It’s the last week to fill out the survey regarding Carrboro’s greenway. We’re strong proponents of the creekside alignment – it will connect the most neighborhoods, help kids across Carrboro walk and bike safely to elementary, middle and high school; will make it easier for people of all ages and mobility levels to be near […]
Search results
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Greenway
Fact Checking Carrboro Town Council Candidates on Greenways in Sewer Easements
I recently attended a Carrboro candidate forum at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Carrboro. One of the questions asked by the moderator was if the candidates supported building the Bolin Creek Greenway along the “creekside” alignment that best connects Carrboro neighborhoods to schools and parks. Most of the candidates answered in the affirmative, […]
Posted inAmerican Legion, CHALT, Election 2023, Journalism
Fact checking The Local Reporter’s candidate questionnaire
It’s Chapel Hill tradition for nearly a dozen local organizations to distribute questionnaires to candidates before local elections. And, typically, it’s the answers that need fact-checking. But The Local Reporter’s candidate questionnaire turns that on its head. Here, it’s the questions that need fact-checking. We have written before about The Local Reporter’s close relationship with […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Election 2023, Parks and Rec
Fact check: How much money does Chapel Hill spend per person on parks?
At a recent backyard fundraiser in the Glendale neighborhood, Town Council candidate Renuka Soll said that Chapel Hill spends 4 dollars per person on parks. She repeated this number in an email to Chapel Hill’s tennis community, at the 9/14 candidate forum hosted by the Democratic Party of Orange County, and in a Twitter video […]
Posted inHousing
Fact check: R-1 and R-2 aren’t going anywhere
As we’ve noted, we’re very excited for the town’s proposed LUMO revisions to allow for more housing options within Chapel Hill by permitting duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in most of the town’s zoning districts, including R-1 and R-2. These two zoning districts are among the most common in the town, and for decades have allowed […]
Posted inHousing
Fact check: Has UNC added 8000 students in the past decade? No.
Over the past two days, we’ve attended two public information meetings that the Town of Chapel Hill has hosted to talk about missing middle housing — duplexes, cottage homes, and the like. As we’ve said earlier, we’re really excited about this — it will be really great for seniors, young families, and multi-generational households to […]