March 2014

Reception for Rep. Graig Meyer with special guest Rep. David Price

Please join us for a reception honoring Representative Graig Meyer, representative for NC House District 50. While all are welcome, we are hoping to have a gathering of like-minded young professionals who support Graig's forward-thinking vision for North Carolina. 

http://www.graigmeyer.com/frank

WHEN
March 07, 2014 at 6pm - 7:30pm
 
WHERE

FRANK Gallery
109 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
United States

Because of the involvement of a federal officeholder in this event, we are asking for donations of up to $2,600 per election, from any individual. We are not asking for funds from corporations, labor organizations, or other federally prohibited sources.

 

Date: 

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

FRANK, 109 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Woman's History Month

The downside of observing under-appreciated achievements with Black and Women’s History month-long observances is they invariably miss something that was (for someone) very important. That makes something that was under-appreciated seem UNappreciated, which is probably not the case.

Central West Small Area Plan now available on-line.

Created by the central west steering committee and adopted in November of last year by the town council, the plan deals with the MLK-Estes intersection and surrounding areas in anticipation of upcoming changes, including the eventual development of Carolina North and the potential end of the airport hazard zone.  Having attended some of the meetings and being connected to the area I appreciate the work that was done by the steering committee on this project.  

As of now the plan can be seen on the town website in the 2020 section.  

This Week in Orange Politics: March 2-8

 

Despite a condensed schedule due to today’s weather, it will be a busy week in Orange County. Rogers Road will be the agenda for both the Carrboro Board of Alderpersons and the County Commission. While the Orange School Board Hillsborough Commissioners take a break, the Chapel Hill Town Council will focus on Ephesus-Fordham and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board considers its budget and the designation of over- and under-crowded schools.


CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS


Regular Meeting: Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 pm, Town Hall Board Room

 

Mobilizing Latino Voters in the Triangle

Mobilizing Latino Voters In the Triangle

Saturday March 8, 2014
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Southern Human Services Center
2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill 

Efland Community Disaster and Recovery Planning Event

Orange County Justice United, the United Voices of Efland, and Orange County Habitat for Humanity are holding the following, very timely, event: 

The Reconnecting Communities Team of Justice United will hold a disaster and recovery planning event in Efland on March 29. Join community leaders from Efland, and supporters from Carrboro and Chapel Hill, at the Efland Cheeks Community Center (117 Richmond Rd, Efland) on Saturday, March 29, from 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Hosted by Justice United, the United Voices of Efland, and Orange County Habitat for Humanity, this event will kick off a series of community led initiatives to bring together local churches, businesses, and residents in developing a disaster plan for the area. 

More information is available here: Press ReleasePoster

Date: 

Saturday, March 29, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: 

Efland Cheeks Community Center (117 Richmond Rd, Efland)

Chapel Hill Transit North-South Corridor Study public meeting #1

Chapel Hill Transit is initiating a study of their North-South Corridor service. More details in the below press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 7, 2014

North-South Corridor Study public meetings on March 26
Chapel Hill Transit invites public participation in the North-South Corridor Study. Two identical public workshops are scheduled on Wednesday, March 26:

•         11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.—Stone Cultural Center, 150 South Road, UNC Campus (Hitchcock Room)

•         4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. —Chapel Hill Public Library (Meeting Room B)
The meetings will be structured in an open house, drop-in format.  At the meetings, the public will be able to talk to project staff, review maps of the study area, and participate in self-paced interactive exercises about transit.   Chapel Hill Transit’s goal is to gather public comment about travel and transit needs in this corridor.  Comment forms as well as laptops will be available to record comments.
An English-Spanish language interpreter will be available at this set of public meetings for anyone who requests translation and interpretation.
The North-South Corridor Study is a transit service planning initiative for the corridor linking Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Columbia Street and US Highway 15-501 South.  The purpose of the study is to review the transportation corridor from the Eubanks Road Park and Ride to the Southern Village Park and Ride Lot, to identify and evaluate improved accessibility, capacity, convenience and travel-time for riders.
The public meeting date also launches an online community forum at the NSCstudy.org<http://NSCstudy.org>, where the public can access project information, comment on the project, and view other people’s suggestions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the convenience of a personal computer or a mobile device like a smartphone or a tablet.  Comments will be accepted on the project starting on March 26 through the end of the project, which is anticipated to last 15-18 months.
Additional public involvement opportunities including more public meetings will be announced throughout the project.  There are several easy ways to stay engaged with the North-South Corridor Study through the project website,www.NSCStudy.org<http://www.nscstudy.org/>:

