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UID:meeting-1795@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Development Authority Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Development Authority\n\nHillsborough's Tourism Development Authority met Sept. 10 to weigh three special-event funding requests worth a combined $20\,000: a modernized holiday home tour\, the Uproar Festival of Public Art\, and FlushFest\, a music festival at Eno River Brewery. The authority also discussed whether to help fund an overnight stop for CycleNC's 2026 Mountains to Coast bike tour\, which would bring roughly 950 cyclists to town for a night.\n\nOnly three of the authority's members were present for the vote.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-83b8fb8ffab54da59e3e2183dcc8c652.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1795
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tda/page/tourism-development-authority-regular-meeting-6
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1749@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners considers extending town water service to a proposed 49-home subdivision on N.C. 86 North\, weighing a developer's argument that a connection could complete a loop in the town's water system against the town's long-term plan to shrink its urban services boundary. The board also takes up the appointment of Magnolia Brown to the Parks and Recreation Board for a term ending November 2028.\n\nA consent agenda covers October meeting minutes\, routine budget amendments\, an Arbor Day proclamation\, and permits for the town's holiday tree lighting and holiday parade. The board previews topics for its November 24 work session\, including the town's strategic plan\, the urban services boundary and a civility pledge\, and hears audience comments not tied to the printed agenda.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-acb37566cddc4196a8ff7a54cbad2fe9.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-29\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1749
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-29
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1768@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Parks and Recreation Board\n\nHillsborough's Parks and Recreation Board has one substantive item on its November 18 agenda: a discussion of utilities and stormwater plans for the Kings Highway Park master plan with the town's engineering and stormwater managers. The rest of the agenda is routine -- minutes approval\, park steward reports on Gold Park\, Cates Creek Park\, Murray Street Park\, Kings Highway Park\, Hillsborough Heights Park\, Riverwalk and Turnip Patch Park\, and a staff update on recent repairs and the FY27 budget.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-4098c4cfda604b91a763935f035e5f0a.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1768
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-prb/page/parks-and-recreation-board-regular-meeting-17
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1748@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners takes up a resolution that would shrink the town's urban service boundary\, the area where the town extends water and sewer service\, after staff identified capacity limits in the wastewater system and concerns about meeting nutrient limits under its discharge permit and the Falls Lake Rules. The board also hears the year-end report on the FY24-26 Strategic Plan and a staff request to extend that plan by a year\, to FY27\, after Tropical Storm Chantal delayed work on its successor.\n\nA short consent agenda covers three special event permits\, including the Hillsborough Arts Council's Solstice Lantern Walk and Market\, expected to draw 4\,000 to 6\,000 people on Dec. 20\, plus a resolution updating the interlocal agreement funding the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness and the reappointment of Gary Miller to the Historic District Commission. The board also closes to discuss the town manager's evaluation.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-767533ef9bd94cb197b377c38d53447c.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1748
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-26
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1793@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Development Authority Regular Meeting- Rescheduled from November
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Development Authority\n\nThe Hillsborough Tourism Development Authority takes up a $3\,500 funding request for Duke University's Small Town USA photography program and reviews a draft 2026 meeting schedule. The rest of the agenda is routine: approval of the September 10\, 2025 minutes and a monthly staff report on tourism activity and the occupancy tax.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-fb85343375cc4d0cb3e174f5c47a07f2.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1793
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tda/page/tourism-development-authority-regular-meeting-rescheduled-november
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1747@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nCommissioners Robb English and Kathleen Ferguson and Mayor Mark Bell are set to take their oaths of office\, after which the board selects a mayor pro tempore and makes committee appointments for the new term. The board also hears a presentation on the Fiscal Year 2024-25 audit.\n\nThe rest of the business runs through the consent agenda: minutes from two November meetings\, miscellaneous budget amendments and transfers\, a National Mentoring Month proclamation\, renewal of the interlocal agreement with Orange County covering Fairview Park\, and a salary correction tied to the town manager's annual merit increase. This is an agenda for a future meeting\, so no vote outcomes are recorded yet.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-4238ca6a810a43a3a5def05ed360cd66.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-30\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1747
