ALBEMARLE OBSERVER STAFF REPORTS
The Chowan County Board of Commissioners and the Town of Edenton Town Council will hold a special joint meeting and public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 2025. The special joint meeting and public hearing will be held in the College of the Albemarle Culinary Arts Building (118 Blades St., Edenton, NC).
The purpose of this special joint meeting and public hearing will be for both Boards to hear public comments, discuss and consider the County and Town entering into a new Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement regarding the relocation of the Confederate Monument from its present location on South Broad Street to property owned by Chowan County and located behind the Chowan County Courthouse in the open space between the Chowan County Detention Center and the Veterans Memorial.
The MOU is similar to the previous document. The only difference this time is that a public hearing will be held prior to the votes to authorize the MOU.
The meeting agenda, which includes the MOU, is attached. It can be viewed on this website or downloaded.
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[…] Feb. 24: Edenton and Chowan County Discuss Monument Relocation: The Chowan County Board of Commissioners and Edenton Town Council will hold a joint meeting and public hearing on February 24, 2025, to discuss relocating the Confederate Monument. The meeting will include public comments before a vote on a new Memorandum of Understanding regarding the monument’s relocation. […]