This Week in Orange Politics: September 2-7

Though several of Orange County's public bodies are still in recess this week, the Carrboro Alderfolks, County Commission and Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will all hold meetings this week. A new cultural arts distriction and an update on the towing ordinance are on the docket in Carrboro, while the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will dsicuss a contract for re-envisioning the district's professional development and compensation policies. The county commissioners will award arts grants and consider a resolution supporting the community use of school recreation facilties.

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

• Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Carrboro Town Hall
  • See full agenda here.
  • Notable agenda items include:
    • A report from the Carrboro Business Alliance on the ‘Think Local First’ Campaign
    • An amendment to the budget to allocate $20,000 of Carrboro Tourism Development Authority to the  Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department to fund town sponsored events.
    • A report back on the towing ordinance.
    • A report on the progress of the planning for a Carrboro Cultural Arts and Creativity District

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

• The Chapel Hill Town Council is in summer recess until Monday, September 8th

CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION

• Regular Meeting, Thursday, September 4, 7pm, Lincoln Center, Chapel Hill
  • See the full agenda here
  • The board will discuss contracting with a firm to develop a new model for professional development, teacher leadership and compensation

HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD

• The next regular meeting is September 8th at 7:00 pm, Town Barn, Hillsborough

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

• Regular Meeting, Thursday, September 4th, 7:00 pm, New Board Meeting Facility at 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough
  • See the full agenda here.
  • Agenda items of note:
    • The board will present grants from Orange County Arts Commission
    • The board will consider a resolution, proposed by the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group, supporting the use of school facilities for community recreation purposes.

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

• The next meeting of the board will be Monday, September 8.