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-30
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1786@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Board\n\nThe Hillsborough Tourism Board interviews a candidate for a new board seat\, Spencer Welborn of Eno Brewing\, and adopts its 2026 regular meeting schedule. The board also reviews an initial draft FY27 budget alongside FY25/26 revenue comparisons\, and considers sending members to the 2026 VisitNC365 tourism conference in Asheville in March.\n\nThe rest of the meeting is routine: minutes approval\, a tourism staff and Visitors Center report\, and county/OC Visitors Bureau updates.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-d60a41b0b6524c58804d8b048688e074.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1786
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tb/page/tourism-board-regular-meeting-12
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1746@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners has a light agenda for this regular meeting. The board will make two appointments (Planning Board and Tourism Board)\, recognize employee service milestones\, and act on a consent agenda covering minutes\, budget amendments\, a staff-initiated text amendment to the town's development ordinance procedures\, a 2026 meeting schedule change\, and a 5K road race permit.\n\nOn the regular agenda\, the board takes up a rezoning request for three parcels in Oakdale Village and hears an update on code enforcement and upcoming property abatement cases. The board will also preview topics for its Jan. 26 work session.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-3da99e3a16eb49ba87b01e0bb6aa0ca4.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-37\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1746
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-37
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1767@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Parks and Recreation Board\n\nHillsborough's Parks and Recreation Board considers text amendments to the town's rules for parks and greenways\, covering hours\, prohibited activities and event permitting under sections 3-48 through 3-52 of the town code. The board also continues discussion of the Kings Highway Park master plan\, including trail connectivity from downtown and West Hillsborough.\n\nThe rest of the agenda is routine: minutes approval\, liaison reports from the Board of Commissioners\, Planning Board and Intergovernmental Parks Work Group\, park steward updates\, and staff updates on recent repairs and the fiscal year 2027 budget.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-daa77aa88fa64552886b48cbad9cdda9.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1767
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-prb/page/parks-and-recreation-board-regular-meeting-18
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1802@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T110000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tree Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tree Board\n\nThis is a routine meeting of Hillsborough's Tree Board\, an advisory body. The board plans to consider a plant list for the Dorothy N. Johnson Community Center\, hear about a state webinar on native-plant policy\, and continue work on its 2026 annual plan.\n\nStaff and volunteer groups will also give updates: the Invasive Species Removal Team\, the Garden Club\, and town staff on the FY27 budget\, the town's tree inventory\, and an interpretive sign project. No formal votes or binding decisions are on the agenda.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-f417292e6c814544871c84ea4e43b853.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1802
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tree/page/tree-board-regular-meeting-18
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1745@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: CANCELLED: Board of Commissioners Fiscal Year 2027-29 Budget Retreat
STATUS:CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe Board of Commissioners opens its first Fiscal Year 2027-29 budget retreat with a Black History Month proclamation and a routine batch of budget amendments and transfers on the consent agenda. The board then turns to a broader review of town finances\, starting with a Fiscal Year 2027-33 Capital Improvement Plan that previews requests from every department\, including a new N. Churton Street fire station\, two fire trucks\, garbage and leaf trucks\, greenway and sidewalk projects\, and water\, sewer and stormwater upgrades. None of the requests has yet been matched to funding.\n\nStaff also bring a list of "noteworthy" operating and personnel requests\, warning of large deficits across the general\, water and sewer funds for fiscal 2027 and beyond\, and ask the board to weigh in on a 9% increase in employee health insurance premiums that would add a $200 monthly subsidy for GLP-1 medication. The rest of the agenda covers an information technology update\, a review of the town's nonprofit funding process\, and the board's annual refresher on how members request information from staff\, before a wrap-up on decision points and items left for later meetings.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-04eb4347146045db9ba70e0b9e332224.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1745
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/cancelled-board-commissioners-fiscal-year-2027-29-budget-retreat
