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 is a busy one for local government watchers. Tops on the agenda is the future of the 36-acre Legion Road property, a controversial question that comes before the Chapel Hill Town Council on Wednesday. Beyond that, Chapel Hill will also consider moving forward on its “Complete Communities” framework; Orange County Commissioners will begin the process of replacing the departing Renee Price; and the Orange County School Board will vote on an improvement plan for a “low-performing” middle school.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Orange County Commissioners will meet on Monday, December 5, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. Commissioners will elect a new board chair and discuss the process of filling the vacancy left by Renee Price’s election to the State House; they’ll also get a data update from the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness. Click here for the full agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council meets on Tuesday, December 6, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall, with a short agenda that includes an update on the implementation of the town’s new “Carrboro Connects” comprehensive plan. Get the full agenda at this link.
The Orange County School Board meets Tuesday, December 6, at 200 E. King St. in Hillsborough. After a board retreat at 6 p.m., the board will convene at 8:00 for a special meeting to vote on a required school improvement plan for Gravelly Hill Middle School. That plan was required after Gravelly Hill was designated as a “low-performing” school on state test scores. Get the links to both agendas here.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets on Wednesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. The most-watched item on the agenda will be a discussion on the future of the former American Legion property: town staff have proposed using 8-9 acres for affordable housing and preserving the other 27 acres as a park, but some residents want the entire property reserved as parkland. In addition, Council members will also consider adopting “Complete Community,” a multiuse-focused, greenway-centered, pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly framework for future housing development, and authorizing next steps on a pilot project to begin realizing that framework in practice. Click here for the full agenda.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board meets Wednesday, December 7, at 5 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center. Board members will receive a presentation on school improvement plans and develop their legislative agenda for the General Assembly next year. Get the full agenda at this link.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners are meeting Monday, December 5, at 6 p.m. in the historic courthouse in Pittsboro. The board will swear in new members, elect a chair and vice chair, and get recommendations from the county’s Tree Protection Working Group. Click here for the full agenda.
The Pittsboro town board is holding a special budget meeting on Wednesday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center. Get the full agenda here.
Durham County Commissioners are meeting Monday, December 5, at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers. Board members will elect a new chair and vice chair before proceeding to an agenda that includes a presentation on the Sheriff’s Office’s “Project Safe Neighborhood” initiative and a discussion of federal COVID relief funds. Click here for the full agenda.
The Durham City Council meets twice this week. The first meeting is Monday, December 5, at 7 p.m. at City Hall; then council members will reconvene for a work session at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 8. Get the full agendas for both meetings here.
The Durham Public Schools board meets Thursday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m. Board members will get an update on the district’s LGBTQ policy as well as their 2023 strategic plan. Get the full agenda at this link.
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