From the start of the March 22 meeting of Chapel Hill Town Council, it seemed that everyone was bracing for a long night. Despite a relatively slim agenda, the council […]
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5 takeaways from the February 15 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting
We have updated this post with a comment from Council Member Amy Ryan. The February 15 town council meeting was so sparsely attended—even the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem […]
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Adam Searing wants to fire Jennifer Keesmaat
What a difference a day makes. (Actually, two days, but the point still stands). On January 18, Adam Searing cautioned us that Jennifer Keesmaat, one of the consultants hired to […]
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Why aren’t we considering the Legion site for the Complete Communities pilot?
Tomorrow, the Chapel Hill Town Council will formally choose a pilot project for the Complete Communities planning exercise they’ve been conducting and, separately, make a decision on the future of […]
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Reimagining 106 Kenan Street: How we can rethink lots in the historic district of Chapel Hill
Background: On July 6, 2021, a structural fire damaged a single-family, four-bedroom home at 106 Kenan St., which was occupied by four college students (who thankfully were able to escape […]
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TBB Land Use & Development Primer | 1.1: Background & History of Zoning
TL;DR: A lot of conversation and debate in our community centers on planning, zoning, and development regulations. But…what are these things? Where did they come from? And why are they […]