Orange County Board of Commissioners

It’s another busy week across Orange County, with all of the county’s public bodies holding at least one meeting.

The Carrboro Alderfolks will talk “green” cemeteries while the Chapel Hill Town Council will have a special meeting on Obey Creek and host an initial public forum on how to use Community Development Block Grants. The county commissioners will discuss mandating that county’s contractors pay a living wage to get government business, while the Hillsborough Town Board will consider an economic development grant application.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will hold its annual retreat, while its counterpart for the county will review the district’s 2013-14 report card.

Here’s the full summary:

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

It’ll be a quite a busy week for the Chapel Hill Town Council with four meetings scheduled covering a wide range of subjects including a new ETJ, Chapel Hill 2020, Obey Creek and the future of Southern Village. The Carrboro Alderfolks will hold a public hearing on a proposed downtown arts venue, while the county commissioners will discuss what to do with the unassigned general fund balance. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will hold a development meeting, while the county school board and Hillsborough Town Board take a break.

Here’s the full summary:

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

• Public Hearing: Monday, January 19, 7:30pm @ Carrboro Town Hall
  • The Board will hear from the public about a proposed arts venue downtown

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

Though the holiday season is in full swing, there’s plenty this week to keep local elected bodies busy. The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a special meeting on Obey Creek, while its Hillsborough counterpart will discuss improvements to Churton Street. The county commissioners will talk rural curbside recycling, while the county school board holds a community reception and advances its superintendent search.

Here’s the full summary:

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

• The Board is in recess until Tuesday, January 13.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

• Special Meeting: Monday, December 8th, 7pm @ Chapel Hill Town Hall
  • The Council will dedicate this meeting to the Obey Creek development agreement process.

CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION

• The board will not meet this week. Their next meeting will be December 18th.

HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD