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Lamontagne singled out Lindsay, Brenton, Daryl and Carolyn for assistance in the rapid information-gathering effort and thanked department heads for providing detailed responses. The manager also reported a separate legislative development: House Bill 24, a statewide measure related to downzoning, was introduced in the House on the same day; there was no companion bill in the state Senate at the time of the meeting. County staff said they will monitor both the statewide bill and any local bills that may be advanced in the Senate and will return updates as more information becomes available.

Lamontagne announced upcoming dates the county is tracking: a joint school board meeting on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m., the legislative breakfast on March 3 at 8:30 a.m., and the winter managers\u0000 conference the following week. The manager said he and two staff members will attend the managers\u0000 conference but will remain reachable by email while away. The board asked staff to continue compiling the departmental assessments so the commissioners can consider potential budgetary or programmatic impacts at subsequent meetings.

No formal action was taken during the manager's report; commissioners asked that staff return with any findings that could affect county budgeting or services.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chatham County - 1-30-2025 Video - May 01, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","In the manager\u0000's report staff said they began assessing county programs for potential impacts after an executive order freezing federal funding and noted House Bill 24, a statewide bill on downzoning, was introduced; staff will compile departmental impact assessments and continue to monitor legislative developments.","taxTitle","Chatham County, North Carolina","taxId",72775,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574858,"Chatham County to pursue honorary signs recognizing poet George Moses Horton; staff to draft amended resolution",725,776000,1501000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3169138-fe6b2c00c55fa27ab172ba1154928e1f&start=776&end=1501","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3169138-fe6b2c00c55fa27ab172ba1154928e1f/thumbnail_776000.jpg","/articles/6574858/Chatham-County/North-Carolina/Chatham-County-to-pursue-honorary-signs-recognizing-poet-George-Moses-Horton-staff-to-draft-amended-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574858-32d2acca98c2dd90812f38b97792d9fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138040&Signature=VFmqcvf2AHg6hbl3A~xC54AphoGhX5Fx9GTgNQiZlNOQ~9fqd8gDKz9cg3n9Tq24A6qlc-3nQnlK~sakE3A6xfHBC~16DoGlcByQoYtbyxWwp3NrmwufvzS9f6f2Jzxk3wyuVjiMJcCyf0eX75JEADf2BAr7S~amFkGv3aCWxNaIFv4OlCtYy3hN0gs~msgYZYkqU75MjM8uPeXN3QHm6wJNIq9g0Nyyj9nbT9sDv-yg4sx37CzTq5tPTgb4h7-GfSSZpT31WqVTQfv9XwHf5oN80nYBVF0JFgLgrrsA1vr1~nYVHNXXX5EpbtJ2-OGmkk6RjKAmohEN7FmOsWn1mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chatham County commissioners on Jan. 30 directed staff to draft an amended resolution to pursue recognition for George Moses Horton with roadside signage, favoring an honorary designation or signage added to county welcome signs rather than a formal road-name change.

County staff reviewed a prior 2021 resolution that proposed renaming the stretch of U.S. 15-501 through Chatham County and a 2022 amendment that shifted the request to an honorary designation (highway signage). Emergency management director Steve Newton reported that North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) rules limit an honorary designation to a maximum five-mile segment and impose an additional constraint that a namesake cannot have been deceased longer than 75 years without a DOT waiver. Staff said a DOT waiver would be required to apply the honorary designation across the entire approximately 22.5-mile stretch referenced in the original resolution.

Because of those limitations and the logistical burden and costs of an actual road-name change (address updates in mapping platforms, businesses and residents updating materials), staff proposed an alternative: working with DOT to add contextual language about George Moses Horton to the county's \"Welcome to Chatham County\" signs at county entry points from Lee and Orange counties. That approach would avoid address changes while providing context about Horton's significance. Staff told the board the county would pay for design, fabrication, installation and ongoing maintenance if the board chose the welcome-sign option; staff will return with cost estimates.

