

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationHousing and affordabilityContracts and procurementPolice and public safetyRezoningSubdivision and site plansWater and sewerArts and public artBonds and debtLand conversion and large developmentPublic facilitiesSchools and educationSurveillance and cameras

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Management asks commissioners Monday to scrap the athletic fields planned at Hilltop Needmore Town Park after opposition from park advocates and the Crooked Creek HOA. The amended master plan would keep the land along the Red and Blue trails as open space with low-impact amenities and no new parking. The $10 million budgeted for the park would go toward buying land for a separate athletics park, and $5 million would move from the deferred Kennebec Road Town Park. Staff estimate the fields would arrive 4 to 7 years later and cost $25 million to $30 million elsewhere, and youth sports registration would be capped in the meantime.

The board also weighs an $8 million purchase of 84.83 acres on Panther Lake Road for a future athletic complex, a $900,000 purchase of 120 Raleigh Street beside the Arts Center, and a $9.8 million guaranteed price from Edifice Construction to turf seven fields and build six pickleball courts at Fleming Loop Park. A Gemstone Homes rezoning for eight row houses on S Main Street returns from October, and the police department presents its license plate reader program.

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  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 3.AApproval of Minutes - October 5, 2026 Town Board of Commissioner Regu…
  4. 4.APresentation - Police Department ALPR Program
  5. 5Public Comment
  6. 6.AZoning Map Amendment - Josh Swindell, Envision Homes, LLC - 7151 Suns…
  7. 6.BZoning Map Amendment - Gemstone Homes, LLC - 602 & 606 S Main Street…
  8. 8.AUtility Allocation Request - Vaughn Park Mixed-Use Project
  9. 8.BRecreation Fee-In-Lieu - Vaughan Park - SUB-PR-2025-04/SUB-CD-2025-09
  10. 8.CRecreation Fee-In-Lieu - Vaughan Park Cottages - SP-2025-24
  11. 8.DUtility Allocation Request - Sprouts Shopping Center
  12. 8.ESpecial Event Application, Amplified Sound Permit, Road Closure, and…
  13. 8.FSpecial Event Application and Amplified Sound Permit Request - Willow…
  14. 9Items Removed From Consent
  15. 10.AFleming Loop Park - Guaranteed Maximum Price - Edifice Construction
  16. 10.BAgreement - Purchase and Sale of Improved Real Property - 120 Raleigh…
  17. 10.CHilltop Needmore Town Park - 2026 Amended Master Plan and Authorizati…
  18. 10.DBudget Amendment (BA-27-08) and Assignment Agreement for Purchase of…
  19. 11.AManager's Report
  20. 11.BFinancial Quarterly Report - 1st Quarter FY 2027
  21. 11.CCoffee with a Cop - Lucci Blue's Social Cafe - 209 Fayetteville Stree…
  22. 11.DFVDA BBQ, Blues and Brews - November 7, 2026 - 801 Durham Street
  23. 11.EPolice Department - Friends with Wisdom - Windsor Point - 1221 N. Bro…
  24. 11.FThe Embers Christmas Show - Fuquay-Varina Arts Center - November 25,…
  25. 11.GTown Tree Lighting - Downtown Fuquay-Varina - December 3, 2026
  26. 12Town Board Member Comments
  27. 13Closed Session
  28. 14Adjourn

Agenda items (28)

