New commissioner irks colleague with tweaks to social work proclamation
Perhaps Sam Powell’s most memorable contribution since his rise to the board of commissioners has concerned a purely symbolic proclamation that the board adopted...
Phillippie debris landfill gets planning board OK; county commissioners to consider next month
Alamance County’s planning board has endorsed a proposed permit for a land clearing and inert debris landfill that Kenneth Phillippie hopes to establish at...
New commissioner sworn in
Burlington businessman Sam Powell seemed to be in his element this week when he was formally installed as the newest member of Alamance County’s...
BREAKING SAT.: GOP taps Sam Powell to fill commissioner vacancy, run for abbreviated term
The leaders of Alamance County’s GOP have tapped Burlington businessman Sam Powell to serve as a temporary successor to the late county commissioner John...
Advance summary of delayed audit report shows $4.3M drop in county’s unassigned’ savings
Alamance County’s latest annual audit is apparently still not ready for prime time despite having been slated for public release earlier this week.
Yet, an...
Recent commercial sales show 2027 revaluations could have higher values for business properties
The contractor tasked with Alamance County’s next property revaluation has noticed that commercial properties across the county have been fetching much higher sale prices...
Commissioner board calls for rule change too late to scuttle Clapp Mill Road landfill
After a technical glitch sent it back to the drawing board, a contentious plan for a new landfill in the southern part of the...
New meeting policy preserves public comments, sets time limits on remarks from commissioners
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has adopted a new meeting policy that preserves its twice-monthly public comment periods while imposing new time limits on...
Graham councilman, former councilman ask commissioners to participate in funding for Sesquicentennial Park upkeep
During Monday’s meeting of Alamance County’s commissioners, Graham councilman Jim Young made a bid to win the county’s support to preserve the current location...
Commissioners hear latest annual budget plight: more expected expenses than revenues
Barely three weeks into the new calendar year, Alamance County’s top brass are already bracing themselves for a potential shortfall of $12.9 million in...