CATEGORIES:Retreat or planning session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1744@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe board's consent agenda is heavy: four town-code ordinance amendments (recreation fees\, proclamation publication\, definitions\, and out-of-town utility extensions)\, a Black History Month proclamation\, a special event permit for the 2026 Orange County Senior Games archery competition\, and a conditional construction contract award to Central Builders of Mebane for the Adron F. Thompson facility addition and renovation.\n\nOn the regular agenda\, the board takes up a preliminary resolution for the Adron F. Thompson project and spends significant time on the FY2027-29 budget and financial plan\, the FY2027-33 capital improvement plan\, and a review of the town's nonprofit funding process. It closes in closed session to discuss a property acquisition and pending litigation\, Corbinton Commons Association\, Inc. v. McKee.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-95a8a1a3126e4cf091bc484c28e7eab8.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-38\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1744
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-38
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1743@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Fiscal Year 2027-29 Budget Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThis is the board's FY 2027-29 budget retreat. Consent items include a capital project amendment for the Elizabeth Brady Road culvert replacement and a USDA-RD loan obligation for water treatment plant disinfection system improvements. The board also reappoints two Tourism Board members.\n\nThe bulk of the retreat is in-depth discussion: a funding request for CASA's Cedar Village affordable-housing project\, a review of water and sewer rate structure\, a strategic plan mid-year update\, and continued review of the town's nonprofit funding process.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-e3a43a9b5112439593d29d1b66641968.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-fiscal-year-2027-29-budget-retreat\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1743
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-fiscal-year-2027-29-budget-retreat
CATEGORIES:Retreat or planning session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1742@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe board will vote on a bond order and series resolution authorizing up to $8.5 million in water and sewer revenue bonds for the Thompson Building renovation and expansion project -- the meeting's largest financial decision. Also on the regular agenda: an update on America250 Fourth of July event planning and a presentation of the police department's annual report.\n\nThe seven-item consent agenda includes a rezoning request for 202 Holiday Park Road\, a resolution accepting the streets in the Elfin's Pond subdivision\, a Lakeshore Drive traffic-calming request\, a joint letter to the NC Utilities Commission on Duke Energy's carbon and resource plans\, and a request to place a historical marker honoring five Revolutionary War patriots at Old Town Cemetery. The board closes with a closed session for attorney-client consultation.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-222b6a23cd924b859480024051b5c0b9.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-31\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1742
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-31
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1741@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe Board of Commissioners' consent agenda covers routine business: miscellaneous budget amendments and transfers\, three proclamations (Native Plant Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April\, American Red Cross Month in March)\, a special event permit for the town's Last Fridays and Art Walk series\, a Tourism Board/Tourism Development Authority budget amendment\, and accepting a land donation at 2340 Turner End Drive along with a plat signature. The board will also appoint Megan Kimball to a partial term on the Planning Board as a town representative.\n\nItems getting more discussion include a special event permit for a pub's Zwanze Day beer release\, a voluntary annexation interest letter for two non-contiguous Rencher Street properties\, an update on the town's stormwater program\, and a proposed settlement agreement in the town's lawsuit with KEPSC Hillsborough LLC.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-6ba27df977fb44189f4aff367f4884c1.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-25\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1741
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-25
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1783@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Board\n\nThe Tourism Board will hear funding-request presentations from five local organizations seeking a share of its contract/scope-of-work funding for the coming year: the Alliance's Hillsborough Visitors Center ($271\,922)\, the Hillsborough Arts Council ($75\,000)\, the Orange County Museum ($59\,500)\, the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce for its parade and tree lighting ($14\,600)\, and the Burwell School. The board will also elect a vice chair and continue working on its draft budget for fiscal year 2027.\n\nRoutine business includes approving minutes from the March 2 meeting and hearing monthly updates from Tourism staff\, the Visitors Center\, and the Orange County Visitors Bureau.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-e192e96e6a294299a385d81efa127666.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1783
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tb/page/tourism-board-regular-meeting-14