•         Sign up for the updates;

•         Check the website for more technical reports and corridor data as it becomes available; and

•         Comment on the project using a map, answering a poll question, attaching your own narrative or photo, and more.
The study represents a significant step towards achieving the goals established by the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan. The comprehensive planning work was conducted in six theme groups. “Getting Around” theme group established a set of goals aimed at the development of a well-balanced and holistic transportation system that connects communities, provides a variety of transportation options and places an emphasis on ecological conciseness.
Chapel Hill Transit is the public transportation provider that serves Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For complete information about CHT services, schedules, route changes or directions to the nearest CHT stop, visit us at www.chtransit.org<http://www.chtransit.org/> , email chtransit@townofchapelhill.org<mailto:chtransit@townofchapelhill.org>, or call a CHT customer service representative at 919-969-4900 (press 1).

 

Date: 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 11:30am to 1:30pm

Location: 

Stone Cultural Center, 150 South Road, UNC Campus (Hitchcock Room)

Chapel Hill Transit North-South Corridor Study public meeting #2

Chapel Hill Transit is initiating a study of their North-South Corridor service. More details in the below press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 7, 2014

North-South Corridor Study public meetings on March 26
Chapel Hill Transit invites public participation in the North-South Corridor Study. Two identical public workshops are scheduled on Wednesday, March 26:

•         11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.—Stone Cultural Center, 150 South Road, UNC Campus (Hitchcock Room)

•         4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. —Chapel Hill Public Library (Meeting Room B)

The meetings will be structured in an open house, drop-in format.  At the meetings, the public will be able to talk to project staff, review maps of the study area, and participate in self-paced interactive exercises about transit.   Chapel Hill Transit’s goal is to gather public comment about travel and transit needs in this corridor.  Comment forms as well as laptops will be available to record comments.
An English-Spanish language interpreter will be available at this set of public meetings for anyone who requests translation and interpretation.
The North-South Corridor Study is a transit service planning initiative for the corridor linking Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Columbia Street and US Highway 15-501 South.  The purpose of the study is to review the transportation corridor from the Eubanks Road Park and Ride to the Southern Village Park and Ride Lot, to identify and evaluate improved accessibility, capacity, convenience and travel-time for riders.
The public meeting date also launches an online community forum at the NSCstudy.org<http://NSCstudy.org>, where the public can access project information, comment on the project, and view other people’s suggestions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the convenience of a personal computer or a mobile device like a smartphone or a tablet.  Comments will be accepted on the project starting on March 26 through the end of the project, which is anticipated to last 15-18 months.
Additional public involvement opportunities including more public meetings will be announced throughout the project.  There are several easy ways to stay engaged with the North-South Corridor Study through the project website,www.NSCStudy.org<http://www.nscstudy.org/>:

•         Sign up for the updates;

•         Check the website for more technical reports and corridor data as it becomes available; and

•         Comment on the project using a map, answering a poll question, attaching your own narrative or photo, and more.
The study represents a significant step towards achieving the goals established by the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan. The comprehensive planning work was conducted in six theme groups. “Getting Around” theme group established a set of goals aimed at the development of a well-balanced and holistic transportation system that connects communities, provides a variety of transportation options and places an emphasis on ecological conciseness.
Chapel Hill Transit is the public transportation provider that serves Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For complete information about CHT services, schedules, route changes or directions to the nearest CHT stop, visit us at www.chtransit.org<http://www.chtransit.org/> , email chtransit@townofchapelhill.org<mailto:chtransit@townofchapelhill.org>, or call a CHT customer service representative at 919-969-4900 (press 1).

 

Date: 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill Public Library (Meeting Room B)

Justice Academy: Forum on the Power & Influence of ALEC

The American Legistlative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a think tank that creates 'model' pro-corporation legislation for states and then lobbies to have it passed. 

