Ruby Sinreich's blog
Some local parents have been watching the process to appoint a new member to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education and hoping for someone who would represent the growing Asian population in our schools.
Roughly one in eight Chapel Hill-Carrboro students is Asian.
Among school board members, it's more like none in seven.
A group of Chinese parents hope to change that by presenting an Asian candidate to fill departing member Ed Sechrest's seat.
"It's a different culture with different thinking," said Yu Lou, member of the Chinese School at Chapel Hill's board of directors. "If the school board could have at least one Chinese representative, it will bring a lot of benefits."
- newsobserver.com | Asians want board seat, 5/19/06
In response to the After Chill shooting, the Town Manager is proposing that ALL downtown gatherings be cancelled, moved, or severely curtailed with the exception of NCAA championships. This seems like a really bad idea to me. Not only are these festivals and parties great community-building events for the town, many of them can't be stopped even if we want to.
When over 70,000 people come downtown for an event that no-one has organized or even planned, you can't just tell them to go away. They are individual adults with their own decision-making authority. Just like you don't get to tell me what do on my Saturday nights, you don't get to tell them where to celebrate Halloween.
Franklin Street's days as party central might be numbered. Town staff members are floating proposals that could eliminate all but one of the main drag's main events.
The unofficial Halloween celebration might be killed by a 10 p.m. curfew. Wins over Duke and in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament might move to campus. Festifall could go to Chapel Hill High School.
I love walking around in downtown Hillsborough, but as long as these things keep starting at 9 am on Saturday mornings, I guess I'll have to keep reading about them in paper.
[The Walkable Hillsborough Coalition] is planning for this year's Walkable Hillsborough Day, which will be held June 3...
This year's theme may be the Churton Street Corridor Plan that includes pedestrian and bikeable ways from I-40 to N.C. 57. WaHC member Holly Reid said three walks are being considered for this year, including the Margaret Lane Cemetery and Turnip Patch Park loop, Historic Cameron Park and the Nature Trail and the West End Park Trail by Ben Johnson Dam...
All walks begin and end at the courthouse, with a start time of 9 a.m.
- News of Orange: Walkability of town focus of annual event, 5/11/06
At their meeting tonight, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be considering 4 possible Neighborhood Conservation Districts, covering Coker Hills, Greenwood, King's Mill, and Pine Knolls. Tomorrow the Planning Board will discuss the NCD process in light of the fact that at least two more neighborhoods are requesting them.
I've written before about the many concerns I have about this process. What is the best way to preserve the character of our beautiful older neighborhoods, while still allowing a moderate amount of well-managed change that is necessary to keep our community healthy and affordable as we grow?
With all the focus on the selection process for Chapel Hill's new Town Manager, it's easy to forget that Orange County is in the market for a new staff leader as well. It may be an afterthought, but the County wants to know what you think they should be looking for.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners wants public input on the search for a county manager.
There is not much time left in the first phase of the manager search.
Comments from the public need to be received by Monday. Comments should respond to the following question: "What are the most important characteristics for a county manager in Orange County?"
Comments may be submitted to the BOCC by mail to Manager Search, Orange County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 or by e-mail to managersearch@co.orange.nc.us . They also can be hand-delivered to the clerk's office, 200 South Cameron St., Hillsborough.
- heraldsun.com: Input sought on manager search
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