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.
Carrboro gets the spotlight in local government this week, as the Town Council meets to discuss a contentious proposal to merge the town’s police department with Chapel Hill. That proposal has gotten a strong negative reaction from residents, but Carrboro officials say significant measures of some kind may be necessary to address a looming budget crunch: continuous inflation is driving up costs; funding cuts on the state and federal levels are shifting the cost burden more and more onto local governments; and North Carolina voters just approved a state constitutional amendment limiting local governments’ ability to raise property tax revenue, which will compound the issue even further.
Also this week, the Pittsboro town board will consider complaints raised against one board member, following a September 14 meeting that included a briefly contentious discussion about the town’s Parks & Recreation advisory board.
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, November 9. Click here for their agenda, which includes a discussion of security at Cates Creek Park and Gold Park as well as an update on a study on solar energy.
Orange County Commissioners have a work session Tuesday, November 10, at 7 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center. The board will receive an annual report from the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness; they’ll consider possibilities for community usage at a future elementary school in Mebane; and they’ll discuss appointments to various county boards and commissioners. Read their full agenda here.
The Carrboro Town Council also meets Tuesday, November 10, beginning at 6 p.m. This will be the council’s first full opportunity to discuss a proposal to merge the town’s police department with Chapel Hill’s – a proposal that’s meant to save money as the town enters a difficult budgeting period, but one that met with significant pushback from residents when it was first made public. Also on Tuesday’s agenda: the council will get an update on the town’s Safe Routes to School action plan, and they’ll consider authorizing the town manager to contract with a firm to design a new Town Hall building on the current site of the Century Center. Click here for the full agenda.
Chatham and Durham Counties
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Monday, November 9. The board will consider design plans for Chatham Park’s South Village, and they’ll choose an external rendering for a future Town Hall. In addition, the board will consider recent complaints about Town Commissioner John Bonitz: residents, staff members, and even some fellow board members have complained that Bonitz has been disrespectful to town staff members at recent meetings, most notably September 14 during a discussion about the town’s Parks and Recreation advisory board. Click here for the full agenda.
Finally, Durham County Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday, November 9. This week’s agenda is a light one but includes a ceremonial recognition of Veterans Day this Wednesday. Click here for the full agenda.
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