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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Indian Trail public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Chestnut Square Park Drive access road
The new park access road under construction needed $11,832 more for material testing, bringing the project to about $9.8 million.
Chestnut Square Park access road construction
The town awarded a $977,900 contract to Litman Excavation & Construction to build the park's new access road, with Shady Bluff Road expected to close after the park's phase three design next year.
Stallings Chestnut Lane pedestrian partnership
Stallings wants to team up on two sidewalk projects along shared town limits — about $2.5 million total, split 50/50 (~$1.2–1.3M each). Building now costs about the same as waiting for federal money that wouldn't finish until 2033. Council said keep talking; final decision in July.
Chestnut Square Park Phase 2B and community center design
Council approved building a turf field, parking lot, retaining wall, and grading a pad for a possible future community center using ~$4.2 million of already-approved funds. The community center itself still isn't funded — fundraising can't start until council approves a design to show donors.
Community center Concept 2B
Three concepts for a community center were unveiled: a $30.5M core, $40.1M with theater, $43.9M with aquatics. A packed room of arts families pushed hard for the theater option, but the council made no decision and funding remains the big question — only about $9.6 million is truly available for capital projects.
Chestnut Square Park playground pad replacement
The 2014 playground safety pad at the Nature Playground has holes too big to repair safely. A roughly $109,000 replacement using contingency funds comes before council next meeting.