The Holly Springs Town Council is getting ready to approve its first-ever Housing Affordability Action Plan, a three-year road map to updating the town’s zoning code, permitting process, and staffing structure to facilitate the creation of more affordable housing.
This week, the council held a public hearing and discussion about the plan, with members indicating their support for it despite lingering questions about concrete goals.
In 1990, Holly Springs’ population was 908. Last year it was over 51,000. All that growth—driven most recently by biotech companies like Amgen and Fujifilm setting up shop in the once-sleepy town—has put pressure on the housing market. Sean Ryan, Holly Springs’ planning division manager, told the town council Tuesday night that rental prices are up 22% and home prices are up 62% since 2019…