January 5–11 · back to this week
What local government is doing this week
26 boards met across 13 governments, with 170 agenda items on file.
By the numbers
Every line is a link to the items behind it, so any figure here can be opened and counted by hand.
- Wake County will take up 13 appointments and personnel items
- Chatham County will take up 13 budget and appropriations items
- Wake County will make 12 appointments
- Chatham County will hear 12 presentations
- Town of Cary will receive 6 reports
- Town of Holly Springs will take up 5 parks and recreation items
- Town of Cary will take up 3 parks and recreation items
- Town of Fuquay-Varina will take up 3 budget and appropriations items
- Town of Wake Forest will take up 3 budget and appropriations items
- Town of Wake Forest will take up 3 roads and transportation items
- Town of Holly Springs will receive 3 reports
- Town of Hillsborough will take up 2 budget and appropriations items
- Town of Fuquay-Varina will hold 2 public hearings
- Town of Pittsboro will discuss 2 items
- Town of Chapel Hill will take up 2 closed session items
- Town of Chapel Hill will discuss 2 items
- City of Sanford will hold 2 public hearings
The week, day by day
Monday
5 January
- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda Town of Fuquay-Varina 7 items
- Board of County Commissioners on 2026-01-05 9:00 AM - Work Session Durham County
- Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting Wake County 34 items
- Advisory Board Meeting Town of Cary 8 items
- Tourism Board Regular Meeting Town of Hillsborough 6 items
- Advisory Board Meeting Town of Cary 1 item
- Board of Adjustment Town of Holly Springs
- Knightdale Town Council Work Session Town of Knightdale
Tuesday
6 January
- Board of Commissioners Chatham County 38 items
- City Council Meeting City of Sanford 13 items
- Land Use Advisory Committee Town of Holly Springs 2 items
- Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board Monthly Meeting Town of Pittsboro 17 items
- City Council Meeting City of Sanford
- Board of Commissioners Work Session Town of Wake Forest 11 items
- Advisory Board Meeting Town of Cary 3 items
Wednesday
7 January
- Town Council Town of Chapel Hill 10 items
Thursday
8 January
- Work Session Town of Cary 2 items
- Regular Meeting Town of Cary 6 items
- Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Town of Holly Springs 10 items
Friday
9 January
- Staff Working Group Special Meeting Orange County
- Town Council Town of Chapel Hill 2 items
Saturday
10 January
- Town Council Town of Chapel Hill
Monday
12 January
- January 12, 2026 Meeting of the Parks & Rec Advisory Board Town of Fuquay-Varina 4 items
- Board of County Commissioners on 2026-01-12 6:00 PM - Regular Session Durham County
- Commission for the Environment Orange County
- Tax Assessment Work Group Orange County
Earlier weeks
Follow a thread
What the region works on
Which subjects each government spends its agenda on, and
where one is doing measurably more of something than its neighbours.
Every meeting
The full calendar, filtered by government, board or
subject, with agendas and streams.
Where the land is
Rezonings and developments as parcels on a map, joined to
the county's own property records.
At the General Assembly
The bills the House and Senate are taking up, with a link
to each one.