October 2009
On the surface, it is perfectly reasonable to agree with the IFC’s decision to take the University up on its offer to lease the land at a rate of $1 per year. However, there continue to be many unanswered questions that when addressed will shed an entirely different light onto the issue. I’ve listed some, but not all of those questions below.
1. Why is UNC being so generous?
2. What is UNC getting out of this extremely philanthropic act?
3. What are the criteria Chris Moran states the IFC used to select this area?
4. What criteria were used to select the previous sites that were ultimately rejected and where is the evidence the criteria were used before the previous sites were rejected?
5. What is to happen to the men who are turned away from using one of the planned 20 emergency beds?
Speaking of signs, does anyone know what is up with the Vote No! signs with the 'Yes' box ticked? There aren't any referenda that I know of on the ballot, so what is it, a surrealism campaign?
It's funny, at least.
Sorry I don't have any pictures - it's hard to get the bus to stop so I can take a pic.
A pamphlet from 2009 town council candidate Will Raymond showed up on my door today so I took a look, and read a nice quote on the very front about Will attributed to "Independent Weekly, 2009 Endorsement Issue". I checked out that issue and was surprised to see that he hadn't actually been endorsed for the town council. The way the quote is listed makes it seem like he'd been endorsed without actually stating it. Does anyone else find this misleading?
33 farmers and land owners, living in the Carrboro ETJ, have petitioned Orange County and the town of Carrboro to return jurisdiction for ETJ farms to Orange County.
PETITION TO REMAND DEVELOPMENT JURISDICTION FOR
CARRBORO ETJ LAND TO ORANGE COUNTY CONTROL
To: The Town of Carrboro, North
Carolina
Mayor Kevin Foy endorsed Mark Kleinschmidt this morning. Here is his statement:
I hope the voters in Chapel Hill will join me in voting for Mark
Kleinschmidt for Mayor. I’ve served as mayor for the past eight years,
and I’m proud of our town – we’ve adhered to our values as a place that
protects the natural environment, works closely with our university,
and respects all our neighbors without regard for their economic
status. Over the past eight years, with Mark Kleinschmidt helping to
lead the way, Chapel Hill has invested in a safe, vibrant downtown, new
greenways, the arts, a major new park, a transit center, a new public
works facility, and an aquatics center. We’ve done all this with an eye
to prudent money management (we have the highest bond rating) and
diversifying our tax base.
And it has paid off – just this year Chapel Hill was named both
America’s Most Livable City and Best Place in the Country to Start a
Business. We’re doing a lot of things right!
We have a bright future. A vote for Mark for Mayor will keep Chapel Hill on the right track.
Kevin Foy
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Reception at 5 p.m. | Program at 5:45 p.m.
Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Free and open to the public
Information: liza_terll (at) unc.edu or (919) 962-4207
In his book, Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965-1980, author Devin Fegus returns to the era of Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Helms and challenges us to see familiar political developments through a new lens. He will speak about his book and research Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:45 p.m. at UNC's Wilson Library. The program is free and open to the public. A reception will begin at 5 pm.
Fergus is assistant professor of modern United States and African American history at Vanderbilt University. He was a 2007 Fellow of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC's Wilson Special Collections Library and his book draws upon research conducted there.
His talk is part of the Southern Historical Collection Book Series and is presented in conjunction with the exhibit We Shall Not Be Moved: African Americans in the South, 18th Century to the Present, on view in Wilson Library thorugh Feb. 5, 2010.
Date:
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 12:00pm
Location:
Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
It's about that time, y'all. LIke it or not, the election is a few days away. It's time for our annual contest to see who is the biggest political nerd in Orange County. Click here to take the 2009 Pundit of the Year survey.
Submissions are open until 7:30 pm on Tuesday. Results will be announced by Thursday night. The grand prize - in addition to the obvious fame and adulation - will be a free OP t-shirt or hat in the size and color of your choosing.
Anyone who predicts the winners correctly will be announced here
(unless requested otherwise) and whoever comes closest to predicting
the ORDER of the winners will be named the Pundit of the Year.
statement from Dave Otto, Friends of Bolin Creek:
Most of you know Mark
Chilton as Mayor; some of you know him as the owner of Community
Realty; and others know him as an enthusiastic old mill buff. Mayor
Chilton's contributions to the community and to the Friends of Bolin
Creek result from this unique blend of skills, experience and passion!
Let me give you an
example. The foundation of an old mill is located a few hundred yards
upstream of Spring Valley. Years ago friends told me that it had been
built by Buck Taylor, who was the first steward of the University in
1795. Buck Taylor was a colorful rascal said to have been buried
standing upright with a jug of whiskey in each hand. I enjoyed telling
the legend of Buck Taylor, but was frustrated that we could not
document the story.
Last Wednesday, Oct 28, Henry Lister did a commentary on WCHL about the upcoming election for Chapel Hill mayor and council. He named no candidates; rather he described the election as a choice. The choice is between our legacy, i.e., two centures of conscious decisions that have resulted in our becoming a world-class center of education and health care, versus those who are primarily concerned with lowering property taxes. I think Henry did a great job. Here is his commentary:
The upcoming election in Chapel Hill is NOT about money. We face a dangerous election next week. Several vocal and well-funded candidates are running platforms promising to reduce homeowner taxes by developing more commercial taxes, some just because they think that’s what voters want to hear. But framing this election about money does us all a dis-service and shifts the focus from our real goal, which is to continue Chapel Hill’s legacy.
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