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Cary council rescinds authorization for Walnut Street gravel‑lot upgrade and asks staff to return with lower‑cost landscaping options
Summary
After extensive discussion about the temporary nature of a Walnut Street gravel lot adjacent to the library, the council rescinded a prior $125,000 appropriation authorization, directed staff to return with a revised budget that removes a fence and proposes moderate landscaping to prevent gravel intrusion, and voted unanimously to refer the revised plan back to council.
Council revisited an earlier decision to appropriate up to $125,000 for improvements to a gravel lot on Walnut Street that the town had agreed to maintain temporarily under a development agreement. Staff explained the development agreement timeline: the developer must submit development plans by no later than 2030 and begin construction by 2032, which means the town could operate the lot in its current state for several years before…
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