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Fuquay Varina approves $746,476 fee-in-lieu to allow Buffalo Run subdivision to use pump station
Summary
The Fuquay Varina Board of Commissioners approved a fee-in-lieu agreement allowing the Buffalo Run subdivision to install a pump station and force main instead of gravity sewer; the town will accept $746,476 representing the estimated cost to build the gravity sewer later if easements are obtained.
The Fuquay Varina Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved a fee-in-lieu payment of $746,476 to let the Buffalo Run subdivision proceed with a pump station and force main instead of immediate gravity sewer connections.
Public utilities director Mike Wagner told the board the subdivision, proposed by Taylor Morrison of The Carolinas, includes 59 single-family homes and 40 row homes on roughly 45 acres and could not obtain an adjacent sewer easement needed for gravity sewer. Wagner said the fee figure “represents the engineering cost estimate for the gravity sewer improvements.”
The fee-in-lieu arrangement lets the developer install a pump station now to serve the new homes while the town holds funds that would cover future gravity sewer work if easements are obtained. Wagner told the board that a pump station of the size contemplated would be an ongoing town expense, “probably start[ing] at about $30,000 a year and increase[ing] to about $50,000 a year over the next five years,” which is one reason the town prefers gravity-fed systems.
Mayor Blake Massengill moved to approve the agreement; a second was made and the motion carried. The board approved the item as presented and recommended by staff.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes, April 7, 2025 regular meeting — motion carried (vote not specified in record). - Consent agenda — motion carried (vote not specified in record). - Buffalo Run fee-in-lieu agreement ($746,476) — motion carried (mover: Blake Massengill; second: not specified; tally not specified).
Background and next steps Wagner said the fee amount is based on engineering estimates for the gravity sewer that would otherwise serve the subdivision. The developer will proceed with the pump station and force main to provide service now; the town will use the fee to enable future gravity sewer installation if and when easements can be obtained.
No ordinance, statutory citation, or detailed vote tally was presented during the discussion in the transcript.
