Blogs

It’s tough trying to boil multiple-hour meetings into a news story.  Local media outlets have recapped the public hearing where the Obey Creek development agreement was approved after a nearly six year process (read more here and here). I tried futilely to capture what Council said in 140 characters (see Storifys from the May 11, May 18, June 8, and June 15 meetings that discussed Obey Creek). 

Both the Carrboro Alderfolks and county commissioners will consider approving their budgets for the next fiscal year Tuesday, after the Chapel Hill Town Council meets Monday to discuss Obey Creek and other development projects. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will consider several smaller items, while its counterpart in the northern part of the county meets in closed session. The Hillsborough Town Board is on break this week.

Here's the full rundown:

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

• Meeting: Tuesday, June 16th, 7:30 pm @ Carrboro Town Hall
  • The Board will complete budget discussions and pass a FY 2015-2016 Budget
  • The Board will consider a request for an amendment to the land use ordinance to allow community kitchens.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

Happy Friday! Here's some of what we've been reading this week:

• How our cars,our neighborhoods, and our schools are pulling us apart: We're living further apart and spending less time together now than in the past - and that's having seriously negative social consequences for society.
• Stop honking at me and support bike infrastructure: Great editorial from a Minneapolis cyclist on why drivers should stop honking at cyclists and support infrastructure changes.
• The 5 myths about Portland apartments: This piece nails it when it comes to the myths about growth & development - and not just in Portland, but in housing markets with rising rents around the country.