Howard and Lillian Lee Honored at Transit Center Naming Ceremony
On Monday, June 20, the Town of Chapel Hill named the transit facility on Millhouse Road in honor of Howard and Lillian Lee.
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Town Residents Raise Concerns Over Future of Coal Ash Deposit
Residents, Elected Officials Share Concerns About Projects Proposed for Burgeoning Downtown Area
Council Passes Budget; Begins Dip into Federal Funds
Chapel Hill Town Council Inches Closer to Approving Annual Budget
Public Weighs in on Pending Budget; Elected Officials Talk Development
Council Says Staff Wages Should be Prioritized; Explores Expediting Affordable Housing Review
Town Council Moves Forward on Street Safety Measures; Tentatively Approves $1.3 Million for Affordable Housing
A Message from Mayor Hemminger Concerning Redevelopment of 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Council Discusses First Draft of Budget in Work Session; Transit Director Expresses Need for Buses
Initial consideration of money and who gets it made up the majority of discussion at the Chapel Hill Town Council’s work session Wednesday.
Town Council Honors Former Mayor and NAACP Leader; Parses Details on Manufactured Home Communities
Chapel Hill’s elected officials Wednesday evening discussed parts of town less often in the limelight including the contributions of local African American leaders and the plight of local mobile home park residents.
Elected Officials Approve MOU to Redevelop Police Station Site Plagued by Coal Ash
Members of the Chapel Hill Town Council approved a memorandum of understanding regarding the development of a land parcel that houses a police headquarters and contains coal ash.
Booker Creek Working Group Moves Towards Tentative Recommendations at Meeting
Chapel Hill’s Booker Creek Working Group met Monday, March 13 to discuss “tentative recommendations” for ongoing water management issues.
Housing and Development at Center of Council Meeting
Issues around housing and development in Chapel Hill were the focal points of the March 9 Town Council meeting.
Council Members Coalesce Around MOU During Work Session on Brownfield Site
The Chapel Hill Town Council heard more information regarding the next steps for redeveloping a coal ash site during a single-issue work session Wednesday evening.
Council Appropriates $4 Million Toward Town Needs; Sends Message on Development Projects
In a session addressing some leftover business from 2021, the Chapel Hill Town Council Wednesday evening talked about money and the type of housing downtown does not need.
‘Stunned and Saddened’: Town Council Talks Recent Public Safety Incidents
The emotional core of Wednesday evening’s Town Council session saw elected officials dissect issues regarding multiple pedestrian and bicyclist safety incidents.
Town Council Talks Franklin St. and Funding in Work Session
The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed potential improvements to Franklin Street and reviewed community feedback regarding incoming federal funds during a work session Wednesday evening.
OWASA Board Authorizes Staff to Explore Jordan Lake Water Supply Agreement with Durham, Chatham
The Orange Water and Sewer Authority voted Thursday to allow staff to engage in discussions with neighboring jurisdictions on a long-range water infrastructure agreement.
Town Council Reviews Options for Contaminated Police Station Site
At the Jan. 26 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, the development team of Belmont Sayre presented options for redeveloping the coal ash dump where the police station sits.
Council Gives Feedback on South Creek Concept Plan
Council members met Wednesday evening to give feedback on a proposed housing project to be built on undeveloped land in southern Chapel Hill, across 15-501 from Southern Village.
Town Sees Surplus of Nearly $8 Million; Talks Land Use
In its first working session of 2022, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed projected housing needs and excess funds from the 2021 fiscal year.
OWASA Board Weighs Options for Securing Adequate Long-Term Water Supply
The board of directors for the Orange Water and Sewer Authority took aim at a long-range planning project Wednesday evening that has been decades in the making.
‘A Huge Shot in the Arm’; Council Grants Zoning Request to East Rosemary Street Development in 7-1 Vote
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted Wednesday evening to approve a building some elected officials are calling one of the most important development projects in decades.
Chapel Hill Town Council Modifies Affordable Housing Fund, Approves Hotel and Adopts Greene Tract Recombination Plan
In one of its last meetings of 2021, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved several measures Wednesday evening.
Council Talks Affordable Housing, Development
The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed two options for increasing affordable housing in its session Wednesday, along with approving a conditional zoning application for a mixed-use development along Erwin Road.
Town Council Weighs in on Two Development Projects; Tweaks Employee Housing Program
Building height and doing construction projects right were two main topics of discussion for the Chapel Hill Town Council at its Wednesday Oct. 27 meeting.
Water, Water, Everywhere: Council Discussions About Water Management Come to a Boil
While there were officially three items of discussion on the docket for Wednesday’s Town Council meeting, the only real issue at hand was water….
Chapel Hill Town Council Continues to Reckon with Coal Ash; Approves Motion on Affordable Housing
Between a police station and plenty of coal ash is the predicament the Chapel Hill Town Council found themselves in on Wednesday evening. An updated report found that an over 50-year-old coal ash dump poses no threat to public health in its current state.
Town Advisory Boards Review Designs for Major Redevelopment Projects
Two of Chapel Hill’s community advisory boards met this week to discuss major redevelopment projects currently making their way through the Town’s review process….
CHPD Responds to Task Force Recommendations; Council Looks at Federal Relief Funds, Road Safety
With topics ranging from policing, the Town’s purse and road safety, Wednesday’s town council work session offered Chapel Hill’s elected officials updates from task forces and options for how to spend federal funding….
Chapel Hill Town Council Talks Climate Plans, Punts Action to Later Meetings
Wednesday evening’s Chapel Hill Town Council meeting featured more discussion than action as council members heard updates regarding local initiatives to adapt to climate change…
COVID-19 Pandemic is Leading Issue Facing Local Governments
The most important issue facing local government administrations in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County during the past year and in the months ahead is certainly the Covid-19 pandemic…
Beasley to Speak at Frederick Douglass Event
Mayor Lydia Lavelle will host the eighth annual community reading of Frederick Douglass’ essay, “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro.” The community reading will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4….
2021 Will Bring Turnover in Local Government
Within a week of one another, two local elected officials announced their departure from office. Lydia Lavelle, Carrboro’s mayor since 2013, said on May 26 she would not seek re-election….
Late-Night Hearings Limit Public Input
Chapel Hill residents are voicing concern over the late-night meeting times of recent public hearings, some of which have lasted until midnight and beyond.
Mobile Home Zoning Succeeds Elsewhere
Opinion: On March 10, Chapel Hill Town Council Member Hongbin Gu petitioned the council to consider a zoning change that would restrict the use of certain land, including the mobile home park on 1200 MLK Jr. Blvd…
Council Vote Buys Time for Mobile Home Park
Chapel Hill Town Council approved the rezoning application for 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at its March 10 meeting by a 5-3 vote. The vote tally held the same as at council’s Feb. 24 meeting.
Chapel Hill Considers Limits to Short-Term Rentals
At the March 5 meeting of the Council Committee on Economic Sustainability, town staff presented Town Council with a proposal for a pilot program to regulate short-term rentals conducted through sites like Airbnb and VRBO in Chapel Hill.
Vote AGAINST Rezoning 1200 and 1204 MLK
Stackhouse Properties told the town of Chapel Hill that if they do not get zoning approval to erect a four-story self-storage facility on the property they own at 1200 and 1204 MLK Jr. Blvd., they will sell the property and have already received an offer from a buyer who likely will evict the 70+ families who live in the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park (MBH) that currently occupies the site.