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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safetyAnnexationRoads and transportationContracts and procurementParks and recreationPublic facilitiesEnvironment and sustainabilityIntergovernmental agreementsLitigation and settlementsSchools and educationStormwater and floodingTransit

Agenda document Minutes Watch Meeting recap

What's on this agenda

The board took up two voluntary annexations, a $433,900 contract for downtown pedestrian crossing improvements, and an agreement to buy 135 N Main Street, a building town staff already occupy. A four-item consent agenda carried a third annexation petition, a capital transfer for the downtown generational plan and a rail study, and a sediment control agreement with the state.

The Wade Nash Road annexation, 76 acres across four parcels, was listed to be tabled at the petitioner's request. The board also recognized four police officers for advanced state certification, and closed with a session on attorney-client and employment matters.

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

Every recorded vote passed 4-0. Commissioner Haynes was out of town.

Three residents of Long Lake Drive told the board that students from Willow Spring High School park in their neighborhood and cut through to reach the school, bringing noise, altercations, illegal parking and safety problems. One commissioner said he lives next door and had taken multiple calls about it. The assistant town manager and the police chief had met one of the residents earlier that day, and staff set out what the town had done so far. A fourth speaker thanked the board for resolving a construction and building condemnation matter on Longfellow Street.

The board adopted the Hilltop Road annexation as Ordinance N-26-11 and tabled the Wade Nash Road petition to June 16 at the petitioner's request. Nobody spoke at either hearing. It awarded the downtown pedestrian crossing contract to Hollins Construction Services and approved the purchase agreement for 135 N Main Street, which the mayor pro-tem supported on the grounds that staff already work there. The consent agenda passed as a block, setting an April 21 hearing on the Phelps West Road annexation. The manager reported that Duke Energy will upgrade street lighting between Judd Parkway and Main Street and add three lights on Lawrence Street and West Academy for under $2,000 a year, and that water supply partners are watching drought conditions with no restrictions in place. The board went into closed session at 8:16 pm, returned at 9:44 with nothing to report, and adjourned at 9:45.

How the votes went

Every recorded vote passed unanimously, 4-0, with one commissioner absent. The Hilltop Road annexation was adopted as Ordinance N-26-11, the Wade Nash Road petition was tabled to June 16, and the four-item consent agenda was approved as a block.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

4 members of the public spoke.

  1. A Long Lake Drive resident, one of three who spoke together, said Willow Spring High School students park in the neighborhood and cut through to reach the school.
  2. A second Long Lake Drive resident joined the same complaint, citing noise, altercations and illegal parking.
  3. A third Long Lake Drive resident raised the same issue on neighborhood safety grounds.
  4. A resident of Longfellow Street thanked the board for helping resolve construction problems and a building condemnation on that street.

Four people spoke. Three raised one neighborhood problem together; the fourth thanked the board for settling an earlier one.

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

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Jump to an item (27 on this agenda)
  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 3.AApproval of Minutes - March 24, 2026 Regular Meeting
  4. 4.ARecognition - Police Department - Advanced Law Enforcement Certificat…
  5. 5Public Comment
  6. 6Items Tabled From Previous Meeting
  7. 7.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Grimes et al., Wade Nash Road (ANX-20…
  8. 7.BVoluntary Annexation Petition - TJ Homes LLC, 6475 Hilltop Road (ANX-…
  9. 8Consent Agenda
  10. 8.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Phelps West Farms LLC, 1210 Phelps We…
  11. 8.BDowntown Generational Plan Projects and Downtown Rail Study - Capital…
  12. 8.CBudget Amendment - Appropriate Insurance Proceeds - Police Department…
  13. 8.DNC Sedimentation Control Commission Memorandum of Agreement - Erosion…
  14. 9Items Removed From Consent
  15. 10Administrative Reports
  16. 10.AContract Award - Downtown Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project ($…
  17. 10.BAgreement for Purchase and Sale of Improved Real Property, 135 N Main…
  18. 11Other Business
  19. 11.AManager's Report
  20. 11.BFM2FV Concert - April 9, Centennial Park
  21. 11.CPolice Department - Friends with Wisdom, Calyx Living, April 15
  22. 11.DFM2FV Concert - The Embers, April 16, Centennial Park
  23. 11.EWake on Stage - Arts Center, April 17
  24. 11.FFood Truck Rodeo - April 19, Downtown Varina Parking Lot
  25. 12Town Board Member Comments
  26. 13Closed Session
  27. 14Adjourn

Agenda items (27)

