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Faith and cultural communities items in Orange County

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Faith and cultural communities35
Civil rights and nondiscrimination14
Historic preservation10
Housing and affordability5
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  1. Tue, Sep 15 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Thomas and Hutton, for Holy Trinity Anglican Church, asks to rezone the site off Old Lystra Road at the end of Wave Road from Residential-Low Density-1 to Residential-4 Conditional Zoning District. The plan is a place of worship up to 50 feet tall and up to ten single-family homes up to 35 feet. Part of the site is in…
  2. Tue, Sep 15 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Proclaims 15 September to 15 October 2026 as Hispanic Heritage Month, under the theme "Unidos, Somos Más."
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities
  3. Tue, Sep 15 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Holy Trinity Anglican Church asks to rezone about 15.5 acres from R-LD1 to R-4 conditional zoning for a 300-seat church, a later addition, and up to ten church-owned tiny homes for people in need. The county planning board recommended approval unanimously with a cut-through traffic condition; the rezoning needs Chapel…
  4. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint five people to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council: school superintendent designee Andrew Poole, Dr. Hubert Williams representing the area's managed care organization, local health director designee Crystal Kelley, and two county commissioner appointees, including Brandy Reeves. Three seats,…
  5. Wed, Aug 26 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A new look for the huts at the reconstructed village.
  6. Sat, Aug 22 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Black History Month, Women's History Month and others.
  7. Sat, Aug 22 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    A 2027 budget, a master calendar carrying every event, and a proclamations list.
  8. Tue, Jul 28 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Amends the original restrictive covenant on the Weaver's Grove development with Habitat for Humanity so lots can be transferred to HOPE NC, an affordable housing developer.
    Approved on the consent agenda
  9. Wed, Jun 24 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A new proposal for what to do with the historic buildings on the site of the future Twin Creeks park.
  10. Tue, Jun 2 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Public comment on matters not on the agenda.
    Four people spoke: a high school student on state vaping legislation, and three on the county's Arts Commission.
  11. Tue, Jun 2 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Proclaiming Juneteenth.
    Adopted unanimously.
  12. Wed, Mar 25 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A proposed memorial marker honoring the enslaved community associated with St. Matthew's Church.
  13. Wed, Mar 18 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    Fred Joiner, the board member scheduled to give this reading, was listed absent from the meeting, and the minutes record no reading taking place.
  14. Thu, Mar 5 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Commissioners read a proclamation naming March 2026 Women's History Month, marking this year's theme, 'Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.'
  15. Tue, Feb 24 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    A social justice vision item, proclamations for Women's History Month and Jewish Heritage Month, and events from March through May.
  16. Tue, Feb 10 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    Staff updates including the posted Seymour Center evening facility manager position, the regional area agency on aging's monitoring visit rescheduled to March by weather, restoration at the Passmore Center after a water event, work with partners serving unsheltered residents including cold weather cots at the Seymour…
  17. Tue, Feb 3 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A Black History Month proclamation.
  18. Wed, Jan 21 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    A presentation on the origins of visitors bureaus and a comparison of the three in the Research Triangle. Orange County's was funded in 1992 by occupancy tax, runs $2.5 million with six staff, and works against roughly $300 million a year in tourism spending. New advertising promotes local businesses and the Ackland A…
  19. Tue, Jan 20 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A proclamation marking January 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, joining the national Light Up in Yellow campaign by lighting selected county buildings. A resident spoke in support.
    Approved unanimously
  20. Dec 10, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    The county has a grant to expand trails at Seven Mile Creek Preserve, including a spur to the historic cemetery and the site of the original church. The church has said it will consider donating the cemetery to the county for the preserve on condition it is permanently protected. Staff have arranged to meet a church l…
  21. Dec 10, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A volunteer workday on December 14 with the Occaneechi Tribe and the county, continuing repair work since tropical storm Chantal.
  22. Dec 1, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness reported system-level data submitted to HUD along with obstacles and successes. The main risk is the HUD Continuum of Care grant: the new funding notice mandates a 70 percent cut to permanent housing and guarantees only 30 percent of annual renewal funding, affecting p…
  23. Nov 18, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Approved unanimously
  24. Nov 6, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Emergency assistance for food providers, proposed after the federal shutdown cut November SNAP benefits to half the normal allotment. About 4,700 county households and 8,700 individuals receive SNAP. The county manager proposed releasing $54,000 from the Social Justice Reserve: $15,000 each to the Interfaith Council a…
    Approved unanimously
  25. Sep 24, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    Staff reviewed four landmark candidates: the Currie-Neville Log House, the Ridge Road School (owned by Jones Grove Baptist Church), the Little River Presbyterian Church cemetery, and the Morris Grove School.
  26. Sep 24, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    The Strayhorn House nomination was submitted to the state in August, White Cross AME Church agreed to host a marker for lynching victim Cyrus Guy on its property, and the Old Courthouse restoration project's initial findings report is being refined.
  27. Sep 23, 2025 Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
    Eighteen churches and church-affiliated properties — Jones Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Jones Grove Baptist Church, University UMC, University United Methodist Church of Chapel Hill and its board of trustees, Ebenezer Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church Inc., Hickory Grove Baptist Church, and Hillsborough Pentecostal…
    All 20 applications accepted and the exemption granted, unanimous.
  28. Aug 20, 2025 Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
    Unity Center of Peace sought a partial exemption for religious use of its property; staff recommended denial after finding evidence the venue was being rented out.
    Board granted a partial religious exemption for 2025, unanimous.
  29. Jun 3, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A proclamation naming 19 June 2025 as Juneteenth Freedom Day in Orange County, and recognition of the 2025 Orange County Government Academy graduates.
    Approved unanimously
  30. May 28, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A proposal to sample graves at the cemetery for enslaved workers at Hardscrabble Plantation, analysing burial soil for bacterial microbiome DNA and possibly human DNA, which could speak to the health and diseases of that community and might correlate with living descendants. The commission discussed how invasive the s…
  31. Apr 23, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    The church has a $400,000 grant from the National Trust's Black Churches program for structural repairs, a new roof, wiring and HVAC.
  32. Feb 4, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A Black History Month proclamation.
    Approved unanimously
  33. Jan 29, 2025 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    A programme on 16 February with speakers and the choir of Jones Grove Baptist Church, which owns the Ridge Road School recently placed on the National Register.
  34. Nov 19, 2024 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Approved unanimously. It adopted the October 15 minutes, proclaimed November Native American Heritage Month, renewed the Hollow Rock Nature Park interlocal agreement with Durham County and Chapel Hill, approved FY 2024-25 budget amendment #3, contracted with Motorola Solutions for the second phase of bi-directional an…
    Approved unanimously
  35. Oct 1, 2024 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board proclaimed September 15 through October 15, 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month; a county language and community specialist read the proclamation in Spanish.
    Approved unanimously
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities

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