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Coming Up
The Carrboro Town Council will hold a Council Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The agenda will be posted 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. 14, 2023, for the Council Work Session: Bolin Creek Greenway Phases 3 and 4. Agenda materials are available at https://bit.ly/3jMdoee and at https://carrboro.legistar.com/ The Council video is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/QmhTFdQkVYc?feature=share The Council occasionally holds work sessions to allow time for in-depth consideration of certain topics and to provide feedback to the town manager. The Council does not take formal action or receive public comment during work sessions.
- The Council discussed establishing a public input process for considering Bolin Creek Greenway Phases 3 and 4, outlining objectives for broad and inclusive outreach to ensure that all voices are heard. These include strategies to incorporate perspectives of renters, HOAs, neighborhoods, school communities and advisory boards; multilingual educational materials and outreach tools; online surveys, fact sheets and public comment cards; and outreach that will take place at different locations and different times of day. Public input processes will be informed by the Carrboro Communications and Community Engagement Plan and the One Orange Racial Equity Framework.
- The Council requested technical information including transportation data, the design process, environmental information, and more.
- Town Manager Richard J. White said he would return to the Council with a draft scope of work for consultant services to assist the Town with technical updates and a public engagement process.
- A project webpage has been established at https://www.carrboronc.gov/2762/Bolin-Creek-Greenway
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
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