Carolina North
Carolina North Public Information Meeting
A public information meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, to receive comments and feedback on the UNC-Chapel Hill 2010 Carolina North Annual Report to the Town of Chapel Hill. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Carolina North is envisioned as a mixed-use academic campus on university-owned property along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, two miles north of the main campus. University and Town representatives signed a development agreement a year ago that covers the first 20 years of development on the site.
The report to be presented on Sept. 29 describes the activity on the Carolina North site in the past fiscal year (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010). Most of those activities relate to the recreational uses that residents make of the Carolina North Forest. Read the report online: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7540
The report is a requirement of the Carolina North Development Agreement, containing updates on various topics, including housing, parking, land use, greenways and construction activities. The Campus-to-Campus Connector Report, a one-time requirement of the Development Agreement, is included in Attachment VI of the report. While there has been a delay in construction at Carolina North, the report is part of the structure established by the Development Agreement for providing continued town-gown communication.
Town Manager Roger Stancil will review the report and the public input before reporting to the Town Council on his review of the development agreement and its requirements.
Send comments about the annual report or other issues related to Carolina North at any time to carolinanorth@townofchapelhill.org or write Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department, Carolina North, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
The 2010 Annual Report and other information can be found on the Town's website:
Carolina North Main Page - http://www.townofchapelhill.org/carolinanorth schedule of various activities and main news items, including the Annual Report
Public Participation - http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1355 detailed description of various communication and participation efforts in the past year
Campus to Campus - http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1356 background materials, public comments and community emails about the project
Minor Modifications - http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1453 description of the process and modification materials
FAQs - http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1352 answers many of the frequent questions about the Carolina North project and the agreement
Date:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 1:15pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
As we watched the oily horror spread through the Gulf, some fiendish homeowner's demons launched a shock-and-awe assault on the homefront, leaving us at one point without hot water, air-conditioning, television, all kitchen privileges, or garage door opener. We particularly missed the A/C as six behemoth heaters and dehumidifiers blasted hot air throughout kitchen and living room. Our savings have taken a breathtaking hit, soon to be eased somewhat by a low interest credit union equity-line-of-credit. (We need more credit unions and fewer ... but that's another blog.)
The link between the oil spill and the pushme-pullyou of A/C vs. floor-drying machines hit me like that hot slap of air on emerging from an air-conditioned building into 98-degree heat -- and it did so as I was looking across Penobscot Bay at 3 windmills on an island. And I'd noticed several others have popped up, more or less one at a time, around the Boston area, NH, and Maine.
Via postcard:
UNCCH invites you to attend a public pre-application information session for the Carolina North US Army Corps of Engineers Individual Permit Application. The University will describe the permit, the approval process, and work accomplished thus far. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers will attend. There will be a Q and A session.
Monday, June 21, Seymour Senior Center, 5:00-6:30 pm. Contact info: Jill Coleman, 843-3246. jcoleman@fac.unc.edu
And via Julie McClintock (for those who, like me, were wondering what the heck this is all about):
It is not commonly known by the public that UNC is seeking a 50 year Corps of Engineers permit which will document and assess impacts of all roads, greenways etc that will impact water courses on the entire tract of Carolina North.
Date:
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 1:00pm
Via e-mail...
On Saturday March 27 at noon at Caribou Coffee downtown Chapel Hill, the Campus to Campus Bike Connector group will lead a walk of a potential bike route to connect UNC campus with Carolina North. For more information, see http://ccbconnector.wordpress.com
Please note that there is a walk of the middle route(connection through Northsdie) planned for this Saturday, March 27. All folks interested in walking the route with CCBC and gaining insight on route conditions are welcome.
Meet us at NOON (12pm)at Caribou Coffee on Franklin (near Columbia)...or as the old-timers know it, Hagen-Daaz/He's Not Here courtyard across from the Baptist Church downtown.
Walk time is estimated to be about 1 hour.
Date:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 8:00am
Location:
Caribou Coffee, West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
Please Join Us for a Community Workshop to share ideas for a bike/walk way between Carolina North and Main Campus
When: December 1, 5:30-7:30 PM
Where: Suite 133G University Square
This workshop will be an opportunity to share ideas, suggestions and information to explore the location for a greenway and bike path connection between the Carolina North campus and the Main UNC Campus.
We are seeking a pathway that is not located within the Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. roadway and that avoids steep grades where feasible. It
may include existing or planned greenways for a portion of the route.
There will be a brief introduction by Town and University staff about
existing conditions between the two campuses. Staff will also share
some examples of the kind of opportunities we’re seeking for new routes
through the neighborhoods or using portions of the existing and planned
greenway system.
The majority of the workshop will be spent in an open session, focused
on gathering input from the participants, including students,
residents, technical experts, advisory boards and community groups
about approaches to connectivity.
We’re looking for your ideas, suggestions, opinions and information, so please come prepared to tell us what you think!
If you have a question for the Town, call The Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department at:
(919) 968-2728. If you have a question for the University, contact Jill Coleman at Nancy.Coleman@facilities.unc.edu
You may also send comments to Carolinanorth@townofchapelhill.org or check the website for more information: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=900
Date:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 12:30pm
Location:
Suite 133G, University Square
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