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Coming Up
The Town Council will meet for a Council Work Session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The agenda is available at https://carrboro.legistar.com/ ; The purpose of the work session is to review the number and composition of the Town’s advisory boards and commissions for consideration of restructuring and consolidation.
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 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).
Recap of Past Meeting
The Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 6, considered the agenda at https://ecs.page.link/UKHe9 and took the following actions:
- Approved the Affordable Housing Advisory Commission’s funding recommendation for three nonprofit applications to the Affordable Housing Special Revenue Fund. The funds are approved to Pee Wee Homes ($51,100) to construct three small homes on the corner of Hill and Broad Streets that will be available for rent to individuals earning less than 30% AMI, often transitioning from being unhoused; to Rebuilding Together of the Triangle ($33,730) for critical repairs, modifications, and/or weatherization for two Carrboro homes owned by low-income households; and to EmPOWERment ($100,000) to acquire 10 rental units off Homestead Road, considered to be part of the town’s Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) stock.
- Authorized the submittal of an application for Central Pines Regional Council’s FY25-26 Triangle Transportation Choices grant program.
- Adopted amendments to the Town Code to establish new interment options at Westwood Cemetery as outlined in the approved Westwood Cemetery Master Plan, and to set associated fees and charges for these new options to cover costs and ensure cemetery sustainability. The plan provides for 1,672 additional burial spaces with 631 for traditional burials and 410 for natural burials, and spaces for remains from cremation and other offsite processes.
- Amended the Town Code to change all references of E. Carr Street and W. Carr Street to E. Braxton Foushee Street and W. Braxton Foushee Street. Learn more at https://www.carrboronc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2633 ;
- Amended the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) requested by the Town of Chapel Hill to expand the service boundary in the southern part of Chapel Hill along the US 15-501 corridor to the Chatham County line.
- Received a status report on a number of local transportation projects that are underway. Project updates are posted at https://www.carrboronc.gov/719/Transportation
Watch the livestream of the Feb. 6 meeting at https://www.youtube.com/live/QIOW2C10GAY?si=c2rpCyb-ZjIMPzOB ;
Council Meeting Schedule
The Carrboro Town Council has updated its 2024 Meeting Calendar to a schedule of two business meetings per month rather than three. This schedule takes effect in March 2024. The Council will continue holding work sessions in addition to business meetings most months. View the 2024 Council Calendar at https://www.carrboronc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14168/2024-Town-Council-Meeting-Calendar
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