We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. My name is Anne Gordon and I’m here from Spring Glen, a community made up primarily of duplexes and condos in the Franklin-Rosemary Historic District here in downtown Chapel Hill. Most people don’t know about us – […]
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Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
We must do better—otherwise Chapel Hill becomes like an exclusive, gated community where only the wealthy can live
We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. In some cases, these statements may not exactly match the comments made during the meeting. This statement is from Laura Wells from Hope NC. Budget comments Mayor Hemminger and Council Members, My name is Laura Wells and […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Why I support the Housing Choices Proposal: Mei-Yen Ireland
We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. My name is Mei-Yen Ireland and I grew up in Chapel Hill. I went to Estes Hills Elementary, Phillips Middle, and graduated from East Chapel Hill High School. I then went away for college and was gone […]
Posted inHousing, Chapel Hill
Why I support the Housing Choices proposal: Jasmine Davidson
We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. In some cases, these statements may not exactly match the comments made during the meeting. Hi, my name is Jasmine Davidson. I am the Director of Environmental Affairs with the UNC Graduate and Professional Student Government, though […]
Posted inGreenway, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Transportation, Uncategorized
Bolin Forest Climate Action: The latest in the misinformation campaign against Carrboro’s Greenway
We came across a brand new website earlier this week — a website so new, it’s not quite finished. It’s called “Bolin Forest Climate Action,” and appears to be created by the Friends of Bolin Creek, the anti-greenway organization that has stymied Carrboro’s plans to add a 10-foot-wide path along the existing sewage easement along […]
Posted inGreenway, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council
A new petition against the Bolin Creek Greenway is riddled with misinformation
A new petition has started circulating from Friends of Bolin Creek, the anti-greenway group that has stalled Carrboro’s efforts to build out a 10-foot paved path along an existing 30-foot-wide sewage easement along Bolin Creek. A paved path already exists in Chapel Hill along Bolin Creek, and similar greenways exist in Hillsborough, Durham, Raleigh, Cary […]