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Cary Town Council Approves Extra $15 Million for Downtown Park

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Cary, NC — The Cary Town Council made two actions of approval in last night’s meeting, one to appropriate an additional $15 million in funding to complete the Downtown Park and the other to “allocate” a police canine named Brackeen to Holly Springs as his handler in Cary is retiring.

What ended up taking up the most discussion time was a contentious rezoning amendment request in the Wellington Park area that has spurred over 300 signatures in a petition against it.

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Public Input Wanted on Chapel Hill Road this Wednesday

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Cary, NC — This Wednesday from 5:30-7 PM, all citizens have the opportunity to hear about the Chapel Hill Road Study and upcoming changes to the street width in the Downtown Corridor.

This is the second public workshop of the study and is set to focus on the cross-section of the project and offer a chance for a Q&A with project and Town officials.

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Taste of Pimento Cheese Kicks Off Friday in Cary

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Cary, NC — While settling into living in Cary, one thing I found fairly whimsical was finding out there’s a large audience of pimento cheese-loving people here. So much so that the southern-style cheese got its own annual festival in 2018 and went on to make an appearance in Southern Living Magazine.

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Harold’s Blog: College Cup Soccer, Public Works Appreciation Week and More

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Cary, NC — This week I met an out-of-state Governor.

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Fountain to Cut Off Monday & Remain Offline for Majority of Park Construction

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Cary, NC — As Cary’s Downtown Park heads into its new phase, the beloved icon of Academy Street, the fountain will be cut off on Monday, May 17, 2021.

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Harold’s Blog: Cary Composting, Advisory Boards, Policy Updates and More

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Cary, NC — This was a much slower week than previous weeks.

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5 Ways to Celebrate Bike Month in Cary

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Cary, NC — From the sunset bike rides around Lake Crabtree to running the American Tobacco Trail’s flat and shady terrain, Cary residents can’t get enough of the local greenways, year-round.

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Harold’s Blog: Public Art, Environmental Investments and More

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Cary, NC — This week included several meetings.

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Town Council Takes “Giant Leap” in Environmental Commitments

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Cary, NC — The meeting’s two main points of discussion, whether planned or coincidental to be announced on Earth Day, had to do with environmental programs and funding.

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Harold’s Blog: American Rescue Plan, I-540 Construction and More

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Cary, NC — This week was a lighter week than normal. Monday the town manager and I agreed to cancel this week’s one-on-one meeting. We will have an in-depth meeting next week.

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