Stevens: Budget Retreat For Hillsborough
Budget season is underway, and the Hillsborough town board has a budget retreat coming next week.
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Stevens: Billing, Budgets, And Crosswalks
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 11, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hillsborough hits a minor snag in switching to a new water/sewer billing format; the town board begins its budget discussion; and new crosswalks are being installed starting this week.
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Read MoreLavelle: Women’s Month, Capital Improvement, And Ads
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 8, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Lavelle issues a proclamation on Women’s History Month; Carrboro discusses capital improvement projects; and town officials consider a new policy on bus advertisements.
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Read MoreHemminger: Budgets And Beauty
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 8, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
It’s budget season for Chapel Hill town government, and employee costs are the biggest expense. Also, Hemminger discusses how the town is working to make downtown a more beautiful experience.
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Read MoreRich: Broadband, Light Rail, And “Skip The Straw”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 7, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
March is “Skip the Straw” month, so we’re encouraging everyone to avoid unnecessary single-use plastics. Also, the light-rail plan stays alive another week, and county commissioners talk rural broadband.
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Read MoreStevens: No Orange Grove Road Extension?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 4, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hillsborough Mayor Stevens discusses the town’s board decision not to accept any of the proposed alternatives for extending Orange Grove Road.
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Read MoreLavelle: ICE Rumors, Light Rail, And Bikes
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 1, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
An arrest in Carrboro sparks (false) rumors of an ICE raid; local leaders react to the (possible) end of light-rail plans; and Mayor Lavelle discusses a state-level proposal to require bike registration.
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Read MoreHemminger: Light Rail Derailed?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 28, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hemminger reacts to Duke University’s decision not to sign a cooperative agreement with Go Triangle on light rail – a move that might kill the whole project.
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Read MoreRich: Durham-Orange Light Rail Dead?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 28, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Commissioner Rich responds to the news that Duke University will not be signing a cooperative agreement with Go Triangle on light rail – a move that might kill the project.
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Read MoreStevens: Train Station, Street Widening, And Jazz
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 25, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Hillsborough’s town board will again discuss a plan to widen Churton Street, as well as a proposal to pursue a public-private partnership on a new train station. Also, the town recognizes a local jazz legend: Billy Strayhorn.
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