UNC students may be heading towards holiday break and Chapel Hill residents might be wrapped up in festivities, but Chapel Hill’s government and community groups will be working through December.
From Chapel Hill 2020 to preparing for the Chapel Hill Town Council in the new year, it’s going to be a busy December for local officials, based on an outline provided by town spokeswoman Catherine Lazorko.
Chapel Hill 2020
There will be two meetings held for the 10-year development plan for Chapel Hill.
The fourth Key Theme Working session will be held Dec. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at East Chapel Hill High School.
Attendees will discuss the themes of the town’s plan, which is set for a June 2012 completion.
The fifth meeting will be held at Glenwood Elementary school Jan. 12 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The meetings collect community feedback on a variety of topics including mobility and University and town relations.
Health Care Talk
On Jan. 5 there will be a discussion on health care at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, Lazorko said.
The University’s Dean of the School of Medicine, Bill Roper, and Brad Wilson, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield, will be in attendance.
Town Council Meeting
The council will review the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhood conservation proposal on Jan. 9, the first day of UNC’s spring semester.
“This is the last neighborhood that residents have lived in for the last 100 years,” said council member Penny Rich. “Residents are very passionate about the neighborhood.”
The proposal will look at how to enforce policies that are already on the books and ways to pay for enforcement with the current economic state and its effect on the budget, Rich said.
They will also tentatively review a permit application from Chapel of the Cross.
The council will also review the mayor’s State of the Town Address at this meeting or the Jan. 23 meeting, Lazorko said.
“I plan to look back on the last year and the successes and challenges,” Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt said. “I’ll talk about the biggest issues we’ll face in the next 12 months and my ideas on how we can handle them.”
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