Orange County Justice United is organizing a forum for the local community to discuss ALEC's power and influence. A short documentary will be screened, followed by a panel with the following speakers:

 

  • Bob Phillips, Executive Director of Common Cause North Carolina
  • Frayda Bluestein, Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC-CH
  • Jennifer Frye, Associate Director of Democracy NC 

 

Date: 

Monday, April 7, 2014 - 7:00pm

Location: 

Community Church of Chapel Hill (106 Purefoy Road in Chapel Hill)

Moving on

OrangePolitics was never just me, even though some people like to see it that way. When I started this site over 10 years ago I had help setting up the software, and many friends posted entries regularly including local activists, newspaper columnists, and elected officials. There were always a few people I could count on to write some great blog posts, or help monitor the site for spam. After years of sporadic support from a rotating cast of bloggers, Damon Seils encouraged me to formally create a proper editorial board for OrangePolitics in 2011.

We recruited stellar activists like Molly De Marco, Jason Baker, and Erin Crouse to join Damon and me in becoming The OP Posse. We recruited Jeff Miles while still a UNC student, lost Erin and Jason to grad school, and then were very fortunate to be joined by Travis Crayton.

This Week in Orange Politics: March 10-16

 

Teacher contracts, traffic and and affordable housing can all be found on the agendas of Orange County’s elected bodies this week. The Carrboro Board of Alderperson will get an update on downtown traffic and discuss how to incentivize environmentally friendly developments, while  an affordable housing strategy will be before the Chapel Hill Town Council. In Hillsborough, the Town Board will consider approving several new developments,


CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS


Regular Meeting: Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 pm, Town Hall Board Room

Power Politics

A few days of no electricity restores the ability to think in complete sentences ... dare I suggest - even paragraphs?

My street - a mile-long cut-in near Camp New Hope- suffered a downed power line across the road. Very dangerous. Not only was the line down, the pole from whence it came was jutting out at about 45 degrees, as though it wanted to fall but lacked the nerve. It was falling not from ice, but from mud. The ground it sits on just off the road and up a few feet in elevation was giving way. Nerve wracking to drive under and scary to imagine it coming down. From Friday morning until yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, we watched and waited. Though Piedmont trucks were often nearby, we didn't see them in the neighborhood until yesterday afternoon. Not even to evaluate. No cones - nothing.

Process for Providing Sewer to Historic Rogers Road Moves Forward

On February 10, 2014 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously to pay their share of the preliminary engineering and surveying necessary to extend sewer to the historic Rogers Road Community (this would include 86 home lots). These activities are required for the extension of sewer regardless of whether the Chapel Hill Town Council moves forward with a utility district or ETJ. In addition to funding for this preliminary engineering work, the CHTC voted in favor of including funding for community outreach efforts to assist community members in learning about the preliminary engineering work and what it means to go forward with sewer hook-ups (see agenda item with link to staff memo here).

ORANGE CHATHAM COUNTY SIERRA CLUB TO HOST ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANIDATE FORUM

Orange county commissioner candidates forum hosted by orange Chatham sierra club Wed 3/26/14 7pm-9pm  Carrboro Town Hall Hope to see ya there. Gary Kahn

OP Candidate Forum: Carrboro Board of Aldermen Special Election

Our forum for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen special election will be moderated by local journalist Kirk Ross.

There are three candidates for one seat in this election: Talal Asad, Bethany Chaney, and Theresa Watson.

This forum will take place live right here on orangepolitics.org

Date: 

Sunday, April 6, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

orangepolitics.org

OP Candidate Forum: Orange County School Board

Our forum for candidates for Orange County School Board will be moderated by former school board member Libbie Hough.

There are six candidates for four seats in this election: Greg Andrews, Tom Carr, Donna Coffey, Michael Hood, Brenda Stephens, and Rosa Williams.

This forum will take place live right here on orangepolitics.org

Date: 

Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

orangepolitics.org

OP Candidate Forum: Orange County Board of Commissioners

Our forum for candidates for the Orange County Board of Commissioners (Democratic primary) will be moderated by local journalist Kirk Ross.

There are three separate elections for the Board of Commissioners:

At-LargeBonnie Hauser, Barry Jacobs

District 1: Mia Burroughs

District 2: Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee 

This forum will take place live right here on orangepolitics.org

Date: 

Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

orangepolitics.org

Orange County Democratic Party Sheriff Candidates Forum

The Orange County Democratic Party will host a 2014 Sheriff Candidates Forum on Wednesday, April 16th, at 6:30pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library, Meeting Room B. The forum will be moderated by OCDP Chair Matt Hughes and OCDP First Vice-Chair Susan Romaine.

There are six Democratic candidates running for Sheriff. No Repblicans have filed for Orange County Sheriff. The winner of the May Democratic primary will be unopposed in the general election in November.