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1740@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe board's main land-use item is a general-use rezoning and development agreement for 13.44 acres at 715 US Hwy 70 East\, from Assisted Living Neighborhood to Multifamily\, to allow up to 67 attached dwelling units on a parcel that was originally master-planned for a retirement campus that never got built. This item is being tabled rather than decided at this meeting. The board also takes up a staff-proposed reorganization that would merge Public Works\, Public Space & Sustainability\, and Stormwater & Environmental Services into a single "Community Services and Sustainability" department\, prompted by a manager's resignation\, and a request from the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association for stricter trespassing enforcement against unhoused people camping near its ball field.\n\nMost of the rest is routine consent-agenda business: budget amendments\, three capital-project ordinance amendments for water/sewer plant upgrades\, a year-end audit contract\, a legal-services agreement with the town attorney's firm\, a reappointment to the Parks and Recreation Board\, and a resolution opposing a proposed state constitutional amendment that would limit local governments' property tax authority (tied to an active NC House committee process). Financial impacts on the rezoning are described as low to moderate\, with private streets and trash collection.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-ccc861b4797c402ea3646d913f1e473f.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-39\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1740
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-39
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1791@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Development Authority Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Development Authority\n\nThe Tourism Development Authority will decide on three sponsorship requests funded by occupancy tax revenue for FY27: $5\,000 for the Alliance Outlandish Festival shuttle\, $10\,000 for the Hillsborough Arts Council's Solstice Lantern Walk\, and $10\,000 for the Arts Council's Handmade Parade -- $25\,000 total. The board will also continue work on its draft FY27 budget.\n\nThe rest of the agenda is routine: minutes approval and staff updates on tourism activity and occupancy tax collections.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-a3601ba8e64f475ab434a0c2bb0cf8ef.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1791
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tda/page/tourism-development-authority-regular-meeting-8
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1764@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Parks and Recreation Board\n\nThis is a routine meeting of Hillsborough's Parks and Recreation Board with no votes on substantive town business. The agenda covers minutes approval\, liaison reports from the Board of Commissioners\, Planning Board\, and Intergovernmental Parks Work Group\, and individual steward reports from seven town parks (Gold Park\, Cates Creek Park\, Murray Street Park\, Kings Highway Park\, Hillsborough Heights Park\, Riverwalk\, and Turnip Patch Park).\n\nStaff close with updates on recent park repairs\, the FY2027 budget\, and the Orange County Trails Plan. This agenda does not reference data centers or the town's data-center moratorium.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-987f513c0b644f98a1b7c2313cb5b572.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1764
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-prb/page/parks-and-recreation-board-regular-meeting-21
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1739@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners work session opens with a presentation on proposed zoning districts as part of the town's Unified Development Ordinance rewrite\, followed by a consent-style block covering budget amendments\, a Period Poverty Awareness Week proclamation\, an Orange County Heat Action Plan resolution\, and capital project ordinance amendments for the Exchange Club Road bridge\, the NC86 facility renovation\, and West Fork Eno Reservoir dam repairs\, plus a pay classification change and a special event permit for an America 250th anniversary celebration.\n\nThe in-depth discussion section covers an annexation interest letter for two parcels on NC 86 South\, nonprofit partnership funding requests tied to the FY2026-27 budget (with its own public hearing)\, and an update on the town's fiber loop project. This agenda does not reference data centers or the town's data-center moratorium.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-c8f545e89ff545c0bc4b4544b4be273f.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-27\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1739
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-27
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1782@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Board\n\nHillsborough's Tourism Board works through its FY2027 draft budget and funding requests from five local partner organizations: the visitor center operator\, the Arts Council\, the county museum\, the Chamber of Commerce's parade and tree-lighting program\, and the Burwell School\, whose request is included for the first time this cycle. The board also hears from the town's finance director on investing the board's fund balance.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-e373b7b69a024e13afca6b4b66bb562c.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1782
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tb/page/tourism-board-regular-meeting-15
