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UID:meeting-2599@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T193000
SUMMARY:Chatham County Schools: Regular Session
LOCATION:Central Services Board Room 468 Renaissance Drive
DESCRIPTION:Board of Education\n\nEight action items\, most of them spending. The board accepted a $225\,000 school safety grant\, authorized security camera and server replacements against it\, bought 1\,500 Chromebooks and classroom displays\, approved the capital outlay request going to the county commissioners\, and renewed the teletherapy contract that has served 218 students since early 2024.\n\nTwo accountability items also came up: the alternative grading model for One Academy\, the district's alternative school\, and an amendment letting schools re-give end-of-grade and end-of-course tests during the school year rather than only over the summer\, after the state changed the rule ten days earlier.\n\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-9sC0c5jcM\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/2599
URL:https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/SB_Meeting.aspx?S=WRDnq5hf4PuArDJJDg7LsQ==&MID=Ik0zpAgRslshCMZqfgV6unGSg==
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1557@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251111
SUMMARY:Durham County: Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-10 5:30 PM - Regular Session
DESCRIPTION:Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-10 5:30 PM - Regular Session\n\nThe Board of County Commissioners meets in closed session at 5:30 p.m. on a personnel matter before opening its regular session\, where commissioners honor the life and legacy of DeWarren K. Langley\, introduce new Early Childhood Coordinator Ileana Vink\, and proclaim November 19 GIS Day. Under Other Business\, the board considers a $159\,547 contract with Key Environmental Consulting for a food system assessment and 10-year strategic plan\, responding to food insecurity the county estimates affects 14% of its residents. A second closed session\, on economic development incentives\, follows the regular agenda.\n\nThe consent agenda's largest items include a 10-year\, $3\,112\,658.44 contract with Axon Enterprise to replace and expand the Sheriff's Office's Taser inventory to 200 units\; a purchase of five Braun Liberty ambulances from Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus not to exceed $2\,119\,440.00\; a $1\,001\,500 budget amendment recognizing city and county funds for the Low-Income Homeowners Tax Relief Program\; a $764\,499.84 Sheriff's Office FY26 vehicle equipment contract\; $587\,393.88 in PAYGO funding for Sheriff's Office body-worn cameras\; and the purchase of 32 acres at 3601 Southwest Durham Drive to permanently protect open space along the New Hope Creek corridor. Only the agenda has been published for this meeting\, with no minutes available\, so how any of these items were voted is not on the record.\n\nAgenda: https://durhamcounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=1517\nWatch: https://durhamcounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1557
URL:https://durhamcounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=1517
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1749@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
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 voted 5-0 not to extend town water service to a proposed 49-home subdivision on N.C. 86 North\, sticking with the town's long-term plan to shrink its urban services boundary even though the developer said a connection could benefit the town's water system by creating a loop. The developer's representatives had said the site's own well could serve the homes\, but Orange County's preference pushed them to explore a town water connection.\n\nDuring audience comments\, several residents thanked the board for canceling a contract with Flock Safety over automated license plate readers\, citing privacy concerns. The board also appointed Magnolia Brown to the Parks and Recreation Board and cleared a routine consent agenda covering budget amendments\, an Arbor Day proclamation\, and permits for the town's holiday tree lighting and parade.\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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UID:meeting-546@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T173000
SUMMARY:Town of Apex: Town Council Work Session - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Town Council\n\nApex Town Council continues its review of data centers at this work session\, following up on a January 22 discussion with more detail on public health and safety impacts and how the town's approach compares to other municipalities. Fire Chief Tim Herman will also brief the council on accreditation progress\, the 2026 fire academy\, and capital improvement plans for five fire stations\, including the new Hunter Street Public Safety Campus.\n\nPolice Chief Ryan Johansen will update the council on staffing\, vehicle\, and space challenges\, plus a review of the department's Automated License Plate Reader program. The council closes by discussing the budget for the 2025 municipal election.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/apexnc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-61e7ed9bc5974d089cfe0ab34d8a5362.pdf\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@TownofApexGov/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/546
URL:https://apex-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-towncouncil/page/town-council-work-session-january-2026
CATEGORIES:Work session
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UID:meeting-1327@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
SUMMARY:Town of Pittsboro: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials-6 p.m.-FINAL
