In rare 3-2 split vote, Elon town council approves 5% mid-year raises
Elon’s municipal staff scored a figurative touchdown this week as the town’s elected leaders narrowly approved a 5-percent pay raise after months of rhetorical...
Elon to hold Feb. 13 hearing on proposed municipal hotel tax
Elon’s town council has decided to hold a public hearing next month on a municipal hotel tax that would raise money for tourism-related programs...
Tuesday storm postpones council’s vote on mid-year pay raises in Elon
Aside from bringing down trees and inundating some low-lying neighborhoods, Tuesday’s rainstorm also had another, less obvious repercussion for municipal staff members in Elon.
On...
County’s legislators defend new hotel tax for municipalities
Alamance County’s legislators have rallied behind a new state-level measure that permits some local municipalities to impose their own tax on hotels and motels...
Bonus or raise in Elon town government? Why not both?
Elon’s town council was in a giving mood Monday night as its members discussed for almost an hour how much of an increase in...
Long-time Elon councilman bows out; colleagues give gifts to remember his service
Mark Greene, Elon’s newly-retired mayor pro tem, might’ve had an inkling that he wouldn’t leave empty-handed when he gave up his position this week...
Elon proposes to join municipal tourism authority
The town of Elon has become the second local community to reserve a spot on a new, municipal board that would fund tourism-related activities...
TUESDAY: “No speed” rail comes to Elon; train stuck on railroad tracks; all three...
The town of Elon became a de facto “train stop” this morning as a passing freight train ground to an unexpected halt on its...
Elon snaps back at dangerous dogs
In Washington, D.C, a dog widely known to be vicious may get its own Secret Service detail to chew on. In the town of...
Pastor/councilman’s misgivings smite proposal to rent out Elon’s new town plaza
A proposed rental policy for a new downtown plaza prompted some serious soul-searching this week for an area pastor who also serves on Elon’s...
