Posted inAffordable Housing, Chapel Hill Town Council, Public Comment

Let the Chapel Hill Town Council Know You Want to Vote on a Housing Bond in 2024

We all know that affordable housing is an urgent issue. The Chapel Hill Town Council recognized this when it passed an Affordable Housing Plan & Investment Strategy last fall. The strategy noted that “most of the Town’s recent funding sources [for affordable housing] have now been exhausted,” flagged a $5 million funding gap in FY […]

Posted inElection 2024, Orange County

Bonnie Hauser has asked for a runoff in the Orange County School Board race

We confirmed with Rachel Raper, the Director of the Orange County Board of Elections, that Bonnie Hauser has requested a runoff against Jennifer Moore, pending the results of the official count. (There are still 37 absentee ballots and 46 provision ballots that need to be officially counted; Moore would have to receive almost 80% of […]

Posted inChapel Hill, Orange County, Orange County Board of County Commissioners

Orange County Board of County Commissioners approve WASMPBA, setting a new path for land use in the county

There are two ways to think about land in Orange County. In one version, we think about how land has been used historically. Our county was and remains largely rural, and much of that land is owned by private property owners, some of whom have been here for generations. If we focus on historic uses […]