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1738@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nThe Hillsborough Board of Commissioners considers Tourism Board appointments and a consent agenda that includes a resolution to submit the town's FY2026-27 HOME Annual Action Plan to Orange County and a state cybersecurity partnership. It also hears a Strategic Plan update and a Fiscal Year 2027-29 recommended budget presentation\, and discusses data centers as a land-use and utility issue ahead of a May 27 hearing on a proposed 60-day moratorium on data-center development.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-8afc1128c5424f7aa06851284898e191.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-32\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1738
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-32
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1737@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Budget Workshop & Public Hearing
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing on the town manager's recommended fiscal 2027 budget\, then works through the plan itself in a budget workshop. The agenda names only the hearing and the workshop\; it does not detail the budget's contents.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-89ea6b0573dc40838ddcb5202c586add.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-budget-workshop-public-hearing\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1737
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-budget-workshop-public-hearing
CATEGORIES:Public hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1763@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Parks and Recreation Board\n\nThe Parks and Recreation Board considers a Girl Scout Silver Award proposal to paint murals on a greenway trail near Gold Park's play area. The board also hears reports from its Commissioners\, Planning Board and parks work group liaisons\, plus steward updates on the town's seven parks. Staff give an update on park repairs and the FY27 budget.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-8edc615ce16a4f99a3f5617fe3842b26.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1763
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-prb/page/parks-and-recreation-board-regular-meeting-22
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1790@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Development Authority Budget Public Hearing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Development Authority\n\nThe Hillsborough Tourism Development Authority held a public hearing on its draft FY 2027 budget and considered a recommendation to send it to the Town Board for adoption. It also reviewed audit and engagement contracts for FY26.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-437115c445af4ace981d8f030d3d346e.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1790
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tda/page/tourism-development-authority-budget-public-hearing-meeting
CATEGORIES:Public hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1736@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session and Budget Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's board holds a public hearing and then decides whether to impose a 60-day development moratorium on data centers as a land use -- an ordinance that would temporarily block new development approvals for data centers\, cryptocurrency mining operations\, and any use tied to data center processing facilities in town. The board also gets a briefing on a SecureNC partnership with the state Department of Information Technology\, which is likely related to the same data-center policy question\, and holds its second FY2027 budget workshop.\n\nOn the consent agenda: miscellaneous budget amendments and transfers\, a Pride Month proclamation\, and a Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamation.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-010ac9061d25490dbc9b72e204d71b08.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-and-budget-workshop\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1736
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-and-budget-workshop
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1781@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Board Budget Public Hearing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Board\n\nThe Hillsborough Tourism Board held a public hearing on its draft FY27 budget\, along with updates on contract partner budgets from the Hillsborough Alliance and Chamber (HAC) and the tourism Alliance. The board also heard a presentation on the scope of work for the Burwell School\, a historic site in town\, and reviewed the FY26 food and beverage tax report to date\, which funds the board's tourism work.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-26a89e675b694ffb896617073e60685b.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1781
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tb/page/tourism-board-budget-public-hearing-meeting-0
CATEGORIES:Public hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1735@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners takes up adoption of its Fiscal Year 2027 Budget on June 8\, alongside FY2027 budgets for both the Tourism Development Authority and the Tourism Board. The consent agenda includes a capital project ordinance amendment for a sodium hypochlorite conversion (a water treatment change)\, a water and sewer extension contract for Collins Ridge Phase II\, and a Riverwalk encroachment agreement for 183 Faribault Lane. The board also considers a resolution asking Orange County commissioners to appoint Eddie Sain to the Board of Adjustment as an extraterritorial jurisdiction member.\n\nThe board recognizes Juneteenth Independence Day under a standing perpetual proclamation and proclaims National Pollinator Week\, hears a Safe Kids Orange Coalition presentation\, and previews hot topics for its June 22 work session. Only the agenda was available\, not minutes\, so the outcome of the FY2027 budget vote is not recorded here.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-3fc2f4c62919442ebb7a68036098e3f0.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-33\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1735
