Water Plan & No-Parking Zones: Town Council Roundup
Holly Springs town council approves a joint water treatment plan and created a plan to stop high schoolers from parking in neigborhoods.
The town council unanimously approved the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) Water Treatment Plant Expansion. This expansion will provide more water to the town residents and businesses. Holly Springs, Pittsboro and Fuquay-Varina are working with Sanford to expand its plant. The town will own 12.5% of the plant and will pay $52 million. Per the news release from the town, everyone should expect a 15% increase in their water bill or nearly an additional $10 per month.
The neighborhoods of Honeycutt and Garrison are so close to Holly Springs High School that students are taking advantage of the area by parking there during the school day. This ability has also led to a major headache for homeowners. During the June 6th, one Honeycutt homeowner laid out the issue before the town council.
The solution came during the July 18th council meeting with the creation of School No-Parking Zones. Signage will be put up in strategic locations between the two neighborhoods to make sure the students are aware. Rule breakers could be facing fines or possibly having a boot put on their car. How much the fines will cost should be established by the August 15th town council meeting. The zones will only be regulated when school is in session during the hours of 6:30am - 3:30pm.
These items were a part of the approved portion of the consent agenda:
Phase 1 of the Utley Creek Greenway is done but the town council approved receiving $475,000 from the NCDOT as part of an agreed reimbursement. Phase 1 runs from Morgan Park to Ballentine Street.
Phase 2 of the Utley Creek Greenway is next on the list. The council approved a design contract of $200,000. This portion will run from Evergreen Road (Holly Glen) and join the section near Morgan Park. The project will cost nearly $4 Million but the NCDOT is covering $1.9 Million of the costs.
Put on your calendar:
Town manager Randy Harrington said there will be a public event at the Cultural Center on August 26th from 8:30am to 11:30am to get feedback on the reshaping of the Village District.