Making Holly Springs Better

Here’s how we can make Holly Springs an easier and more affordable place to live

Prioritize safe development and reduce traffic

Current leadership says there’s little we can do about traffic. That’s wrong. We can make it better by making better decisions:

  • Holly Springs is trapped in a costly development cycle. We can stop this cycle and stop making traffic worse by:

    • Not approving new developments when our roads can’t safely handle them

    • Focusing development where we have needs, including housing that those who keep us safe can afford and more options for seniors

    • Making the mayor and council available to HOAs to listen to their needs and plan more effectively

  • Town staff has estimated we’ll need $800 million in transportation upgrades in the years ahead. But in 2023, our leaders developed a plan to borrow $100 million for parks. We can spend more wisely to fix our biggest problem now.

  • We can prioritize public transportation to reduce congestion and attract out-of-towners to patronize our businesses

Reduce taxes

Billion-dollar businesses have moved in, but residents’ taxes are going up. Why?

  • Our taxes fund the costly development cycle in which we’re trapped. We need to end it!

  • Our small business incentive program is miserly. We aren’t doing enough to attract small businesses to help fund the town’s needs.

  • They fund irresponsible decisions like borrowing $100 million for parks

Increase transparency

Our leaders make hasty decisions with little input. That must change.

  • We need to insist that our mayor be available more frequently. I promise you’ll be able to:

    • See my calendar and schedule time with me online

    • Give me feedback via social media

  • Create a new Office of Outreach and Engagement

    • Our elected officials and staff should be reaching every corner of Holly Springs, all the time, to make sure every resident’s and business’s needs are being heard

  • Prioritize and expand public comment periods at council meetings

  • Give residents more notice of development projects and more options to provide feedback

Provide more yard trash removal options

Our trash bins-only approach requires residents to contribute too much time, effort, and money to yard waste clean-up. We can make yard waste removal easier—and preserve water quality—by allowing residents to use different ways to package yard waste, including paper containers and bundling.