News travels fast. Here’s a quick round up of weekend links and a peek at the week ahead. Brian Deese, White House Director of the National Economic Council, shared a timely op/ed from Martin Luther King, III on the need for more affordable housing and teased the big Monday news drop from the White House […]
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A look at the week ahead: May 16, 2022
Here is a look at some of the local government meetings scheduled for this week, May 16-20, 2022: Chapel Hill Town Council The Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a virtual meeting on Wednesday (May 18) at 7 pm — view the agenda here, access the Zoom here if you want to comment, and it’s also […]
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Who is the Coalition for Safe and Just Housing?
A new group calling itself the Coalition for Safe and Just Housing has formed around the development project at 828 MLK. Like with other groups, this group centers around a single issue that neighborhood defenders want to block, and uses language that is designed to heighten fear and anger among residents. I can’t know anyone’s […]
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Lunch Links: May 13, 2022
Happy Friday! Here’s what we’re reading. RIP Chapel Hill Burger King, hello Chapel Hill Cookout???? https://t.co/1cwigyur14 — Josh Mayo (@ncjmayo) May 11, 2022 Tomorrow’s the last day of early voting Go vote! Here’s our endorsement guide to all of the local races. Where to pick your own strawberries in the Triangle We only included farms […]
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Lunch links: May 12, 2022
Happy Thursday. Last night, Martin Johnson published three takeaways from Chapel Hill’s report on using expedited review to approve affordable housing. Here’s what we’re reading today. Half-million dollar homes: Could small homes, small lots solve Durham’s housing crunch? This high-density is possible because of something called a “small lot option.” The City of Durham started […]
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Three takeaways from Chapel Hill’s report on using expedited review to approve affordable housing
Last Fall, four members of Chapel Hill Town Council—Karen Stegman, Tai Huynh, Allen Buansi, and Michael Parker–submitted a petition to the town council asking staff to look into strategies for expediting the review of affordable housing projects in town. This spring, two affordable housing projects—Jay Street and Trinity Court—with 100 homes between them were approved […]