Elon town manager proposes budget plan with tax rate 14 percent higher than “revenue...
Elon’s town manager has unveiled a proposed spending plan for the new fiscal year that promises more funds for municipal services, capital projects, and staff compensation – as well...
Elon’s council scraps plan for new parking; reroutes funds to build downtown plaza
Elon’s town council has decided to put the brakes on a plan to develop more public parking in the town’s downtown business district – and to reallocate some of...
Elon to hold public hearing on proposed hike in parking fines
Elon’s police chief has called for an increase in Elon’s parking fines to discourage drivers from monopolizing the on-street parking in the town’s downtown district.
Police chief Kelly Blackwelder said...
Elon proposes tax rate for rural fire district higher than post-reval break-even level
Elon’s town council has endorsed a new property tax rate for its rural fire district that not only exceeds the figure needed to make ends meet after Alamance County’s...
Elon planning board delays decision on proposed 129-home subdivision Parc East on edge of...
Residents in a largely-rural community on the edge of Elon continued to express their concerns about a new, 129-home development being proposed on 32 acres in the midst of...
Elon formalizes Link Transit contract, scuttles proposed prohibition on ACTA services
Elon’s town council has formalized its agreement to have the town join Burlington’s Link Transit bus system, adding seven stops within the town of Elon to an existing bus...
Proposed subdivision with 129 units will add to 400 previously Ok’d in Parc Northwest
A score of residents from the semi-rural outskirts of Elon descended on the town’s municipal building this week for a much-anticipated showdown with a developer that plans to build...
Elon orders $2M ladder truck to replace 18-year-old clunker
Elon’s town council has decided to shell out more than $2 million on a new ladder truck to replace the 18-year-old vehicle that the town’s fire department currently has...
Elon postpones (until next week) decision to join Burlington’s bus system
Elon’s town council has pumped the brakes ever so slightly on a plan that would put this small college town on the itinerary of Burlington’s Link Transit bus system.
During...
Auditor praises Elon’s finances in long-awaited annual report
A belated report from Elon’s independent auditor proved well worth the wait when it was finally presented to the town’s municipal leaders on Tuesday.
That evening, Becky Loy of Cobb,...
