Several typical local government services in Orange County are delayed or closed entirely on Monday, July 7 as the area continues responding and recovering from flash flooding and storm damage from Tropical Depression Chantal.

Under the state of emergency issued on Sunday night, the Orange County government said all of its offices and facilities will be closed for Monday, citing the safety of our residents, employees and first responders. While essential services — like emergency response, public safety and critical infrastructure operations — are active, some key services like Orange County Public Transportation, the Orange County Public Library branches and curbside collections by the Solid Waste department are all suspended. The Orange County and Chatham County Courts system is also closed.

Additionally, the Orange County Department on Aging said the Seymour and Passmore Centers will be closed for Monday and will not serve lunch. The decision is also partially due to the Seymour Center being activated as a resource center for residents displaced by floodwaters.

In Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the Chapel Hill Transit system said it would be operating with delayed service for Monday. Buses will start running their routes at 12 p.m., and some may be impacted by any ongoing road closures in the area.

The Town of Hillsborough — which issued a boil water notice to residents because of the extensive flooding — said due to the Eno River’s high waters, Gold Park and the Riverwalk greenway are closed to all visitors for Monday morning.

While typical school instruction is out for the summer, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district said all of its offices and facilities would be closed to staff and summer programming would be canceled for Monday.

“The safety of our students and staff is our top priority,” the district shared on social media, “and we will be working today to assess any damage and assist the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro with emergency needs.”

Several businesses are also expected to be closed for an extended period of time in flood-prone areas like Eastgate mall and University Place mall in Chapel Hill. Eyewitness accounts and water rescue reports by local emergency services detailed several inches of standing water entering buildings, with damage expected.

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