Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Friday, February 18. He shares details on the Orange County leaders agreeing to maintain the local indoor mask mandate after Gov. Roy Cooper shared his recommendation of scaling such measures back. Plus, Seils discusses the early stages of a long-term OWASA project downtown and upcoming public hearings on the town’s draft comprehensive plan.

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