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-33
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1762@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Parks and Recreation Board\n\nHillsborough's Parks and Recreation Board met June 16 for routine business: a Community Care Cabinet Silver Award project proposal for Cates Creek Park from Josie Higgins\, reports from board liaisons to the Board of Commissioners\, Planning Board\, and Intergovernmental Parks Work Group\, and steward reports from each of the town's parks -- Gold Park\, Cates Creek Park\, Murray Street Park\, Kings Highway Park\, Hillsborough Heights Park\, the Riverwalk\, and Turnip Patch Park. Staff also updated the board on recent repairs and the FY27 budget.\n\nNothing on this agenda is a contested decision\; only the agenda was available\, not minutes.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-b58d7ea341cf44c9b46d5a6942880ca4.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1762
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-prb/page/parks-and-recreation-board-regular-meeting-23
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1734@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing June 22 on an ordinance imposing a one-year development moratorium on data centers as a land use -- extending an existing 60-day moratorium to a full year under state law (G.S. 160D-107) so the town can study the use before deciding how to regulate it. The board also takes up a general use rezoning and development agreement for 715 US Highway 70 East\, converting an assistive living neighborhood designation to multifamily.\n\nOn the consent agenda: a staff-initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance covering Historic District Commission administration\, a rezoning request for 515 Meadowlands Drive\, a special event permit for Hog Day 2026\, the FY2027 salary schedule\, and a capital project ordinance amendment for the NC86 facility renovation. Only the agenda was available\, not minutes\, so the outcome of the data center moratorium hearing and any public comment on it are not recorded here.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-36caa332171b4152bb40fd7e4b873a9b.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-28\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1734
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-28
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1733@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's Board of Commissioners authorizes a water and sewer extension contract for the Orange County Crisis Diversion Facility\, a new 16-room mental health hospital on Waterstone Drive\; the town will take ownership of about 711 feet of 8-inch water main\, three fire hydrants\, 567 feet of 8-inch sewer main\, and six manholes once the county's contractor installs them\, serving a requested capacity of 2\,400 gallons per day. The board also reviews the year-end report on its FY26 Strategic Plan\, the final update before staff bring back a proposed process for building the next plan covering FY28-30\, and reappoints two members to the Board of Adjustment.\n\nOn consent\, the board approves minutes\, routine budget amendments and transfers\, and a memorandum of understanding with the NC Department of Information Technology for Cloudflare web application firewall service. The board also previews hot topics for its August 24 work session and closes the meeting to consult with the town attorney.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-1f2e5a122ba44cb68bbd088d1c9c1002.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-40\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1733
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-40
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1789@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Development Authority Special Meeting- Rescheduled
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Development Authority\n\nHillsborough's Tourism Development Authority considers three special projects and partnership funding requests: a $10\,000 rollover from fiscal year 2026 for CycleNC Mountains to Coast\, $15\,000 for Flushfest\, and $2\,500 for the Moorefields Bluegrass Festival partnership. Staff also update the board on a potential sister-city-style partnership between Hillsborough\, NC and Hillsborough\, Ireland\, along with fund balance spend-down ideas\, a vacant Occupancy Tax seat that needs filling\, and a contracting and funding structure discussion planned for a future meeting.\n\nThe authority also reviews its monthly occupancy tax report.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-7f16994633ea4a8ba70c809cd35279e0.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1789
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tda/page/tourism-development-authority-special-meeting-rescheduled
CATEGORIES:Special or emergency meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1796@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T110000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tree Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tree Board\n\nHillsborough's Tree Board meets to discuss a recommended plant list for the town's development ordinance and its planting priorities for fiscal year 2027. Members also get updates from the invasive species removal team and the garden club\, plus staff notes on an upcoming pruning workshop and a new interpretive sign.\n\nNo formal votes are expected on ordinance changes at this stage\; the board is discussing priorities that would feed into future recommendations.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-aa05ece989024fd3a74e4e74396eda3e.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1796
