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: Hillsborough and Durham take votes on next year’s budget, while Pittsboro hears from the public on their own budget plan. In addition, the Chapel Hill Town Council will consider a plan to lease a new police headquarters on Millhouse Road; the Orange County school board will consider school lunches and bus driver salaries; and the Durham County school board will continue its search for a new superintendent – repeatedly.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10. Commissioners will vote to give initial approval to next year’s budget, consider a rezoning request on West Margaret Lane (supported by town staff but narrowly opposed by the planning board), and discuss a recent Multimodal Corridor Study on South Churton Street. Click here for the full agenda.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Tops on the agenda: a public hearing on a plan to lease a building on Millhouse Road for a new police headquarters. Council members will also receive a concept plan for an apartment complex on White Oak Drive; and they’ll hear from staff on ways to improve the process of appointing members of town boards and commissions. Click here for the full agenda.
And the Orange County School Board meets in the Whitted Building on Monday, June 10. After a retiree recognition ceremony at 5:30 and a closed-session meeting at 6:00, the board will convene at 7:00 with an agenda that includes a proposed pay supplement for school bus drivers and a discussion of the possible use of funds from the $300 million school bond referendum. Board members will also hear a proposal to add three qualifying elementary schools to a federal nutrition program (the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP) that provides free lunches to all students. Click here for the full agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council initially had a budget work session scheduled for Tuesday, but canceled the meeting after its council comments and support of the presented budget last week.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Monday, June 10, with an agenda that includes a public hearing on next year’s budget and a presentation on work plans for downtown Pittsboro in the coming fiscal year. Get the full agenda here.
Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10; the board will likely vote to approve next year’s budget. Click here for the full agenda.
Finally, the Durham County School Board has an extremely busy week: they’re interviewing superintendent candidates on Monday, June 10, and Wednesday, June 12, then meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15 to discuss the candidates. In between, the board has a regular work session set for Thursday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m. Click here for more information on all those meetings.
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