Neighborhoods
My op-ed from today arguing that the proposal under consideration this Thursday reflects the best of our progressive traditions while beginning to repay our debt to the Rogers Road community:
In 2011 a conservative faction of the Greensboro City Council moved to expand their White Street Landfill, located in the overwhelmingly African-American northeast portion of the city.
As the attorney for community members opposing this expansion as well as a long-term resident of Orange County, it was endlessly frustrating to me when expansion supporters pointed to our own Rogers Road to justify their decision.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/11/12/3365566/wake-county-just-isnt-crowded.html
The panelists said Wake County was not likely to attract the federal funding it would need for a light rail line, and it doesn’t have a dense downtown employment center that would support rush-hour commuter trains.
“It’s a mass mode,” Polzin said. “And you need mass to make it work cost-effectively."
But Chapel Hill is going to bet $30 million (with Durham) that we could use for other transit on getting federal and state funding? Now that's something worth ranting about!
For one night only come tour Dr. Graves’ Zombie Research Facility.
Witness the exciting medical breakthroughs and social benefits of
harnessing zombie labor. Our future is zombies!
October 31st 7pm to 11pm
@ The Hillsborough Rd. Coop
621 Hillsborough Rd. in Carrboro
$10 ADULTS
$5 Under 18
No Onsite Parking- a short walk from downtown Carrboro
(ride a bike or trick or treat your way there)
Benefit For Internationalist Books and
The Weaver Community Housing Association
http://internationalistbooks.org/
http://wcha.coop/
Date:
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Location:
621 Hillsborough Rd. Carrboro, NC
Are you an Ibooks member, volunteer, or patron? Come out to the
annual members meetup and enjoy delicious food donated by Vimala’s
Curryblossom Cafe. Hear about what’s up with the store such finances,
new projects, exciting events that we’ve hosted over the year, and
conversation with other like-minded and involved people. You’ll also be
able to vote on new members to this year’s board of directors. You can
renew your membership at the event or become a sustaining member online here.
Internationalist Bookstore has served as an
activist center and a free organizing and event space for youth and
other community members in the Chapel Hill area since 1981.
Date:
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe 431 W. Franklin St.
I have been observing many e mails today addressed to the obey creek issues addressed to the mayor and town council on how the many southern village residents are unhappy with the committee process. I personally as a canidate and a southern village resident has not been approached on this issue therefore I think this issue should be brought up as well as other issues in other central west and Fordham road development as well. Gary Kahn
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