Date:
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 2:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Town Hall
It seems that hardly a week goes by without another Carolina North meeting, and yet I am increasingly confused about what is going on. I guess I need to actually GO to one of these meetings, especially given the front-loaded nature of the latest arrangement between the Town and the University.
Via e-mail from the Town of Chapel Hill...
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CAROLINA NORTH
Public Information Session January 29
Chapel Hill Development Proposal
7 p.m. Thursday, January 29 * Chapel Hill Town Hall * 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
A Public Input/Information Session on Carolina North will be held in the Chapel Hill Town Council Chambers at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. At the session, a Town representative will explain the review process for the University proposal to develop an academic, mixed-use campus. Upon request, with 2 days notice, the Communications and Public Affairs Department (968-2743) will provide an interpreter for the hearing impaired or any other needed type of auxiliary aid.
Carolina North is expected to be contained within about 250 acres of the Horace Williams Tract’s 1,000 acres and be built in phases over the next 50 years, as proposed. The property lies just to the north of Estes Drive adjacent to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The January 29 session will focus on providing information and soliciting comment about the regulatory tool that has been endorsed by the Town Council and University representatives as the preferred tool for guiding development at Carolina North: establishment of a Development Agreement with a base zoning district. The session is intended to provide information about issues being addressed by policy-makers and by Town/University staffs.
For more information, contact the Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department at (919) 968-2728 or
carolinanorth@townofchapelhill.org. Additional material is posted online at www.townofchapelhill.org/carolinanorth.
Comments
Timeline
Plunging back in myself. There a scheudule/timeline in the agenda packet for the last meeting. We're now in a new phase of the discussions/negotiations.The council approved the SUP for innov center last night.
Dang
Just realized this meeting will be at the same time as our monthly meeting of the Rogers Road Task Force, so it looks like I will not be able to attend. Who else is going? Can you please post here some comments about what goes on?
Additional opportunities for resident input
Ruby, The Town has a dedicated webpage setup to help keep residents aware of the latest information regarding the Carolina North process. This webpage has links to detailed information (detailed timetable, council-trustee meeting information, background information, etc.) that might be useful to you and others. There is also a dedicated email address that residents can use to submit comments/concerns if you are unable to attend the upcoming informational meeting (carolinanorth@townofchapelhill.org). Also, this meeting will be recorded and available by going to the Town's streaming media archive page. Of course you can always submit comments directly to the Mayor and Council by sending an email to (mayorandcouncil@townofchapelhill.org). I hope this helps.