News Digest for Town of Carrboro, NC (December 12, 2022) 

Find stories here about the annual Snow Plow Rodeo, our Kids, Cookies & Candy Canes children's event, a construction update on The 203 Project, and more! 

Kids, Cookies & Candy Canes

Save the Date – Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Carrboro

The Town of Carrboro will present a program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Century Hall of the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St.

The event is planned by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Youth Council, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board, and the Carrboro Youth Council.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year.

More information is forthcoming!

2022 Carrboro Police Officer of the Year

Join us in congratulating Sgt. Brent Hobby for being selected the 2022 Carrboro Police Officer of the Year! Sgt. Hobby assists with many different roles within the Police Department and the Honor is well deserved. Congratulations Sgt. Hobby!

Town Council Update

Meeting agendas and updates are issued from the Town Clerk’s Office. To receive these by email or text, sign up for Carrboro Town News at carrboronc.gov/signup
 
Civic involvement is a valued tradition in our community. Reach the Town Council with your ideas, views, and questions at Council@carrboronc.gov
 
Coming Up
The Town Council will meet next at 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 10, 2023, to consider an agenda posted at carrboro.legistar.com 
 
This in-person meeting will be held at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main St. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or can view the livestream at carrboro.legistar.com OR YouTube.com/CarrboroNC OR Cable TV 18 (in Carrboro). 
 
To submit a comment on this agenda, please contact publiccomment@carrboronc.gov to reach the Town Clerk.
  
Past Meeting 
 The Carrboro Town Council met Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, and took the following actions on the agenda posted at https://bit.ly/3UG7OGI 

• Approved the January 2023 Town Council Meeting Schedule.
• Authorized the Town Manager to execute supplemental agreements with NCDOT for the Homestead Road-Chapel Hill High School Multi-Use Path to reflect later milestones related to project completion.
• Authorized the Town Manager to execute a supplemental agreement with NCDOT for the Morgan Creek Greenway to reflect later milestones related to project completion.
• Authorized the Town Manager to execute a supplemental agreement with NCDOT to extend project milestones for the Bike Loop Detector Project and authorized staff to submit a request to the DCHC MPO for a NCDOT STIP amendment to increase its allocation of STBG-DA funds to the project to provide for additional funding up to $120,000.
• Requested staff reconsider options for office space.
• Received an update on the status of the recently adopted Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan 2022-2042. The update provided a progress report on several key projects and a timeline for the next fiscal year. Learn more about the Comprehensive Plan here: https://www.carrboronc.gov/2389/Carrboro-Connects-Comprehensive-Plan . 

About the Town Council
The Town Council, which is the legislative and policy-making body for Carrboro, comprises Mayor Damon Seils, Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Romaine, Council Member Barbara Foushee, Council Member Randee Haven-O’Donnell, Council Member Danny Nowell, Council Member Eliazar Posada, and Council Member Sammy Slade. More information is available at  http://carrboronc.gov/248/Town-Council 

Town of Carrboro Announces ARPA Pre-Application Workshops

The Town of Carrboro invites agencies and individuals who are interested in applying for funds through the American Rescue Plan Act /Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to attend a Pre-Application Workshop on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Bim Street Facility, (Old Carrboro Civic Club) - 108 Bim Street, behind Carrboro Town Hall.

The workshops will provide an overview of the ARPA and outline the requirements for requesting these funds.  Following the workshops, the Town will begin accepting applications through January 23, 2023. 

If you plan to attend the workshop, please visit www.carrboronc.gov/ARP to access the Town of Carrboro Adopted Policies for the Expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, as well as related documents and information. 

The ARPA Pre-Application Workshops are scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2022 as follows: 

• 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.; and
• 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

• Which workshop session you plan to attend
• Name
• Phone
• Email 
• Agency Name (if applicable)
• Address 
• Number of People Attending 
• Additional Names of Persons Attending 

The Town of Carrboro has received $6.7 million in funding under the American Rescue Plan Act/Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.  On October 11, 2022, the Carrboro Town Council adopted required policies to govern the expenditure of ARP/CSLFRF funds and a spending plan for the various ARPA program categories.

Learn more about the American Rescue Plan Act/Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program for the Town of Carrboro at www.carrboronc.gov/ARP
 
Questions? E-mail arpa@carrboronc.gov or call Chandra Edwards at 919-918-7300.

Tis the season to give!

Make your final donations before the end of the year! Consider giving to El Centro Hispano, EMPOWERment, or the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP.

Support all of our BIPOC business and non-profits this holiday season.

You can find our list here

Tree plantings coming to E. Main Street

E. Main Street is about to become even more charming with this week’s planting of red maple trees. Public Works crews are scheduled to plant the trees in four spots from Armadillo Grill to the Speakeasy in Downtown Carrboro.
 
The tree plantings are among a series of recent recommendations from the Town of Carrboro’s Appearance Commission, which is working with the Town’s Public Works Department, the Economic Sustainability Commission, the Tourism Development Commission, the Arts Council and local businesses to enhance the attractiveness of downtown. This includes landscaping, tree canopy, public art, wayfinding, store front refurbishment, trash receptacles and sidewalks.
 
The Appearance Commission initiates, promotes, and assists in the implementation of programs for general community beautification. Learn more about the responsibilities of this Town advisory board at https://townofcarrboro.org/802/Appearance-Commission

Snow Plow Rodeo

Applications now accepted: Human Services Funding

More information here.

203 Project Update

Construction is underway on the 203 Project at 203 S. Greensboro St., the project to complete a new library and civic building. Currently, the site is being graded and excavated for the concrete foundations and floor slab. A tower crane is beginning to go up!
 
Other updates include:

• A new traffic pattern has been in effect since November 1^st and will remain in place for the duration of the project.

• Aggregate piers have been installed to prepare for the building foundation.
• Expect a significant amount of concrete to be poured over the next several months as the structure gets built.
• Entrance and exit gates are being fabricated and will be installed at the east and west corners on Roberson Street.

• The Town of Carrboro posts regular updates to the community on the Town website and through social media. Sign up to receive Carrboro Town News updates at www.carrboronc.gov/signup 
•  If you would like to be included on a neighborhood email distribution list, which includes residents living in the adjacent neighborhood and the local business community, please notify the203project@carrboronc.gov
• More information is available at https://www.the203project.org/ 

Carrboro Annual Holiday Tree Lighting

Holiday Schedule