{"id":6168,"date":"2026-05-04T21:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bolincreek.org\/blog\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:08:58","slug":"budget-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bolincreek.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/budget-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrboro Faces Tough Budget Decisions -Time for Citizen Input"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Carrboro faces special budget challenges this year thanks to Hurricane Chantal. May is the usual budget month for towns and cities when the Council evaluates priorities, hears from the public, and decides how to allocate the 2027 &#8211; 27 budget. \u00a0Friends of Bolin Creek seeks a healthy waterway, with invasive species removed and natives planted along Bolin Creek. \u00a0The Manager&#8217;s budget, a draft until it is reviewed and approved, recommends $400,000 in one of three installments to pay for engineering design for a 2-mile paved greenway. 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