Cary board OKs 90-day extension for Maplewood School redevelopment as residents press traffic concerns

The Village of Cary on Aug. 5 approved a resolution granting a 90-day extension to the preliminary development agreement for the site known as the Maplewood School property while developers and staff complete financial terms and finalize the redevelopment agreement. The board voted yes on the roll call: Trustee Dudek, Trustee Stefani, Trustee McCallpine, Trustee Priscina and Trustee Walrath; Trustee Collier was absent. The motion was moved and seconded and carried.

The extension allows Courtigan Clark and Associates and JM Developers LLC additional time to finish studies and community-informed design work and return a final redevelopment agreement to the board by the end of the year, village staff said. Mike, a representative of the development team, told the board the team has completed market, impact and financial studies and conducted two rounds of community outreach. “We are measuring twice and we want to cut once,” Mike said, describing the extension as necessary to finalize the project without repeated renegotiations.

The issue drew multiple public comments at the start of the meeting from…