Although facing budget cuts in the near future, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is still making transparency a priority. The district contracted with Granicus, a software and hardware provider based in California, to begin streaming district Board of Education meetings this month.
Read More »With heavy traffic congestion in mind, an area agency is seeking public input on infrastructure alternatives for the N.C. 54 corridor near Interstate 40 and Farrington Road.
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A three-year Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant will fund a free bus route through the town of Hillsborough.
Read More »Several community members protested the firing of two town sanitation department workers, Kerry Bigelow and Clyde Clark.
Read More »Residents are invited to a discussion on how potential changes to downtown Chapel Hill are likely to affect an historic neighborhood.Community members will meet tonight to discuss the Development Framework and Action Plan and how it will affect Northside and adjacent neighborhoods.
Read More »The town’s comprehensive plan dominated discussion at the Chapel Hill Town Council’s annual retreat, with council members pointing out the need to update the document more frequently and better incorporate town services. The last comprehensive plan was finalized in May 2000, and the plans traditionally focus on land-use patterns
Read More »The town held a public hearing on the option to move the Chapel Hill Public Library from its current location at 100 Library Drive to University Mall, replacing Dillard’s. Most residents present said they would prefer the library to be expanded in its current location. They cited children’s safety, jobs at Dillard’s and less attractive scenery as reasons to stay on Library Drive.
Read More »The Orange County Board of Commissioners will discuss a potential legislative agenda for the state general assembly at a public hearing tonight.Issues on the agenda include topics ranging from broadband service and agriculture to bio-solids disposal to energy efficiency.
Read More »A local group has voted to develop its own greenway transportation plan, which members say will help protect a local watershed.The board of directors for the Friends of Bolin Creek, a non-profit organization that aims to conserve the Bolin Creek watershed, voted to create its own transportation plan at its first meeting of the year on Jan. 8.
Read More »A group of UNC students have created a newspaper to support one of Carrboro’s underrepresented communities.
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