The Board of Orange County Commissioners appoints representatives to fill two positions on the Chapel Hill Planning Commission. The planning commission develops a plan for orderly growth and development in Chapel Hill. It...
Read MoreFour candidates will be on the March 15 primary ballot for two seats up for election out of District 1 on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. District 1 covers the southern portion of Orange County, including Chapel Hill...
Read MoreThere will be a race for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Matt Hughes currently serves as the chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, a position he has held since 2011, and he announced his...
Read MoreMark Marcoplos has announced that he will be running for the at-large seat up for election on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Macroplos said in a press release that, “My decades of experience with county issues, my...
Read MoreCounty Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier says she’s ready to take on a new challenge. After two terms on the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Bernadette Pelissier announced she won’t be seeking re-election next year....
Read MoreThe Orange County Board of Commissioners took another step toward issuing the largest bond in county history Tuesday night. The board unanimously approved a motion to move forward with a bond that would be worth $125 million....
Read MoreIf voters approve the ballot measure slated for November 2016, it would be the largest bond package in the county’s history.
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets tonight with the school boards for Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County, in a joint meeting at the Whitted Meeting Facility in Hillsborough.
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Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the first property tax rate increase in five years.
Read MoreCounty Commissioners did an abrupt about-face Thursday, reversing a vote on rural recycling funding in response to criticism from the Chapel Hill Town Council.
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