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, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils are meeting separately to discuss federal COVID relief funds; the Chapel Hill town board is meeting on Monday instead of their regular Wednesday time. Orange County Commissioners are holding their own meeting on Tuesday, with an agenda that includes a historic resolution on a long-simmering issue.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Chapel Hill Town Council is meeting on Monday, September 19 (rescheduled from Wednesday the 21st) at 6:30 p.m. in Meeting Room B of the Chapel Hill Public Library. Only one agenda item: council members will review applications from prospective Community Partners as part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Click here for the full agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council will also be discussing the use of ARPA funds at their work session Tuesday, September 20, at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall. Get a link to the full agenda here.
Orange County Commissioners also meet on Tuesday, September 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. This week’s agenda includes a presentation on the county’s five-year master aging plan, as well as a resolution apologizing for the county’s historic role in racial lynching. Get the full agenda here.
Chatham and Durham Counties
Chatham County Commissioners are holding a doubleheader meeting Monday, September 19, in the Chatham Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro. First, commissioners will hold a work session at 2:00 p.m. to discuss priorities including wastewater, tiny homes, and controlled substances; then they’ll reconvene at 6:00 p.m. for a regular session that includes a pair of public hearings on rezoning requests. Get the full agenda at this link.
In Durham, the City Council has two scheduled meetings this week. On Monday, September 19, council members will meet at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers; then the council will reconvene for a work session on Thursday, September 22, at 1:00 p.m. with an agenda that includes a discussion of a feasibility study on commuter rail. Get the agendas for both meetings here.
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