This series of posts will be made weekly on Chapelboro to help inform our community about local government meetings. All meeting days, locations and times may be subject to change. Check town, county, and school district websites for additional information.
With Christmas and New Year’s Day in the rearview mirror, some local government boards are returning to session this week. The biggest agenda item is in Chapel Hill, where the Town Council will discuss proposed changes to the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance; meanwhile in Carrboro, the Town Council will receive a not-entirely-positive update on efforts to reduce carbon emissions. And in Pittsboro, Chatham County Commissioners will get a jump start on this year’s budget discussion with a three-day retreat beginning Tuesday.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Carrboro Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 6. There’s one primary agenda item: council members will get an update on the town’s progress toward the climate action goal of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 80 percent from its 2010 levels by the end of the decade. (As of 2024, the town has only achieved a 25 percent reduction.) Click here for the full agenda.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets Wednesday, January 7, at 6 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Public Library. There’s only one item on the agenda: council members will consider amendments to the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO), which are designed to facilitate new housing development by easing size and parking restrictions and streamlining the process of approving proposals. Click here for a link to the agenda, including a staff report on the amendments.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners have a three-day budget retreat this week, starting Tuesday, January 6 and continuing through Thursday, January 8. Tuesday’s gathering will focus on climate change mitigation and affordable housing; Wednesday’s discussion will revolve around education, law enforcement, elections, public health, nonprofit funding, economic development, and staff pay. The retreat will conclude on Thursday with a discussion of anticipated trends and conditions in the coming year that are likely to affect budget numbers. Get a link to the full agenda here.
Durham County Commissioners have a work session at 9 a.m. Monday, January 5. Their agenda includes a report on the county’s Child Welfare System, a presentation on long-term goals for downtown Durham, a report on transit work plans in 2026, and an update on plans to revise the county’s unified development ordinance. Click here for the full agenda.
And the Durham City Council meets twice this week, at 7 p.m. Monday, January 5, and at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 8. Click here for links to both agendas, which include an extended discussion of Durham’s unified development ordinance at Thursday’s work session.
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