Since when did affordable housing mean homes for people who earn 100% of the Area Median Income? Chapel Hill passed the Inclusioinary Zoning Ordinance in 2010 that 15% of all new for-sale housing units built must be affordable to people earning no more than 80% or 65% of the AMI (the affordable units split evenly […]
All posts for the month December, 2015
Excluding Inclusionary Zoning?
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 28, 2015
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2015/12/28/excluding-inclusionary-zoning/
Festive Council
I took a different tack this year in creating a Christmas lights tour. Rather than driving through town randomly searching for yards that glow, I visited the neighborhoods of Town Council members to gauge holiday spirit. First, where not to go: Morgan Creek. Though Sally Greene’s house had a dash of red, the streets are […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 21, 2015
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2015/12/21/festive-council/
We have to talk
Jim Ward set the bar high during the Dec. 2 organizational meeting when it came to thanking his family for their support during the 16 years he served on Town Council. It was pointed out to me, archly, that I did not single out any family members in my generic thanks. So, here’s what I […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 14, 2015
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2015/12/14/we-have-to-talk/
Council leads whole community
Usually it’s the victors who write the histories, but in Chapel Hill politics lately the losers are busy scribbling and publishing and mischaracterizing the outcome of the most recent election, as does a column in The Chapel Hill News Nov. 29, “New council must lead divided community.” Molly De Marco and Travis Crayton wrote that […]
Posted by Don Evans on December 7, 2015
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2015/12/07/council-leads-whole-community/