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Yesterday the Herald reported on WCOM's complaint that the Town of Carrboro was bogging them down by suggesting a public hearing on the proposal to run a flea market in their parking lot.
All WCOM station manager Chris Frank wanted to do was raise a little money for the community radio station.
But he says he dreams of a small community flea market are being derailed by a well-meaning -- but overly complicated -- town bureaucracy...
"It looks like the concerned staff wants to have a public hearing on our 'minor modification,' " Frank wrote in an e-mail Friday. "We can probably say 'so long' to a flea market this season. Heaven help the developer with a substantial project."
- heraldsun.com: Radio station's flea market faces snag, 6/5/06
My, that seemed fast! And then there were three:
Three Finalists Announced for Town Manager
6/02/2006 - Today, the Chapel Hill Town Council announced its three finalists for the position of Town Manager. The three are Frank Ragan, Deputy City Manager of Community Services in Aurora, Colo.; Roger Lane Stancil, former City Manager in Fayetteville, N.C.; and Sean R. Stegall, Assistant City Manager in Elgin, Ill.
"We are very fortunate to have such qualified candidates," Mayor Kevin C. Foy said Friday. "Each of these people would do an excellent job in Chapel Hill, and I think the Council faces a tough choice."
The finalist candidates will be in Chapel Hill June 20-21 for interviews with the Town Council and Town Staff. The Council will hold a Public Forum at 7 p.m. June 21 in the Council Chamber of Town Hall. Candidates will make short presentations and take questions from the public and the Council. The Council will also receive feedback from the public about the finalists. The forum will be cablecast live on Government Cable 18.
The Daily Tarheel reports that the Downtown Partnership has picked a logo and slogan, and they are not impressed.
The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership made a great leap forward in bringing more shoppers to Franklin Street, as it picked a slogan and a logo.
Unfortunately, it picked a fairly lame design that should be reconsidered.
The logo is a triangle that features a lamppost similar to those found on Franklin Street; the Old Well, representing the University; and awnings to stand for all the shops and restaurants downtown.
And the slogan that shall grace this icon of Chapel Hill commerce: "Sophisticated travel destination."
- Lame-o logo - Opinion, 5/25/06
It does sound pretty weak. Does anyone know where we can see the logo?
What an interesting week for UNC-watchers! On Wednesday, the Board of Trustees (BOT) came out firing against the Chancellor's Leadership Advisory Committee, specifically the local elected officials who were invited to be members.
Seems the BOT does not share the Chancellor's faith in Chair Ken Broun's leadership, as they are complaining that too much time is being spent on process and not enough on developing plans. That's funny because according to UNC's own press release, plans were never a part of the committee's, um, plan:
The committee's purpose is to get community input on Carolina North from as broad a range of interests as possible. The committee is being asked to develop principles that will guide the university in preparing plans for submission to the local governing bodies as part of the regulatory process.
- OP: Broun Committee on TV, 2/28/06
The Orange County Democratic Women will host a screening of the documentary "Running in Heels" at 7:30 p.m. June 1.
State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, Orange County Commissioner Alice Gordon and other notables will be in attendance for a discussion of the challenges facing women running for office. The screening will be held in the SunTrust boardroom at the Meadowmont Exchange Building. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Katrina Ryan at 967-9623.
- heraldsun.com: FedEx gives $5M to UNC project
Actually, I'm confused. Running in Heels was a Women Against Bush effort in 2004. "Running in High Heels" is a film about women running for office. Anyway, it's more like Running in Birkenstocks round these parts. ;-)
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