Government
District Court Judge Page Vernon has resigned her seat. She was elected to the post in 2008, and would have stood for reelection in 2012.
According to the District 15B Bar listserv, there will be special meeting of the Bar on November 9th to select three nominees to fill the vacancy. These nominees will be sent to Governor Perdue, who will make the appointment.
Here is the entire text of the email:
In just a
few short hours the Chapel Hill 2020 process will officially kick off with a
community meeting at East Chapel Hill High School. After an open house that
introduces what the process will actually be, attendees will split off into
small groups to try to develop a vision for the plan and to identify key themes
that the plan should focus on. Each of these small groups will be led a
facilitator from the Leadership Team (see my previous post What Exactly Is The
Leadership Committee Anyway?). The discussion that emerges in each group
will be also be recorded by a staff person. You can check out an agenda here.
And keep in mind that childcare for children over the age of five will be
provided for free by the YMCA and food will available for purchase from
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro are related but they have significant differences. I love them both like family. I feel like their little brother constantly annoyed with one or the other but will remain steadfastly in love with them both 'til the day I die. Many of my fellow Chapel Hillians do not understand these differences. They see Franklin Street and Main Street in Carrboro as one long business thoroughfare. It's not. I don't mean to pick on Chapel Hill residents, both students and townies, but if you don't spend a lot of time in Carrboro you wouldn't know. The Towns have very unique histories that contain deep seated differences forged in race, class, and ideology. All fueled by the money and intellectual power of the University of North Carolina. Yesterday I had a great conversation with several Chapel Hillians. They were a retired Town of Chapel Hill employee, a downtown business leader, a few University employees, and others who I do not know well.
And for the second time this year we have an announcement about the County's hire of a new economic development director. Knowing nothing else about him, here's my favorite part so far: "[Steve] Brantley, who has lived in Orange County for the last 25 years..."
Brantley Named Director of Economic Development for Orange County
HILLSBOROUGH, NC – Frank Clifton, Orange County Manager, announced the appointment of Mark Steven (Steve) Brantley as Economic Development Director for Orange County starting September 19, 2011.
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