Town Council is ready to fall in love – with Shortbread Lofts. (You’ll only get the joke if you’re among the subset of council meeting viewers who flip channels to “The Bachelor” during some of the more tedious PowerPoint presentations. We won’t ask for a show of hands.) The development team for Shortbread Lofts on […]
All posts for the month February, 2012
Loving the Loft
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 28, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/28/loving-the-loft/
Gym jumps through hoops
Chapel Hill now has two town-owned buildings that can’t be rented out due to overdue maintenance. The Chapel Hill Museum building at 523 E. Franklin St. was shuttered in June 2011 because the town did not have the approximately $800,000 to do the repairs. And last week, Orange County Gymnastics learned it would have to […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 27, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/27/gym-jumps-through-hoops/
Hope springs eternal
A developer walked into a Town Council meeting, armed only with a PowerPoint presentation and high hopes. Does this joke sound familiar? You’ve heard it twice in the past couple months, first with Shortbread Lofts and most recently with Charterwood. So you know how it goes. Neighbors will object to the building height and density […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 21, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/21/hope-springs-eternal/
Speak up on cell phone ban
Tonight Town Council will hold a public hearing to debate whether Chapel Hill moves one step closer to becoming an exclusive community. The ordinance up for discussion proposes that Chapel Hill ban some drivers from talking to certain people on a cell phone while driving on selected streets in town. Study upon study and layers […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 20, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/20/speak-up-on-cell-phone-ban/
Who belongs?
Yet another Town Council meeting ended after midnight last night. That’s late for the members of the deliberative body making decisions about what’s best for our town. I believe all nine council members hold some type of job other than to represent us. I doubt they serve on council solely to support themselves. When you […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 14, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/14/who-belongs/
4 cups
Immediately following the disappointing vote against Charterwood last week, Town Council voted to allow food trucks in Chapel Hill. Council had to strike a balance between local restaurant owners who were unhappy with the prospect of additional competition in a tight economy, and local foodies who wanted an inexpensive meal out, and local kitchen entrepreneurs […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 8, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/08/4-cups/
Tavern Talks
“Chapel Hill is a small town that lives large,” someone wrote as part of the 2020 visioning process early on. And at one of the Tavern Talks last night, a large poster-board chart propped on an easel had all sorts of ideas for how the town could live larger still. There was no column for […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 3, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/03/tavern-talks/
Roger’s job gets tougher
At Monday night’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Roger Stancil gave his periodic update on the state of the town budget. His PowerPoint presentation showed that the town is way behind in development fees this year from what it expects – some $200,000-plus. So what did the council do? Kill the Charterwood mixed-use project off […]
Posted by Don Evans on February 1, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/02/01/rogers-job-gets-tougher/