Gibsonville approves new “event-based” social drinking district, 4-1
Gibsonville’s board of aldermen has approved the concept, and the first proposal, for establishing a new event-based social drinking district for the downtown area.
Unlike...
Does drinking water notice in Elon suggest wider water quality problems?
QUESTION: Why did the town of Elon send out a drinking water notice to its utility customers last month? Does this notice suggest that...
Arkansas-based Bank OZK plans to open Burlington branch
A bank headquartered in Arkansas, Bank OZK, has announced its plans to open its first location in Alamance County in a bank building at...
Gibsonville mayor has police remove man from meeting when he protests town’s failure to...
Gibsonville’s twice-monthly board of aldermen meetings are typically fairly staid affairs.
But this week’s April 1 version included an unprecedented expulsion of one man and...
Planning commission dissenter thinks electric fence won’t go over well with city council
Burlington planning board members recommended approval for two rezoning requests at their Monday night meeting this week.
However, one of the requests, for an expansion...
11th hour permit allows work to begin on dilapidated house, rather than begin its...
Bulldozers and wrecking balls can make quick work of an abandoned dwelling. But the process that sets loose these tools of destruction can be...
Perfunctory hearing elicits critiques of community development program
A pro forma hearing on Burlington’s community development program drew some rather frank feedback from two area residents with concerns about the public’s lack...
Elon’s town manager springs early-bird budget on council
As many local government administrators continue to wrangle and writhe over their organizational budgets, Elon’s town manager has shot out ahead of the pack...
Burlington seeks lay people to join arboretum’s advisory board
The city of Burlington is looking for a few good men or women to serve as community representatives on the technical advisory board that...
Elon town council considers which is more important: pretty, or longer-lasting roads
Elon’s elected leaders were offered a rather stark choice last week between greater longevity and a more pleasing appearance for the town’s municipal streets.
This...
