2016 Election: BOCC District 1 Candidates Square Off
Election 2016 is upon us! Wednesday, WCHL hosted all four candidates for District 1 of the Board of County Commissioners.
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Board Of Commissioners Create Firearms Safety Committee
Posted by Staff | Mar 2, 2016 | Local Government
After unanimously striking down a proposed gun regulation in February, the Orange County Board of Commissioners created a Firearms Safety Committee to discuss the possibility of future regulations. Commissioner Barry Jacobs...
Read MoreMeet Orange County Commissioner At-Large Candidates
Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Election, Featured
Three candidates are running for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The seat that is up for election will be decided between three newcomers after incumbent Bernadette Pelissier announced she would...
Read MoreSierra Club Endorses Candidates In County Commissioner Race
The Sierra Club has announced which candidates they will endorse in the race for Orange County Board of Commissioners. For the at-large position they have endorsed Mark Marcopolos. “He has excellent positions on conserving...
Read MoreCounty Commissioners Reject Gun Regulation
Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2016 | Featured, Local Government
After taking hours of public comment, the vast majority in opposition to the proposal, the Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposal that would have made it illegal to shoot a gun for recreational purposes after 6...
Read MoreFormer Orange County Commissioner Gustaveson Dies
Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 16, 2016 | Obituaries
Former Orange County Commissioner Norm Gustaveson has died. Family members say Gustaveson died on Friday at Carol Woods Retirement Community. Gustaveson served as the secretary of the Campus Y at UNC from 1964 through 1976 and...
Read MoreRenee Price Announces Re-Election Bid for Orange County Board of Commissioners
Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 23, 2015 | Election
Renee Price has announced that she will seek re-election to her District 2 seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Price was first elected to her seat in the 2012 election. In a release, she says, “We have a long...
Read MorePenny Rich Running for Re-Election as County Commissioner
Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 16, 2015 | Election, Featured
Penny Rich has announced that she will be running for re-election to the Orange County Board of Commissioners next fall. Rich is seeking a second term representing District 1 on the board after first being elected in 2012....
Read MoreOrange Commissioners Ready to Sue Over Senate Bill 2
Posted by Staff | Mar 20, 2015 | Local Government
The Orange County Board of Commissioners has committed to opposing Senate Bill 2 — in court, if necessary.
Read MoreBoCC Talks Living Wage for Orange County Contractors
Posted by Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | Local Government
At Tuesday night’s board meeting, county commissioners and staff wrestled with questions, including how to enforce a living wage policy.
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