Groups of three or more people can receive up to $500 to be used on a wide variety of different equipment to start, improve or maintain a community garden.
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OWASA's main system improvement for the upcoming year is a new water main assessment and prioritization model.
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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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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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Orange County is working to address persistent climate change issues through forming a specialized committee to push energy efficient initiatives.
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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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“I think that we still, as a nation and a region, have not come to terms with our own history."
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The resolution, which passed 6-1, asks the representative for Orange County to join other U.S. House Democrats in backing the call of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for a Select Committee on the Green New Deal.
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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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A strong sense of community and excitement filled the atmosphere during the groundbreaking ceremony for Carrboro's MLK Park.
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The federal government shutdown is affecting the progress of the Durham-Orange Light Rail project, which aims to make transportation from Chapel Hill to downtown Durham easier.
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Sally Greene, a former Chapel Hill Town Council member, and Jamezetta Bedford, previously on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, replaced Commissioners Barry Jacobs and Mia Burroughs in uncontested races.
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Kidzu might be relocating to Southern Village to bring children a bigger museum and outdoor space.
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OWASA officials addressed concerns about falling trees, potential flooding issues and impact on well water.
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Chapel of the Cross on Franklin Street is the closest early voting site to campus. The early voting period ends on Nov. 3 at 3 p.m.
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Oct. 16 to repeal a 1959 resolution to name U.S. Highway 15 as Jefferson Davis Highway after several residents began questioning the name. But does the BOC have the jurisdiction to change the name, or does that fall under the University, the Town of Chapel Hill or the North Carolina Department of Transportation? And who put up the marker just outside McCorkle Place?
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The resolution gave the name to a section of U.S. Highway 15 from the Durham County line to the Chatham County line.
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Orange County Board of Commissioners approves funding to expand internet access for rural residents.
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Despite difficulty securing funding, the Orange County Board of Commissioners declared the Durham-Orange Light Rail project a go.
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Amy Preble, waste diversion coordinator at the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, said residence halls will have donation stations as part of the OWRR program, “Don’t Ditch it. Donate it!”
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