Growth & Development
After all these years, there is this report that something is actually going to be built soon on the Horace Williams grounds. It would be the first building in the Carolina North project.
Will it be a good start in terms of the principle that CN should be a transit, biking and pedestrian oriented development? This is what was called for in the Horace Williams Citizens' Committee report.
Transit-oriented development and the like does not mean that there is a mention of bus stops and bike racks. It means that it includes something like this. Will these new plans indicate anything of this nature? I am hopeful but not optimistic.
James Coley
I've been encouraged to hear municipal staff and elected leaders in Chapel Hill talk about how broad, inclusive, and engaging they want the process of revising the Town's Comprehensive Plan to be. I've also seen some positive steps in this direction, but have also been frustrated about my inability to get information about what is going on with the process so far. Hopefully, this frustration will end when the public part of the process kicks off on September 27th (OP's birthday, coincidentally).
The town's "2020" web site lists ways that people can get involved including: Become a Stakeholder, Join a Working Group, Subscribe to our email list, Take a survey, Attend a Meeting, Tell someone about Chapel Hill 2020, and Tell us who's missing. This is a great start. I think this process is an opportunity to think more broadly about how to get residents more involved more effectively and creatively in our local government, and I bet we can think of some different formats and different venues for this to happen.
The Chapel Hill community
and the Town Council have asked for a new Comprehensive Plan to reexamine the
vision for Chapel Hill and to plan together for our community's future.
the new planning and visioning document will create a framework for the
community to guide the Town Council in managing Chapel Hill's future
over the next 20 years.
Chapel Hill 2020 is a plan that involves Chapel Hill, every community, every race, every age, every culture, every corner. What is in Chapel Hill 2020 will directly affect you -- your values, your ambitions, your family, your future. You have made Chapel Hill your town, and we want to hear from you.
First Meeting
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
East Chapel Hill High School
500 Weaver Diary Road, Chapel Hill NC 27514
5:00 – 6:00 pm Project Open House
6:00 – 8:00 pm Stakeholder Meeting
Date:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
East Chapel Hill High School
Public Meeting on Proposed Boys and Girls Club Facility
A public forum will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the
Pine Knolls Community Building, 107 Johnson St., to discuss a proposal
to build a Boys and Girls Club
facility on Johnson Street. The Pines Community Association has worked
closely with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Eastern Piedmont to plan the
Boys and Girls Club at the Pine Knolls Community Center. Plans include
renovating the existing Pine Knolls Community building at 107 Johnson
St. and building a new facility on Town-owned lots at 107A and 107B
Johnson St.
The Town Council must approve the use of Town land for this purpose.
When making such a decision the Council typically considers a wide
range of issues, including the potential effect of the project on the
surrounding community. Residents are invited to share their thoughts,
opinions, and suggestions about this proposal to build a Boys and Girls
Club facility in the Pine Knolls neighborhood.
If you cannot attend the meeting, please share your thoughts by email, telephone, or mail.
Telephone: 919-968-2819
Mail: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation, 200 Plant Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Email: bwebster@townofchapelhill.org.
If you would like to be included on an email distribution list
dealing with the Boys and Girls Club project, send an email to bwebster@townofchapelhill.org.
Download a high-resolution map
Date:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
Pine Knolls Community Building, 107 Johnson St., Chapel Hill
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