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tree/page/tree-board-regular-meeting-24
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1732@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Work Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's commissioners take a draft affordable housing strategy at their 24 August work session\, and demolition ordinances for two houses — 613 Buttonwood Drive and 380 Cornelius Street. Those two are the in-depth items\; the rest is a consent agenda.\n\nOn consent: budget amendments for the town and for the Tourism Development Authority\, four special event permits covering two bike rides\, a half-marathon and a ceilidh\, the police department's quarterly transparency report\, and a water and sewer extension contract for Altera Meadowlands. The board also retires a police dog and transfers his ownership to his handler. Three closed sessions follow\, on economic development\, a property acquisition and potential litigation.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-7426de74c6e34af09465ab4bd99d3e1d.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-29\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1732
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-work-session-29
CATEGORIES:Work session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1780@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T193000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tourism Board Special Meeting (rescheduled and combined August/September meeting)
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Board\n\nThe Tourism Board hears final-year reports from the four organizations it funds by contract — the Burwell School\, the Hillsborough Arts Council\, the Orange County Museum\, and the Alliance that runs the visitors center — and then takes up how that funding is structured.\n\nThe funding item is the one with consequences. The board is revisiting the mix of grants\, contract partners\, and one-off sponsorships\, and staff note the Tourism Development Authority may revisit its own structure alongside. Also on the agenda: whether October's meeting has to move\, because the CycleNC event falls on the 5th.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-ce8f46ccd3f74625bf423eed21b073a0.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1780
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tb/page/tourism-board-special-meeting-rescheduled-and-combined-augustseptember-meeting
CATEGORIES:Special or emergency meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-1731@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T210000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nHillsborough's commissioners had one item for debate on Monday: a proposal to wrap a police patrol car in a veterans theme. Everything else went on consent\, including the 2025 local water supply plan\, acceptance of the waterline at 420 West Tryon Street\, budget amendments and transfers\, and three proclamations for Diaper Need Awareness Week\, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month.\n\nThe board also corrected the demolition ordinance it adopted on August 24 for 380 Cornelius Street\, where the parcel number had been written down wrong. Two newly hired officers\, Mia Hildebrand and Jonathan Nelson\, were introduced and reaffirmed their oaths\, and Heather Fisher was appointed secondary alternate director to the Upper Neuse River Basin Association.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-abe9ac1836d54c1c9c219d496799dfb3.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-34\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1731
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-boc/page/board-commissioners-regular-meeting-34
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meeting-3794@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20261013T022541Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T110000
SUMMARY:Town of Hillsborough: Tree Board Regular Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tree Board\n\nHillsborough's Tree Board\, which advises the town's elected officials on trees and planting rather than deciding matters itself\, is set to continue work on a recommended plant list for the Unified Development Ordinance. The item was carried over from August\, when members compared draft lists from Raleigh\, the NC Botanical Garden and a draft Durham list\; the board's recommendation would go toward the species the UDO calls for or allows in new development. Members would also pick back up on FY27 planting priorities\, weighing further plantings at Cates Creek Park and along the Riverwalk after discussing species including crab apple and silverbell in August.\n\nAlso on the agenda: a request for volunteers to remove invasive species along Bellevue Branch\, brought by Stormwater Program Manager Heather Fisher after the board's own summer reports found a large patch of Japanese knotweed there. Members would get an update on the lorapetulum planting at Turnip Patch Park\, then hear reports from the town's invasive species removal team\, the Garden Club and staff on an Oct. 2 pruning workshop.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/hillsbronc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-159f8026873345869ddda985e2f9e790.pdf\nWatch: https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/3794
URL:https://hillsborough-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-tree/page/tree-board-regular-meeting-25
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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