Thursday, March 27. The Orange County Democratic Women will sponsor a County Commissioner's Forum at 7:30pm at the Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E. Franklin St. Commissioner Alice Gordon will explain the roles and responsibilities of the county commissioners and the changes to the board beginning with this election. Each candidate will be allowed individually on their goals and will answer questions from the audience. This event will be open to the public. For more info call Betsy Russell at 644-0869. (from News of Orange)
Location:
Chapel Hill Museum 523 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill
Next week we will be organizing a committee to be called Citizens for
Schools and Parks to advocate for passing the real estate transfer tax
in Orange County. This group will be ad-hoc and will dissolve after
this May's vote on the issue.
If you are concerned about school, park and open space funding in
Orange County and want to help pass this referendum, then please come
to this meeting. If you cannot come, then please email Mark_Chilton@hotmail.com to let us know how you can help.
From Emily Batchelder (batcheldere@gmail.com), with the Neal campaign:
Hey y'all,
Just a final reminder that the Women for Neal Meet & Greet is
this Tuesday, March 18th from 7-9pm at the Station at Southern Rail in
downtown Carrboro (see below for details and directions). Out of
respect for Eve Carson's memorial service, and to accommodate those
wishing to attend, we've pushed our event back an hour to begin at 7pm.
I've tried to incorporate as many of your issues as possible into
the agenda for Jim and I hope he has a chance to speak with you about
all of them, but please understand that in the interest of time, we've
primarily stuck to issues surrounding reproductive health and rights.
Also, please note that all ages are welcome to attend, those
purchasing alcoholic beverages will only be carded at the bar. I also
ask that in order to facilitate everyone comfortably, you please RSVP
by replying to this email with approximately how many guests you will
be attending with. Also, I know a lot of you forwarded this email on
(thank you, thank you, thank you!), so could you please forward this
email with the time change along, as well?
I still welcome any questions or concerns you may have and look forward to seeing you all there!
Thanks so much!
Cheers,
Emily
Date:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 3:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
The Station at Southern Rail, next to Carr Mill, Weaver St, Carrboro
It's that time of year again, the sweet smell of campaigns are starting to fill the air. The Sierra Club will be hosting a forum on environmental issues for Orange County Commissioner candidates on Monday, March 17th at 7pm in Carrboro Town Hall. Members of the public are invited to attend, though it will be televised if you are unable to make it.
Because I get a number of questions regarding the process the Sierra Club takes to endorse local candidates, I wanted to explain exactly what it is we do to make our decisions. Rather than put you to sleep with a long written explanation, I took to my webcam and tried to describe the process as best I could. Enjoy by clicking "read more" below.
Please
join the Triangle Chapter EGB and
East West Partners as we talk about the East 54 community development
project in Chapel Hill. East 54 is currently under construction as one
of the only LEED-ND pilot participants in North Carolina. East West
Partners will be discussing the LEED-ND rating system, which credits
they are incorporating into East 54, as well as any challenges they
have faced while designing the project.
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