DESCRIPTION:1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)\n\nPittsboro's commissioners chose an architect for a new town hall\, approved a hotel incentive agreement the town had promised in 2018\, and cleared a 98-lot subdivision. Seventeen people signed up to speak on a subject that was not on the agenda at all: the town's Flock Safety license plate readers.\n\nThe town hall is the largest commitment. The board authorized an agreement with HH Architecture not exceeding $887\,900\, against a project budget cut from a preliminary $16 million to about $13 million with design contingency and furnishings included.\n\nAgenda: https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092026-476?html=true\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@townofpittsboronc/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1327
URL:https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092026-476?html=true
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1325@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414
SUMMARY:Town of Pittsboro: Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials-6 p.m.-FINAL
DESCRIPTION:1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)\n\nPittsboro's commissioners got their first full presentation on the Flock Safety license plate reader system on April 13\, and seven residents used the public comment period beforehand to ask them to get rid of it. A month later the board voted 4-1 to terminate the contract.\n\nThe rest was a long agenda: an annexation for Chatham Community Church\, the Womble Tract subdivision preliminary plat\, the Cooper Property rezoning\, an amended development fee ordinance\, four development ordinance text amendments\, and three Chatham Park South Village parkland decisions.\n\nAgenda: https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04132026-478?html=true\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@townofpittsboronc/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1325
URL:https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04132026-478?html=true
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-537@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T200000
SUMMARY:Town of Apex: Regular Town Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Town Council\n\nTwo public hearings stand out on an otherwise routine Apex council agenda: a proposed 12-month moratorium on accepting or approving new development applications for data centers\, cryptocurrency mining\, and related data-processing uses\, and the annual public hearing on the town's fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget. A third hearing covers a 2-acre annexation on Twin Creek Road\; a separate 5-acre annexation on the same road is moving through on the consent agenda as a distinct case.\n\nThe rest of the meeting is routine business: 17 consent items covering service agreements (solid waste consortium\, event vendors\, a wastewater flow-data contract)\, five annexations including a 120-acre tract tied to the large Veridea development\, a tax report\, and board appointments to the culture and arts\, transportation\, and parks and recreation advisory boards. A council member is sponsoring a resolution to create a task force on community resilience and wellbeing. Two items — a memorandum of understanding with NC Children's Hospital and an automated license plate reader program update — were pulled from the agenda before the meeting and did not come up for consideration.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/apexnc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-a15ff460a2124bfc982fccec92075906.pdf\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@TownofApexGov/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/537
URL:https://apex-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-towncouncil/page/regular-town-council-meeting-84
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-90@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T150000
SUMMARY:Chatham County: Board of Commissioners
LOCATION:Historic Courthouse Courtroom
DESCRIPTION:Board of Commissioners\n\nChatham County commissioners have a packed day: an afternoon work session opens with proclamations (Child Abuse Prevention Month\, Foster Care Awareness Month\, Black Maternal Health Week\, Older Americans Month) and a resolution opposing state limits on county property tax authority\, then moves through presentations on farmland preservation funding\, the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project\, a regional transportation needs study\, and a new GIS flood-mapping tool. The board also revisits its own rules of procedure and discusses its Flock Safety license-plate-reader camera contract -- a discussion that resolves at the very end of the day\, when the board votes to cancel that contract.\n\nThe evening regular session carries a long consent agenda (budget amendments\, tax administration items\, a $251\,000 state trails grant\, a Duke Energy street-lighting easement in Pittsboro\, and a subdivision ordinance update tied to state fire code) followed by four public hearings: closing a stretch of NC Highway 902\, delaying the county's Unified Development Ordinance effective date because of state legislation\, a 292-acre rezoning to heavy industrial off Christian Chapel Church Road\, and a joint land-use plan amendment with Cary near Earnest Jones Road. A fifth case -- a 372-acre rezoning for a large conditional-district development off Andrews Store Road -- is continued rather than decided. The day closes with a resolution supporting public-school funding under the 'Kids Over Corporations' campaign.\n\nAgenda: https://legistar.granicus.com/chathamnc/meetings/2026/4/1462_A_Board_of_Commissioners_26-04-20_Meeting_Agenda.pdf\nWatch: https://chathamnc.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/90
URL:https://chathamnc.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=1462&GID=246&G=4B928CDD-81EA-4353-807D-AA8CEB756487
