Op-ed: The Town of Chapel Hill pushes back on immigration bill
"It’s becoming increasingly clear that immigrants and refugees will be positioned as the partisan wedge issue for both state and federal races. It's ...
Read More »"It’s becoming increasingly clear that immigrants and refugees will be positioned as the partisan wedge issue for both state and federal races. It's ...
Read More »Chapel Hill’s Town Council is responsible for guiding Chapel Hill and making policy decisions. The town has a council/manager form of government, which means council members are responsible for the town’s legislative responsibilities. There are nine members on the council, which is headed by the mayor. The current mayor of Chapel Hill is Mark Kleinschmidt. The mayor is elected every two years.
Council members are non-partisan and are not given a designated district to represent. They are elected to four-year terms. Elections take place in November of odd-numbered years. The council is advised by the town manager, who carries out the policies and directives of the council.
Talking about affordable housing can be confusing. Here's a breakdown of the important words, acronyms and phrases to know before stepping into your next ...
Read More »Progress on a final decision for development at the location has stalled after the EPA decided on Jan. 17 to analyze the public health risk of the coal ...
Read More »According to the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, most Chapel Hill residents spend 65 percent of their income or more on housing and ...
Read More »Following the town council's 5-3 vote in June to amend the Town's land use management ordinance, no applications have been received for the newly allowed ...
Read More »Out of the approved institutions, employees in the towns of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough can now use their employee IDs as a valid form of voter ID.
Read More »Applications are available online at the Town's website and must be printed, scanned and submitted electronically by Jan. 12.
Read More »“That has been a bigger focus for local government and the community in general, which is really heartening to see,” Jackie Jenks, the president and ...
Read More »This year, CHCCS struggled with staffing shortages of teachers and bus drivers. The district also had to contend with safety issues, and three new school ...
Read More »The town council also approved a conditional zoning application regarding the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St., with only council ...
Read More »Jim Huegerich worked with the Chapel Hill Police Department Crisis Unit for 37 years. After he left CHPD, he played a key part in establishing the ...
Read More »Through the program, individuals can donate to OWASA, either in a lump sum or in addition to their monthly bill. The funds are then distributed to ...
Read More »The final results of the 2023 Chapel Hill Town Council race come after late mail-in ballots and provisional ballots were counted by the Orange County ...
Read More »The council approved a water and sewer service extension for southern Chapel Hill, 8-1, with council member and defeated mayoral candidate Adam Searing ...
Read More »Gerry Cohen said, because Sharp and Soll were running on the same slate, it is unlikely that the provisional ballots nor the absentee ballots for Chapel ...
Read More »Taylor Gilland, The Purple Bowl owner, said the Town of Chapel Hill did not have any role in helping find the business' new space at 505 W. Franklin St. ...
Read More »"I wanted to do things differently — and the biggest change I wanted to make was to focus primarily on the issues driving the campaigns, rather than ...
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