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.
Autumn has arrived, and local government boards are returning to session this week after their summer hiatuses. In Chapel Hill this week, the Town Council will hear a proposal for a large mixed-use development along Weaver Dairy Road that would include hundreds of new housing units along with commercial and retail space. Hillsborough electeds will also hear a development proposal, for a plot of land south of downtown. And in Carrboro, board members will revisit the question of whether to charge for parking in public lots.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Monday, September 9, with an agenda that includes an annual report on the town’s strategic plan and a rezoning request for Waterstone South in the southern part of town. Click here for the board’s full agenda.
Orange County Commissioners meet Tuesday, September 10, at 7 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center. Click here for the agenda for their work session, which includes appointments to various boards and commissions, as well as a presentation on the county’s long-term land use plan.
The Chapel Hill Town Council convenes at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11. Council members will hear details about a proposed mixed-use development behind Weaver Dairy Road that could include more than 500 new apartments and up to 300 for-sale housing units along with commercial and retail space and a possible hotel. Click here for the full agenda.
The Carrboro Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 12. (That’s Thursday this week, as opposed to their usual Tuesday meeting time.) Council members will consider adjustments to staff salaries; they’ll get an update on the county’s short range transit plan; and they’ll continue discussing a proposal to start charging for parking in public lots. Click here for a link to the full agenda.
And the Orange County School Board meets Monday, September 9, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. Click here for the full agenda, which includes a report on summer programs, a work session on updating the district’s website, and a presentation on student performance from the 2023-24 academic year.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Monday, September 9. Commissioners will hear an annual report on solid waste, conduct a public hearing on an annexation request for Chatham Park, and consider a proposal to shift the 15/501 truck route to NC-87. Get the full agenda at this link.
The Chatham County school board also meets at 6 p.m. Monday, September 9. Board members will discuss student performance results from the 2023-24 school year and consider a pair of contracts to aid visually-impaired students and students who need speech therapy. Click here for the agenda.
Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, September 9, with a light agenda that includes a public hearing on sewer system updates. Get the full agenda here.
Finally, the Durham school board meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 12. Their agenda had not been made public as of Sunday, but will be available at this link.
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