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Voters in Orange County are set to vote on two bonds in November. Here’s a quick rundown:

Orange County’s $300 million education bond:

The money would be split between Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, all for capital improvements (i.e. fixing the aging school buildings). The county estimates that paying for the bond will require a tax increase of 3.41 cents per $100 of valuation in the county’s 2025-26 fiscal year. 

The county commissioners will hold a public hearing on the bond on June 4.

Chapel Hill’s $44 million municipal bond:

The draft plan calls for $15 million for affordable housing, $15 million for public buildings, $7.5 million for streets and sidewalks, $4.5 million for parks and recreation facilities, and $2 million for open space and greenways.

“This bond issuance will allow Chapel Hill to move forward on important projects without raising taxes,” said Mayor Jess Anderson during a council meeting this month. “Voter approval allows us to borrow money for those projects at a lower rate, which is really important.”

The bond is on the agenda for the council’s June 5 meeting. 

Read more details here (and in print tomorrow). And have a good Tuesday.

—Chase

Durham

Cleanup of lead pollution in several Durham parks is expected to take years and cost millions of dollars.

Wake

In Raleigh, students from UNC System schools across the state gathered last Thursday to protest the Board of Governors’ vote to repeal the system’s DEI policies. 

Raleigh food truck Que Chula Es Puebla serves up hard-to-find Pueblan fare.

NC State alumna Abby Lampe is a two-time cheese rolling champion. Read our interview with Lampe from 2022.

Orange

Chapel Hill’s third annual Pride Promenade takes place this Saturday.

North Carolina

Gov. Cooper vetoed an omnibus transportation bill that allows for tree clearing along highways to make space for more billboard advertising across the state.

Today’s weather

Sunny with a high of 88 degrees.

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