This is part of our harder truths series. North Carolina’s 552 municipalities operate under charters granted by the North Carolina General Assembly, which gives them the powers and authorities granted to them by the state constitution and state statutes. But municipalities in NC have limited “home rule,” which means that they can only adopt policies […]
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Ugly and Unacceptable: An Evening with the Chapel Hill Community Design Commission
If there were a soap opera about Chapel Hill, it would be called As the World Burns and the lead villain would be the Community Design Commission (CDC). Soap opera villains tend to be rich and powerful and will take any steps to protect their oil wealth or media empire. The CDC may not have […]