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.
This week in local government, Orange County Commissioners will gather together with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County school boards, for a wide-ranging discussion of next year’s budget, an upcoming bond referendum, and school safety. In addition, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils will both discuss affordable housing and potential updates to their respective land use ordinances – and in Hillsborough, new mayor Mark Bell will deliver his first-ever State of the Town address.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell will deliver the annual State of the Town Address on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall Annex. Click here for the agenda and a link to the livestream.
The Orange County school board also meets Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. Board members will discuss next year’s academic calendar and teacher pay supplements; they’ll also hold a work session on school redistricting and hear from a committee that’s been studying the use (and misuse) of AI in the schools. Click here for the full agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. This week’s agenda includes a discussion of whether to reallocate federal COVID relief funds to support a pair of affordable housing proposals. Council members will also hold a public hearing on a proposal to amend the town’s Land Use Ordinance, to relax some rules for neighborhood cafes and to allow additional residential density in some parts of town. Get a link to the full agenda here.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. Council members will open the floor for public comment on how to use Community Development Block Grant Funds in the coming fiscal year; they’ll also vote on a funding plan for affordable housing and get an update on the process of updating the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance. Click here for the agenda.
Finally, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will meet jointly with the county’s two school boards on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. The meeting will include a budget discussion, including an update on a planned $300 million bond referendum for the November election; the school boards will also present additional data from the districts and follow up on a recent report from a task force on school safety. Get the full agenda at this link.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Most elected boards in Durham and Chatham Counties have the week off, but the Durham County school board does have a meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 25. The full agenda will be available at this link.
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