Date: 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill Public Library (Meeting Room B), 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill

Community Meeting: S. Greensboro St. Sidewalk in Carrboro

This meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about the current outlook for improving pedestrian safety and comfort on S. Greensboro St., including the construction of a sidewalk. Community members are invited to learn about the cost, funding, design opportunities and challenges, and benefits; discuss the project with Town staff, and provide comments.

  • 7:00pm - Informal drop-in session
  • 7:30pm - Presentation and Q&A
  • 8:00pm - Informal discussions
  • 9:00pm - Adjourn
To RSVP, provide a comment via phone or email, or ask for more information, contact Jeff Brubaker, Carrboro transportation planner, at jbrubaker@townofcarrboro.org or 919-918-7329. 

 

Date: 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Carrboro Town Hall, Room 110

Let's Create a County Database of Local Independent Businesses

Orange County commissioner candidate and local business owner Mark Marcoplos is proposing that the Orange County Economic Development Office create, maintain, and promote a database of the county’s local, independent businesses. Said Marcoplos: “Our local, independent businesses are the backbone of our economy. They provide the majority of business jobs while accounting for the biggest share of retail sales in the county. Additionally they help to bind our communities together. The government of Orange County should actively promote and support these businesses. To that end, we need a comprehensive database of local, independent businesses detailing the goods and services that each one provides.”

Marcoplos envisions a searchable database that residents could use to find providers of products and services in our local business community. With a strong, ongoing promotional effort, county residents could more easily find local businesses to meet their needs.

Tell Governor McCrory to Hold Duke Energy Responsible for the Spill They Caused

It has been over a month since the Duke Energy coal ash spill and we are still finding new leaks. The cost of cleaning up this ecological disaster will be in the millions and North Carolina taxpayers should not have to shoulder the burden. 

New polling from PPP shows that 79% of Democrats and Republicans agree, Duke Energy shareholders, not taxpayers or customers, should pay to clean up the coal ash spill. 

Orange/Chatham Sierra Club Orange County Commissioner Candidate Forum

Date: 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Board Chambers, Carrboro Town Hall

Orange County Democratic Women Candidate Forum

The Orange County Democratic Women will hold a candidates' forum for registered Democrats in contested races to be decided in the primary election ending May 6th. Races for County Commission (At-large and District 2) and the Register of Deeds are all being contested by two or more Democratic candidates.

The Orange County Democratic Party will hold a separate forum April 16, 6:30-7:45pm, at the Chapel Hill Public Library for the sheriff's race, in which there are 6 candidates contesting the Democratic nomination.

Date: 

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

OWASA, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro

This Week in Orange Politics: March 17-23

The campaign season for Orange County's Democratic primary races gets into full swing this week, with the first candidate forum, hosted by the Orange County Democratic Women. Also this week the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will consider a resolution opposing the state’s new legislation that ends teacher tenure and creating teacher contracts, and the County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a solution for solid waste. 


CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS


Regular Meeting: Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 pm, Town Hall Board Room

 

Primary Election Day

May 6 - ELECTION DAY. Polls are open 6:30am - 7:30pm.

 

Date: 

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 6:30am to 7:30pm

Election Day

Date: 

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 6:30am to 7:30pm

Orange County Southern Branch Library Input Session

The Orange County Public Library (OCPL) will host two community engagement meetings regarding the proposed Southern Branch Library.

The purpose of the upcoming meetings is two-fold: to gather input on the current proposed location in downtown Carrboro, and learn what library services are needed by the community.

The meetings will be:

  • Tuesday, March 25, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Hickory Tavern, 370 E. Main Street, Carrboro
  • Saturday, April 12, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main Street, Carrboro

“Unlike typical input sessions, these meetings will be interactive, creative and fun,” said OCPL Director Lucinda Munger. “Facilitated group exercises will be held to determine how people want this library branch to look and feel. And comments will be taken regarding the library’s location and activities.”

“We hope to hear many ideas for this future library,” she continued, “and have a wide range of folks participate in these important discussions.”

Gift certificates and library tote bags will be given to meeting participants.

Orange County is currently evaluating space in the 300 East Main Street development in downtown Carrboro to locate a Southern Branch Library in 2017. The new library would replace the Carrboro Branch Library, in McDougle Middle School, and the Cybrary, in the Carrboro Century Center.

