by admin | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
What’s the problem? Every year hundreds of people end up spending time in jail for minor offences for which they have not even been charged because they can’t raise bail due to limited finances. Kimberly Brewer, Chair of Orange County Bail/Bond Justice, says “how...
by admin | Nov 10, 2019 | Elections
The Orange County Board of Elections has announced Tai Huynh has a 23 vote lead over Council Member Nancy Oates which puts him in fourth place and the Board of Elections has certified the results. What happens next is that the Orange County Board of Elections will...
by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Affordable Housing
“Trickle-down” economics doesn’t work. Not for tax policy, as we learned during the Reagan administration, and not for housing affordability, as we are seeing in Chapel Hill. Yet some candidates for Town Council persist in claiming that building more luxury high-rise...
by admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Affordable Housing
How did Chapel Hill end up with all this new development along 15-501? Here is the story in the form of a timeline: May, 2014: Town Council decides to throw out Chapel Hill ordinances and replace with “fast track zoning” (Form-Based Code) for 200 acres...
by admin | Oct 6, 2019 | Town Planning
At the Council meeting last week, the Town Council reviewed the concept plan proposed by RAM to redevelop Univesrity Place The News and Observer story about the proposal is here. Several CHALT supporters commented to the Council on the potential for flooding, as much...
