With the burgeoning list of needs for our town — sidewalks, buses, housing options for people who work in some of the lower-paid jobs in town — spending taxpayer money on art seemed a low priority to me. Then I sat next to Jeffrey York, the town’s public and cultural arts administrator, at the advisory […]
All posts for the month July, 2016
Cultural Arts comes off the bench
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 25, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/07/25/cultural-arts-comes-off-the-bench/
Loafability
How often do we hear the community — the people who live here or have businesses here or otherwise spend money here — tout the virtues of walkability? Some of us on council are pushing for creating a more walkable town by advocating for shorter block size (300 feet, tops) for new developments, more sidewalks […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 18, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/07/18/loafability/
Discretionary Zoning
Listen to Raleigh’s city attorney, Tom McCormick: “It is important to remember that when making a zoning decision, the council must consider all potential uses in a proposed district and cannot make a decision based on one specific use.” McCormick said council members have “wide discretion” in deciding whether to rezone a property for a […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 11, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/07/11/discretionary-zoning/
Fireworks at stadium, not council meeting
Viewers expecting fireworks at the last Town Council meeting of the 2015-16 season turned off their TVs and computers disappointed. Though we had reserved time on June 29 for a spillover meeting should we not finish our agenda before the hour grew too late, the June 27 meeting got over comparatively early, thanks in part […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 4, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/07/04/fireworks-at-stadium-not-council-meeting/