Thanks for being here, y’all – I know it’s late, so I’ll bring all my energy for this: I try to be a numbers guy. We’ve got an estimate from the projected housing needs report that we need an average of ~485 units/year. There are limited developable parcels remaining in town for large multi-unit projects. […]
Theodore Nollert
Theodore Nollert is a renter, a member of the Chapel Hill Planning Commission, and a PhD candidate in English literature. He was the president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) at UNC for the 2022-2023 term.
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All of the numbers that matter about housing in Chapel Hill
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. Here are all the numbers that I think matter about housing in Chapel Hill: In 2021, Council received a report estimating that we need ~485 units per year every year between 2020 and 2040 in order to keep the current jobs/housing ratio: 440 of those are […]
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UNC and the Town Can Tackle Housing Together
Last Wednesday, I shared at the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting that having more affordable housing would benefit two groups at UNC Chapel Hill who are (or want to be) part of the town: staff, and graduate and professional students. It’s my job to speak on behalf of those 11,000 graduate and professional students. I […]
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Graduate Students: Please vote in this election!
Early voting is open across North Carolina – and grad students should pay attention. The last contest for Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court, between Cheri Beasley and Paul Newby, was decided by 401 votes. That’s less than 5% of the graduate and professional population at UNC. Graduate and professional student votes could determine […]