Date: 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Hickory Tavern, 370 E Main St, Carrboro

Orange County Southern Branch Library Input Session

The Orange County Public Library (OCPL) will host two community engagement meetings regarding the proposed Southern Branch Library.

The purpose of the upcoming meetings is two-fold: to gather input on the current proposed location in downtown Carrboro, and learn what library services are needed by the community.

The meetings will be:

  • Tuesday, March 25, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Hickory Tavern, 370 E. Main Street, Carrboro
  • Saturday, April 12, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main Street, Carrboro

“Unlike typical input sessions, these meetings will be interactive, creative and fun,” said OCPL Director Lucinda Munger. “Facilitated group exercises will be held to determine how people want this library branch to look and feel. And comments will be taken regarding the library’s location and activities.”

“We hope to hear many ideas for this future library,” she continued, “and have a wide range of folks participate in these important discussions.”

Gift certificates and library tote bags will be given to meeting participants.

Orange County is currently evaluating space in the 300 East Main Street development in downtown Carrboro to locate a Southern Branch Library in 2017. The new library would replace the Carrboro Branch Library, in McDougle Middle School, and the Cybrary, in the Carrboro Century Center.

Date: 

Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W Main St, Carrboro

OCDW Forum Recap

In case you missed last Thursday's Orange County Democratic Women Forum for candidates for Orange County Register of Deeds and Orange County Board of Commissioners, here's our Storify from the event.

OP Candidate Forum: Orange County Sheriff

Our candidate forum for the office of Orange County Sheriff. The forum will begin at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina, is the moderator.

Date: 

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

http://ww.orangepolitics.org

Announcing the 2014 OP Candidate Forums

The editors of OrangePolitics are excited to announce our live online candidate forums for the upcoming elections for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen Special Election, the Orange County School Board, Orange County Sheriff, and the Orange County Board of Commissioners (Democratic primary). 

We are also excited to announce that we will be circulating a brief questionnaire to candidates for Orange County Register of Deeds. We will publish the responses to this questionnaire on OrangePolitics on Wednesday, April 16. We invite the candidates themselves, as well as members of the public, to then use these questionnaire responses to engage in a discussion about the election and the office of Register of Deeds right here on OrangePolitics.

This Week in Orange Politics: March 24-30

Transit, siting the Orange County library's southern branch and land use are all on the docket in Orange County this week. The action this week starts early, with Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stephens delieving his State of the Town address tonight as the Orange County School Board considers a number of initiatives related to technology. Tuesday, the Carrboro Board of Alderpersons will consider changes to the town's land use, while a public input session on the southern branch library will be held at Hickory Tavern.

 

Later in the week, three of the county's public bodies will hold a joint meeting on land use, the Sierra Club will host a forum for the upcoming primary elections and Chapel Hill Transit will gather feedback on how to best plan for growth in the North-South corridor.

 

Here are more of the highlights: 

A Tale of Two Visions

Today, the State Board of Elections will be deciding whether or not to add another site in Orange County for early voting. Jamie Cox and I issued letters in support of an additional early vote site for Orange County on the UNC campus. Both of us stressed that this is what is better for the county, not for a particular party. However, Chair Kathy Knight struck a decidely partisan tone in her response.

But this isn't about partisanship or politics, it's about fairness, because I don't stand for or support partisanship for political gain. I have previously proposed and supported election sites that members of my own party disagreed with because they believed it could benefit the GOP, but I thought those sites were viable and fair for all of Orange County. What better way to show the legislature that folks of all political persuasions oppose their elections overhaul? What better way to show that local government still works?

Below are the two letters Jamie and I submitted to the State Board, along with BOE Chair Kathy Knight's letter.

OCDP Chair Matt Hughes' Letter

BOE Member Jamie Cox's Letter

BOE Chair Kathy Knight's Letter

A Farewell to Lawns

When Spring finally does arrive, the grass will grow, the dandelions will bloom, the chirps and tweets of our song birds will be drowned out by the roar of lawnmowers, and my friends and family will have to suffer through by grousing about lawns.  When there is a noteworthy and immediate threat to the health of our environment, such as the coal ash spill in Eden, environmetally-minded citizens band together to demand justice and reform, as well we should.  However, when the threat is less immediate or has become familiar we can't see it.

