Lavelle: Pride Month In Carrboro
June is Pride Month, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Mayor Lydia Lavelle discusses Pride Month events in Carrboro.
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Rich: Transit, Budget…And Sewers
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 29, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
County Commissioner Penny Rich discusses budgeting, public transit, and a big development: the extension of sewer lines (finally!) to the Rogers Road community.
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Read MoreBassett: Chapel Hill Economic Development
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 23, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Filling in for Mayor Hemminger, Chapel Hill Economic Development Director Dwight Bassett discusses downtown plans, “opportunity zones,” Blue Hill changes, office space, and more.
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Read MoreStevens: Hillsborough Budget Hearing
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 20, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hillsborough Mayor Stevens discusses the upcoming public hearing on the town’s budget proposal.
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Read MoreLavelle: Transparency and Equality
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 17, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Carrboro Mayor Lavelle discusses a new town transparency initiative, a groundbreaking for the IFC’s new building, and Pride Month (plus the US House’s vote on the Equality Act).
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Read MoreRich: Budget, Transit, and Flags
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 15, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich discusses ongoing budget talks, the future of public transit post-light rail, and the county’s new ordinance on flags (and how to enforce it).
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Read MoreStevens: Cemetery Remembrance, Smoking Ordinance
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 13, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hillsborough Mayor Stevens discusses an upcoming “remembrance” ceremony for those buried in the Margaret Lane cemetery – and a town board discussion on how to promote (but not actually enforce) a county no-smoking ordinance.
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Read MoreLavelle: Budgets and Parking Plans
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 9, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Carrboro Mayor Lavelle discusses the town’s budget proposal – and the town’s future parking plan.
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Read MoreHemminger: Highways, Birthdays, and Water
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 9, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Chapel Hill Mayor Hemminger discusses the town’s 200th anniversary, a highway widening project, new stormwater requirements…and victory in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Water Challenge!
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Read MoreMarcoplos: Climate Change, Transit
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 8, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos comes on to discuss local action on climate change and the future of regional transit – including a commuter-rail line through the Triangle.
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