This Week in Orange Politics: June 2-8

It’s relatively slow this week in Orange County, but there’s still plenty going on. The Carrboro Alderpersons will consider affordable housing and amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement, who, their Chapel Hill counterpart will work on the budget and discuss what to do with the Old Library Property. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will also talk about implementing a Mandarin Chinese program, while the county commissioners will have a full agenda that includes the budget, rural curbside recycling and transportation project prioritization.

Here’s the full summary:

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

Regular Meeting: Tuesday, June 3rd, 7:30pm, Carrboro Town Hall Board Room

• See the full agenda here

• Agenda items of note:

  • The Board will review the Community Home Trust’s draft charter concerning the provision of affordable housing.

  • The Board will consider amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and the Joint Planning Agreement to allow new uses within the Rural Buffer including agricultural uses.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

Work Session: Monday, June 2nd, 6pm, Chapel Hill Public Library

• See the full agenda here

• Agenda item of note: the Council will spend their Monday work session discussing the budget and will also hear an update on the disposal of the Old Library Property.

CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular Meeting: Thursday, June 5th, 7pm, Chapel Hill High School Auditorium

• See the full agenda here

• Agenda items of note: the Board will, among other things, discuss options for the implementation of the Mandarin Chinese program.

HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD

There are no scheduled meetings this week.

The Board will decide on the proposed Budget on Monday, June 9th, 7pm, Town Barn

• See the full budget here

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Regular Meeting, Tuesday, June 3rd, 7pm, Department of Social Services, Hillsborough

• See the full agenda here

• Agenda items of note:

  • The board will get an update on improvements in the Rogers Road neighborhood

  • The board will vote to create a Solid Waste Workgroup and consider curbside recycling options

  • The board will review the reprioritization of transportation projects

Budget Work Session, Thursday, June 5th, 7pm, Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill

• See the full agenda here

• Agenda item of note: the board will review the proposed budget department by department

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

No meeting this week. Next scheduled meeting is Monday, June 9th.