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.
Local government season kicks into high gear this week: for the first time since the spring, most elected boards have scheduled meetings on their respective calendars. Among the highlights: the Orange County school board will continue the (controversial) process of selecting a new superintendent; the Chapel Hill Town Council will consider a proposed 212-unit apartment building in the Blue Hill district; and the Pittsboro town board may vote to change the mayor’s term from two years to four.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will get the week started with a meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 11. Board members will hear a presentation on plans for US-70 and hold a public hearing on system development and capital facilities fees, with a possible vote at the end of the meeting. Click here to read the full agenda.
The Orange County School Board also meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 11, in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. Board members will discuss budget priorities for the current fiscal year and hold a work session on the search for a new superintendent. Get the full agenda here.
Orange County Commissioners will take over the Whitted Building for their own meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 12. Board members will hear a presentation on the results of a survey on the county’s strategic plan; they’ll hear from a consultant on the county’s comprehensive land use plan; and they’ll discuss appointments to various county boards and commissions. Click here for the complete agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council also meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 12. Their agenda includes a work session on two issues: street connectivity and connector roads, and traffic calming in residential neighborhoods. Get the full agenda at this link.
And the Chapel Hill Town Council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 13. Council members will vote on an Affordable Housing Plan and Investment Strategy; they’ll consider authorizing Town Manager Chris Blue to enter a lease for a new location for the town’s police department; they’ll review a concept plan for The Reserve at Blue Hill, a five-story, 212-unit apartment building proposed at the intersection of Ephesus Church Road and Elliott Road Extension; and they’ll open a legislative hearing for the proposed St. Paul Village on Purefoy Drive. Click here for the full agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Monday, September 11. Tops on the agenda: town commissioners may vote to change the mayoral term from two years to four years. (They may also request a public vote to approve the switch.) Get the full agenda here.
The Chatham County school board also meets Monday, September 11, starting at 6:00 p.m. after a brief meeting in closed session. Among the agenda items, board members will consider a resolution reiterating their opposition to the so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that recently passed into law over the governor’s veto. Click here to read the full agenda.
To the north, Durham County Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 11. The board’s agenda is lighter this week, but it does include one notable item: a quick vote to approve $10 million in federal funding for renovations at RDU airport. Click here for the full agenda.
Finally, the Durham school board is holding a work session Thursday, September 14, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The agenda will be available at this link.
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