Public Health & Safety
The Historic Rogers Road Task Force has made progress over the past several months to redress the burden the Rogers Road community has carried in receiving the county's solid waste for over 40 years. Details of a community center are nearing completion. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County will donate two lots for the siting of the community center in the Phoenix Place subdivision. The Orange County Board of Commissioners has approved a capital project of $500,000 to build the community center. A plan is being ironed out for the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association to rent the commuity center from the county for $1 per year. The towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill will contribute to the center's programming costs.
On September 18, 2012, the Board of Aldermen agreed to contribute up to $900,000 for the remediation effort.
What: Community Town Hall Meeting with Greenpeace Energy
Expert Mike Johnson
Where: AARP Raleigh office, 1511 Sunday Drive Raleigh, NC
27607
When: Tuesday, November 13th, 7pm
Mike Johnson is on a state wide tour, talking about the possibilities for a
cheaper, cleaner, renewable energy future for North Carolina. Mike brings 10 years of
experience including stints at the Illinois Solar Energy Association and City
of Chicago’s
Department of Environment.
Mike will discuss the recent Greenpeace report, Charting the Correction Course, produced in association with
leading energy software company Ventyx. The report details how North Carolinians could save more than $108 billion
dollars over the next twenty years if Duke Energy switched to cleaner, cheaper
renewable energy.
Date:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location:
AARP Raleigh office, 1511 Sunday Drive Raleigh, NC 27607
What: Community Town Hall
Meeting with Greenpeace Energy Expert Mike Johnson
Where: Eno River Unitarian Church,
4907 Garrett Road Durham, NC 27707
When: Monday, November 12th, 7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/173436066130761/Mike Johnson is on a state wide tour, talking about the possibilities for a
cheaper, cleaner, renewable energy future for North Carolina. Mike brings 10 years of
experience including stints at the Illinois Solar Energy Association and City
of Chicago’s
Department of Environment.
Mike will discuss the recent Greenpeace report, Charting the Correction Course, produced in association with
leading energy software company Ventyx. The report details how North Carolinians could save more than $108 billion
dollars over the next twenty years if Duke Energy switched to cleaner, cheaper
renewable energy.
Date:
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location:
Eno River Unitarian Church, 4907 Garrett Road Durham, NC 27707
The Town of Chapel Hill Special Topics sessions continue
for the community with a presentation on large crowd management at noon
Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Chapel Hill public safety leadership has gained attention for its
unique ability to manage large crowd celebrations. Police Chief Chris
Blue and Fire Chief Dan Jones will discuss some of the strategies that
Chapel Hill employs to manage such large scale events.
From Halloween to NCAA basketball championships, large crowds in
downtown Chapel Hill can easily soar to the tens of thousands of people.
Enormous crowds confined in a
congested half-mile stretch of Franklin Street can present public
safety concerns related to personal and property crime, crowd panic and
large scale civil disorders. Additional concerns focus on alcohol
poisoning, injuries and gang-related violence.
The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
Chief Blue began work with the Town of Chapel Hill in 1997. A UNC
graduate who grew up in Chapel Hill, he is married with two daughters.
Chief Jones came to Chapel Hill from Florida in 1990 to become
fire chief. He has 38 years of experience in the fire service, rising
through the ranks. His wife and daughter are teachers, and his
son-in-law is a police officer.
The Special Topics series began during the Chapel Hill 2020
comprehensive planning process as a way to share information with
interested residents who want to
know more about issues, trends and studies that affect the future. For
past topics, see www.townofchapelhill.org/video
The public event will be aired live on Chapel Hill Government TV-18 and streamed on the Town of Chapel Hill website at www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1850. For more information about the special topic series, contact Catherine Lazorko at clazorko@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5055.
Date:
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 12:00pm
Location:
Council Chamber, Chapel Hill Town Hall
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