January 2013
At the start of the new year I'll be hosting another round of Open Office Hours in coffee shops across Chapel Hill. Please stop by if you have issues you would like to discuss, or just want to hear more about what local government is doing.
Date:
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Weaver Street Market in Southern Village
At the start of the new year I'll be hosting another round of Open Office Hours in coffee shops across Chapel Hill. Please stop by if you have issues you would like to discuss, or just want to hear more about what local government is doing.
Date:
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Carrboro's decision to call a special election for Tuesday, March 19 will be a challenge for campaigns, what with UNC on Spring Break starting March 8 and classes resuming March 18. Important media like the DTH will suspend publication the prior week, and while the Town Board has recognized that it will have early voting, March 8-March 16 early voting dates will also be during break when many students, faculty and staff take vacation.
Lots of election stats for Orange in the 2012 general election are here, broken down by a gazillion different things. This had been out there through the campaign with daily updates of absentee and early vote stats, now it includes election day as well.
http://www.carolinatransparency.com/votetracker/gen2012/county/orange/ You can click by method, city of mailing address, precinct, or make a custom query. The age graph is interesting !
Date:
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 6:30am to 7:30pm
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Come join us at "Sketching Chapel Hill," a series of free
informational sessions on Saturday, Jan. 26, that will be
idea-inspiring, conversation-sparking and thought-provoking. Sessions
will be held throughout the day in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill 27514.
"Sketching" is an education program of DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020, the
title given to the implementation phase of the Chapel Hill 2020
comprehensive plan. The sessions will focus on community-wide topics as
well as topics pertaining to the Central West and Ephesus/Fordham Focus
Areas.
DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020 recognizes that the adoption of the
comprehensive plan was not an end point, but a beginning. Now that the
community's ideas have been articulated through the comprehensive plan,
these ideas may be used toward designing our community. This month's
"Sketching Chapel Hill" meets an interest expressed by many participants
during the Chapel Hill 2020 for continued civic education in such areas
as designing public spaces, zoning rules, transportation system,
landscape design, and more.
"We are looking forward to continued public involvement as we begin
to evaluate and implement the goals and action items for the goals - and
take other steps towards implementing the Chapel Hill 2020 Plan," said
Mary Jane Nirdlinger, director of policy and strategic planning for the
Town of Chapel Hill.
"Sketching" participants may come for all sessions or drop in for topics of interest. For more
information, contact Megan Wooley, housing and neighborhood services planner, at mwooley@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5059. To learn more about DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020, visit www.townofchapelhill.org/design
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Schedule for Sketching Chapel Hill
Saturday, January 26
Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
8:30 a.m.: Sign-in Begins
9:15 a.m.: Welcome
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Session 1: Creating Healthy Hubs Through Zoning
Presenter: Roger Waldon, Principal, Clarion Associates
Resources
Before this session, you could watch this presentation about Form-Based Codes: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=1396. This presentation was given by Lee Einsweiler, Principal at Code Studio, on March 15, 2012.
10:45-11:45 a.m.: Session 2: Growing Creative Businesses and Community Spaces
Presenters: Judith Cone, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Bobby Funk, Assistant Director, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
Len Wohadlo, Founder, 3 Birds Marketing
Resources
Before this session, be sure to check out the LAUNCH-CHAPEL HILL website: http://launchchapelhill.com/home
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Break for Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Session 3: Making Transportation Decisions on a Local Level
Presenter: George Alexiou, Principal, Martin/Alexiou/Bryson
Resources
Before this session, check out the Town's Complete Streets webpage: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1599
Also, be sure to watch the special topics presentation about Chapel Hill's Future Transit Network: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1326.
This presentation was given by David Bonk, Long Range and
Transportation Manager, and Steve Spade, the former director of Chapel
Hill Transit, on February 10, 2012.
2:30-3:30 p.m.: Session 4: Carolina North
Update
Presenter: Bruce Runberg, Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities,
Operations, Planning & Design, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Resources
Before this session, check out the Town's Carolina North webpage: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=900
Also, be sure to watch this special topics presentation about Student Housing: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1569. This presentation was given by representatives from UNC Student Affairs on August 15, 2012.
Date:
Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 9:30am to 3:30pm
Location:
Council Chamber, Chapel Hill Town Hall
The rain has been pouring down and I'm thinking even if the snow doesn't stick, temperatures below freezing tonight are going to make tomorrow morning treacherous at best.
How is everyone doing out there? Did you stock up on your white stuff? Feel free to share updates closings, conditions, etc.
Any thoughts about what we should do?
Date:
Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
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