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“My nightmares are nothing compared to the trauma some families in my community are going through,” Maria Palmer told the Chapel Hill Town Council at the Feb. 25 meeting.

One inch of rain falling on one acre of impervious surface can send 27,154 gallons of water running off the property, Carrboro Stormwater Manager Dylan Kirk says.

At a Feb. 11 Town Council work session, Business Management Director Amy Oland presented staff’s recommendations for spending $3 million in “unassigned” funds.

If you can’t prevent traffic congestion, find ways for people to avoid getting stuck in it.

Instead of Chapel Hill building bicycle lanes and sidewalks along the Estes Drive Extension this
fall, the state government has pushed the project start date to 2031.

A mix of factors — staff vacancies, higher than expected sales taxes, careful budgeting — left Chapel Hill with $3 million more than expected in its general fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2025.

It’s been more than half a year since Tropical Storm Chantal hammered Carrboro, but the town is still waiting on federal disaster relief.

Of 35 projects in its comprehensive plan, Carrboro has implemented 14, is working on 18, and hasn’t begun three.

Last week, Chapel Hill approved amended development rules that allow larger duplexes and shared driveways, eliminate minimum parking requirements and ease the rules on business signs.

For the second time, Chapel Hill has settled a lawsuit over short-term rentals (STRs)and preserved the town’s authority to regulate them.

Traffic circles can improve traffic flow, Carrboro Town Council member Jason Merrill said, but they pose safety concerns for cyclists.

Traffic circles can improve traffic flow, Carrboro Town Council member Jason Merrill said, but they pose safety concerns for cyclists.

Carrboro won’t make its 2030 goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 %, but that’s partly because the town set itself a high bar.

CARRBORO — The appeal of municipal planning lies in its variety, new Carrboro Planning Director John Fussa says.

CARRBORO – Carrboro’s Randee Haven-O’Donnell remembers protesting at Stonewall, protesting against the Vietnam War, hitchhiking across America, and falling in love with North Carolina the first time she flew over it.

CARRBORO –With federal immigration operating in the Triangle, the Carrboro Town Council passed a Tuesday resolution condemning attacks on Orange County’s immigrant communities.