Sierra Club County Commissioner Forum

 The last day to register to vote for the primary in May is April 11th. (An official ID is not required until 2016).  Last week the Democratic Women had a forum for candidates who are registered Democrats. Tonight the Sierra Club will have a forum for all candidates for County Commissioner. Candidates for Orange County Commissioner will respond to questions posed by the Orange-Chatham Group. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and will be asked to submit questions for the moderator to choose from at the end.

Where: Board Chambers, Carrboro Town Hall (301 W Main St.; see http://www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/Townwide/Directions/directions.htm for directions)
When: Tomorrow (Wednesday), March 26, 7-9 p.m.

We hope to see you there!

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Solarize Carrboro kickoff

Back in October I'd posted about a petition to grow more solar in Carrboro. Thanks to your help, we've worked with the Town of Carrboro and the NC Solar Center to create Solarize Carrboro, a non-profit project making it simple and affordable to go solar now. In our pre-launch period, more than 100 people have signed up for free solar assessments.  Our kickoff event is on Wednesday, April 2, at 7pm in Carrboro Town Hall. You can RSVP on facebook. Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

This Week in Orange Politics: March 31-April 6

Though most of Orange County’s public bodies are taking a break from holding regular meetings this week, the County Commissioners will still hold a hearing on the solid waste tax district and we’ll be holding our first candidate forum of the season. Here’s the summary:

 

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

  • There is no scheduled meeting this week. The next scheduled meeting is on Tuesday, April 8th, at 7:30 pm.


CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

  • There is no scheduled meeting this week. The next scheduled meeting is a work session on Wednesday, April 9th, at 6pm.

Rosemary Imagined Community Review Meeting

The purpose of the Rosemary Imagined: First Community Review Meeting is to review the two draft concepts for Rosemary Street. These concepts are being drafted by the consulting team from KlingStubbins, a planning firm located in Raleigh, based upon the community input and feedback received during the Rosemary Imagined meetings held in the summer and fall of 2013.

Two drop-in meetings will be held on April 10 and will be at the following times:

  • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 12:15 p.m.
  • 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 6:45 p.m.

Both meetings will be held in the Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The format of these two meetings will be identical; the purpose of holding two meetings is to provide multiple opportunities for participants to attend and provide their input.

During the meeting, we will gather community comment about the two draft concepts. The concepts will then be revised to develop one draft concept. A Second Community Review meeting will be held in late May or early June to receive community feedback about the revised draft concept.

Rosemary Imagined is an innovative community-led planning initiative that will refine our thinking of how Rosemary Street fits into the development and growth of downtown Chapel Hill. This goal of this effort is to develop a vision for the future of the Rosemary Street corridor that emphasizes the Town’s focus on connections, choices, and community.

For more information about the Rosemary Imagined process, visit http://rosemaryimaginedblog.com/

For questions, contact Megan Wooley, housing and neighborhood services planner for the Town of Chapel Hill, and Meg McGurk, executive director for the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership at info@rosemaryimagined.com. Megan can also be reached at 919-969-5059, and Meg can be reached at 919-967-9440.

Date: 

Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill

Rosemary Imagined Community Review Meeting

The purpose of the Rosemary Imagined: First Community Review Meeting is to review the two draft concepts for Rosemary Street. These concepts are being drafted by the consulting team from KlingStubbins, a planning firm located in Raleigh, based upon the community input and feedback received during the Rosemary Imagined meetings held in the summer and fall of 2013.

Two drop-in meetings will be held on April 10 and will be at the following times:

  • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 12:15 p.m.
  • 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 6:45 p.m.

Both meetings will be held in the Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The format of these two meetings will be identical; the purpose of holding two meetings is to provide multiple opportunities for participants to attend and provide their input.

During the meeting, we will gather community comment about the two draft concepts. The concepts will then be revised to develop one draft concept. A Second Community Review meeting will be held in late May or early June to receive community feedback about the revised draft concept.

Rosemary Imagined is an innovative community-led planning initiative that will refine our thinking of how Rosemary Street fits into the development and growth of downtown Chapel Hill. This goal of this effort is to develop a vision for the future of the Rosemary Street corridor that emphasizes the Town’s focus on connections, choices, and community.

For more information about the Rosemary Imagined process, visit http://rosemaryimaginedblog.com/

For questions, contact Megan Wooley, housing and neighborhood services planner for the Town of Chapel Hill, and Meg McGurk, executive director for the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership at info@rosemaryimagined.com. Megan can also be reached at 919-969-5059, and Meg can be reached at 919-967-9440.

Date: 

Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill
 

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