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.
Budget season heats up this week in Orange County, as county commissioners hear budget requests from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County school boards. The Chapel Hill Town Council, meanwhile, is focused on development, as council members consider a proposal for a seven-story apartment building in the heart of downtown. And in Hillsborough, Mayor Jenn Weaver will deliver this year’s State of the Town address on Monday night.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver will deliver the State of the Town address on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex board meeting room. If you want to watch but can’t be there in person, the town will live-stream the speech on its YouTube channel.
The Orange County School Board also meets at 7 p.m. on Monday the 24th. Board members will get an update on construction and capital projects, and look ahead to a budget meeting later in the week with county commissioners. Click here for the full agenda.
That meeting between Orange County Commissioners and the county’s two school boards will take place Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. The Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school boards will each present their budget proposals for next year to county commissioners. Get the full agenda for that meeting here.
And the Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. Tops on their agenda: a zoning application for a proposed seven-story, 150-unit apartment building at the corner of Columbia and Rosemary Streets downtown. Council members will also open a hearing on UNC Health’s proposal for redevelopment at Eastowne, and they’ll consider adopting a three-year plan for strategic focus areas and goals. Get the full agenda at this link.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, with an agenda that includes a rezoning request for a property off Suttles Road. Click here for the full agenda.
The Chatham County school board meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, to finalize its budget request for next year. Get the full agenda here.
And the Durham County Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24. Commissioners will hear a presentation from the county’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resilience Coordinator. Click here for the full agenda.
Photo via the Town of Chapel Hill.
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