Over the past two days, we’ve attended two public information meetings that the Town of Chapel Hill has hosted to talk about missing middle housing — duplexes, cottage homes, and the like. As we’ve said earlier, we’re really excited about this — it will be really great for seniors, young families, and multi-generational households to […]
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Council season is starting up again: Here’s what to look for in Carrboro and Chapel Hill
Howdy ho, neighbors. We’re about to start another exciting season of Carrboro and Chapel Hill Town Council meetings — and have everything you need to know about watching and following right here in this blog post. When does Town Council meet? Carrboro Carrboro’s Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays; meetings are streamed, and […]
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A recap of a not-so-merry conversation held on Christmas Day in the little town of Chapel Hill
Yo tax nerds: We recently published a piece about how much a bunch of new apartment buildings pay in taxes in Chapel Hill. (Spoiler: A lot.) The piece itself was quite focused, though we did link to Matt Bailey’s piece examining town expenditures and later published this piece by David Anderson further looking at town […]
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Let’s talk about Adam Searing’s Tall Tales
Adam Searing’s comments at the December 7 Town Council meeting were troubling. Listen closely. Searing is not just saying ‘I disagree with this. I have different priorities.’ He’s saying ‘I disagree with this and you shouldn’t trust the eight other elected members of this body.’ The following clip is his comment on the American Legion […]
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With Legion Vote, Chapel Hill Town Council Shows Willingness to Address Hard Truths
What a difference a year makes. This time last year we were welcoming in a new Chapel Hill Town Council, one that we hoped would support affordable and abundant housing, invest in buses and greenways, and fix our broken planning systems. With an optimist’s heart, we were hopeful that the town council would tackle some […]
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Liveblog: Chapel Hill Town Council Meeting, December 7, 2022
6:57 We’ll be kicking things off shortly for tonight’s meeting, which we estimate will take several decades. American Legion is currently 16th on the agenda out of 17. If you want to watch alongside us, here’s the link to the public meeting from town hall. 7:01 Mayor Pam is explaining how meeting agendas are set. […]