At a recent Town Council meeting, several members encouraged Chapel Hill voters to put the county commissioners candidates’ feet to the fire about the public library funding inequities. It was great political theater, hearing Jim Ward and Laurin Easthom bob their heads and look at one another and do their “Uh huh! Yeah! It’s an […]
All posts for the month February, 2010
Accountable
Posted by Don Evans on February 12, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/12/accountable/
Knowing our options
Some council members looked confused at Monday night’s meeting when Council Member Matt Czajkowski asked Brian Litchfield, assistant transit director, about the cost of the forward contract to supply diesel fuel for town buses and service vehicles in the 2010-11 fiscal year. This was an item on the consent agenda that would have been approved […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 11, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/11/knowing-our-options/
Police investigation
The Chapel Hill police want to ask you a few questions. Beginning with: How are we doing? In formulating a strategic plan to better serve the community, the Chapel Hill Police Department has hired a consultant to pull together a report that includes what town residents think of the job police are doing and how […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 10, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/10/police-investigation/
A source of extra revenue
On Monday night, the executive director of the Orange County Visitors Bureau, Laurie Paolicelli, gave the Town Council scads of information about how important tourism is for Chapel Hill, how the town has a lot of features that visitors look for when considering a destination, and how much money tourism generates for town businesses and […]
Posted by Don Evans on February 9, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/09/a-source-of-extra-revenue/
Turning down a bargain
Last week, The News & Observer sold its office space at 505 W. Franklin St. to Franklin Junto, a group of investors led by Top of the Hill’s Scott Maitland who will turn the space into a distillery. The N&O will pay rent to Maitland for a corner in the building where the dozen or […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 8, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/08/turning-down-a-bargain/
Spending on people, not things
By any measure, town workers did a bang-up job preparing the town for last weekend’s snow storm and clearing roadways in the storm’s aftermath. They worked overtime and through the weekend to make sure life returns to normal for the rest of us. I was amazed at how quickly things got back to normal, because […]
Posted by Don Evans on February 5, 2010
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2010/02/05/spending-on-people-not-things/