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, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils are both tackling financial issues, with a budget work session in Chapel Hill and a long-term financial presentation in Carrboro. Hillsborough town board members aren’t tackling the budget this week, but they are meeting to consider a new way to address deer overpopulation in town. And outside Orange County, the Chatham County school board will consider joining a national lawsuit against social media companies for their negative impact on youth and the resulting costs borne by school districts.
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 11. Among other agenda items, commissioners will discuss the possibility of instituting an Urban Archery program in town to help mitigate the deer population. Get the full agenda at this link.
The Carrboro Town Council is holding a work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. This week’s agenda has only one item: council members will hear a presentation from the town’s financial advisors, with short- and long-term projections given current assumptions about future revenue and expenses. Click here for a link to the complete agenda.
Orange County Commissioners also have a work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, to discuss appointments to various boards and commissions. Get the full agenda here.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. Council members will hold a work session on next year’s budget and get an update from town staff on the ongoing process of rewriting the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance, or LUMO. Click here for the agenda.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board does not have a regular meeting this week, but board members will gather for a spring retreat on Wednesday and Thursday, March 13-14, at 4:30 p.m. both days.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11. Tops on their agenda is a public hearing followed by a possible vote to approve a set of amendments to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Get the full agenda here.
The Chatham County School Board also meets at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11. Board members will vote to approve the purchase of about 2,000 new Chromebooks for students next year – and they’ll also consider joining a nationwide lawsuit against social media companies “for the addictive nature and emotional harm being inflicted upon children” and the additional costs borne by school districts to address those concerns. Click here for the full agenda.
Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11. This will primarily be a closed-session meeting with the county attorney, but commissioners will also issue a resolution in open session declaring March as Women’s History Month. Get the full agenda at this link.
County commissioners will also meet jointly with the Durham school board at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 14. The agenda will be available at this link.
