• HOA board presented the current plans for the new Tassel Ridge development
  • Duncans Ridge Way and Alirin Ln will be connected to the new neighborhood per Wake County laws.  These roads edge our neighborhood and will be connected
  • Gander Development has not submitted plans to Holly Springs yet for rezoning for Tassel Ridge
  • The HOA board connected with several lawyers and found blocking rezoning would be very difficult and none would take the case
  • Even if blocked from becoming part of the Town of Holly Springs, the development will still be built but with a slightly reduced house count due to septic system space requirements
  • No road changes in our neighborhood are planned by Wake County due to the increased traffic.  Replacement or top coat would only be applied as the roads degrade.
  • No plans for sidewalks and Gander is not planning to fund this
• Neighborhood Changes
  • If current plans are approved we would expect an increase of 200-500 vehicles per day traveling through our neighborhood
  • Even with a slight road closure due to an accident last week caused a major traffic increase
  • Road safety with kids and other activities would greatly be degraded
  • Home value will be decreased due to lower home prices in Tassel Ridge.  Realtors will not provide estimates but confirmed value decrease would happen
• Review Proposed Options
  • Even with legal action, changes such as speed bumps, cameras, and other options. our neighborhood will be changed
• Gated community direction
  • Duncans Ridge Phase 1 was originally slated to be a gated community but was changed to public roads with Phase 2 build
  • Transitioning to a gated community will increase property values by $20,000 – $35,0000
  • Gated Community requirements
    • 100% community agreement
    • All entrances/exits must be gated but many neighborhoods leave the main gate open during the day to allow easy access for buses, deliveries, emergency vehicles, and normal traffic
    • Duncans Ridge will take over all maintenance of the roads as they become private roads. $0 cost to buy back the roads
    • A maintenance fund must be proven and funded for maintenance activities to be approved by Wake County.  HOA dues will need to be increased to cover extra costs.
    • Tassel Ridge would then be forced to have access to Duncan Cook Rd for all houses.  Roads may still be connected to our neighborhood but will be gated
    • Our vehicles would have transponders to open gates automatically as needed
    • Emergency vehicles would also have easy access as needed so as not to degrade response times
    • Main gate(s) will also have 24/7 remotely managed controls with audio/video surveillance when gates are closed
    • This is the ONLY way to maintain our neighborhood safety, value, and mitigate traffic concerns
    • Time is of the essence – If Tassel Ridge development gets approved in its current form before we apply for private community change, the Tassel Ridge will have access through our neighborhood

A sub-committee is being formed to continue research and community involvement.  We are looking for individuals of all types to help as time is of the essence.

Please see the sign-up link below.  This sub-committee will be started ASAP.