Barbara “Barb” Keyworth, who devoted her life to helping others, died on March 7, 2024, after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in January. She was 72. Barb is survived by her husband John Rees and her stepchildren Kathryn Rees and Kimberly Rees, who Barb loved from her very early days with John, […]
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, Chapel Hill Transit, Connectivity, Transportation
BREAKING: Biden’s budget recommends $138.3 million in funding for NSBRT
This is the single largest transit investment in Chapel Hill’s history and it’s a really big deal.
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 […]
Posted inElection 2024, Housing
Great news. President Biden is going to announce a plan to lower housing costs tonight.
We were psyched to see Yonah Freemark’s tweet earlier today hinting that President Biden might address housing affordability in tonight’s State of the Union. And then we were more excited to see what Biden has plans to talk about tonight, after the White House published a fact sheet in advance of his address. It’s all […]