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- **Posted:** 2025-01-09T17:31:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson says she is not big on setting New Year's resolutions for herself – but there is plenty that comes to mind for town government goals and what her aspirations are for this new calendar year.

The Town of Chapel Hill has several ongoing projects and planning initiatives it aims to advance in 2025. For Anderson, progressing those and keeping residents informed is critical. But she told 97.9 The Hill her thinking starts with what can be done to harness people's passion on the local scale when so much focus will be national this month. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for a second term – foreshadowing more upheaval and unconventional governing from the executive branch – Anderson said she wants to find ways Chapel Hill can help its residents ride out any chaos and get more involved in their community.

Anderson said the town will look to make a critical hire to prevent their own long-term upheaval: a new town manager. Chris Blue, who served in the role first as interim and then as the permanent option across two years, officially retired at the beginning of 2025 and Mary Jane Nirdlinger was elevated from deputy manager to the interim role. But Chapel Hill has partnered with a third-party firm to do a national search to bring in prospects for the permanent job.

“They’re kind of the CEO of the town,” Anderson said about the town manager role. “They direct all the town work, they have a huge amount of influence over the council’s work, and they’re the main vehicle to translate the council’s vision to staff so they can execute it.

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