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It’s a very light week for local government, with only a handful of meetings. One of them is a big one, though: the Chapel Hill Town Council has a work session on the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance, or LUMO for short. Town staff are working to tweak the final draft of a new LUMO, with a final vote scheduled for November.

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

The Chapel Hill Town Council is holding a work session on the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Wednesday, October 28, at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. Staff have been working to craft a new ordinance, which will be the town’s first entirely new LUMO since 2003 – and they’re nearing the end of the process, with a final vote scheduled for November. Click here for the full agenda, including links to the latest draft, a document summarizing recent changes, and several documents collecting the public comments that town staff have already received.

The Chatham County Board of Education has a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 29, to review and approve School Improvement Plans. Click here for details.

And Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, October 26, with a light agenda that includes various appointments to county boards and commissions. Get the full agenda here.

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