County readies first rural zoning, for Snow Camp
After nearly a year of committee meetings, community surveys, and administrative revisions, a plan to introduce zoning to the unincorporated community of Snow Camp is just about ready for...
ABSS proceeding with $26.9M in air quality upgrades but at half as many schools...
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted this week to proceed with $26.9 million in air quality improvement projects – which represents a nearly $10 million reduction from the original budget...
County’s attempt to regulate RV parks also includes rural mobile home parks
Alamance County’s planning board has endorsed a raft of proposed upgrades to the county’s rules for manufactured homes and RV parks in response to a growing interest in these...
Mebane police to re-start canine program, start using body cams, get new tasers
Mebane’s city council last week initiated several new and updated programs for the city’s police force based on actions at its most recent monthly meeting last week.
The city will...
Meet new Graham city councilman Joey Parsons
Parsons brings neighborhood concerns to new post on city council
Joey Parsons is a car guy – but so much more.
The 52-year-old Burlington native grew up working on cars, eventually...
Meet new Graham city councilman Bobby Chin
Chin brings Army, planning board background to new role on city council
Bobby Chin, one of the two newest members of Graham’s city council, may have retired from the U.S....
Rezoning, annexation projects along Cherry Lane on Graham side of Hawfields-area industrial park postponed
Rezoning for Cherry Lane warehouse projects at planning board postponed until February; annexation requests postponed until March city council meeting
The developer of two large warehouse projects along Cherry Lane...
More committees, or fewer, to be discussed in Graham
Graham city council members outlined several additional advisory committees they want to consider establishing, with one member also proposing one possible consolidation of a pair of existing committees.
All of...
Who’s to blame for Burlington’s new fire inspection fees?
QUESTION: Who’s responsible for implementing the fees that businesses in Burlington must now pay for fire inspections? Were these charges ever approved by Burlington’s city council? Who gets the...
First two applicants express desire to be appointed to vacant Graham city council seat
Two candidates who were defeated for a city council seat in November are the first two to toss their hats into the ring seeking an appointment to the remaining...