Conversations with the Mayors Podcast

Carrboro: Street Name Change Process, Water and Sewer Boundary Vote, The Greene Tract

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, February 9. She discussed hiring the next town manager, a recent council retreat, and more. She also discussed the most recent town council meeting, including a vote in favor of extending Chapel Hill’s water and sewer boundary to the south, the future of the Greene Tract, procedural issues around the recent renaming of a street in town, and more.

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Chapel Hill: Meeting Board Chairs, Retreat Update, Estes / MLK Development

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, February 8. She discussed the recent town council retreat, a recent meeting with the town’s board chairs, the latest on the development at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Estes Drive, and more. 

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Orange County: The Greene Tract, Solid Waste Plan, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, February 7. She discussed the latest plan for the Greene Tract, a large, undeveloped section of land in northern Chapel Hill. She also discussed the next moves for Orange County’s Solid Waste master plan, and more.

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Hillsborough: Social Worker with HPD, Fiber Contractors Upgrade Internet

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, February 6. He previewed next week’s Hillsborough Board of Commissioners meeting. He also talked about contract crews being throughout Hillsborough installing fiberoptic Internet, the new social worker that has been working with HPD since October of last year, and more.

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Carrboro: Mayor Pro Tem Danny Nowell Talks New Council, Assembly of Governments, and More

Carrboro Mayor Pro Tem Danny Nowell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, January 26. He discussed his new role as Mayor Pro Tem, what it’s like to be a more veteran member of the town council, and more. He also discussed business from the recent Assembly of Governments meeting in Orange County. He also talked about what issue he would most like to see Carrboro resident’s get passionate about, and more.

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Chapel Hill: Bus Rapid Transit, Assembly of Governments, No Resolution on Gaza

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, January 25. She discussed the recent Assembly of Governments meeting, including a Behavioral Health Diversion Facility being planned for Orange County. She also discussed business from Wednesday’s town council meeting, including an update on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit line being planned along MLK in Chapel Hill. She also discussed impassioned community response to war in Gaza, and explained the town’s thinking in not passing a ceasefire resolution, and more.

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Orange County: Assembly of Governments with Behavioral Health Diversion Facility Update

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 24. She discussed Tuesday night’s Assembly of Governments meeting, which included all of the mayors, town councils, and boards of commissioners in Orange County. She discussed updates from the meeting, including the latest work on racial equity. There was also an update on the proposed Behavioral Health Diversion Facility for Orange County, and more.

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Hillsborough: Sustainability, Budget Process, Assembly of Governments

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, January 23. He discussed a sustainability update the town board of commissioners received at their Monday meeting, and what that means for the town’s sustainability plan going forward. He also discussed the budget process, as town elected officials have an upcoming budget retreat after beginning work on the budget last year. He also previewed Tuesday night’s Assembly of Governments meeting that will include the entire Hillsborough board of commissioners along with most other Orange County elected officials, and more.

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Carrboro: Community Safety Task Force, Goodbye Carrboro Crane, First Responders Honored

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, January 19. She discussed the final report from Carrboro’s Community Safety Task Force and outlined five recommendations that task force made to the council. She gave an update on the 203 project in Carrboro, as the large crane will soon be leaving downtown and the project is still scheduled to complete late summer 2024. She also recounted honoring first responders at Wednesday’s UNC Men’s Basketball game, and more.

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Orange County: $5 Million For Affordable Housing, New Climate & Sustainability Position, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 17. She discussed many items of business from Tuesday night’s Orange County Commissioners meeting, including over five million dollars given out to help build affordable housing in Orange County. She also discussed a new position being created for the Orange County to pursue climate action grants from the federal government. She also previewed the upcoming Assembly of Governments meeting that brings together elected officials from Orange County, and more.

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