If Orange County Commissioners build a proposed waste transfer station their consulting firm stands to earn close to half a million dollars. The company Olver Inc. is being paid to sort out the future of the station in Bingham township about 10 miles west of Carrboro.
A helicopter whirred overhead. Firemen shuffled from foot to foot against the wind. Police quietly gathered on street corners. Then the noise downtown began to grow from the sporadic cheer to a steady rising roar.
Being able to own a home near UNC comes down to one question: Can you afford to spend $334088? That figure the average price of a home in Orange County is the driving force behind a growing trend.
UPDATED 8:47 p.m. TUESDAY March 17 -- A silver SUV ran into a electricity pole on Raleigh Road near Country Club Road around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday backing up traffic around the UNC campus and cutting power to more than 180 Orange County homes.No one was injured in the collision.
More than 200 mainly white-haired residents crowded a county meeting Tuesday to protest the prospect of higher taxes. But officials say it's too late.
Since President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion federal stimulus state and local governments have had to sit tight and hope for the best. It's not clear when how or where the more than $6 billion expected to come to North Carolina will filter down through federal and state governments.
Orange County Commissioners said Thursday they're committed to donating more than $1 million to charities in the coming fiscal year. At least so long as it's possible. Meager revenue projections from sales and property taxes have slimmed down next year's budget.
Orange County Commissioners said Thursday they're committed to donating more than $1 million to charities in the coming fiscal year. At least so long as it's possible.
Orange County commissioners finalized an agreement with UNC on Tuesday to capture gas from the county landfill and convert it into energy. The $5.5 million project will benefit both the University which will gain a clean electricity source and the county to which UNC will pay a monthly fee for the gas.
Orange County's goals to protect programs that provide shelter food and medical care might fall short given the county's budget woes. Officials from Orange County Social Services asked commissioners in a meeting Thursday for $702000 to maintain their programs in the coming financial year including $300000 to extend service hours at two health care centers.
