Monthly Archives: May 2025
Graham attorney barred from practicing law, pending mental health evaluation
A Graham attorney has been temporarily barred from continuing to practice law until she undergoes a mental health evaluation and can demonstrate she doesn’t...
Gibsonville town mgr. proposes highest local tax hike: 6¢ (12.2%)
Gibsonville town manager Ben Baxley is proposing a 6-cent increase (12 percent) in the municipal tax rate – the highest proposed increase of any...
Burlington city mgr. proposes flat tax rate, 5% water/sewer hikes, increase in monthly trash/recycling fees
Burlington’s city manager has rolled out a proposed budget for the next fiscal year that calls for $90.5 million in outlays from the city’s...
Haw River town mgr. proposes keeping budget, tax rate steady
Haw River town manager Sean Tencer presented his town council with a proposed budget for 2025-2026 Monday night, that proposes largely a status quo...
Planning board forwards 143-unit townhouse project to Graham council
Graham’s planning board gave the go-ahead to a local developer to pursue a rezoning request at the city council for a 143-unit townhouse development...
County manager shows her priorities; what will be the commissioners’?
The most fundamental question when putting together a government budget is this: who are you trying to serve? Those who pay the bills (in...
Commissioners react to proposed tax hike, spending cuts
The county manager’s budget presentation went down much like a spoonful of castor oil with Alamance County’s board of commissioners on Monday.
The proposed property...
Missing Lenny Williams’ foot on the brake
Lenny Williams was Gibsonville’s mayor for 23 years, but he rarely voted. (Gibsonville’s mayor votes only when needed to break a tie, which proved...
Superintendent worried about impact of potential state and county budgets on ABSS
After Alamance County manager Heidi York unveiled her recommended county budget for 2025-26 Monday night, Alamance-Burlington superintendent Dr. Aaron Fleming said he’s concerned about...
Residents weigh in on budget even before its public release
A proposed budget that Alamance County’s manager unveiled this week will be formally exposed to popular scrutiny when the county’s board of commissioners holds...
