Neighborhoods for Responsible Growth (NRG) has again decided against officially endorsing any candidates in this cycle. However, we're very interested in helping citizens to understand the positions of the candidates on issues we care about.
NRG presented all candidates with a short questionnaire, and the candidate responses are posted to our website. We invite all interested citizens to browse the answers at NRG's Chapel Hill Elections 2007 page.
The questions we asked were:
On density and growth
1. In its Comprehensive Plan, Chapel Hill is committed both to denser urban development and to protection of existing neighborhoods. Do you see any conflict between these goals, and what do you feel is the best way to achieve them?
On environmental protection
2. Please describe at least three ways you feel the Town could do a better job protecting creeks and other environmentally sensitive habitats.
On cooperation of local governments
3. What suggestions do you have for better ways for the local governments in the Orange County area to work together?
On UNC and Carolina North
4. All UNC actions up to now indicate the submission of a comprehensive Master Plan for the Horace Williams tract. How do you recommend that the Council deal with single application requests for that property?
[Update: The text of the questions was corrected on 10/18/07.]
Issues:
Comments
"2. Most people agree that
"2. Most people agree that traffic congestion and speeding are worsening in our neighborhoods. Please describe at least three ways you feel the Town could do a better job protecting creeks and other environmentally sensitive habitats."
Any idea how these two sentences relate to each other? Perhaps this is a typo?
Mike, you are correct. The
Mike, you are correct. The questions are mangled because of a paste error. Fortunately the questions we sent to the candidates were correct! The post will be fixed soon.