The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed plans to redevelop Lincoln Center at Monday night's meeting

The Chapel Hill Town Council met Monday night to discuss the Lincoln Center Campus Redevelopment project, a plan to expand schools, and heard the results of the first tax revaluation in eight years. Staff Writer Doug Dubrowski live-tweeted the meeting. 

Starting at 7 p.m., we're live-tweeting the Chapel Hill town council meeting - tune in!

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Dwane Brinson, Orange County Tax Office Director, to present about the results of the first tax revaluation in 8 years

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Brinson: community outreach boosted understanding of the tax revaluation, helped gather the most accurate information to increase tax equity

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Revaluation notices will be mailed out tomorrow - appeals may be filed from Mar 1 to Apr 30 - questions? Check here https://t.co/hje6dyFYvi

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Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau, now presenting what visitors say about Chapel Hill

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Paolicelli: Franklin Street isn't just popular to students at UNC, tourists are fascinated by it as well!

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Paolicelli: a key issue the Visitors Bureau is focusing on is raising demand for hotel rooms, as growth could flag in the coming years

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Public comment time! First petition regards the high costs of the GoTriangle Durham-Orange light rail plan - want more estimates/analysis

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Petition approved on 8-1 vote

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Unanimous approval of the consent agenda: to approve miscellaneous budget ordinance amendments to adjust various fund
budgets for FY 2016-17

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Special Use Permit Discussion (about re-zoning) begins!

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Kay Pearlstein, senior planner, continues the public hearing on re-zoning

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Now being discussed: Lincoln Center Project, a plan to rebuild and expand schools from pre-K to HS with to increase student capacity

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Personnel is the highest cost for the Chapel Hill Pre-K system, at about 86% of the total budget

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75% of CH Pre-K classrooms are in rooms not originally designed for 3 + 4 yr olds (mobile classrooms, SmartBoards too high or not present)

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Public Comments: 2 employees + a student at Phoenix Academy HS, commend its safety, attention given to students, and the kids' acheivements

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John Williams, principal at Phoenix Academy HS, highlighted success of PAHS alumni + methods, requesting continued support from the council

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Public comments: Several more parents, volunteers, and employees agree - the work done at PAHS is indispensable

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CHTC member Maria Palmer @CouncilWomanMP highlighting the difficulty faced by immigrants to access driver's licenses, cars, and insurance

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Discussion continuing on school re-zoning and council involvement - whether consolidation can raise capacity and improve access

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Public hearing on re-zoning has been closed

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Kay Pearlstein now presenting an application for a special use permit to add and expand buildings and parking to PAHS

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Bill Mullin, executive director of the school facilities for the district, is now further explaining the land use permit application

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Mullin: the NCDOT helped develop a plan so school buses, minivans (for preschoolers), and vehicle traffic to enter/exit the lot efficiently

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Mullin: all proposed parking spaces are adjacent to walkways, so drivers can park and then walk safely to the front of Lincoln Center

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The Lincoln Center would include a new, consolidated pre-school and an expanded PAHS in addition to the increased parking

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One parent speaker wonders whether the proposed Lincoln Center plan could back up traffic on Merritt Mill Rd

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Rezoning motion (Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment - Lincoln Center Campus Redevelopment) passes 8-1

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Ralph D. Karpinos, Town Attorney, presenting on calculating adjustments to campaign contribution rules for Town Municipal Elections

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Council unanimously modified the formula for calculating campaign contribution and disclosure amounts (previous even year rather than 2009)

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Council has adjourned! Thanks for following along!

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