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Coming Up
The Town Council will meet virtually at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, to consider an agenda https://bit.ly/3iDSb0L that will be posted at carrboro.legistar.com
To view, livestream at carrboro.legistar.com OR YouTube.com/CarrboroNC OR Cable TV 18 (in Carrboro). To speak at the meeting email publiccomment@townofcarrboro.org
Past Meeting
The Carrboro Town Council met virtually Tuesday, Jan. 19, and took the following actions:
- Reports for Stormwater Utility, Fire Department, Police Department and Economic Development: The Council received these monthly reports.
- A Resolution to Define Net Zero for the Town of Carrboro Buildings: The Council adopted a resolution establishing that Net Zero Buildings will be evaluated using greenhouse gas emissions as the accounting metric. Renewable energy can be generated off-site to offset GHG emissions from nonrenewable energy consumption.
- Racial Equity Commission: The Council established a Racial Equity Commission empowered to make short, medium and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress toward repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism.
- Energy and Climate Protection Plan and Community Climate Action Plan Implementation Update: The Council received an update on these plans and provided comments on the Green Neighborhoods Grant Program proposal.
About the Town Council
The Town Council is the legislative and policy-making body for Carrboro, consisting of seven elected members: Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Mayor Pro Tempore Barbara Foushee, Council Member Jacquelyn Gist, Council Member Randee Haven-O’Donnell, Council Member Susan Romaine, Council Member Damon Seils, and Council Member Sammy Slade. More information is available at http://townofcarrboro.org/248/Town-Council
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