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Coming Up
The Carrboro Town Council will hold a Council Work Session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. The agenda will be available at https://carrboro.legistar.com/ The Council is scheduled to discuss the recommendations of the Community Safety Task Force. The Council meets for work sessions the second Tuesdays of most months. Public comment is generally not accepted during work sessions, and votes are not taken.
The Town Council meets at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main St. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or can view the livestream YouTube.com/CarrboroNC OR at https://carrboro.legistar.com/ OR Cable TV 18 (in Carrboro).
Past Meeting Recap
The Carrboro Town Council met Tuesday, Jan. 9 to address the agenda available at https://bit.ly/41T7dX8 and took these actions:
- Approved establishment of a program providing targeted financial assistance for housing, utilities, childcare, and transportation costs to qualified Carrboro families.
- Authorized a contract to Clark-Powell Associates for furnishing materials and labor to complete the Audiovisual (AV) installation at the 203 South Greensboro Street Project, which is the new library and civic building under construction.
- Received a presentation from FORVIS LLP, the Town's independent auditor, on the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
- Received a presentation on a proposed new Stormwater Residential Assistance Program and scheduled a public hearing on February 27, 2024, to discuss potential modifications to the stormwater rate structure for program funding.
- Received information that the Town of Chapel Hill has proposed to expand the water and sewer services boundary in the southern part of Chapel Hill along the US 15-501 corridor to the Chatham County line.
- Approved changes to the 2024 Council Meeting calendar to hold two business meetings per month rather than three, beginning in March 2024.
Town Council
The Town Council, which is the legislative and policy-making body for Carrboro, comprises Mayor Barbara Foushee, Mayor Pro Tempore Danny Nowell, Council Member Catherine Fray, Council Member Randee Haven-O’Donnell, Council Member Jason Merrill, and Council Member Eliazar Posada. More information is available at https://www.carrboronc.gov/248/Town-Council