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Wednesday June 15, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunrise Church 1315 New Hope Trace Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)OPC Area Program is hosting one public forum to provide members of our community the chance to learn more about the upcoming Medicaid Waiver and OPC’s decision to move forward with a consolidation with PBH.
Please come ask questions and receive up-to-date information on what a Medicaid Waiver involves and how it will impact consumers, stakeholders and providers.
I thought I would pass along some thoughts from our first Initiating Committee for the new Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan. As has been noted on OP before, the Initiating Committee has an important task in insuring that a diverse group of stakeholders attend meetings and that all viewpoints in the town are represented. The committee seems both thoughtful and diverse in our opinions about the town, and on how to attract people into comprehensive plan discussions. The item that sparked the most discussion was how (or even if) citizens who don’t live in Chapel Hill, but because of employment, proximity, or ties to the University, should be involved in the process.
On May 5, the potential developer of 201 N Greensboro Street in Carrboro presented a concept plan to several of the town's advisory boards. As discussed in previous threads (1, 2, 3), the plan includes a two-story building with 11,800 sq ft of CVS retail space on the first floor and 11,800 sq ft of storage and office space on the second floor. Surface parking would dominate the northern half of the block along Short Street.
Presentation of a concept plan to the advisory boards is the required first step before submitting a conditional use permit application to the town. The developer has reportedly already submitted a permit application. The applicant will be required to respond in writing to the advisory boards' comments when they come back to the boards during the permit application review process.
Copied below are the comments on the concept plan from the Planning Board, the Appearance Commission, and the Transportation Advisory Board. Comments from the Environmental Advisory Board are forthcoming also included [added August 23, 2011].
It's budget season, and here in Chapel Hill the impacts of decreased revenue and increased costs are being felt- especially in Transit. In the Manager's recommended budget, the Transit Fund will receive a 1.5% increase, but due to increased costs for administration and vehicle maintenance, Chapel Hill Transit is proposing the following service cuts:
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Guest Columns Home / Opinion / Guest Columns Guest Column: Published: May 22, 2011 02:00 AMModified: May 21, 2011 11:23 PMMore mental health change comin BY JUDY R. TRUITTEditor's note: OPC Area Program has asked to run a series of articles about changes that will be occurring in the public mental health system over the next 18 months. The first article will provide a historical perspective regarding the public system and outline the organizational shift that will be occurring.Many of you know that the public mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse system has changed significantly over the last 10 years. In that time I am sure that you have seen, heard and possibly experienced concerns about the system's fundamental stability.We acknowledge that change is difficult and that change at a system level presents significant challenges to all stakeholders.
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