The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board was scheduled to settle on a redistricting plan Thursday that would move roughly more than 1,000 elementary students The plan (above), 9D, has been recommended to the board by school officials. Click the map for a larger image. UPDATE: After more than three hours of public comment and discussion, the…
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Board studies OWASA fee hike
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen offered a courteous but thorough grilling of OWASA officials Tuesday night at Town Hall over the utility’s plan to raise service access fees this year. OWASA is planning a comprehensive rate restructuring including a jump in some accessibility fees by more than 40…
New senior center will expand weekend schedule
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer When it opens in less than three weeks, the new Robert and Pearl Seymour Senior Center will have more than just more space. The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved staff positions for the new Seymour Center for seniors in Chapel Hill, enabling the center to provide expanded evening…
Town faces Lot 5 cleanup
 Source: ECS Carolinas / Citizen Graphic by Michelle Langston By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Town of Chapel Hill has released the results of an environmental assessment on downtown Parking Lot 5, along with an initial estimated cost of cleanup for the site of $232,000. A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment and Limited Soil…
Chilton asks legislators to oppose de-annexation bill
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton has sent a letter to Reps. Joe Hackney, Verla Insko and Sen. Ellie Kinnaird asking that they oppose a bill introduced by Rep. William Faison to undo an annexation of the Highlands neighborhood. Residents of the neighborhood, annexed along with several other neighborhoods in 2005, had…
Coyote Spotted
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer When Carrboro Animal Control officer Robert Nekoranec responded to a call about a “fox that looked confused” on Friday, he wasn’t expecting to find a coyote. “I got on it right away,” he said. Nekoranec arrived at a home on Woods Walk Court, near the intersection of Hillsborough Road and…
Board looks at possible tweaks for town’s revolving loan program
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Be prepared. That’s the message James Harris, Carrboro’s economic director, said is the key to not only a successful new business, but a successful application to the town’s revolving loan program. In a report to the Board of Aldermen at their meeting Tuesday night, Harris said the 21-year record of…
News briefs: 4/11/07
CROP walk on Sunday The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service will sponsor the organization’s annual CROP (Community Reaching Out to People) Walk on April 15 to raise money to fight hunger locally and throughout the world. Registration for the four-mile walk begins at 1:30 p.m. and the walk will start at 2:30 p.m. at the…
County Commissioners April 12 Work Session Agenda
The Board of County Commissioners meets for a work session April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough. Here’s the agenda: (7:30-8:00) 1. Economic Development Commission FY 2007-08 Goals Update (8:00-8:25) 2. Landfill Gas Opportunities Update (8:25-8:50) 3. Equal Opportunity Policy And Affirmative Action Plan For…
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education April 12 Agenda
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meets Thursday at 6 p.m. in closed session and at 7 p.m. for their regular meeting at the Lincoln Center at 750 S. Merritt Mill Rd. The top item on the agenda this week is the proposed redistricting plan for Elementary School 10. More information on agenda items can be…
Chapel Hill Town Council April 11 Agenda
The Town Council meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chamber on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The town’s ordered list code is being a little tricky, so if this looks confusing, you can also find the agenda here. Here’s the full agenda: Ceremonies: Visitor’s Bureau Branding Campaign. Public Forums and Hearings:…
County Commissioners April 10 Agenda
The Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom at 106 East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the full agenda: Note: Background Material on all abstracts available in the Clerk’s Office COMPLIANCE WITH THE “AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT†– Interpreter services and/or special sound equipment are available with…
Town sets up greenways commission
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a plan to set up a town greenways commission to study and plan for greenways along Morgan and Bolin creeks. At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the board voted unanimously to follow the advice that came out of a greenway summit last…
Broun calls for boost in economic development
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer At a joint meeting of local boards last week, Carrboro alderman Joal Hall Broun urged county and town leaders to develop an economic development plan in line with long-term goals and take a serious look at future revenue needs. The Board of County Commissioners and the town boards of Carrboro,…
Land trust appeals for funds
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Orange Community Housing and Land Trust will need $3 million over the next 20 years in order to keep its homes maintained and affordable, director Robert Dowling told county leaders last week at the Orange County Assembly of Governments meeting. “I wish I could tell you that we were…