Graham mayor, council at odds over procedure of whether mayor can make proclamation unilaterally
Graham’s mayor was called on the carpet during Tuesday night’s meeting when she attempted to use part of her time during “council comments” at...
Behind closed doors for almost 2 hours, Graham council emerges to give $24K, 12...
Graham’s city council spent more time behind closed doors Tuesday night than they did in open session.
The closed door confab was apparently to consider...
Graham mayor, council often at odds over merits of applicants for city boards
Graham’s mayor and four city council members continued their rather frequent tussles over city priorities during this week’s consideration of appointments and reappointments to...
Council adopts budget with 3¢ property tax hike on 3-2 vote
Graham’s city council, which has eyed a 3-cent property tax increase all spring, ended up being divided over the final budget with that level...
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...
Graham’s city engineering co.: three new estimates to repair Sesquicentennial Park range from $573K...
Graham city officials have received three new estimates of the cost to repair Sesquicentennial Park at the northwest corner of Court Square in downtown...
Graham city council members clash with mayor over budget questions
Graham city council members agreed by consensus during a budget session Monday afternoon to increase fees for a number of city services for the...
Three engineering firms, three conclusions about safety of Sesquicentennial Park
While two engineering firms had evaluated the Sesquicentennial Park at the northwest corner of Court Square in downtown Graham to “develop an opinion as...
Graham public works department disassembles Sesquicentennial Park
Graham city workers began disassembling Sesquicentennial Park on the northwest corner of Court Square in downtown Graham Tuesday morning, after returning to work following...
Graham’s city manager says city will likely need several years of property tax increases...
3-cent tax hike being proposed for 2026-2027
Graham’s city council spent the better part of a nearly 4½-hour special meeting Wednesday afternoon analyzing the city...














