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Coming Up
The Carrboro Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday May 7. The agenda will be available at https://carrboro.legistar.com/
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/
Recap of Past Meetings
The Council met on Tuesday, April 23, and took the following actions on the agenda posted at https://ecs.page.link/Z96CJ
- Authorized the Town Manager to execute a Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT and adopted a new capital project ordinance for Morgan Creek Greenway Phase 1 (EL-4828A) to reflect additional funding and update the project milestones.
- Set a public hearing for June 4 on text amendments to the Land Use Ordinance relating to water quality buffers, road buffers, fences, and setback variances.
- Authorized the Town Manager to issue a Business Revolving Loan Program loan of $32,000 plus closing costs to Heather Swanson.
- Amended the Town Code to increase the civil penalty of parking in a handicapped parking space without the appropriate tag or identification from $50 to $250.
- Authorized the Town Manager to execute a Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT and to adopt a new capital project ordinance for the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk Project (C-5650) to expand the project scope, reflect additional funding and update the project milestones.
- Held a public hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments to the Land Use Ordinance to add a new restaurant use for neighborhood cafes and to allow additional residential density in certain zoning districts.
- Approved the reallocation of funds within the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) fund for two proposals from affordable housing nonprofit providers, maintenance and repair of recreation facilities and bolster the program providing financial assistance to qualified Carrboro residents.
- Awarded American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for affordable housing projects by EmPOWERment ($600,000 to contribute to the acquisition and upgrade of the 10 affordable homes) and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County ($1 million to assist in phase one of the 75 affordable homes planned on Rogers Road).
- Approved a Special Use Permit-A Extension Request for an extension for a Special Use Permit-A for Veridia Architecturally Integrated Subdivision at 810 Old Fayetteville Road.
Watch the livestream of the meeting at https://ecs.page.link/6TTFR
Council Meeting Schedule
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