Consent agenda · 6Procedural · 5Other · 5Contract or award · 3Staff or committee report · 3Public hearing · 2Minutes approval · 1Presentation · 1Discussion item · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. 3.A Approval of Minutes - October 5, 2026 Town Board of Commissioner Regular Scheduled Meeting
    Minutes approval
  4. 4.A Presentation - Police Department ALPR Program
    Presentation Police and public safetySurveillance and cameras
    The police department presents its automated license plate reader program. No staff report is attached.
  5. 5 Public Comment
    Procedural
  6. 6.A Zoning Map Amendment - Josh Swindell, Envision Homes, LLC - 7151 Sunset Lake Road - PIN 0667545940 - REZ-2026-07 - Item to be Tabled
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Envision Homes seeks to rezone 48.81 wooded acres in the town's ETJ from Residential Agricultural to a planned unit development of up to 105 small-lot homes and townhouses. The board tabled it October 5 so the developer could explore a connection to E Cardinal Drive; the petitioner now asks to table it again to November 17.
    • 7151 Sunset Lake Rd · Vinson, Valeria Shearon Bergstrom, Mary Virginia Walsh Shearon · 49 acres · assessed $2,610,000
    • 7151 Sunset Lake Rd · Vinson, Valeria Shearon Bergstrom, Mary Virginia Walsh Shearon · 49 acres · assessed $2,610,000
  7. 6.B Zoning Map Amendment - Gemstone Homes, LLC - 602 & 606 S Main Street - PINs 0656952194 & 0656952085 - REZ-2026-09
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityRezoning
    Gemstone Homes asks to rezone 0.99 acres from Residential Medium Density to Town Center Residential for eight alley-loaded row houses, four on S Main Street and four on Spring Avenue. The Planning Board recommended approval unanimously on September 21, and staff recommend approval.
    • 606 S Main St · Carr, Edward R Carr, Tanya B · 0.54 acres · assessed $301,787
    • 602 S Main St · no matching parcel on file
    • 602 S Main St · Gemstone Homes LLC · 0.51 acres · assessed $126,000
    • 606 S Main St · Carr, Edward R Carr, Tanya B · 0.54 acres · assessed $301,787
  1. 9 Items Removed From Consent
    Procedural
  2. 10.A Fleming Loop Park - Guaranteed Maximum Price - Edifice Construction
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    A guaranteed maximum price of $9,823,729 from Edifice Construction to convert seven grass fields to synthetic turf and build six pickleball courts, over about 12 months from November 16. The project has $10.5 million in funding, $4.25 million of it from a Raleigh/Wake County hospitality tax grant.
  3. 10.B Agreement - Purchase and Sale of Improved Real Property - 120 Raleigh Street - Budget Amendment (BA-27-06)
    Contract or award Arts and public artBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementPublic facilities
    A $900,000 purchase from fund balance of a 1935 commercial building beside the Arts Center, for classes and rehearsal space. Staff estimate another $30,000 for heating and cooling and up to $10,000 to move a heating oil tank.
    • 120 Raleigh St · no matching parcel on file
  4. 10.C Hilltop Needmore Town Park - 2026 Amended Master Plan and Authorization to Design and Construct
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    Management recommends replacing the 2022 master plan's athletic fields and Armed Services Memorial with passive amenities along the Red and Blue trails, after HOA and advocacy group objections. The $10 million budgeted here would shift to buying land for an athletics park, with $5 million moved from the deferred Kennebec Road park.
  5. 10.D Budget Amendment (BA-27-08) and Assignment Agreement for Purchase of Real Property - 7600, 7608, 7630, and 7700 Panther Lake Road
    Contract or award Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    The town would take over BDEVCO's contract to buy 84.83 acres for $8 million for a future athletic complex, paid from fund balance and repaid from limited obligation bonds. LKC Engineering is examining the land for $49,000; closing is set by February 15, 2027.
  6. 11.A Manager's Report
    Staff or committee report
  7. 11.B Financial Quarterly Report - 1st Quarter FY 2027
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
  8. 11.C Coffee with a Cop - Lucci Blue's Social Cafe - 209 Fayetteville Street - November 4, 2026
    Other
  9. 11.D FVDA BBQ, Blues and Brews - November 7, 2026 - 801 Durham Street
    Other
    • 801 Durham St · Town of Fuquay-Varina · 1.7 acres · assessed $491,145
  10. 11.E Police Department - Friends with Wisdom - Windsor Point - 1221 N. Broad Street - November 12, 2026
    Other Police and public safety
    • 1221 N Broad St · no matching parcel on file
  11. 11.F The Embers Christmas Show - Fuquay-Varina Arts Center - November 25, 2026
    Other
  12. 11.G Town Tree Lighting - Downtown Fuquay-Varina - December 3, 2026
    Other
  13. 12 Town Board Member Comments
    Staff or committee report
  14. 13 Closed Session
    Closed session
  15. 14 Adjourn
    Procedural

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