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.

The MLK Day holiday makes for a short work week, but it’s still a busy week for local government. Many elected boards have lighter agendas, but several big issues are on the table: the Chapel Hill Town Council will continue discussing future changes to its land use management ordinance, while Chatham County Commissioners weigh a 50-acre residential development near Fearrington Village.

Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.

Orange County

Orange County Commissioners are convening on Tuesday, January 17, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, for their first meeting of 2023. Commissioners will discuss their legislative agenda for the General Assembly this year, and they’ll consider how to allocate $12 million in their excess fund balance from last fiscal year. Get the full agenda at this link.

The Carrboro Town Council meets Tuesday, January 17, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. This week’s agenda is light, with only one item for discussion: council members will get an update on the town’s race and equity initiatives. Click here for the full agenda. (The Town Council does have one more meeting later in the week, though: a retreat on Saturday, January 21, to discuss implementing Carrboro’s new comprehensive plan, Carrboro Connects.)

The Chapel Hill Town Council is holding a work session Wednesday, January 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Public Library. There are only two items on the agenda: Council members will get an update on planning systems evaluation and a presentation on plans for a comprehensive update of the town’s land use management ordinance (LUMO) to promote “transit-oriented development,” more affordable housing, and greater density. Get the full agenda at this link.

The Orange County School Board also meets Wednesday the 18th – but it’s a closed-session meeting, to discuss a confidential personnel matter. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board has a regular meeting the following day, Thursday the 19th, at 6 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road. Board members will receive a $30,000 donation from Carol Woods and discuss their legislative agenda for the General Assembly. Get the full agenda here.

Chatham and Durham Counties

Chatham County Commissioners meet Tuesday, January 17, in the Agriculture and Conference Center. First, the board will hold a work session at 3 p.m., with an agenda that includes a budget update and an annual audit report. Then commissioners will reconvene at 6 p.m. for their regular meeting, with an agenda that includes a public hearing on a 50-acre, 43-lot residential development proposed in Williams Township just south of Fearrington Village. Click here for the full agenda.

And the Chatham County School Board also meets Tuesday, January 17, at 6 p.m. in George Moses Horton Middle School, with an agenda that includes an update on the district’s strategic plan. Board members will reconvene for a mid-year retreat on Wednesday the 18th, at 9 a.m. in Forest Hall at Chatham Mills. Get the agendas for both meetings at this link.

The Durham City Council also meets twice this week. Council members hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, with an agenda that includes a rezoning proposal to facilitate redevelopment of 1311 Route 54, on the corner of NC-751. Then the council will reconvene at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 19, with an agenda that includes a presentation on affordable housing. Click here for links to both agendas.

And the Durham Public School Board is holding a special meeting to discuss “Growing Together,” starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 19 in the Minnie Forte-Brown Staff Development Center on Hillandale Road. Click here for more details.

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