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.
June has arrived, which means it’s decision time for town and county leaders as they consider their respective budget plans for the next fiscal year. This week, we’ll get final budget votes in Carrboro and Durham; Orange County Commissioners are also slated to reach agreement on a budget plan this week, though their final vote won’t come for another two weeks.
But the biggest agenda item of all is in Lincoln Center: after months of discussion and debate, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board will make a final decision this Thursday, June 4, about which elementary school to close after the next academic year. Ephesus, Glenwood, and Seawell are the three up for consideration, primarily because they’re the oldest school buildings; students, teachers, and families from all three have lobbied the board intensely over the last few months to save their respective schools, but the board will have to make the difficult choice on Thursday.
Here’s a rundown of local government meetings this week in Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.
Orange County
Orange County Commissioners meet twice this week: Tuesday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building, and Thursday, June 4, at 7 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center. Tuesday’s agenda includes recommendations for the use of funds from the national opioid settlement, plus proclamations recognizing Pride Month and Juneteenth. Thursday’s meeting is budget-focused: county commissioners will consider proposed budget amendments and take a preliminary vote to approve a full budget plan. (A final vote is set for June 16.) Click here for links to both agendas.
The Carrboro Town Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. Council members will hold one more public hearing on next year’s budget before taking a final vote. In addition, the council will consider an ordinance to reduce the speed limit on a portion of Homestead Road, in line with a new NC Department of Transportation ordinance reducing the speed limit on the entire road from 45 to 35 miles an hour. Click here for the full agenda.
And the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 4, with one major agenda item: board members will vote to close one elementary school after the 2026-27 school year, due to declining enrollment and reduced state funding. Ephesus, Glenwood, and Seawell Elementary Schools are the three being considered for closure; the board will choose one of those three on Thursday. (The board could also elect not to close a school, but board members have largely agreed that the financial realities make that unfeasible.) Click here for a link to the board’s full agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Chatham County school board meets at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1. Click here for the full agenda, which includes a budget amendment and a discussion of the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.
Durham County Commissioners meet Monday, June 1. After a closed-session meeting in the morning, commissioners will convene publicly at 12:30 with an agenda that includes a vote to approve next year’s transit work program. Click here to read the agenda in full.
And the Durham City Council meets twice this week: at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, and again at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Both meetings are budget-focused: the council will hold a public hearing Monday on next year’s budget plan; then they’ll vote to adopt a final budget on Thursday. Thursday’s meeting also includes the results of a disparity study, as well as a crime report from the first quarter of 2026. Click here for links to both agendas.
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