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School Officials Welcome Input On Redistricting

By Megan Putnam | December 7

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' redistricting committee sent a clear message Tuesday night at Smith Middle School -- public input is welcomed and is integral to the redistricting process. Many parents have expressed concern over plans to redistrict the school system to alleviate overcrowding and to accommodate a new elementary school and a high school still in its planning stages. Committee members said they encourage public involvement. "We've been trying to do this in a very open, courteous, respectful manner," said school board member and committee chairwoman Lisa Stuckey.

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Minority Learning Surveyed

By Megan Putnam | November 20

Black and Latino students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro secondary schools have similar academic aspirations to their white and Asian counterparts, according to the results of a Minority Student Achievement Network survey released Tuesday. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was just one of 15 districts chosen nationwide by the MSAN for the fall 2000 study. "I think it debunks some of the myths and assumptions people have about African-American and Hispanic students," said Nettie Collins-Hart, assistant superintendent for instructional services.

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Ban Limits Northside Parking

By Megan Putnam | November 12

The Chapel Hill Town Council responded Monday night to residents' safety concerns over on-street parking in the Northside area by unanimously approving a parking ban for one side of both Mason and Carver streets. Parking is permitted on both sides of the 20-foot-wide, 250-foot-long Mason Street, which is a dead end. But a new on-street parking ban for the west side of the street from McMasters Street to the dead end will go into effect Dec. 9. A parking ban for the west side of the 22-foot-wide, 475-foot-long Carver Street also will be effective Dec. 9.

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Governments to Continue Discussing Schools, Development

By Megan Putnam | October 30

The future of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance will be one of the main issues discussed tonight as multiple local governments convene at Orange County's Assembly of Governments meeting. Representatives from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the two area school districts have been invited to attend the 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Southern Human Services Center.

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Duplex Ban Waits On Land-Use Policy

By Megan Putnam | October 23

Now that the Chapel Hill Town Council has passed a temporary duplex ban, council members say it's time to work on passing more specific duplex regulations with the land-use management ordinance. The ban approved Monday prohibits the construction of duplexes until June 30. Debate arose primarily from conflict between permanent Northside residents and students living in the neighborhood.

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Widening Project Met With Disapproval

By Megan Putnam | October 16

The N.C. Department of Transportation's plan for widening Smith Level Road was met with disapproval Tuesday by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. The Transportation Advisory Board will review the NCDOT proposal, but both the advisory board and the aldermen fear widening Smith Level Road will attract traffic as Carrboro implements driving deterrents. "We may want to make a road as a disincentive," said Alderman Joal Broun. "We may need to think about it that way instead of accommodating more cars."

Megan Putnam

School Officials Welcome Input On Redistricting

Minority Learning Surveyed

Ban Limits Northside Parking

Governments to Continue Discussing Schools, Development

Duplex Ban Waits On Land-Use Policy

Widening Project Met With Disapproval

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