Agenda items in Town of Hillsborough
The first 200 items. Each one links to the meeting it was on. This is the bottom of every drill-down on this site: whatever a chart says, the items behind it are here to be counted.
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Routine opening.Procedural
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Setting the agenda.Procedural
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Approval of two sets of minutes, including the June budget public hearing.Minutes approval Budget and appropriations
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Year-end reports from the Burwell School, the Hillsborough Arts Council, the Orange County Museum, and the Alliance visitors centre, all funded by the board.
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How the board splits its money between grants, contract partners, and special projects or sponsorships. The Tourism Development Authority may revisit its own structure at the same time.
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Staff updates, the CycleNC event on 5 October, and whether the October meeting has to move because of it.Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Close.Procedural
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Reappointment of Sara Riek to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term expiring August 31, 2029.
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Routine budget amendments and transfers on the consent agenda.Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Budget amendments for the Tourism Development Authority's fiscal year 2027 budget.Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Proclamation recognizing Women's Equality Day 2026.Proclamation or recognition
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Agreement retiring Police Canine Officer Jett, age 9, and transferring ownership to his handler, Police Cpl. Juan Duran, for $1, releasing the town from further liability.Contract or award Police and public safety
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Special event permit for the Historic Hillsborough Half-Marathon and 5K.Consent agenda
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Special event permit for the Cycle North Carolina Mountains to Coast Ride.Consent agenda
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Special event permit for the Carolina Tarwheels Bikefest.Consent agenda
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Special event permit for the Outlandish Friday Night Ceilidh, a cultural dance event.Consent agenda Faith and cultural communities
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Quarterly transparency report from the Hillsborough Police Department.Staff or committee report Police and public safety
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Contract extending water and sewer service to Altera Meadowlands, a new large multifamily development, including town acceptance of about 57 feet of 12-inch water main, 106 feet of 8-inch water main, 721 feet of 8-inch sewer main, and 7 manholes, at a requested capacity of 35,700 gallons per day.
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Proposed demolition ordinances for two dilapidated, abandoned structures at 613 Buttonwood Drive and 380 Cornelius Street, after code enforcement notices and hearings failed to get the owners to resolve the properties' condition.Ordinance Public facilities
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First review of a draft Affordable Housing Strategy prepared with the Central Pines Regional Council, listing 12 recommended strategies for the board to discuss ahead of stakeholder engagement and eventual adoption.Discussion item Housing and affordability
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Closed session to consult with the town attorney on economic development and potential litigation, and to discuss a possible property acquisition.Closed session Litigation and settlements
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Approval of minutes from the Planning Board's March 19, 2026 regular meeting.Minutes approval
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Approval of minutes from the May 21, 2026 joint public hearing.Minutes approval
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TriCorp Investments LLC, on behalf of owners Charles and Cora Scurlock, requests annexation of 2.54 acres at 2101 and 2109 NC 86 S from Orange County into Hillsborough and rezoning from Rural Residential to High Intensity Commercial. Staff recommends approval as consistent with the town's Future Land Use Plan for reta…
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Appointment of Megan Kimball to represent the Planning Board on the Parks and Recreation Board.
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Approval of minutes from the board's June 17, 2026 meeting.Minutes approval
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Discussion of a recommended plant list to be incorporated into the town's development ordinance.
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Discussion of the board's tree planting priorities for fiscal year 2027.
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Approval of minutes from the board's June 16, 2026 meeting.Minutes approval
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Discussion of relocating a picnic shelter to the town's skatepark.Discussion item Parks and recreation
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Approval of the April 15, 2026 meeting minutes.Minutes approval
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Consideration of a $10,000 special projects funding request, rolled over from fiscal year 2026, for the CycleNC Mountains to Coast event.
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4.A.ii Flushfest FundingConsideration of a $15,000 special projects funding request for Flushfest.
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Consideration of a $2,500 partnership funding request for the Moorefields Bluegrass Festival.
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Monthly occupancy tax collections report.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Reappoints David Blankfard as an in-town regular member of the Board of Adjustment for a term ending September 30, 2029.Appointment Appointments and personnel
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Resolution asking the Orange County Board of Commissioners to reappoint Richard Chapple as an extraterritorial jurisdiction member of the Board of Adjustment.Appointment Appointments and personnel
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Routine budget amendments and transfers on the consent agenda.Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Authorizes the town manager to sign a water and sewer extension contract for the Orange County Crisis Diversion Facility, a new 16-room mental health facility on Waterstone Drive, adding about 711 feet of 8-inch water main and 567 feet of 8-inch sewer main to the town's system at a requested capacity of 2,400 gallons…
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Memorandum of understanding with the state IT department for Cloudflare web application firewall service.Contract or award Intergovernmental agreements
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Year-end report on the FY26 Strategic Plan, the final update under the extended FY24-27 plan, and a preview of the process for developing the next strategic plan covering FY28-30.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
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Board previews discussion topics for its August 24, 2026 work session.Discussion item
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Closed session to consult with the town attorney under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3).Closed session Litigation and settlements
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Approval of minutes from the June 24, 2026 regular meeting.Minutes approval
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6.A COA Application: 104 S. Hillsborough Ave. - replace wood windows with aluminum-clad wood windowsCertificate of Appropriateness application to replace wood windows with aluminum-clad wood windows at 104 S. Hillsborough Avenue.Consent agenda Historic preservation
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Certificate of Appropriateness application to add new windows, an exit enclosure, and a rooftop monitor at 437 Dimmocks Mill Road.Consent agenda Historic preservation
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Certificate of Appropriateness application for a mud room addition, garage, stone walk, porch, wood trellis, and fence at 404 Calvin Street.Consent agenda Historic preservation
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Certificate of Appropriateness application for new construction of a house with a basement on W. Orange Street.Consent agenda Historic preservation
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Procedural
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Other
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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Other
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Discussion item Historic preservation
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Discussion item Historic preservation
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Discussion item Historic preservation
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Discussion item Historic preservation
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Public hearing on extending a data center development moratorium from 60 days to one year under state law, giving the town time to study how to regulate the use.Public hearing Data centers and large loads
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Rezoning
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Consent agenda
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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In-depth board discussion of extending the data center development moratorium under N.C. General Statute 160D-107.Discussion item Data centers and large loads
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Rezoning and development agreement converting an assisted living neighborhood designation to multifamily at 715 US Highway 70 East.
