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 […]
All posts tagged Carolina Flats
Participate?
Posted by Nancy Oates on October 8, 2012
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/10/08/participate/
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
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/04/24/timing/
Sharp eye on Flats
I support smart growth in appropriate venues, a minority position among many of my peers. I’d like to be able to lobby for high-density projects, but when a developer seems to portray a project as something it isn’t and smacks down moderately priced housing for a half-mile stretch, that makes the task all the harder. […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 23, 2012
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/04/23/sharp-eye-on-flats/