Elon town council overrules planning director, OKs request for denser residential use
Elon’s town council has rezoned an irregularly-shaped parcel at University Drive’s juncture with Cook Road to allow its owner to squeeze more homes onto...
Elon neighbors grateful for removal of dangerous dog
It wasn’t a dog catcher’s uniform that awaited Elon’s mayor Emily Sharpe this week after she apparently helped liberate one neighborhood from the predations...
Town council warms to solar power as potential energy source
Elon’s town council has given its staff the green light to pursue an advisory board’s recommendations that could ultimately let a shaft of solar...
Elon redoubles its reliance on Burlington’s animal services
Elon’s municipal leaders have agreed to extend Burlington’s paw-hold over the animal services that its residents receive from the larger community.
This firming up of...
Elon town council agrees to sublet offices in town’s municipal “annex”
Elon’s town council has given the town’s staff permission to sublet office space within a renovated storefront that the town leases near its municipal...
Elon town council unanimously adopts budget with 5¢ property tax hike
Elon’s town council has approved a new annual budget that increases the town’s property tax rate by 5 cents to help bankroll $13.6 million...
Local governments vary on revenue assumptions
How much are sales and property taxes expected to increase?
Economic forecasting is a notoriously dicey way to make a living.
One joke that those in...
Elon town council debates whether to crack down on RVs parked in town’s residential...
Elon’s town council has laid out a road map for some regulatory changes that its members hope will address resident complaints about the municipality’s...
Elon town council OKs mgr.’s 5¢ property tax increase
The financial anxieties of municipal staff members wound up stealing the show on Tuesday when Elon’s town council held a public hearing about the...
Plan for EV charging station in Elon gets boost from council
Elon’s town council has agreed to surge ahead with an EV enthusiast’s proposal to set up a small charging station for electric vehicles on...
