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Mount Holly manager outlines paving, connector road, wetland and annexation work; museum project on schedule

5902756 ยท August 12, 2025

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City Manager reported Aug. 11 that downtown paving is complete, the South Gateway connector road is underway, a wetland project to prevent flooding is nearing completion, the municipal museum work is on schedule for Sept. 30, and staff are engaged with county commissioners and attorneys on the Holly Springs annexation and development agreement.

City Manager Mr. Blanton updated Mount Holly City Council Aug. 11 on several infrastructure and development projects, including completed downtown paving, the South Gateway connector road work, a wetland pollution-control project, museum construction at the Municipal Complex, and ongoing negotiations on a Holly Springs annexation and development agreement.

Mr. Blanton said the downtown paving project and parking-lot work behind downtown businesses are complete and thanked business owners for patience. He said construction on a South Gateway connector road behind the Fairfield Inn is progressing, weather permitting, and that the city hopes to move into a phase 2 that includes a bridge over to Caldwell Drive.

On the wetland project, Blanton said work has been delayed slightly by weather but is intended to reduce flooding and treat pollution; he said the city hopes to complete it in early fall. The new municipal museum construction at the Municipal Complex is continuing on schedule, with Pinnock's Construction tasked to meet a Sept. 30 deadline.

Blanton said he and Mayor Moore attended a county commissioners meeting on the Holly Springs project and that city attorneys are working with the project's attorneys to answer questions and seek a compromise on an active annexation petition and proposed development agreement; the county commissioners will resume discussion on Oct. 28, according to Blanton.

No formal council action was recorded during the manager's report; the items were informational updates and noted ongoing staff work and scheduled milestones.