Month: June 2009
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Trash Talk: Millhouse Off the Agenda, Not Off the Table
Ironic that the unfulfilled assertions of two Chapel Hill mayors decades apart have caused so much concern for the Rogers Road community. The Town released this notification earlier this afternoon: Proposed Transfer Station Site on Millhouse Road Mayor Kevin C. Foy has officially informed the Chair of the BOCC that the proposed transfer station site […]
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Carolina North: June 15th’s Missing Documents
Quick note, the Town, this morning, has fixed the links and added the missing Carolina North material. Obviously well less than 24 hours prior to the “public hearing”. Certainly undercuts claims of transparency and support of public review. In any case, here is tonight’s agenda with the missing supporting material: Staff Memorandum Draft Ordinance New […]
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Carolina North: Where is the Development Agreement?
As some of you folks know I’ve been involved – as a citizen – fairly deeply in the attempt to create a successful agreement between UNC and the Town managing growth of the massive Carolina North project. The Carolina North project could either contribute greatly to or severely diminish the quality of life in Chapel […]
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Penny Rich Up to Bat
Seems like the municipal elections are officially on. Kevin bowed out as mayor. Mark bowed in. Laurin, not surprisingly, ready to go again. And now Penny. I ran with Penny in 2007 and welcome her 2009 run. She did her homework, was firm in her convictions, eloquent and handled some rather nasty rebukes by two […]