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.
Budgets and bonds top the list of agenda items this week in local government. The Orange County Board of Commissioners will be tackling both, voting on next year’s budget proposal (outgoing county manager Bonnie Hammersley’s last) and likely approving a $300 million school bond referendum for the fall ballot. The Chapel Hill and Durham city councils will consider their own bond referendums as well, while budget votes are expected in Durham, Carrboro, and Chatham County. Unrelated to those issues, the Carrboro Town Council has one more high-profile agenda item: a possible vote to begin charging for parking in some public spaces, which have hitherto all been free.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Monday, June 17. (The council usually meets on Wednesdays, but this Wednesday is Juneteenth.) This week’s agenda includes a public hearing on a proposed bond referendum and an update from staff on the process of rewriting the town’s land use management ordinance (LUMO). Click here for the full agenda.
Orange County Commissioners meet Tuesday, June 18, at 7 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center. Commissioners have several big agenda items: they’ll vote to approve next year’s budget and capital improvement projects; and they’ll likely sign off on a $300 million school bond referendum, to go on the November ballot for voter approval. Get the full agenda here.
The Carrboro Town Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, with several big agenda items. First, council members will hold a public hearing on the town manager’s recommended budget, then potentially vote to approve it. Then the council will consider a proposed ordinance to amend the town code to start charging for parking in some public lots and spaces. In addition, the council will receive a quarterly equity report from the police department, and they’ll hold a public hearing on a proposal to allow more residential density in some areas. Click here for a link to the full agenda.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20, with an agenda that includes an update on the Orange County school bond and a vote on student fees for the upcoming year. Click here for the agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners meet in the Pittsboro courthouse on Monday, June 17. After a 2 p.m. work session, commissioners will reconvene for their regular meeting at 6:00, with an agenda that includes a vote to adopt next year’s budget. Click here for a link to the full agenda for both meetings.
And the Durham City Council meets at 7 p.m. Monday, June 17. Council members will vote to adopt next year’s budget and a five-year capital improvement plan; in addition, the council will hold a public hearing on a proposed $200 million bond referendum, with a possible vote afterward to put it on the November ballot for voter approval. Get the full agenda here.
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