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Chapel Hill 2020 is Worth Doing Right

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on January 20, 2012 - 10:05am

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 http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter. Currently the entire timeline from kick-off to plan approval is less than 8 months. Last week when UNC planning Professor David Godschalk gave a talk about comprehensive planning, 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've heard. The City of Austin is currently reviewing a draft plan after spending almost a year and a half on their visioning process alone.

The Transit Tax could have an added Poison

Submitted by Chris Weaver on January 18, 2012 - 8:21am

 

Well the Transit Tax for Orange may have some added poison. I say poison as for the Proponents of the Transit Tax for the Light Rail will not want an added sales tax Governor Bev Purdue has cast into the political winds this year. Outside the overwhelming distaste for more taxes by District Two, the poison for D1 is not notion of paying more tax for their costly train, it is the added threat to fuel to the fire in the pockets of D2 Citizens who have no use for a Choo Choo in a huge election year.

Shortbread and Joint Development Review: critiquing the process

Submitted by Erin Crouse on January 17, 2012 - 9:17am
This Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a public hearing 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.

"off the pigs"

Submitted by czei on January 15, 2012 - 12:15am

In case anyone wants to see the anarchist point of view on the Yates  building, their views apparently include killing police officers,  "cops are bastards", and "pigs gonna pay".  And since when is wearing masks in public something that is considered benign?

http://anarchistnews.org/node/17958

Chapel Hill Manager's statement on CPAB process

Submitted by Ed Harrison on January 13, 2012 - 1:58pm

This just arrived from Town Manager Roger Stancil:

In consultation with the Town Attorney, I have developed the following statement that we will provide the media.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

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