Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s Finance Office once again has earned the top award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), a nationwide organization, for meeting its highest standards for the county’s comprehensive 2014-15 audit report. The Certificate of Excellence…
Pittsboro, NC – On June 20, 2016, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal year 2016-17 county budget of $107.5 million based on a property tax rate of 63.38 cents. This reflects a 1.19-cent property tax increase,…
Pittsboro, NC— Chatham County residents are invited to attend one of several community meetings in different locations across the county to learn about and provide feedback on two major planning efforts underway. Note that two meetings (June 21 and 23)…
by Wallace Kaufman Newport, Oregon – George Orwell, the English socialist wrote “Animal Farm” and “1984” and fixed in our everyday sensibilities the phrases, “Big Brother is watching you” and “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal…