What does $120,000 buy you? A small group of wealthy Chapel Hill homeowners are hoping it buys them the 2023 mayoral and council race. Several rich and well-connected residents in Chapel Hill’s wealthiest neighborhoods are planning to pour vast sums of money into this fall’s local election. The money will be directed to a single-issue […]
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Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Interview: CHCCS School Board candidate Mariela Hernandez
Spanish/Espanol As we noted in our post about vetting school board candidates, we have sent questionnaires to each school board candidate and are publishing them in the order received. Questions were compiled by board members of both Triangle Blog Blog and Bridging the Gap, and attendees of a four-part community read and discussion series on […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
I went to a restrictive covenant meeting for the Franklin-Rosemary Historic District – here’s what I learned
As many readers will know, Chapel Hill Town Council recently approved the Housing Choices land use ordinance amendment in a 6-3 vote. The purpose of the amendment is to allow for more mixed housing to be developed in what are currently single-family-only zones. This proposal brought out a full-scale panic in the community who have […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
Who Needs Housing Choices?
This Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council will hear, and possibly vote, on the Housing Choices for Complete Communities text amendment. As we enthusiastically wrote back last September, this proposal will make it easier to build small- and medium-sized housing in our community, which will give all of us more housing options. Having more housing […]
Posted inChapel Hill, From the archives, Housing
The five-year-long struggle to build Elliott Woods
Where we left off: With the election of Howard Lee and two political allies, the Chapel Hill Town Council finally voted to approve the rezoning necessary to build Elliott Woods. Part 6: For more than a year, the Inter-Church Council had patiently waited for the stars to align so they could start building Elliott Woods. […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
Why I support the housing choices proposal: Christian Matthaeus
We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. My name is Christian Matthaeus, my family and I live in a single-family home in Lake Forest, Chapel Hill. We have three young children, two of whom are life-long Chapel Hill residents. Our family has depended on […]