• TOP NEWS: Condensed Results of The Most Recent Board of Aldermen Meeting

1. CONSERVE WATER TODAY
   1. A Proclamation Rescinding Stage II And III Water Shortages And Declaring A Stage I Water Shortage (4/16/08)
   2. OWASA water conservation information
   3. NC Drought Management Council website
2. Memorial Day Trash Schedule - Monday May 26 no trash collection, Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday May 27.
3. NOTICE: The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will not be meeting on Tuesday, April 29th or Tuesday, May 6th. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th.
4. NOTICE: The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will be meeting with the Orange County legislative delegation on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in Room 109 of Carrboro Town Hall.
5. Tornado Season is here now: Prepare now for emergencies - Prepárese para las emergencias ahora
6. Citizens Needed To Serve On Carrboro Local Living Economy Task Force
7. Current Posted Bid and/or RFP opportunities:
   1. RFQ #408 - For Architectural Services for The Design of an Exterior Fire Escape at Town Hall
   2. Informal Bids - Project Description: 2007-08 Street Resurfacing Project
8. Click here for more information on the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department’s free smoke alarm installation program.
9. WANTED: Suggestions For Carrboro Community Needs For Fiscal Year 2008-09 Beginning July 1
10. The Town of Carrboro is seeking applicants for membership on the following advisory boards
11. Public Works Major Projects Timeline Update
12. Shared Ride Transit Services
13. Sidewalk Bond Projects
14. List of Official Town Holidays

The Town of Carrboro is seeking applicants for membership on the following advisory boards:

• Appearance Commission/Neighborhood Preservation District Com.
• Recreation and Parks Commission (two out-of-town seats)
• Environmental Advisory Board
• Arts Committee
  

Interested persons should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 918-7309 or at swilliamson@townofcarrboro.org for application forms. Or for online forms, go HERE.

The budget process for reviewing community needs is underway. A public hearing to receive feedback from residents will be held on January 22, 2008. The Town Manager plans to submit a recommended budget to the Board of Aldermen on May 6, 2008. A public hearing to receive comments on the recommended budget will also be held on May 27, 2008.

The Board of Aldermen and the Town Manager welcome feedback from Town residents throughout the budget process. The final budget is planned for adoption on June 17, 2008. Carrboro residents may email written suggestions to the Town Clerk on the Town’s website at swilliamson@townofcarrboro.org

Residents may write or fax in suggestions. You may write to the Town Clerk at 301 West Main Street, Carrboro, N.C. 27510 or fax comments to her at 918-4456.

Prepare now for emergencies:
http://www.co.orange.nc.us/ems/Emergencypreparedness.asp
http://www.readync.org
www.ready.gov

Prepárese para las emergencias ahora:
http://www.listonc.org
Semana de Preparación de Temporada Invernal

The Town of Carrboro works with Chapel Hill Transit to provide Shared Ride on-demand transit services to areas of Carrboro that do not have fixed-route bus service.

Click here for more information - http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.asp?nid=403

Two types of Shared Ride services will be provided in Carrboro: Feeder Service and Evening/Sunday Service.

• Feeder Service, which is provided at no charge between 6:45 am and 6:15 pm on weekdays, provides trips between designated bus stops in the “feeder” zones and the nearest bus route or to another “feeder” zone.
• Evening/Sunday Service is provided to areas that do not have regular evening, Saturday, and Sunday bus service and requires that users pay with Chapel Hill Transit bus tickets (tickets can be purchased at Carrboro Town Hall and other locations).
  

Funding for the enhanced transit services are being provided through federal Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ) funds and a 50 percent local match from the Town of Carrboro.

To view the map of Carrboro feeder zones and transfer points, click HERE.

For more information, please contact Carrboro Planning at at 918-7324.

The Town of Carrboro has identified the Phase 1 sidewalks to be funded from the bond referendum approved by voters on November 4, 2003.

• For more information, please click HERE.
• For a map showing the location of the Phase 1 Sidewalk Bond Projects, please click HERE.