New Elon town clerk Kathleen Patterson formally sworn in
Kathleen Patterson was formally sworn in as Elon’s town clerk earlier this week after completing her six-month “probationary” period as a municipal staff member.
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Town council ponders first round of revisions to Elon’s new land management ordinance
Members of Elon’s municipal staff have proposed a few nips and tucks to a new land management ordinance that the town council adopted just...
Elon mulls price hikes, residency limits to extend life of municipal cemetery
A municipal cemetery that offers grave plots at prices to die for has presented a bit of a conundrum for the members of Elon’s...
Elon town council remains stuck over plan for handicapped ramp at town hall
The construction of a handicapped ramp in front of Elon’s townhall continues to elude the town’s elected leaders, despite a staff-level proposal that was...
Elon police officer fired after unnecessarily shooting raccoon
A police officer who used his sidearm to kill a raccoon was the only member of Elon’s municipal staff to lose his job for...
Elon council ponders how to change town’s noise ordinance, penalties
There was plenty of sound, if not all that much fury, in Elon last week as the town’s municipal police chief unveiled the initial...
Elon decides to continue temporary road closure to settle fracas over contentious street connection
Elon’s town council has decided not to reopen a controversial road connection between one of the town’s established subdivisions and a brand new development...
Elon residents, council still (mostly) not interested in opening Aspen Ave. to adjacent Gibsonville...
Elon’s municipal leaders have decided to bring some “closure” – in more ways than one – to a long-running debate over a roadway that...
Town of Elon writes off over $10K in unpaid parking tickets
Over the past 12 months or so, the town of Elon has taken in over $24,000 in fines from the parking tickets that the...
Elon’s new annual budget gets council’s unanimous nod
Elon’s town council has adopted a new annual budget that calls for nearly $11 million in outlays from the town’s general fund but holds...
