Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on the phone for an interview Wednesday, August 6. Bedford details what (little) she has seen so far in the county’s Uproar Festival of Public Art before digging into the county government’s role in ongoing flood relief across the community. She discusses how Gov. Josh Stein’s recent disaster declaration can help impacted individuals, where residents can get additional emergency resources and what steps the county commissioners will take soon to help with future emergencies.

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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