2026.10.13 Town Council Meeting

The Town of Apex Town Council meeting on October 13, 2026, approved two significant contracts. By a 4–1 vote, the council approved a multi-year agreement with Axon for drone flight-management software and interview-room recording technology, with a new start date of November 1 and a term extending to November 2031. Council members discussed privacy, transparency, drone-use policies, and the possibility of a termination-for-convenience provision; the council directed that broader drone-policy concerns be handled separately. The council unanimously awarded J. Cumbie Construction a $17,533,984 contract for the Big Branch 2 pump station. The amount reflects approximately $1.1 million in value-engineering savings; the project was already funded in the 2023–24 capital improvement plan, so no budget amendment was required.

Other infrastructure updates included progress on the Salem Street streetscape, which remained on track for substantial completion in December, and a revised winter completion estimate for the Peakway Extension. The council continued an economic development incentive public hearing to December 17. Members also asked committees to review the downtown façade grant and affordable-housing incentive policy, and to explore regulations for balcony solar; these were referrals for further study, not adopted purchasing decisions. No other contract awards or bid approvals were identified.