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(11/29/01 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Carrboro officials voted Tuesday to move forward with a local transportation priorities list that will go to the state for approval as part of a statewide transportation initiative.
(11/21/01 5:00am)
Lancaster Drive residents fired complaints at the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night, claiming that a proposed Meadowmont park would disrupt their neighborhood.
The residents said they think a nature trail, which would be built in conjunction with the park, would bring an increase in traffic flow to their neighborhood. The council will vote on the park Nov. 26.
Discussion between residents and council members began when the town and a development company jointly filed an application to modify a special-use permit. The modified permit would allow the park to be built in the Meadowmont mixed-use development, which is now under construction.
The land that would be home to the park is a 70.45-acre parcel of land that lies north of UNC’s Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center.
The proposal includes a 4-foot-wide, natural-surface hiking trail with pedestrian access off Lancaster Drive. But some residents who attended the meeting said the pedestrian access would create a safety hazard because more cars would use Lancaster Drive if the access is added.
“My concern is that this walkway will disrupt the peace and tranquility of our entire neighborhood,” said Carolyn Costello, a resident of Lancaster Drive.
Dan Shefty, also a Lancaster Drive resident, said he welcomes the park but not the increased traffic that might follow. “We would love the access, we just don’t want cars parked on the street,” Shefty said.
Planning Board Representative John Hopkins, who spoke at the council meeting, said he recognizes the problem the walkway might cause but doesn’t think it will be an issue. “The addition of a trail head on Lancaster Drive would encourage parking on the street,” he said. “This park should be accessible but shouldn’t present dangers.”
Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf said she wants safety issues to be considered. “I hope we approve the park,” she said. “But we also need to initiate a process to investigate the safety measures that need to be taken.”
They City Editor can be reached
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(11/16/01 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A residents' committee designed to study traffic safety issues on Weaver Dairy Road met Thursday to form a report detailing safety solutions.
(11/14/01 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Orange-Chatham Sierra Club and UNC's Student Environmental Action Coalition sponsored a forum to gauge public opinion about uses for parking lot No. 5.
(11/07/01 5:00am)
Experience prevailed in the race for seats on Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, as voters returned incumbents Nick Didow and Valerie Foushee.
Newcomer Lisa Stuckey also gained a spot on the board.
The three newly elected Board of Education members significantly surpassed defeated candidates Joel Dunn and Chon Shoaf in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial returns.
Didow said he is pleased to have the opportunity to continue as a member of the school board.
“I’m also pleased that my fellow incumbent is returning to the board,” Didow added. “She and I have worked particularly close this past year as I have served as (chairman) of the board and (Foushee) as vice (chairwoman).”
Foushee could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Stuckey said campaigning was a positive but daunting experience.
“I was trying really hard not to have expectations,” Stuckey said. “I worked really hard in my campaign, and I’m grateful for the support and confidence that voters showed for me.”
Despite not being elected, Joel Dunn said he would continue to interact with the board on certain policies.
“The school district is in good hands,” Dunn said. “I’m looking forward to working with (the board members) as a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force. “The real winner is the school district as a whole,” Dunn added.
Shoaf also expressed regard for the winners.
“I think the winners are excellent,” he said. “My purpose was to make sure good candidates were on the platform.”
The newly elected members also said they were pleased that voters approved a $75 million bond package, which includes $47 million dedicated to schools in Orange County.
“All during my campaign I talked about growth,” Stuckey said. “I’m delighted that the school bond was passed.”
Didow reiterated Stuckey’s feelings by saying the bond could help overcrowded schools.
“The most important election today was the school bond referendum,” Didow said. “The passing of the bond referendum means we can proceed with haste to construct elementary schools number nine and number 10 and (start) the next phase of major renovation on some of our older buildings.”
Didow and Stuckey also said they hoped to narrow the achievement gap between minority and white students during their tenure on the board.
Didow said, “The board has reserved sufficient resources in the budget to implement all the recommendations of the minority student achievement plan.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
(11/02/01 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>More than 90 Chapel Hill residents met Thursday to protest the proposed widening of Weaver Dairy Road and to hear opinions from Chapel Hill mayoral and Town Council candidates.
(10/31/01 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Chapel Hill mayoral candidate Cam Hill announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 6 election at a press conference Tuesday morning.
(10/25/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Carrboro Board of Aldermen authorized parking restrictions at a Rosemary Street parking lot when the board convened Tuesday for its regular business meeting.
(10/09/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Chapel Hill police officials have announced several measures aimed at decreasing the size of the crowd that celebrates Halloween on Franklin Street this year.
(10/05/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the third straight year Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High Schools were named statewide schools of distinction, an honor school officials say stems from skilled teachers and community involvement.
(10/03/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When Lee White paid for his family's pizza and breadsticks at Amante Gourmet Pizza, 300 E. Main St., on Tuesday night, he knew the Carrboro eatery wouldn't see the profit.
(09/26/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Two local siblings are heading an effort to institute a new currency in the Orange County area as early as next spring.
(09/19/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Orange County Board of Education wants to raise the county property tax by 9 percent to help fund school renovations and build a new high school.