Commissioners and speakers discussed next steps: staff will seek DOT clarification on the waiver process and on character/line limits for welcome-sign text, contact identified family members or descendants for consent or agreement, and draft an amended resolution for formal action. One commissioner said UNC maintains the largest collection of Horton's work and noted there may be family contacts through recent scholarship; a resident, Mark Barroso, was acknowledged for raising the issue publicly.

No formal vote was taken on a final resolution at the meeting; the board provided direction that staff should proceed with research and draft the amended resolution and cost estimates for future action.","After a review of prior resolutions and North Carolina Department of Transportation rules, the board gave direction to staff to draft an amended resolution exploring honorary signage or revised welcome signs honoring George Moses Horton, subject to DOT rules, family consent and cost estimates.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574863,"Chatham County commissioners approve appointments to state and regional boards",622,143000,765000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3169138-fe6b2c00c55fa27ab172ba1154928e1f&start=143&end=765","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3169138-fe6b2c00c55fa27ab172ba1154928e1f/thumbnail_143000.jpg","/articles/6574863/Chatham-County/North-Carolina/Chatham-County-commissioners-approve-appointments-to-state-and-regional-boards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574863-3181fba6fa4d62d8f1b830764f5ae513/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138040&Signature=grng3PCqpFSEnPdxvQsXN6Ylqh0S6Wce40euiZu8ZM-fGjKldb7qUJzxLXaRBQfA2xS61qeUkZzgT5K6kbNjY3duwJguJ8WjyFixYQbCFE~FFGELDs38aXGjCduqCwQf-~B5JIyUJcKJEaNuTv7DJfSJ495OtlKDgh3CUiCR3D7AlIKsLH9exqEVZggmdXKMOBQjxMG2NX8XeA1dC6NEkZGyIw1vrW7MnJhoWhytS9CNJlR0JWTmox~8-YeHvhsE1YuAHTBI~XFTM3VHluOngkyq1zKEJLeF4Qi9AvLV49ScGPBMoFxULmb-RyZyj320jz-MMOJ9r-1jmCDS1wQz8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 30 approved appointments and reappointments to 15 state and regional boards, confirming several delegates and alternates and directing staff to record the changes.

The appointments maintain county representation on regional planning and health bodies and reassign seats left open after former Commissioner Mike Dasher\u0000's term. The board identified specific delegates and alternates including Katie Kenlin for CAMPO with Commissioner Karen Howard as alternate; Karen Howard for the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees; Franklin Gomez Flores as a delegate to the Research Triangle Regional Partnership; and Karen Howard and Jenny Christiansen as delegates to the VIA Health regional board. The Board also noted several Central Pines Council of Governments seats (including the Aging and Adult Care/Nursing Home Committee) and Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) appointments, with David Delaney confirmed as an alternate for TARPO.

The board discussed whether the Central Pines Council of Governments Smart Growth Committee remains active; staff reported the committee's website shows its last recorded meeting about nine years ago. Commissioners agreed to remove or mark that committee as inactive pending confirmation. The board also discussed the Board of Health appointment process: county staff said that when a commissioner-designated board member's term expires, that seat is typically handled through the Board of Health's internal process and communicated through the department; the county will follow that practice rather than make a separate appointment at this meeting.

After the list of appointments was reviewed, a motion \"to approve the appointments as amended\" was made and seconded; the board approved the motion by voice vote and no roll-call tally was recorded. The board chair said the motion \"carries.\" The packet and staff memo referenced in the meeting will be used to update official records and notify the regional bodies of the confirmed delegates and alternates.

Commissioners noted the need to avoid overloading a small number of members with multiple external assignments and agreed to monitor representation and workload when making future appointments.","At a Jan. 30 special meeting the Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved appointments and alternates to 15 state and regional boards, confirming several continuing delegates and identifying alternates; the action passed by voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Chatham County begins review of potential effects of federal funding freeze; tracks House Bill 24 on downzoning

Chatham County to pursue honorary signs recognizing poet George Moses Horton; staff to draft amended resolution

Chatham County commissioners approve appointments to state and regional boards