Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils swings by to speak with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Friday, December 17. He shares his initial reaction to the news of the omicron variant of COVID-19 appearing in Orange County, as well as updates from the town council’s final meeting of 2021. Plus: there are some repair projects happening around the town and some Carrboro residents should be on the lookout for a survey about local government services.

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