Market House dedication
The dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Orange County Public Market House will be held September 13 at 10 a.m.
The Public Market House will be the future home of the Hillsborough Farmers’ Market. The ceremony will be held at the construction site of the market house at 144 E. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, behind the Sheriff’s Office.
The county plans to open the market house in the spring of 2008. For more information, visit www.co.orange.nc.us/construction/PublicMarketHouseandRiverPark.asp.
Board appoints Arts Committee members
The Board of Alderman appointed Zach Ward and Sharman Mirman to the town’s Arts Committee on Tuesday.
Ward is the owner of the DSI Comedy Theater, a performer and comedian. Mirman is a musician and has been working with the Arts Committee for three years as an administrator and living in Carrboro for 17 years.
The Arts Committee still has two empty seats.
Orange County Commissioners agenda
The Board of County Commissioners meets tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the agenda:
- • Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations
- a. Resolution Recognizing North Carolina House Speaker Joe Hackney
- b. Resolution of Approval – Conservation Easement for the Tate Farm
- • Consent Agenda
- a. Minutes
- b. Appointments – None
- c. Jail Inspection Report
- d. Contract Between CHCCS, OCS and Health Department for School Nurses
- e. Contract Renewal Between NC Dept of Insurance and Orange County for Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
- f. Selection and Contract for Legacy Research Associates, Inc. for a Cultural Resources (Cultural and Archaeological) Survey of the Hollow Rock Access Area and New Hope Preserve
- g. Resolution Endorsing Five NCDOT Projects to Enhance Safety and Improve Traffic Flow
- h. Memorandum of Understanding – Partnership for Development and Infrastructure
- i. Letter of Agreement for Sales Tax Reallocation
- j. Classification and Pay Plan Amendment – Add Class of Housing Programs Coordinator
- • Public Hearings
- • Regular Agenda
- a. Special Request to Use Forum 2007 Proceeds to Seed a Non Profit Community Initiative on Domestic Violence
- b. Re-authorization of County Participation in the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, Phase 6