July 2009
I have been following up on my previous blog regarding small farm development in Orange County. A key to any successful entireprise is being covered by the NC Bona Fide Farm statute. I find the statute wording to be confusing, but a key provision is that 10 acres of land needs to be comprised of land in production or contiguous woodlands or wetlands. Based on this rule, the minimum practical size for a Bona Fide farm in NC is approximately 11 acres, 10 to meet the rule in the statue and at leasts an acre for buildings and roads.
I'm thinking of staying in Chapel Hill for the fireworks instead of hitting
up the State Fairgrounds (my usual romping grounds on the 4th ever since undergrad at State). How do they compare? Who has been to the
firework display in Chapel Hill, is it very good? Are there any good
spots in town where you can park & watch w/o going to the main
event as you can with the State Fairgrounds firework display? Will WCHL be covering the event live? Any other fun ideas for
the 4th in Chapel Hill/Carrboro? What are you doing for the 4th?
I found this News Release on the Town of Chapel Hill's shiney new website:
http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.aspx?page=22&recordid=385&returnURL=%2Findex.aspx
"News Review
From the Orange County Board of Elections :
2009 Municipal and
Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board
Election Schedule and
Candidate Filing Information
Election Day is November 3rd
In observance of Independence Day, the Board of Elections office will be closed
Friday, July 3rd.
Filing will start at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2009,
and will end at 12:00 Noon, Friday, July 17, 2009.
Does anyone know anything about this new group reported in Orange Chat, Citizens for Responsible Government. They appear to be a political action committee of some sort that intends on influencing the upcoming election.
The website says that their mission is to, "support candidates and policies that promote the responsiveness, efficiency and fiscal health of our local governments."
So you're on 15-501 going towards Durham. You pass the Estes Dr / Univ Mall turnoff. And you pass the one (Elliot Rd?) with the Burger King right was after you turn and with a little shopping center on the right. (BTW, whatever happened to that big chunk of land that was going to have an expanded movie theater but the movie company and CH butted heads? That thing has been a big empty patch for a decade or so.) And you go to the next one...Eastgate on the left, Holiday Inn on the right. That intersection is crazy.
It is important to recognize that the goal of Voter Owned Elections is not simply to reign in campaign spending but to put government back into the hands of the public. Voter Owned Elections help to ensure that politicians are accountable to the voters and not to well-funded special interest groups that donate large sums to campaigns. Public campaign financing also ensures that marginalized groups, such as women, minorities and low-income citizens who may not have access to special interest funding or the ability to loan themselves large sums of money still have an opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
Drop by the Century Center tonight on the 2ndFriday Art Walk for an exhibit of new oil paintings by wonderfully talented artist Steve Silverleaf.
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