Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, February 14, discussing town news and events. She discussed a recent meeting of the North Carolina Mayor’s Association in Chapel Hill. She talked about the process the town is going through for their Land Use Ordinance rewrite, discussed at the most recent town council meeting. She discussed a recent tour of the Drakeford Library Complex, its upcoming opening ceremony, and more.

Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here.

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