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Please
join the Triangle Chapter EGB and
East West Partners as we talk about the East 54 community development
project in Chapel Hill. East 54 is currently under construction as one
of the only LEED-ND pilot participants in North Carolina. East West
Partners will be discussing the LEED-ND rating system, which credits
they are incorporating into East 54, as well as any challenges they
have faced while designing the project.
For more information on East West Partners, please visit their Website at: http://www.ewp-nc.com/
And for more information about East 54 (and a construction webcam!) Visit: http://www.east54.com/index.php
Date:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
East 54 - 1201-J Raleigh Rd., Chapel Hill
There will be a seven-week Deliverance (Remembrance) Ceremony for Eve Carson, every Tuesday @ 6pm until April 22nd given in the Buddhist tradition.
For more information on this event please contact Rev. Wongong or Rev. Illdug
Won-Buddhism Meditation Temple
8021 Old NC 86
Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA
Phone. 919-933-6946
Date:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 2:00pm
Location:
Won-Buddhism Meditation Temple; 8021 Old NC 86, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, Phone. 919-933-6946
"Anybody
anywhere can make their own compost!" says Muriel Williman of the
Orange County Solid Waste Management Department. "Even apartment
dwellers with a couple of houseplants can make a windowsill garden
thrive by composting indoors with worms. A single person can reduce the
amount of waste produced by as much as 40%, simply by composting their
fruit and vegetable scraps."
Muriel will conduct a demonstration
on the lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro on Saturday, March 22
from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm to teach the principles of indoor and outdoor
composting. She will show a variety of feedstocks that can be used to
create compost and will demonstrate how to build, maintain, and harvest
a worm bin. (No registration is required, but please be prompt.)
"Because
of drought conditions," Muriel explains, "compost is especially
critical for maintaining a garden this growing season. It holds
moisture and nutrients in the soil so plants can take them up through
their roots, as needed. You cannot have a serious discussion about
sustainability, or conserving water, or saving the earth without
talking about composting." Consider Composting!
Date:
Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 7:00am
Having a "big picture" economic development strategy will help the Town
and other partners in economic and community development shape policy
and prioritize investments in a proactive manner. The strategy will
serve as a guide for understanding choices and making decisions.
The Council Committee on Economic Development, which includes Mayor pro
tem Jim Ward and Council members Mark Kleinschmidt, Bill Strom and Ed
Harrison, has drafted an economic development draft strategy with Town
Manager Roger L. Stancil and Dwight Bassett, economic development
officer. After community input this March, the draft plan will be
reviewed by the Town Council for consideration.
Discussions about developing an economic development strategy for the
town tie back to the Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted
in 2000. The Council renewed its commitment to developing a strategy
when it created the position of economic development officer in June
2006. The position is expected to communicate Town policy and Council
expectations to businesses as it assists businesses with understanding
processes of Town government.
The draft of Chapel Hill's economic development strategy is available at
www.townofchapelhill.org/economic_development.
Its summary statement proposes: " The Town of Chapel Hill will work
innovatively and proactively to diversify local economic opportunities
by retaining and supporting existing jobs, and attracting new,
desirable jobs in locations convenient to transit and housing. Our goal
is to build a more sustainable economy for the 21st century by creating
a healthy balance among employment, housing and commercial development.
In all of our development efforts, the Town of Chapel Hill places
importance on the built & natural environment, community character,
transit orientation, social equity and quality of life for its
citizens."
Date:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 3:00pm
Location:
Christ United Methodist Church, 800 Market St., Southern Village
Having a "big picture" economic development strategy will help the Town
and other partners in economic and community development shape policy
and prioritize investments in a proactive manner. The strategy will
serve as a guide for understanding choices and making decisions.
The Council Committee on Economic Development, which includes Mayor pro
tem Jim Ward and Council members Mark Kleinschmidt, Bill Strom and Ed
Harrison, has drafted an economic development draft strategy with Town
Manager Roger L. Stancil and Dwight Bassett, economic development
officer. After community input this March, the draft plan will be
reviewed by the Town Council for consideration.
Discussions about developing an economic development strategy for the
town tie back to the Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted
in 2000. The Council renewed its commitment to developing a strategy
when it created the position of economic development officer in June
2006. The position is expected to communicate Town policy and Council
expectations to businesses as it assists businesses with understanding
processes of Town government.
The draft of Chapel Hill's economic development strategy is available at
www.townofchapelhill.org/economic_development.
Its summary statement proposes: " The Town of Chapel Hill will work
innovatively and proactively to diversify local economic opportunities
by retaining and supporting existing jobs, and attracting new,
desirable jobs in locations convenient to transit and housing. Our goal
is to build a more sustainable economy for the 21st century by creating
a healthy balance among employment, housing and commercial development.
In all of our development efforts, the Town of Chapel Hill places
importance on the built & natural environment, community character,
transit orientation, social equity and quality of life for its
citizens."
Date:
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 10:00am
Location:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, 104 S. Estes Drive
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