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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Monday, June 1, 2026

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safetyTax rate and revaluationContracts and procurementFaith and cultural communitiesFees and utility ratesFire and EMSIntergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationPublic facilitiesRezoning

Agenda document Minutes Watch Meeting recap

What's on this agenda

Fuquay-Varina adopted its 2026-27 budget, and for the first time this year the board did not agree. Fourteen residents spoke against it, most about the Hilltop Needmore Town Park.

The board also authorised Wake County to collect its property taxes, awarded the South Park Community Center renovation, and heard that the police department has passed an external risk review.

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

The 2027 operating budget passed 4-1, ordinance N-26-17, with Commissioner Adcock opposed. It carries the budget ordinance, the fee schedule, the five-year operating and capital plan and the pay and classification schedule. Every other vote of the night was unanimous.

All fourteen public speakers opposed something in it. Ten spoke against the Hilltop Needmore Town Park; four more added the tax increase, Fire Station 5 and the water and wastewater rate rises.

Asked to break down the park's $10 million line, the town manager gave $2.5 million for two baseball fields at $1.25 million each, $2.5 million for the Armed Services Memorial, $2 million for dam repairs and $500,000 for soccer fields, with the rest held for design and contingency. Environmental assessments would fall to the design firm under its professional services agreement, where federal, state or local rules require them.

Commissioner Haynes said the budget funds the land for Fire Station 5 and defended the finance department, noting the town's triple-A bond rating. Mayor Pro-Tem Gardner said she wanted the park kept as intact as possible.

The board then authorised Wake County to levy and collect its property taxes for 2026-27, resolution 26-1985. The county's collection fee runs about 8 percent, roughly $400,000, against a 99.82 percent collection rate in 2025.

The 313 Raleigh Street rezoning hearing was opened and continued to 16 June at the petitioner's request. Edifice Construction was awarded construction-manager-at-risk services for the South Park Community Center renovation without discussion.

The police department presented the results of a North Carolina League of Municipalities risk review, its second since 2023. The reviewer found the department compliant with best practice. The chief said it is one of two agencies in the state holding CALEA and NCCALEA accreditation alongside the league review.

How the votes went

The 2027 budget was the only divided vote: adopted 4-1 on a motion by Mayor Pro-Tem Gardner seconded by Commissioner Smith, with Commissioner Adcock voting against. Everything else passed 5-0 — the May 19 minutes, the tabling of the 313 Raleigh Street rezoning, the five consent items together, the Wake County tax collection resolution, and the South Park Community Center contract.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

14 members of the public spoke.

  1. A resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project in the proposed 2027 budget.
  2. A second resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  3. A third resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  4. A fourth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  5. A fifth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  6. A sixth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  7. A seventh resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  8. An eighth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  9. A ninth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  10. A tenth resident opposed the Hilltop Needmore Town Park project.
  11. A resident opposed the park project, the recommended tax increase, Fire Station 5 and the water and wastewater rate increases in the 2027 budget.
  12. A second resident opposed the park, the tax increase, Fire Station 5 and the utility rate increases.
  13. A third resident opposed the park, the tax increase, Fire Station 5 and the utility rate increases.
  14. A fourth resident opposed the park, the tax increase, Fire Station 5 and the utility rate increases.

Read from the approved minutes rather than a recording. Every speaker addressed the proposed 2027 budget. The minutes name each speaker and their street address; this site publishes neither.

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

Town of Fuquay-Varina's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (15 on this agenda)
  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 3.AApproval of Minutes - May 19, 2026 Town Board of Commissioner Regular…
  4. 4.APresentation - North Carolina League of Municipalities Law Enforcemen…
  5. 7.AZoning Map Amendment - Herbert Proctor, Stewart & Proctor PLLC - 313…
  6. 8.AResolution - Surplus Property - GovDeals - Public Utilities
  7. 8.BSpecial Event and Amplified Sound Permit Request - 6th Annual M.A.N.i…
  8. 8.CBudget Amendment - Recognize Donations from the NC Federation of Wome…
  9. 8.DBudget Amendment - Appropriate Insurance Proceeds - Police Department…
  10. 8.EBudget Amendment - Recognize Insurance Proceeds - Fire Department - $…
  11. 10.AFY 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Five-Year Plan
  12. 10.BOrder to Levy and Collect Taxes - Wake County
  13. 10.CContract Award - Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) - South Park Com…
  14. 13Closed Session
  15. 14Adjourn

Agenda items (15)

Budget action · 4Procedural · 3Resolution · 2Minutes approval · 1Presentation · 1Public hearing · 1Consent agenda · 1Contract or award · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. 3.A Approval of Minutes - May 19, 2026 Town Board of Commissioner Regular Scheduled Meeting
    Minutes approval
  4. 4.A Presentation - North Carolina League of Municipalities Law Enforcement Risk Review - Fuquay-Varina Police Department
    Presentation Police and public safety
    A presentation on the results of a statewide risk review of the Fuquay-Varina Police Department conducted by the NC League of Municipalities.
  5. 7.A Zoning Map Amendment - Herbert Proctor, Stewart & Proctor PLLC - 313 Raleigh Street - PIN 0666078196 - REZ-2026-06
    Public hearing Rezoning
    A rezoning request for 313 Raleigh Street brought by Herbert Proctor of Stewart & Proctor PLLC. The agenda itself flags this item to be tabled rather than acted on at this meeting.
    Item to be tabled (per the agenda, before the meeting was held)
    • 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
  6. 8.A Resolution - Surplus Property - GovDeals - Public Utilities
    Resolution
    A resolution to declare Public Utilities equipment surplus and sell it through the GovDeals auction platform.
  1. 8.C Budget Amendment - Recognize Donations from the NC Federation of Women's Clubs and the Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club - Arts Center - $1,275
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
  2. 8.D Budget Amendment - Appropriate Insurance Proceeds - Police Department - $2,067
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safety
  3. 8.E Budget Amendment - Recognize Insurance Proceeds - Fire Department - $6,236
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsFire and EMS
  4. 10.A FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Five-Year Plan
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsFees and utility ratesParks and recreationTax rate and revaluation
    The 2026-27 operating budget, fee schedule, five-year operating and capital plan and pay and classification schedule. The $10 million Hilltop Needmore Town Park line breaks down as $2.5 million for two baseball fields, $2.5 million for the Armed Services Memorial, $2 million for dam repairs and $500,000 for soccer fields, with the balance for design and contingency. Fourteen residents spoke against the budget.
  5. 10.B Order to Levy and Collect Taxes - Wake County
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsTax rate and revaluation
    An order authorizing Wake County to levy and collect the town's property taxes.
  6. 10.C Contract Award - Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) - South Park Community Center Renovation
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilities
    A construction-manager-at-risk contract award for renovation of the South Park Community Center.
  7. 13 Closed Session
    Closed session
  8. 14 Adjourn
    Procedural

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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