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...
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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...
Graham city council votes, 4-1, to restore Graham downtown benches
Following a public hearing last Tuesday night, Graham’s city council voted 4-1 this week to restore seven benches that for years had been located...
Graham’s planning board turns down first gated single-family home subdivision
Planning board members say proposed subdivision is too dense, with too many loose ends
Graham’s planning board wasn’t impressed with the final plans for the...
Graham city council votes 4-1 to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for employees
Graham’s city council voted 4-1 this week to add Juneteenth, which is observed on June 19 of each year, as a 13th annual paid holiday...