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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Discussion item Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Procedural
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Presentation Police and public safety
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Environment and sustainability
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Consent agenda Water and sewer
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Consent agenda Appointments and personnel
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Discussion item
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report
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8.C Staff UpdatesStaff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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3 MinutesMinutes approval
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A presentation on the scope of work for the Burwell School, a historic Hillsborough site.
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A public hearing on the Tourism Board's draft FY27 budget, including budget updates from contract partners HAC and the Alliance.Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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A year-to-date report on food and beverage tax collections, which fund the Tourism Board's work.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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A public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would temporarily halt new development approvals for data centers as a land use in Hillsborough for 60 days.Public hearing Data centers and large loads
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscrimination
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Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
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In-depth discussion of the proposed 60-day moratorium ordinance covering data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and related processing facilities, following the earlier public hearing on the same item.Ordinance Data centers and large loads
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A discussion of a SecureNC partnership with the state Department of Information Technology, presented alongside the town's data center moratorium discussion.
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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An owner-initiated rezoning request for property at 515 Meadowlands Drive.Public hearing Rezoning
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A staff-initiated text amendment to the administrative section of the UDO governing how the Historic District Commission operates.
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Discussion item
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Procedural
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Procedural
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The authority reviewed its FY26 audit and engagement contracts.Contract or award Contracts and procurement
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A public hearing on the authority's draft FY 2027 budget, with a recommendation on adoption to go to the Town Board.Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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The board discussed nominations for the town's 2026 Treasure Tree program, which recognizes notable trees.Discussion item Environment and sustainability
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Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
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Staff or committee report
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5.C Staff UpdatesStaff updated the board on bark scale treatment, a pruning workshop, an interpretive sign, and a Community Services department reorganization.Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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The board discussed a proposal from Teagan Kelly and Harper Smith for a Girl Scout Silver Award project at Gold Park.Discussion item Parks and recreation
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Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Volunteer stewards reported on the condition and activity at the town's seven parks: Gold Park, Cates Creek Park, Murray Street Park, Kings Highway Park, Hillsborough Heights Park, Riverwalk, and Turnip Patch Park.Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
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Staff updated the board on recent park repairs and the FY27 budget.
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Procedural
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Minutes approval
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4.A Case BA-02-2026: 120 West Corbin Street – Appeal relative to structure at 120 West Corbin StreetSam Coleman appealed a Code Enforcement Officer's order requiring property owner Lilyn Heather Hester to bring a structure at 120 West Corbin Street into compliance with the town's minimum housing standards by June 29, 2026.Public hearing
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Procedural
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The board reappointed Megan Kimball to a partial term expiring August 1, 2026 and appointed Blake Tedder to a full term starting August 2, 2026, both as the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough's representative on the Tourism Board.
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A resolution authorizing submission of the town's FY2026-27 HOME Annual Action Plan, part of Orange County's regional administration of federal HOME housing funds.
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Staff or committee report
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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An early board discussion of data centers as a land use issue -- the discussion that preceded a proposed 60-day development moratorium on data centers taken up at the board's May 27 meeting.Discussion item Data centers and large loads
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Minutes approval
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A certificate of appropriateness application to replace wood siding with Hardie Board (fiber cement siding) at 115 E. Queen St.
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Resolution
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Procedural
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Procedural
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Procedural
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3 MinutesMinutes approval
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The town's finance director presents options for investing the board's fund balance.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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The board considers hiring an auditor for its FY26 financial audit.
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The board reviews scoring for this round's tourism grant requests.
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The board reviews funding updates for five tourism partners: the Alliance visitor center, 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.
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The board continues work on its draft budget for the fiscal year beginning July 2026.Discussion item Budget and appropriations
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Staff or committee report
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Staff or committee report
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Procedural
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Meeting opening.Procedural
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Board approves the agenda, with any changes.Procedural
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Staff presentation on proposed new zoning district categories as part of the ongoing UDO rewrite.Presentation Zoning text amendment
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Routine budget amendments and transfers for board approval.Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Observance-week proclamation.Proclamation or recognition