Longtime Carrboro Town Council member Randee Haven-O’Donnell announced that she will not seek reelection, citing the need for new voices in local government and a desire to turn her attention towards activism. “I am humbled by the gift of having served with my community folks and treasure all of our work together for our beloved hometown,” her statement read. “At this time, I encourage new voices to step up, collaborate and represent our beloved hometown community through its governance.” Haven-O’Donnell was first elected to the Carrboro Town Council, then known as the Board of Aldermen, in 2005. Since then, she has served five consecutive terms, during which time Carrboro has grown and added to its community. She was last elected in 2021. “I’ve been in the room and at the table to guide our ‘little engine that could’ hometown through expansion of her municipal boundary and the densification of her population,” she said of her time on the council. “In my capacity as an elected Town ...