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 <title>Rep. David Price Lecture</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/rep-david-price-lecture</link>
 <description>UNC Young Democrats is hosting Rep. David Price who will give a short lecture followed by a question and answer segment. This event is open to the public.</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:09 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>WeaverStreetFan</dc:creator>
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 <title>Frustration 2020, Part Six: Recapping the Report Out</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/frustration-2020-part-six</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Tonight’s theme group meeting took a different form from those past (see my post on the first and second theme group report outs). After the usual introductions and settling down, Rosemary Waldorf, one of the two co-chairs of the 2020 process updated the participants on the timeline and outlined some results of discussions from the Town Council Retreat that took place over the weekend.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/frustration-2020-part-six&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:05:50 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jeff Miles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Would Charterwood have saved Chapel Hill?</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/would-charterwood-have-saved-c</link>
 <description>&lt;div&gt;After reading the article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2012/02/05/69820/no-vote-frustrates-critics.html&quot;&gt;&#039;No&#039; vote frustrates critics&amp;quot; in the Chapel Hill News&lt;/a&gt; I felt compelled to correct the record. When Council viewed a video showing a representation of Charterwood, presented by the Charterwood applicant, only the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd side was shown.  Similarly, the lead article Jan. 30 in the CH News presented one flawed side of a decision, repeating applicant claims, without ever turning the corner to see the other views.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On July 8th, 2008, BEFORE the Altemueller property was purchased, I met with current owner of the property, Bill Christian, at his request, to discuss his pending purchase.  At that time, I pointed out the Northern Area Task Force recommendations for this specific property.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/would-charterwood-have-saved-c&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:58 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Del Snow</dc:creator>
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 <title>Weapons Ban proposed</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/weapons-ban-proposed</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Orange County has placed a &amp;quot;Winston Salem&amp;quot; gun ban on the Agenda for Next Tue the 7th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.25in; font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;; font-size: 16px&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal &#039;Times New Roman&#039;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00008b; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer&quot; class=&quot;Object&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #00008b; cursor: pointer&quot; href=&quot;http://www.co.orange.nc.us/OCCLERKS/1202075i.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amendment to Orange County Code of Ordinances Regarding Weapons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/weapons-ban-proposed&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/weapons-ban-proposed#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:29 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Chris Weaver</dc:creator>
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 <title>Chapel Hill 2020- Special Topic: Police and Fire</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/chapel-hill-2020-special-topic-0</link>
 <description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Topic: Chapel Hill&#039;s Police and Fire Departments - An Overview&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Presentation by Police Chief Chris Blue and Fire Chief Dan Jones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/chapel-hill-2020-special-topic-0#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:19 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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 <title> First Tavern Talks Draw A Younger Crowd </title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/first-tavern-talks-draw-a-youn</link>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:47:46 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jeff Miles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Representative Joe Hackney Announces Retirement</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/02/joe-hackney-retirement</link>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:34 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Damon Seils</dc:creator>
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 <title>Don&#039;t Rush the Comprehensive Plan</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/dont-rush-the-comprehensive-pl</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The leadership team of Chapel Hill 2020 discussed the timeline issue yesterday afternoon. Apparently the conversation was quite passionate and the group is divided with strong opposition to extending from  co-chairs George and Rosemary. I&#039;m a bit surprised since they have always said they had an open mind and were committed to getting it done right. I have yet to hear a clear articulation of why this comprehensive plan should be created in less than a year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have heard some people raise valid concerns about sustaining people interest for a multi-year process, but I think that points to changes that may be needed in the process. For example, what if the stakeholders only met monthly rather than every 2-3 weeks? What if we let the community lead the process more and didn&#039;t lean so heavily on the staff to run things? If you would like to explore these questions rather than rushing to complete, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;sign on to our letter asking for more time&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/dont-rush-the-comprehensive-pl&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/dont-rush-the-comprehensive-pl#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:19:49 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ruby Sinreich</dc:creator>
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 <title>Chapel Hill 2020 is Worth Doing Right</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/chapel-hill-2020-is-worth-doin</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This weekend, a group of people who have been involved since the very beginning of the Chapel Hill 2020 process (including the editors of OP) drafted a letter to town leaders asking them to take more time. You can see it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter&quot; title=&quot;http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter&lt;/a&gt;. Currently the entire timeline from kick-off to plan approval is less than 8 months. Last week when &lt;a href=&quot;http://2020buzz.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/planning-for-sustaining-places/&quot;&gt;UNC planning Professor David Godschalk gave a talk about comprehensive planning&lt;/a&gt;, he referenced the plan done in Fort Collins, CO which took 18 months to complete. That is the fastest of any of the other examples I&#039;ve heard. The City of &lt;a href=&quot;/www.imagineaustin.net&quot;&gt;Austin&lt;/a&gt; is currently reviewing a draft plan after spending almost a year and a half on their visioning process alone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/chapel-hill-2020-is-worth-doin&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/chapel-hill-2020-is-worth-doin#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:05:20 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ruby Sinreich</dc:creator>
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 <title>Shortbread and Joint Development Review: critiquing the process</title>
 <link>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/shortbread-and-joint-developme</link>
 <description>This Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://chapelhillpublic.novusagenda.com/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=142&amp;amp;MinutesMeetingID=-1&quot;&gt;holding a public hearing&lt;/a&gt; on the proposed Shortbread development- a seven-story mixed-use building across from Breadman’s on Rosemary Street. The residential component of the building will be rental units that will cater to students- a much-needed addition to downtown that will help alleviate pressure on the adjacent Northside neighborhood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/shortbread-and-joint-developme&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.orangepolitics.org/2012/01/shortbread-and-joint-developme#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:17:45 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Erin Crouse</dc:creator>
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