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Manager reports federal funding for Austin Ridge Greenway, DMV talks, bond issuance progress and long-term water planning
Summary
Town manager briefed the board on several administrative items: Federal Highway Administration authorization for the Austin Ridge Greenway, early DMV relocation discussions, readiness to issue the remaining $10 million of previously approved transportation bonds, and ongoing interbasin transfer permitting for future water purchases.
Town Manager Adam Mitchell updated the Board of Commissioners on operational and capital items at the July 14 meeting, including federal funding for a greenway project, preliminary conversations about a possible DMV relocation, progress toward issuing the remaining portion of approved local transportation bonds, and the town’s long-running interbasin transfer permitting process.
Mitchell said the Federal Highway Administration has authorized construction of the Austin Ridge Greenway, a project of about 2,000 linear feet that will connect Austin Ridge Park to Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs; construction is currently scheduled to begin in October and is expected to take 12–18 months. He…
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