Local Government Meetings: October 2-6

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.

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

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners  is set to meet on Monday at 6 p.m., as the board picks up its meeting frequency in the fall. Elected officials will be hearing an update on the Farmland Preservation Pilot Program and could vote on the Moncure Small Area Plan. For the full agenda, navigate to the October 2 meeting on the meeting here.

The Carrboro Town Council meets on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., with one notable item on the agenda being adopting a resolution of support for Orange County using community engagement consultant services related to the Greene Tract Master Plan. The council will also hear the police department’s quarterly equity report. For a full look at the agenda, click here.

The Orange County Commissioners will also meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Their agenda includes an update on the 2025 countywide property tax revaluation, a five-year lease extension for Hillsborough Commons, and the passage of a resolution supporting the availability of Medicaid prior to re-entry for incarcerated individuals. For a full look at the agenda, click here.

The Orange County Board of Education will hold a special virtual meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to discuss and take action on its search for a new Orange County Schools superintendent. Monique Felder resigned the position in July. For a full look at the agenda, click here.

On Thursday, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will hold a work session at the Lincoln Center, with the Closed Session beginning at 6 p.m. and the Open Session beginning “as close to 7 p.m. as possible.” Among numerous items on the agenda is an update to the 2023-24 fiscal year local operating budget, as well as the approval of a policy setting school meal and competitive foods standards. For a full look at the agenda, click here.

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