Chapel Hill’s parking problem extends beyond where to put your car when you go downtown. A truly vibrant downtown needs spots for pedestrians to park their bodies when they are fatigued or simply want to people watch or absorb the ambience. Last Tuesday, University of Kentucky Professor Ned Crankshaw came to town and shared some […]
All posts tagged CH2020
Parking — It’s not just for cars anymore
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 5, 2016
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/12/05/parking-its-not-just-for-cars-anymore/
Who’s the boss?
A while back, someone I know made a disparaging comment to a Town Council member about town manager Roger Stancil. The council member responded sharply, “Don’t talk about my boss that way.” Pause while you think about what’s wrong with that statement. Not long ago, I gossiped to another council member about the other council […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on January 13, 2014
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2014/01/13/whos-the-boss/
To be rather than to seem
Elections in Chapel Hill are when the esse meets the videri. The election filing period opened in Orange County last Friday, and residents have until next Friday to register their intent to run for public office. Chapel Hill will elect four Town Council members and a mayor in November. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt has filed for […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 8, 2013
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2013/07/08/to-be-rather-than-to-seem/
Participate?
Lifelong Democrat Garrison Keillor announced he was going to switch parties to become a Republican because he didn’t want to have to care anymore. Taxpayers who participated in the grueling CH2020 process and small area plan meetings know the feeling. After eight months of public participation in CH2020 – more than a year for the […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on October 8, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/10/08/participate/
CH2020 win
Town Council approved CH2020 last night during Part 1 of its two-episode season finale. The vote came after nearly three hours of public comment and council discussion. As with any good drama, there was a plot twist – the Planning Board came up with a list of last-minute changes. And there was a very interesting […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on June 26, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/06/26/ch2020-win/
Timing
Gene Pease put it in a nutshell last night. In response to the concept plan review for Carolina Flats presented by Florida developer Russ Greer of Progressive Capital Group, Pease said, “Your timing is lousy.” After Greer and Scott Radway presented the “back of the envelope” plan, as Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt called it, and a […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 24, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/04/24/timing/
Rubygate
What does it take to get kicked off a volunteer committee? Ruby Sinreich found out recently when she was called on the carpet for some inappropriate tweets she sent during a CH2020 meeting. Sinreich was the co-chair of the outreach committee, and feeling frustrated during a CH2020 meeting, she tweeted publicly a derogatory comment that […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 13, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/12/13/rubygate/