Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, April 25. The town is celebrating the recent recognition of its Communications and Engagement Director Catherine Lazorko with a statewide lifetime achievement award, and Foushee shares her own praise of Lazorko’s work. The mayor also details her recent proclamation for Black Restaurant Week in town and digs into the difficult decisions ahead for the town as it works on its upcoming fiscal year budget while weighing outside costs to Carrboro residents.

Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here.

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