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Holly Springs Downtown Development Authority adopts $2.24 million FY2026 budget, approves $7,800 landscaping task order and forwards three reappointments
Summary
The Downtown Development Authority approved a FY2026 budget showing $2,241,000 in projected revenues and expenditures, authorized a $7,800 task order for parking-deck landscaping with Foresight Group LLC, and recommended Scott Owen, Ryan Smith and Kyle Whitaker for reappointment to the City Council.
The Downtown Development Authority of Holly Springs approved its fiscal-year 2026 budget, authorized a small design task order and recommended three members for reappointment to the City Council during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Speaker 4, a staff member, told the board that “for fiscal year 2026, we have projected revenues of $2,241,000 and expenditures are the same,” and explained that money collected when residential property sells is passed to the DDA and used for debt service. After the presentation, Speaker 2 moved to adopt the budget and members voted in favor.
On procurement, the board approved a task order to Foresight Group LLC to add Task 7—parking-deck landscape design—“in the amount not to exceed $7,800,” according to the proposal dated 10/22/2025. Speaker 4 said the task was requested by staff and had been approved by the City Council on Monday; Speaker 2 moved to authorize the task order and the motion passed.
The board also voted to recommend three members for reappointment to the City Council: Scott Owen, Ryan Smith and Councilman Kyle Whitaker. Speaker 4 said Whitaker’s appointment is annual and will be acted on by the full City Council on Dec. 15; Owen and Smith’s terms were described as running through Dec. 31, 2029. Speaker 3 moved to recommend the three and Speaker 2 seconded the motion, which carried.
Other routine business included approval of meeting minutes from Sept. 17, 2025. Several motions were made and seconded in open session, and no roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; vocal approval was recorded as “Aye.”
No formal amendments, conditions or follow-up assignments were recorded for these actions in the transcript. The board adjourned at the close of the meeting.
