This past weekend, Breck Maynokur, a real estate professional from Durham who describes herself as a “Californian in the South,” made a common observation about downtown Carrboro’s suitability for walkability: Her tweet received 153 likes, and was probably seen and appreciated by 20 times that number. Other Carrboro elected officials, including Susan Romaine, Sammy Slade, […]
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A look at the week ahead — April 25, 2022
Here is a look at some of the local government meetings scheduled for this week, April 25-29, 2022: Chapel Hill Town Council The Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a virtual meeting on Wednesday (April 27) at 7 pm — view the agenda here, access the Zoom here if you want to comment, and it’s also […]
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The 203 Project and What It Means to Prioritize the Climate
Last night, the Carrboro Town Council voted to approve financing for the 203 Project, aka the new library in Carrboro. The vote was 5-1, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Sammy Slade. In a letter to the Daily Tar Heel, Slade outlined his reasons for voting against the project. The opening paragraphs of his […]
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Carrboro Public Library: Support the project
A number of op-eds and listserv messages have been circulating in recent days that oppose the new library in downtown Carrboro. I am really excited for the library in downtown Carrboro. It’s on three bus lines, and walkable/bikeable from many parts of town. It’s close to nearby businesses. And in recent years, many public libraries […]
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Carrboro Town Council meeting petition is not equitable
A new petition is circulating from the BetterCarrboro listserv encouraging immediate in-person meetings for the Carrboro Town Council. One signer writers, “Time to stop hiding behind Zoom curtain. Real people are not digital images.” As of this writing, the petition has 14 signatures. I disagree that Zoom meetings have limited public participation or are different […]
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Carrboro town council race: Aja Kelleher
Aja Kelleher is once again running for Town Council in Carrboro. Kelleher, who was a registered Republican until July of 2020, has come out against the new library project in downtown Carrboro, a project some 3o-odd years in the making. From NextDoor: Only…that’s not exactly accurate. There’s quite a large body of research that shows […]