Joint Morrisville-Cary Town Council Meeting

Story by Matt Young | August 30, 2010 | Tags: harold weinbrecht, Jackie Holcombe, Morrisville, town council

Cary, NC - On Monday, August 23, the Cary Council met jointly with the Morrisville Council. The Morrisville staff and Cary staff presented items of common interest between both municipalities. Many significant items were discussed.

The Mayor’s Notes

Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht published some thoughts about the two-town meeting in his blog.

On areas of common interest with Morrisville:

• Both municipalities share construction equipment that saves over $100,000 annually.
• Morrisville uses Cary’s fueling stations which reduces cost.
• We jointly share fire districts and even house a Morrisville engine in station 7.
• Cary’s traffic management system includes one Morrisville signal and may include others in the near future.

On the huge Park West development:

• There are three phases. They closed on financing Friday.
• The latest plan has 575,000 square feet of retail including a 3000 seat cinema, 100,000 square  foot office, and 300 dwelling units.
• Target is set to be one of the anchors.
• Road improvements will start in September.
• Cary and Morrisville are sharing information and planning on highway 54.

The Mayor also noted that the county’s hotel/motel tax continues to be a problem for both municipalities. Cary contributes over 20% of all county funding and receives less than 5%. Morrisville contributes over 16% and receives nothing.

Togetherness

Mayor Weinbrecht is recommending that he and Morrisville Mayor Jackie Holcombe set up a subcommittee to address joint issues and to meet on a regular basis. He is working on the committee of three from Cary. It will include the Mayor, the District A Representative Jennifer Robinson and one other council member.