Carolina North

Cleaning up at Carolina North

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on November 19, 2003 - 10:05pm

Breaking news! UNC has announced that they will begin an 8-year clean-up process for the former chemical waste dump at the future site of Carolina North. I would suggest we should take this announcement (below) with a grain of salt since it comes straight from the horse's mouth.

From a UNC press release:

The university’s consultants, Arcadis Inc., will plan and manage the soil clean-up efforts – expected to take up to eight years and cost an estimated $10.4 million – as part of the Registered Environmental Consultant (REC) Program managed by DENR’s Inactive Hazardous Site Branch. Under the program, the university and DENR enter into a three-part administrative agreement with Arcadis, which supervises the clean-up according to state standards.

The Sleeping Giant Wakes

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on November 7, 2003 - 6:16pm

Just got this Carolina North update from Tony Waldrop in my e-mail:

You will recall that the four Carolina North Advisory Groups which comprise the Carolina North Advisory Committee met during the first half of 2003, with each Advisory Group issuing a report of recommended planning principles and criteria to the Carolina North Executive Committee. That input has been used to develop a DRAFT concept plan for Carolina North. As planned, we will present this draft concept plan to the full Advisory Committee first.

Thus, we are pleased to invite you to attend the Carolina North Advisory Committee presentation of the DRAFT conceptual plan for Carolina North on Tuesday, December 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Friday Center.

I don't know if this is a public meeting. Probably not.

Public Hearing on principles for Carolina North

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on October 27, 2003 - 1:53pm

Tonight the Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a public hearing on the Horace William's Committee's recommendations for the land that will be Carolina North. This is a great opportunity for residents to encourage the Council to take a stronger stand in protecting the Town during the inevitable development of Carolina North - the biggest single development we've ever seen in Orange County.

The meeting takes place in the Council Chambers at 306 North Columbia Street at 7 pm. This is one of the first items on the agenda, so please be prompt!

Horace Williams Committee Report released

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on October 3, 2003 - 8:47pm

The Horace Williams Task Force (of which I am Vice Chair) will be presenting it's report, "RECOMMENDED PRINCIPLES, GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HORACE WILLIAMS PROPERTY (CAROLINA NORTH)" to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Wednesday, October 8.

According to the staff report,

"There was strong consensus from the Committee that the development of the Horace Williams property (Carolina North) should be guided by several overarching principles.

UNC delaying Carolina North report

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on September 30, 2003 - 3:26pm

Members of Chapel Hill's Horace Williams Advisory Commitee were notified last week that the University is postponing the release of their current plans for Carolina North for "about 6-7 weeks." The report that was scheduled to be released this week is now expected to be made public in late November. The reason stated is that they simply aren't ready and want more time to work on the plan. I can't help but wonder what other factors might be at work. Anyone care to comment?

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