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Carrboro Budget Tradeoffs and Human Services Cuts

The Carrboro Town Council reviews a balanced $44 million budget that holds the tax rate steady while wrestling with a 45% cut to Human Services, rising homelessness needs, and the impact of the Blue Ridge tax loophole on affordable housing funds. Councilmembers and staff also outline a new encampment strategy and a grant-funded Energy Connectors climate pilot aimed at lowering utility costs for low-income residents.
May 12th, 2026 •
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Council reviews an Updated Safe Routes to School Plan.
The Carrboro Town Council proclaims May 2026 as Bike Month and reviews an updated Safe Routes to School plan aimed at helping students walk, bike, and roll to class more safely. Council members weigh quick‑build safety fixes, greenway connections, slower town‑wide speeds, and long‑term projects along major roads like NC 54.
April 21st, 2026 • By The Carrborean
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Honoring Community Builders and Planning Carrboro's Future
The Carrboro Town Council celebrates a longtime community leader, elevates poetry, local news, Arbor Day, and Earth Day with new proclamations, and walks through a five-year Capital Improvement Plan that funds greenways, stormwater resilience, facility upgrades, and new pickleball courts.
March 17th, 2026 • By The Carrborean
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Carrboro Urges Governor to Push Duke Energy toward Renewable Power, Issues Proclamations for Creek Week, World Water Day, and Transgender Day of Visibility
The Carrboro Town Council urges the governor to push Duke Energy toward renewable power, celebrates Creek Week and Transgender Day of Visibility, and reviews years of racial equity work. The council also hears concerns over a community center rental dispute and highlights resident-led Green Neighborhood Grant projects tackling flooding and extreme heat.
March 17th, 2026 • By The Carrborean
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Carrboro Honors International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Pauses Planning Board Appointments
The Carrboro Town Council marks International Women's Day and Women's History Month, then wrestles with diversity, vacancies, and transparency in Planning Board and advisory committee appointments before deciding to delay county-driven reappointments while the process is clarified.
March 10th, 2026 • By The Carrborean
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Carrboro Honors International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Pauses Planning Board Appointments
Mar 10, 2026
Carrboro Urges Governor to Push Duke Energy toward Renewable Power, Issues Proclamations for Creek Week, World Water Day, and Transgender Day of Visibility
Mar 17, 2026