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Carrboro Officials Plan to Fill Vacant Board Seat in November Elections

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 14, 2017 | Election

Officials in Carrboro have decided on the manner in which a replacement will be selected for the position left vacant by former alderwoman Michelle Johnson. According to Mayor Lydia Lavelle, elections for that position were...

Carrboro Officials Consider Development of Industrial Park on Old 86

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 23, 2017 | Development

A parcel of land in northern Carrboro may be repurposed to accommodate light industry operations if town officials are able to agree on details pertaining to a development plan. Those officials met last week to speak with...

Michelle Johnson to Resign from Carrboro Board of Aldermen

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Apr 3, 2017 | Local Government

A member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen has announced that she will resign from her position in order to pursue employment opportunities in Portland, Oregon. While reflecting on two decades of residency in North Carolina and...

Barbara Foushee Running for Carrboro Board of Aldermen

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2017 | Election

Barbara Foushee announced her candidacy for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen in the 2017 election on Tuesday morning. “I am running for the Board of Aldermen because I want to use my knowledge and my community activism experience...

Michelle Johnson Resigning from Carrboro Board of Aldermen

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2017 | Local Government

Michelle Johnson is resigning her post on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen at the end of May. Johnson announced the move in a release Tuesday morning saying that she will be relocating in June 2017. The release says Johnson...

Carrboro Officials Approve Police Body Camera Policy

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Mar 8, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Police Department is one step closer to acquiring new law enforcement tools for its officers after town officials approved a policy last week on body-worn cameras. While ruminating on the cameras during a regular...

Carrboro Officials Review Fiscal Plan for Light Rail Project

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 14, 2017 | Development

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation from GoTriangle employees last Tuesday on fiscal plans for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project. The presentation was delivered by Danny Rogers, a project director in...

Carrboro Officials Discuss Fiscal Trends Ahead of Budget Review

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 9, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on fiscal trends last week as a prelude to meetings on the town budget scheduled for later this year. The presentation was delivered by David Andrews, the town manager, who...

Carrboro Considers Body Cameras for Police

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 17, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will meet next month to discuss the suitability and cost of body-worn cameras for the Carrboro Police Department. According to Lydia Lavelle, the mayor of Carrboro, board members are eager to...

Construction Begins On Google Fiber ‘Hut’ in Carrboro

Posted by Staff | May 9, 2016 | Development, Featured

Construction began recently on the Google Hut in Carrboro, which will house servers and other technology necessary for Google Fiber’s new high speed internet service. The approximately 400 square foot building is being...

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