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.
Initially, the week of March 23 was set to be relatively light on meetings, as it is the fourth week of the month. But the threat of severe storms and high winds last week caused some elected bodies to cancel their meetings and reschedule them to this week. That means bodies across all three local counties will be meeting in various forms and discussing topics like climate action, low-income housing and farmland preservation.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will hold its typical fourth-Monday work session on Mar. 23, starting at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex. The town board will discuss updates on its stormwater program, an annexation interest letter for two properties along Rencher Street, and a settlement agreement with a developer. The settlement stems from a Nov. 2024 project proposal by the developer KEPSC, which sought to develop the remaining land of the Corbinton Commons project off of Highway 70. After litigation over a zoning dispute, Hillsborough and KEPSC are nearing the end of settlement negotiations — which will likely result in the developer building 67 townhomes on the site and the town receiving a $40,000 to the its affordable housing fund. The full agenda for Monday can be found here.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will have its legislative priorities breakfast with state lawmakers at 8:30 a.m. on Monday as well — but no official business will be conducted.
The Orange County Schools Board of Education is one of the elected bodies who postponed a meeting from last week. The specially-scheduled meeting for Tuesday, Mar. 24 will be held at the Board of Education building on East King Street, with a closed session starting at 5 p.m. and open session starting at 7 p.m. In addition to recognizing this year’s spelling bee winners, the agenda includes discussing Superintendent Danielle Jones’ recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year and updates on both the district’s staffing and strategic plans. The full agenda can be read here.
Finally, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to hold a regular business meeting on Wednesday, Mar. 25 in the council chamber of town hall at 6 p.m. In addition to potentially approving bonds to help cover the expenses for temporary housing of Elliott Woods and Chase Park Apartments residents as new owners do extensive renovation, the council will discuss its Public Housing Annual Plan and a proposal for its excess fund balance appropriations. Find the full Mar. 25 agenda on the town’s Granicus website.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Durham County Board of Commissioners will hold its second regular meeting of the month on Monday, Mar. 23 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. On the agenda: a public hearing on Welcome Venture Park (a proposed 157-acre industrial park along Hamlin Road in North Durham), public comments on the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, and recognition of the county government’s efforts to preserve farmland across 25 years. The agenda, both in English and Spanish, can be found here on the county website.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners was another elected board that saw its Mar. 16 meeting postponed by the threat of weather. The board will instead gather on Tuesday, Mar. 24 in the Chatham County Historic Courthouse and hold a regular business meeting at 6 p.m. with no work session. Commissioners will consider votes on several climate action efforts, a vote on $25,000 for a conservation easement acquisition, and hear an update on the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project. Notably, the public hearings scheduled for the Mar. 16 meeting will not be on the agenda and have been rescheduled for Monday, Apr. 20. Find the full agenda for the Chatham County commissioners here.
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