Highlights from Carrboro Town Council

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.

The Carrboro Town Council hears a plea about housing affordability for disabled residents, learns that recent storm recovery costs will be fully covered by federal and state funds, and digs into how future stormwater rates, partnerships, and a possible bond could fund needed projects. The council also receives an invitation to support Black-owned businesses during Black History Month and unanimously votes to pause the East Weaver Street closure pilot for a year while staff conduct further outreach and traffic planning.

The Carrboro Town Council honors Black History Month, hears a youth call for voter participation, and reviews progress on affordable housing, climate action, downtown business support, and public art within the Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan. Council members also see a new public performance dashboard, and discuss next steps on homelessness and local encampments.

The Carrboro Town Council recognizes the National Day of Racial Healing and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, linking history and local commitments to equity and human dignity. Tina Moon, planning manager, reviews major transportation updates and funding decisions. And John Fussa, planning director, details plans to run a test of East Weaver Street as new downtown civic space targeted for a weekend mid-April.