Elon town council narrowly rejects even higher property tax rate for next budget
Council defeats motion for 7¢ tax rate hike, rather than 5¢ recommended by town manager
A bare majority of Elon’s town council has tentatively...
Elon’s council makes U-turn in favor of paid parking
Elon’s chief of police has unholstered a plan that could introduce paid parking to the municipality’s bustling downtown in order to bring additional revenue...
Elon councilman feels town should ramp up property tax hike in order to beat...
The looming threat of state-level restrictions on local property tax hikes has thrown Elon’s municipal leaders into a frenzy of brainstorming as they struggle...
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...
