Town of Elon, Elon University appear to have resolved dispute over fire inspections
Elon University withheld payments to municipality for months
A dispute over fire inspections has given Elon’s municipal leaders a newfound appreciation for the tenuousness...
Mission success ends Elon’s foray into ‘diversity, equity, belonging’
In some places, a backlash against “woke” public policy has put an end to initiatives that promote “diversity” and “equity.” In Elon, however, it’s...
Elon’s auditor gives ‘clean’ report on town’s finances from past year
Elon’s independent auditor has given the town’s finances a “clean” bill of health for the fiscal cycle that ended on June 30, 2025.
Becky Loy...
Elon town council approves streetscaping plan depicting “seat wall” in downtown
It acts like a wall; it’s shaped like a bench; and in a pinch, it could serve as a stand for a streetlight.
However you...
Town mgr. proposes 5¢ (14.3%) hike in property taxes, 5% increase in water and...
Elon’s town manager has unveiled a proposed budget that would add 5 cents (or 14.3 percent) to the town’s property tax rate in order...
Tempers flare on Elon town council over what should be town’s focus on solar...
It may be that Elon’s town council hasn’t been getting enough sun lately. Or perhaps, with the arrival of Daylight Savings Time, its members...
Elon council approves rezoning for university’s special school for dyslexic children on 4-1 vote
Elon’s town council has agreed to rewrite the town’s development rules to let Elon University repurpose one of its old residence halls as an...
Elon council finalizes purchase of LabCorp bldg. after price cut by $230K
Elon’s town council has agreed to pay a reduced price for a former LabCorp building that the town’s leaders have been eyeing as a...
Elon mayor balks at university’s request for rule change to accommodate specialty school
Representatives of Elon University were put through their paces this week when they approached Elon’s town council with a proposal to repurpose an old...
Regulatory reforms in Elon get lost in warren of speculation
A raft of proposals to “clean up” Elon’s development rules led the town’s elected leaders down a succession of figurative rabbit holes earlier this...
