Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share some updates from around her town. She discusses the nearly-finished reservoir expansion project, as well as a recent discovery about town flags on display and an upcoming event celebrating tomatoes.
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Carr Store Road in Hillsborough has now reopened following work on a replacement bridge related to the Town’s reservoir expansion project. The improvements to the roadway and drainage of the state road in Orange County are the final projects related to the expansion of Hillsborough’s West Fork Eno Reservoir– located north of Efland. Final tasks […]
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