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Town Council Update
Meeting agendas and updates are issued from the Town Clerk’s Office. To receive these by email or text, sign up for Carrboro Town News at https://www.carrboronc.gov/SIGNUP
Civic involvement is a valued tradition in our community. Reach the Town Council with your ideas, views, and questions at Council@carrboronc.gov
Coming Up
The Carrboro Town Council will hold a Council Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The agenda is available at https://bit.ly/3xTcrUR and at https://carrboro.legistar.com/
This meeting will be held at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main St. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or can view the livestream at https://carrboro.legistar.com/ OR YouTube.com/CarrboroNC OR Cable TV 18 (in Carrboro).
To download a copy of the full meeting calendar visit https://www.carrboronc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12313
Past Meeting
The Carrboro Town Council met Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, and took the following actions on the agenda available at https://bit.ly/41wCU87
- Approved an amendment to the 2022-2023 HOME Investment Partnership Program Annual Plan to reallocate $105,000 originally allocated to EmPOWERment, Inc. to acquire a rental unit in Carrboro to instead acquire an affordable rental property in Chapel Hill. The Council requested technical information including transportation data, the design process, environmental information, and more.
- Amended the 2021-2022 HOME Investment Partnership Program Annual Plan to add the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan. The Plan amendment would add the Allocation Plan for $1,371,401 in HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP) funding.
- Approved a Minor Modification Request to the Special Use Permit-A Project at 502-A North Greensboro Street. The modification will allow Hope Renovations to place a shipping container on the site for use as office space.
- Approved a Minor Modification request for the Special Use Permit for Estes Park Apartments at 306 Estes Drive allowing the property owner to construct a new maintenance building, replace the existing dumpster enclosure area, and remove eighteen parking spaces from the site.
- Approved a Town Code amendment to prohibit parking on E. Winmore Avenue from Jewell Drive east to Homestead Road.
- Received the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Independent Audit for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022. This was presented by the Town’s independent auditor, FORVIS LLP, (previously Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP).
- Authorized a change to the Town’s audit contract to extend the deadline for submission of the audit to the Local Government Commission.
Town Council
The Town Council, which is the legislative and policy-making body for Carrboro, comprises Mayor Damon Seils, Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Romaine, Council Member Barbara Foushee, Council Member Randee Haven-O’Donnell, Council Member Danny Nowell, Council Member Eliazar Posada, and Council Member Sammy Slade. More information is available at https://www.carrboronc.gov/248/Town-Council
