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 lighter one in local government, but not for lack of trying. The Orange County Board of Adjustment was set to meet on March 12 with a very high-profile agenda item – a discussion of plans for a large amphitheater, hotel, pavilion and event space at Union Grove Farm (formerly Maple View Farm), which has drawn a lot of pushback from nearby residents – but that meeting has been postponed to a later date. Nevertheless, there are still a number of key items on the local government agenda this week – most notably at the Chapel Hill Town Council, which will consider a Brownfields Agreement for the police station property at 828 MLK Boulevard, a plot of land that contains coal ash deposits. Also, the Hillsborough town board will meet on Monday to consider reducing the speed limit on Route 70, after a crash that killed a pedestrian last year.
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, March 10. The board will get an update from the police department and consider reducing the speed limit on U.S. 70 from 45 to 35 miles per hour, in the aftermath of a pedestrian fatality last September. Click here for the board’s full agenda.
Orange County Commissioners meet Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. The board will consider appointments to various county boards & commissions, and they’ll hear a consultant’s presentation on a draft of a 25-year land use plan. Get the full agenda here.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12. Tops on their agenda: council members will consider authorizing the town manager to execute a Brownfields Agreement with the state department of environmental quality for the redevelopment of the police station property at 828 MLK Boulevard. Get a link to the full agenda here.
The Orange County School Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 10. Board members will discuss recruitment and retention efforts for teachers and staff, as well as the top priorities for the use of funds from the school bond that voters approved in November. Click here for the full agenda.
Finally, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board has its spring retreat Wednesday, March 12, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Click here for more information when it becomes available.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Monday, March 10. This week’s agenda includes a 2024 summary from the police department, as well as an update on affordable housing at Chatham Park. See the full agenda at this link.
The Chatham County school board meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 10. Board members will consider renewing the district’s agreement with the sheriff’s office to provide School Resource Officers, and they’ll get an update on a pilot program to reduce cell phone use in schools. Click here for the full agenda.
Finally, Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 10. Click here for the board’s full agenda, which includes a review of a 2024 resident survey.
Photo via the town of Chapel Hill.
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