ATTACHMENT 1 

 PUBLIC FORUM ON TOWN BUDGET

BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF CHAPEL HILL

7 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Council Chamber, Town Hall

405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

You are invited to express your views at a public forum by the Mayor and Town Council of Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25^th, regarding:

• Town services and projects for the budget for July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007;

• Capital improvement needs for 2006-2021;

• How to use the 2006-2007 Community Development grant to address housing and other community needs of lower income households and areas;

• How to use the 2006-2007 federal Housing Capital Fund grant for improvements, renovations and related items in public housing neighborhoods;

• How to use the 2006-2007 federal HOME grant in Orange County to address housing needs of lower income households;

• How to use the 2006-2007 federal and State transit grants for capital projects, operating costs, and transportation planning; and

• The Downtown Service District boundary and services in the year beginning on July 1, 2006; and

• Potential Legislative requests to 2006 session of North Carolina General Assembly.

The forum on January 25th is an initial step in the Mayor and Council's process for developing the 2006-2007 budget and related items listed above.

An initial report by the Town Manager regarding the 2006-2007 budget is available for citizens to review in the Town Manager's and Clerk's offices in Town Hall and at the reference desk at the Chapel Hill Public Library.