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 is a busy one for local government. In Chapel Hill, the Town Council will get the results of a public survey that showed residents are generally happy with their community – but a bit less so than they were two years ago. Orange County’s two school boards will both address a continued steady decline in student enrollment. In Chatham County, discussions will continue on a proposed utilities merger with TriRiver. And in Durham County, the city council will hear a rezoning request from Duke University, who’s interested in making developments on 154 acres of property just west of downtown.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Tuesday, October 8, Orange County Commissioners will meet jointly with the Orange County Chiefs Association, starting at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. Commissioners will get updates from the county’s fire chiefs on their recent initiatives, hiring and equipment needs, and what can be done to improve fire & rescue service in Orange County. Afterward, county commissioners will hold a work session that includes a discussion of school capital funding, as well as appointments to various county boards and commissions.
Click here for the full agenda.
Click here for a list of discussion topics for the board’s meeting with the Chiefs Association.
The Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 9. Council members will get the results of a community survey, which showed a slight decline in resident satisfaction (and general dissatisfaction about traffic and transportation), though Chapel Hillians on average are still happier with public services than residents of other towns. In addition, council members will discuss the next steps for developing the Greene Tract, and they’ll receive a concept plan for a new church on Old Lystra Road.
Click here for a link to the full agenda.
Click here for a link to the results of the 2024 community survey.
The Orange County School Board has a work session at 7 p.m. Monday, October 7 in the Whitted Building. Their agenda includes a discussion of student data from the first month of the school year, which shows a slight decline in enrollment – continuing a trend that goes back at least a decade.
Click here for the full agenda.
Click here for the report on school opening data.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board is holding its fall retreat on Wednesday, October 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Center. The board will also discuss a decline in student enrollment, with a presentation on the broader social and demographic changes that are driving that decline. Carolina Demography director Nathan Dollar and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber president Aaron Nelson will deliver the presentation.
Click here for the full agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners meet in the Historic Courthouse on Monday, October 7. Their meeting begins at 2:30 with a work session on the potential TriRiver utilities merger and the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO); then the board will reconvene for their regular meeting at 6:00, featuring a public hearing on the UDO.
Click here for a link to the full agenda.
The Chatham County School Board also meets at 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 7, with an agenda that includes a discussion of student fees and future capital improvement plans.
Click here for the board’s full agenda.
The Durham City Council meets twice this week. Their first meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, October 7, with an agenda that includes a rezoning request from Duke University for 154 acres of land west of downtown. Then the council will reconvene for a work session at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 10, with an agenda that includes a presentation on next year’s property revaluation.
Click here for Monday’s agenda.
Click here for Thursday’s agenda.
Durham County Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Monday, October 7, with a long agenda that includes a presentation on the county’s public art program; an update on capital improvement plans; a discussion of the county’s business recruitment & expansion policy; and an update on how the county is using federal COVID relief funds.
Click here for the board’s full agenda.
Finally, the Durham Public School Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, October 10. Their agenda has not yet been released, but will be available at this link.
Photo via the Town of Chapel Hill.
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