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Chapel Hill Town Council

Chapel Hill Town Council votes 7-1 against proposed 12-story development on Rosemary Street

By William Becker | November 30

The town council also approved a conditional zoning application regarding the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St., with only council ...

New bench on Bolin Creek Trail honors memory of Town employee Jim Huegerich

By George Leggett | November 26

OWASA, local governments promote aiding water payments through Care to Share Day

By Grace Whittemore | November 19

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Elizabeth Sharp officially wins fourth seat on Chapel Hill Town Council by six votes

By Ethan E. Horton | November 17

Chapel Hill’s Town Council is responsible for guiding Chapel Hill and making policy decisions. The town has a council/manager form of government, which means council members are responsible for the town’s legislative responsibilities. There are nine members on the council, which is headed by the mayor. The current mayor of Chapel Hill is Mark Kleinschmidt. The mayor is elected every two years.

Council members are non-partisan and are not given a designated district to represent. They are elected to four-year terms. Elections take place in November of odd-numbered years. The council is advised by the town manager, who carries out the policies and directives of the council.

Chapel Hill Town Council approves southward extension of water and sewer boundary

By Defne Önal | November 16

The council approved a water and sewer service extension for southern Chapel Hill, 8-1, with council member and defeated mayoral candidate Adam Searing ...

Some provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted in Chapel Hill municipal elections

By Brantley Aycock | November 12

Gerry Cohen said, because Sharp and Soll were running on the same slate, it is unlikely that the provisional ballots nor the absentee ballots for Chapel ...

'A new home': The Purple Bowl to relocate on Franklin Street

By Olivia Gschwind | November 12

Taylor Gilland, The Purple Bowl owner, said the Town of Chapel Hill did not have any role in helping find the business' new space at 505 W. Franklin St. ...

Column: The successes and pitfalls of The DTH's 2023 election coverage

By Ethan E. Horton | November 12

"I wanted to do things differently — and the biggest change I wanted to make was to focus primarily on the issues driving the campaigns, rather than ...

Chapel Hill sees high voter turnout in 2023 municipal election

By Henry Thomas | November 12

Over 12,000 votes were cast in the Chapel Hill mayoral election, marking a nearly 20 percent increase from the 2021 municipal election.

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Ryan, Nollert, McCullough win open seats on Chapel Hill Town Council, fourth seat uncertain

By Walker Livingston | November 7

Amy Ryan won the highest amount of votes, Melissa McCullough and Theodore Nollert won the second- and third-most votes in the Chapel Hill Town Council. ...

Jess Anderson defeats Adam Searing in Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Ethan E. Horton | November 7

Jess Anderson won the 2023 Chapel Hill mayor race, per unofficial results. Anderson won 58.79 percent of the vote, compared to Searing's 40.97 percent ...

Before You Vote: 2023 Local Elections, Episode 4

By Laney Crawley , Sierra Pfeifer and Le Ha | November 7

On this episode of Before You Vote, we learn what each candidate said when the Opinion board asked: "What do you see as a solution for the lack of housing ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

New Chapel Hill poll shows many voters are still undecided, outcome uncertain

By Henry Thomas | November 2

“If they value two candidates similarly, but one appears to be doing a lot better than the other, they might choose that candidate to help kind of put ...

"This is the perfect opportunity:" Barbara Fedders runs for CHCCS Board of Education

By Grace Whittemore | October 31

Barbara Fedders is one of 14 candidates running for a seat on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Fedders, who has lived in Carrboro ...

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member Gene Pease remembered by family, former colleagues

By Emma Hall | October 30

“What I bonded with Gene over was that we both recognize that our different views and perspectives on things actually, when brought together, created ...

Early voting locations are open. Here's what to know and where to go.

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

During the early voting period, residents can register to vote at a polling location — and UNC students living on campus can do so with just their UNC ...

Column: Vote substance over spectacle this election

By Brigit Pierce | October 25

"I’m already tired of the spectacle of politics, despite not having even been old enough to vote in the last election."

A look at misinformation in the Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Sophia Fanning | October 24

Jane Pinsky, the director of the NC Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, said that sometimes misinformation can result in people not voting if ...

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Editorial: The Editorial Board's endorsements for the 2023 municipal elections

By Editorial Board | October 24

This November, voters will choose their municipal representatives in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Editorial Board, composed of 15 undergraduate students, ...