We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. My name is Mei-Yen Ireland and I grew up in Chapel Hill. I went to Estes Hills Elementary, Phillips Middle, and graduated from East Chapel Hill High School. I then went away for college and was gone […]
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Why I support the Housing Choices proposal: Jasmine Davidson
We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. In some cases, these statements may not exactly match the comments made during the meeting. Hi, my name is Jasmine Davidson. I am the Director of Environmental Affairs with the UNC Graduate and Professional Student Government, though […]
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Statement in support of the Housing Choices proposal
I prepared the following statement for the May 24 Town Council public hearing on the Housing Choices text amendments to the LUMO. Because I got distracted and had to talk a bit about mid-century modern homes in Chapel Hill (which, in my opinion, are more distinctive and authentic than many of the over-renovated “traditional” homes […]
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Liveblog: May 24 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting
Hoo boy. It’s going to be a long night and we’re going to be here for all. of. it. Hold onto your hats! It’s time for a Triangle Blog Blog Live Live Blog Blog. We’re rotating hosts but Mel is up first. It’s 6:38 and people are trickling in. Looks like it’s going to be […]
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Buying a Chapel Hill home in 1993 is completely different than buying today
If you go to a council meeting in Chapel Hill, you’ll often hear people start their comments by telling you how long they’ve owned a home here. The implication, it appears, is that their longevity as homeowners in Chapel Hill should carry more weight before council than everyone else who lives here (Notably, half of […]