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1324@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T200000
SUMMARY:Town of Pittsboro: Board of Commissioners Regular
DESCRIPTION:1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)\n\nPittsboro's commissioners ordered the town's Flock Safety license plate readers switched off. A motion to keep them running to the end of the contract failed\, and a motion to terminate the agreement outright carried.\n\nThe rest of the night was budget and ordinance work: a public hearing on the manager's recommended 2026-27 budget\, four amendments to the unified development ordinance\, a construction manager for the new town hall\, and a budget amendment allocating PFAS settlement funds.\n\nAgenda: https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05112026-479?html=true\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@townofpittsboronc/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1324
URL:https://pittsboronc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05112026-479?html=true
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-1906@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T160013
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T180013
SUMMARY:Town of Garner: Town Council Special Meeting
LOCATION:Ronnie S. Williams Council Chambers Garner Town Hall 900 7th Avenue | Garner\, NC 27529
DESCRIPTION:Town Council Special Meeting\n\nGarner's Town Council held a special budget work session June 8 to give staff direction on the FY27 budget ordinance -- the property tax rate\, total full-time-equivalent staff count\, and fee schedule -- ahead of formal adoption. Council reviewed the recommended FY27 budget\, including capital and debt service funds and public feedback submitted through the town's budget portal\, plus tax reallocation options.\n\nCouncil discussion also touched on real-time crime center operations\, including materials on Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) policy guardrails and data privacy -- a technology also under review by neighboring Apex's police department around the same time. Only the agenda was available\, not minutes\, so the direction Council actually gave on the tax rate\, staffing\, and fees is not recorded here.\n\nAgenda: https://pub-townofgarner.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=ade1d7e3-1fa0-4dc3-a3cd-4da34755e5d5&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English\nWatch: https://pub-townofgarner.escribemeetings.com/\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1906
URL:https://pub-townofgarner.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=ade1d7e3-1fa0-4dc3-a3cd-4da34755e5d5&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English
CATEGORIES:Special or emergency meeting
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UID:meeting-527@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
SUMMARY:Town of Apex: Regular Town Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Town Council\n\nApex's Town Council holds a public hearing on potential adoption of its FY2027 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan on June 9. On consent\, the council formally denies Rezoning Case No. 25CZ21 for 2728 Holland Road\, known as the Teeter Property\, adopting a statement of denial -- a rare outright rejection rather than approval or a tabling. The consent agenda also includes an NCDOT reimbursement agreement for intersection improvements at Olive Chapel Road and Apex Barbecue Road\, a construction contract for the 2026 microsurfacing project\, tax collection resolutions with both Wake and Chatham counties\, and two rounds of Unified Development Ordinance amendment statements from April and May 2026.\n\nThe council also hears a program review and update on the Apex Police Department's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program\, and proclaims Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness Month\, Juneteenth\, and Pollinator Week. Only the agenda was available\, not minutes\, so the outcome of the budget hearing is not recorded here.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/apexnc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-cf5e9ba72a5c4e0c9e4885b8099773e2.pdf\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@TownofApexGov/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/527
URL:https://apex-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-towncouncil/page/regular-town-council-meeting-87
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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UID:meeting-524@govwatch
DTSTAMP:20260903T140204Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T200000
SUMMARY:Town of Apex: Regular Town Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Town Council\n\nLand use dominates. Five annexations move on the consent agenda and two more come to public hearing\, alongside two rezonings — one of them an amendment to the Veridea special district plan covering the Wake Tech Conlon campus\, which is the largest thing here by acreage and consequence.\n\nThe consent agenda is long and mostly contracts: on-call service agreements\, a yard waste contract with Liberty Waste\, an Axon agreement covering a drone program\, and a police training budget amendment. There is also an interlocal agreement with Chatham County and an MOU with Raleigh\, both of which commit Apex to work it cannot unwind alone. Appointments to the Board of Adjustment are taken separately.\n\nAgenda: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/apexnc-pubu/MEET-Agenda-409eaaf1082e4bfb90281326cc4ec0b3.pdf\nWatch: https://www.youtube.com/@TownofApexGov/streams\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/524
URL:https://apex-nc.municodemeetings.com/bc-towncouncil/page/regular-town-council-meeting-89
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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