This series of posts will be made weekly on Chapelboro to help inform our community about local government meetings. All meeting days, locations and times may be subject to change. Check town, county, and school district websites for additional information.
It’s budget season in local government, as the city managers in Durham and Chapel Hill – and the county manager in Chatham – all prepare to deliver their proposals to their respective town and county boards. Big capital projects are also on the agenda, as the Durham City Council and the Carrboro Town Council each have big votes this week. And in Durham, the city council is also set to appoint a new member to fill the seat left vacant by Charlie Reece when he moved to Paris earlier this year. (Does that sound like a busy week for the Durham City Council? It should: they’re meeting four separate times this week alone.)
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Orange County Commissioners and the Carrboro Town Council each have their weekly meetings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. Meeting in Town Hall, Carrboro officials will get an update from OWASA on the town’s long-range water supply plan, and they’ll vote to approve financing up to $12.6 million for the 203 S. Greensboro project. Orange County Commissioners will meet in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough; they’ll get a budget report from County Manager Bonnie Hammersley and an evaluation of the county’s assistance program for longtime homeowners.
Click here for the Carrboro Town Council agenda.
Click here for the agenda for Orange County Commissioners.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets virtually on Wednesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Council members will receive town manager Maurice Jones’ budget recommendation for next year, and they’ll get an update on Orange County’s transit plan. Get the full agenda at this link.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board meets on Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road. Superintendent Nyah Hamlett will report on the district’s Equity and Engagement Division, and board members will hold a work session on the district’s strategic plan. Click here for the complete agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners will meet on Monday, May 2, at 6 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse in Pittsboro. County Manager Dan LaMontagne will deliver next year’s budget recommendation. Commissioners will also reconvene on Wednesday, May 4, meeting with state elected officials for a legislative breakfast at 8:45. Get the full agendas at this link.
In Durham, the City Council has a busy week, with four separate meetings. First, council members will meet on Monday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in City Hall to interview the four finalists for an open council seat; then they’ll reconvene on Tuesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. to hear public comments on the four finalists. Council members will also hold a regular meeting Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. – a second meeting on the same day – where they’ll discuss financing for capital improvements.
Finally, the city council will hold a work session on Thursday, May 5, at 1 p.m. There, council members will appoint one of the four finalists to fill that vacant council seat – and they’ll also get next year’s budget proposal from City Manager Wanda Page.
Click here for a link to all four agendas.
Durham County Commissioners also have a busy week, with a long work session on Monday, May 2, beginning at 9 a.m. in the county administration building. Tops on the agenda: commissioners will hear a presentation on the county’s transit plan, particularly in the aftermath of the failure of the Durham-Orange light rail proposal. Get the full agenda at this link.
Finally, the Durham Public School Board meets Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m. in the Fuller Administration Building on Cleveland Street. The agenda has not been posted yet, but it will be available at this link.
Photo by Dakota Moyer.
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