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.
As we enter the first full week of September, more and more elected boards are returning to session. This week is a lighter one for local government meetings, but Orange County Commissioners will reconvene for the first time since their summer break.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Orange County Commissioners are meeting Tuesday, September 6, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough. On the agenda, commissioners will consider creating an opioid advisory committee and discuss recommendations for what local governments should request from the General Assembly next year. Click here for a link to the full agenda.
Only one other elected board is meeting this week: the Orange County School Board is meeting Wednesday, September 7, at 6 p.m. in the district’s administrative offices at 200 E. King Street in Hillsborough. Board members will consider a Needs Based Public School Capital Fund application. Get a link to the YouTube livestream here.
Chatham and Durham Counties
No countywide meetings in Chatham this week, but Durham County Commissioners will hold a work session on Tuesday, September 6, at 9 a.m. Agenda items include a discussion of how to use opioid settlement funds, an update from GoTriangle on prospects for commuter rail, an update on Durham’s food security initiatives, and an update on federal COVID relief funds. As in Orange County, Durham commissioners will also finalize a list of proposed legislative items for the General Assembly next year. Get the full agenda here.
The Durham City Council has a busy week, with a meeting Tuesday, September 6, at 7 p.m. and a work session Thursday, September 8, at 1 p.m., both in Council Chambers. The work session’s agenda includes a presentation on a developer’s proposal to buy a downtown parking deck and turn it into an apartment building. Click here for both agendas.
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