Procedural · 9Staff or committee report · 6Contract or award · 3Public hearing · 2Consent agenda · 2Budget action · 2Minutes approval · 1Presentation · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
    Meeting opens.
  2. 2 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
    Invocation and pledge.
  3. 3.A Approval of Minutes - March 24, 2026 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval
    Board approves minutes of the prior regular meeting.
  4. 4.A Recognition - Police Department - Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate (Smith)
    Presentation Police and public safety
    Recognition of a police officer for earning an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate.
  5. 5 Public Comment
    Procedural Police and public safetySchools and education
    General public comment period.
  6. 6 Items Tabled From Previous Meeting
    Procedural
    No items listed under this section.
  7. 7.A Voluntary Annexation Petition - Grimes et al., Wade Nash Road (ANX-2023-13) - to be tabled
    Public hearing Annexation
    Public hearing on a multi-parcel annexation petition on Wade Nash Road; the agenda marks this item to be tabled at this meeting. Same case was on the March 24 consent agenda.
    • 5441 Wade Nash Rd · Grimes, Collin H Grimes, Jennifer P · 1.5 acres · assessed $454,498
    • 5301 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Davis, Rebecca Shelton · 2.1 acres · assessed $816,746
    • 5255 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 21 acres · assessed $740,025
    • 5441 Wade Nash Rd · Grimes, Collin H Grimes, Jennifer P · 1.5 acres · assessed $454,498
    • 5301 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Davis, Rebecca Shelton · 2.1 acres · assessed $816,746
    • 5255 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 21 acres · assessed $740,025
    • 0 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 51 acres · assessed $3,001,763
  8. 7.B Voluntary Annexation Petition - TJ Homes LLC, 6475 Hilltop Road (ANX-2026-01) (Davison)
    Public hearing Annexation
    Public hearing on a voluntary annexation petition for a Hilltop Road property. Same case was on the March 24 consent agenda.
  1. 8.B Downtown Generational Plan Projects and Downtown Rail Study - Capital Project Fund (POA-26-17, BA-26-41) (Seymour)
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationTransit
    Budget amendment funding downtown generational-plan projects and a downtown rail study.
  2. 8.C Budget Amendment - Appropriate Insurance Proceeds - Police Department (BA-2026-44, $41,290) (Smith)
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safety
    Appropriates $41,290 in insurance proceeds to the police department.
  3. 8.D NC Sedimentation Control Commission Memorandum of Agreement - Erosion and Sedimentation Update (Poling)
    Contract or award Environment and sustainabilityIntergovernmental agreementsStormwater and flooding
    Agreement with the state sedimentation control commission updating erosion and sedimentation control delegation.
  4. 9 Items Removed From Consent
    Procedural
    Reserved section; no items removed.
  5. 10 Administrative Reports
    Procedural
    Administrative reports section header.
  6. 10.A Contract Award - Downtown Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project ($433,900) (BA-26-29, POA-24-07) (Poling)
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    Awards a $433,900 contract for downtown pedestrian-crossing improvements, funded partly by two budget/project accounts.
  7. 10.B Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Improved Real Property, 135 N Main Street (BA-26-45) (Mitchell)
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementPublic facilities
    Agreement to purchase improved real property at 135 N Main Street with an accompanying budget amendment.
    • 135 N Main St · 300 Judd Place Drive LLC · 1.0 acres · assessed $1,512,333
    • 135 N Main St · 300 Judd Place Drive LLC · 1.0 acres · assessed $1,512,333
  8. 11 Other Business
    Procedural
    Other business section header.
  9. 11.A Manager's Report
    Staff or committee report Public facilitiesRoads and transportation
    Town manager's report to the board.
  10. 11.B FM2FV Concert - April 9, Centennial Park
    Staff or committee report
    Community-event announcement.
  11. 11.C Police Department - Friends with Wisdom, Calyx Living, April 15
    Staff or committee report Police and public safety
    Community outreach event announcement.
  12. 11.D FM2FV Concert - The Embers, April 16, Centennial Park
    Staff or committee report
    Community-event announcement.
  13. 11.E Wake on Stage - Arts Center, April 17
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    Community-event announcement.
  14. 11.F Food Truck Rodeo - April 19, Downtown Varina Parking Lot
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    Community-event announcement.
  15. 12 Town Board Member Comments
    Procedural
    Open comment period for the mayor and commissioners.
  16. 13 Closed Session
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
    Closed session; no topic specified on the agenda.
  17. 14 Adjourn
    Procedural
    Meeting adjourns.

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