Wegmans' special use permit included a stipulation that detailed what must be done to address the potential for increased traffic on nearby residential streets.
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Maurice Jones was appointed as Chapel Hill's newest town manager in July 2017 and began in August. Prior to joining the Town of Chapel Hill staff, he was the town manager of Charlottesville, Va., notably during the protests of August 2017. The Daily Tar Heel sat down with him on Monday for the first time to talk to him about his transition and goals for the town.
Read More »![Carrboro Environmental Planner Randy Dodd plants a sapling in a [water catchment bed] designed to filter runoff entering the Bolin Creek on April 9. Officials from Carrboro and Chapel Hill dedicated April 9, 2011 as "Bolin Creek Day" in recognition of completing the first restoration project for the creek.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/dth/47aee7f9-db8d-4b3d-aafa-de635995c800.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=300&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
The annual budget for the Town of Chapel Hill is a year-round process, with much input being given to achieve a balanced and fair budget for the next fiscal year.
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Current public art projects are being integrated into the Chapel Hill community with help from the Percent for Public Art Program.
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The Town emphasized it is working closely with UNC to prepare for this weekend's demonstrations and will provide any further information on road closures or service changes later today.
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The project will be a 190 unit retirement apartment development on just under 16 acres of area.
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Despite the benefits the Durham-Orange Light Rail will provide on paper, local citizens and groups like Affordable Transit for All have voiced concern over the project's funding.
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Since the purchase, the governments have engaged in little substantive discussion about the land, 104 acres of which are jointly owned and 60 of which belong solely to Orange County.
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The Tar Heel Mobile Park on the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is potentially undergoing renovations leaving current residents concerned about the future of their homes.
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The bonds aim to fund old and new athletic construction projects at UNC and are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.
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The Town of Chapel Hill is attempting to meet the needs of the downtown scene by expanding parking.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a memorandum to support the Orange County Food Council, an organization that aims to increase food security throughout the county. Now, for the memorandum to be passed, it must be put up to a vote by the Orange County Commissioners.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council plans to make Chapel Hill more welcoming to teenagers based on the findings of the Youth Initiative Report. The focus groups have led the Council to propose a new teenager program and improvements to the Town's Teen Center.
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A lawsuit by six Durham residents is challenging a Durham City Council decision to rezone property near a proposed maintenance site for the Orange-Durham light rail.
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The NCDOT was forced back to the drawing board when it was discovered that their work on the interchange on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard would be forcing residents out of their homes.
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Chapel Hill Transit may soon be feeling the effects of recent statewide funding cuts.
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At last week's Town Council meeting, council members and the community discussed the viability of e-scooters returning to Chapel Hill.
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New bike paths aim to help increase the safety and ease of biking around Chapel Hill.
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The Town of Chapel Hill is taking action to finally determine who owns the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker so that it can be removed.
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Town Council is working with residents to change Chapel Hill's landscape by updating the Land Use Management Ordinance to add apartment complexes, commercial offices and improve public transit pathways. A map that reflects how land will be used is supposed to be completed by the end of the year.
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