Ruby Sinreich's blog
Yard signs are popping up, there are forums every week, elected officials are suddenly acting a lot nicer to us... what else is new y'all?
In August, the OWASA board declared a Water Supply Advisory "to alert OWASA customers that additional water use restrictions may become necessary if water supply conditions do not improve," and today they announced a Stage One Water Shortage. Thanks to our year-round conservation measures, I think we have avoided getting to this point longer than many neighboring communities.
On Thursday night, September 27th, the OWASA Board of Directors declared a Stage One Water Shortage with the goal of reducing the community's current water demand by at least 10%. OWASA serves the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community.
The extended dry weather has resulted in steady declines in OWASA's reservoir levels, and there has been essentially no water flow since early August in the creeks and streams that drain to the Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake. OWASA's reservoirs are about 58% full as of this morning, down from 81% on July 28th and 69% on August 28th.
I read in the Carrboro Citizen (who is kicking ass with coverage of Rogers Road, by the way) that Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools have a survey for the public to help inform their strategic plan.
... school officials have created an online survey for community members to respond to three questions:
* What is the one area in which the district needs to improve in order to be considered a highly successful, forward-thinking school district?
* What is the greatest external challenge facing the district?
* What is the greatest internal challenge facing the district?
The survey has been emailed to parents and staff members and is available at www.chccs.k12.nc.us.
- The Carrboro Citizen: School brief: Strategic plan meeting, 9/27/07
But I can't find the link on their web site. Anyone know how to access it?
UNC's Chancellor James Moeser is stepping down next summer. Will you miss him? Who would you pick to be the next leader of our favorite university?
Moeser, in his annual "State of the University" speech, announced his decision to relinquish the chancellor's job on June 30, 2008, the end of the academic and fiscal year. He said the decision did not signal his retirement. After a year's research leave, Moeser said he would return "with the most exalted title this University can confer on an individual - professor."
- http://www.unc.edu/chan/special
It appears he is demoting himself to professor. Isn't that a bit usual? I would have assumed you'd only leave a job that sweet for something even better.
Update: Here's a timeline of UNC Chancellors according to WIkipedia:
At tonight's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting they will be reviewing the Northern Area Task Force Report, which proposes a large number of significant changes to limit development and encourage more pedestrian-oriented growth. I still haven't spent as much time as I'd like digging into it. What do y'all think of the recommendations?
Also, I think the Rogers Road neighbors and their friends will be petitioning the Council. I don't know what their request is, but it may be about the Transfer Station which will be before the Council for a Special Use permit soon.
The Chapel Hill News wrote up a nice overview of the northern area suggestions, I'm posting the whole thing because I'm in a hurry.
GOAL 1: A landmark gateway that "announces" Chapel Hill at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Weaver Dairy Road.
Objectives:
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