Editorial: Who's really behind the affordable housing crisis
By Editorial Board | Oct. 3"Affordable housing should be subsidized at the local level, and heftier fines should be implemented for landlords of poorly maintained properties."
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"Affordable housing should be subsidized at the local level, and heftier fines should be implemented for landlords of poorly maintained properties."
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Roughly 200 people attended Saturday’s rally, said Quinton Harper, an IFC manager and a member of the Carrboro Affordable Housing Advisory Commission.
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The Horizons Homestead project, expected to break ground in spring 2022, will provide 32 units of housing to the program's participants, in addition to their children.
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Last week, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted 5-3 to move forward with plans to build the Aura development at Estes Drive, a mixed-use development with retail, office and live-work spaces and housing opportunities with at least 361 apartment units and 57 town homes.
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Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman is running for reelection after serving her first four-year term in the position.
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Two new affordable housing projects, the Cobb Street project and Perry Place project, are coming to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Here's what you need to know.
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Affordable housing is critical to achieving social equity and economic security for everyone. Chapel Hill needs to recognize just how critical it is as North Carolina grows.
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Chapel Hill's advisory boards are considering if they want to recommend the project before it is sent to the Town Council for a final decision. If approved, the development is scheduled to be completed and occupied by the end of 2023.
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The council voted 5-3 in favor of the project’s rezoning proposal, which paves the way for developer Stackhouse Properties to build a new gas station, convenience store and multi-story self-storage building on the 13.9 acre site that it has owned since 2018.
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The pandemic has had a devastating impact on renters and homeowners in Orange County. To solve the looming housing crisis, the Orange County Housing and Community Development department coordinated with the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough to pool housing funds and coordinate aid guidelines.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council completed the first phase of Charting Our Future, a project the town has been working on for over 2 1/2 years, which will allow the Town to properly plan the next 30 years of land use in Chapel Hill.
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After 36 years, the Greene Tract, a 164-acre parcel of land that is part of the historic Rogers Road Neighborhood area, remains undeveloped. The land is jointly owned by Orange Count, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro.
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Orange County Housing Assistance programs have been helping tenants stave off eviction, but some tenants still face the threat.
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How well do you know what happened on campus and beyond this week?
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Though Chapel Hill seeks to expand public housing units, it is not accessible to all. The Trinity Court public housing community is set for redevelopment, and has been vacant since 2018 Chapel Hill is working with community partners to alleviate housing insecurity Elizabeth O'nan, a Chapel Hill resident and disability rights activist, said public housing is not always accessible
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Whether you currently live in a Chapel Hill public housing community, have lived in one in the past or are currently waiting for a unit to open up, we want to hear from you.
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Several low-income households struggling to afford rent during the pandemic are facing the threat of eviction as legal protections expire and governmental financial cushions run out. “COVID just intensified the panic if you were already financially worried for your family,” said Delores Bailey, executive director of EmPOWERment Inc.
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The day after a statewide moratorium on eviction cases expired in June, UNC’s Civil Legal Assistance Clinic and immigration advocacy group Siembra NC launched the CARES Act Eviction Information Line. The groups launched the eviction defense hotline for Spanish-speaking tenants as an effort to inform and empower tenants about their rights.
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At its specially called Wednesday meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed transit, COVID-19 response and affordable housing.
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Although Chapel Hill has exhibited increases in rent prices in May, Town and state officials are working to make sure emergencies like COVID-19 don't leave residents unable to access housing due to the price of their rent.
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