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.

Budget season continues this week in local government: the Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss interim town manager Chris Blue’s budget proposal, which he unveiled last week, while Chatham County Commissioners and the Durham City Council both open the floor for public feedback on their respective budget plans. In addition, Durham’s police chief will present a crime report from the first quarter of 2023, showing both positive and negative changes from 2022.

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

Orange County

Orange County Commissioners meet twice this week, on Tuesday, May 16, and then again on Thursday, May 18, both at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. On Tuesday, commissioners will get an update on the county’s longtime homeowner assistance program, and they’ll consider hiring a consultant to help update the county’s comprehensive plan. Thursday’s meeting is a budget work session, focusing on Durham Tech and the departments of public safety and human services. Get links to both agendas here.

The Carrboro Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. Topping a short agenda, Council members will receive an update on efforts to reduce parking requirements for housing developments near public transit. Get a link to the full agenda here.

The Chapel Hill Town Council meets in Town Hall on Wednesday, May 17, convening in open session at 7:00 p.m. after a closed-session meeting at 5:00 “to discuss a personnel matter.” Council members will discuss interim town manager Chris Blue’s budget recommendation for next year and receive an update on the 36-acre Legion Road property, which is slated for future development as parkland and affordable housing. Get the full agenda here.

And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School board meets Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m. in Lincoln Center. Board members will discuss the district’s policies on grading and homework. Click here for the full agenda.

Chatham and Durham Counties

Chatham County Commissioners are holding a pair of public hearings this week, to get residents’ feedback on next year’s budget. The first will be Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. in the Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro; the second will be Tuesday, May 16, at 6 p.m. in the Siler City Town Hall courtroom. (Commissioners will also hold a work session at 2:00 Monday afternoon, to receive various presentations from county staff.) Click here for links to all the agendas.

The Durham City Council also meets twice this week, a regular meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 15, followed by a work session at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 18. On Monday, council members will receive a presentation on the city manager’s budget and capital improvement plan; then Thursday’s meeting will include a public hearing where residents can weigh in on both proposals. (Thursday’s meeting will also feature a crime report from Police Chief Patrice Andrews, with both good and bad news: so far this year, Durham has seen an increase from last year in homicides and sexual assaults, but a drop in violent crime overall.) Click here for links to both agendas.

Durham County Commissioners have a pair of meetings on Tuesday, May 16: at 9:00 a.m. they’ll meet jointly with the Durham school board; then they’ll reconvene at 1:00 p.m. for a budget work session. The Durham school board will also meet later in the week, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. The school board agendas have not yet been posted, but will be available at this link.

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