This fall, half of the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough governing bodies will be up for election, as well as all of their Mayors, and half of the Chapel-Hill Carrboro School Board. If you have ever thought about running for elected office or had people tell you you should think about it or want to help other good folks run, now is your chance. Check out the Community Action Network's 'Campaign and Elections Workshop' this Saturday.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:00 AM - 12 NOON
Where: Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Offices Covered: Carrboro Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Chapel Hill Mayor and Town Council, Orange County Commissioners, School Boards, Hillsborough Mayor and Town Board
Format: Panel of former elected officials and campaign volunteers (questions from the moderator and audience), followed by breakout sessions
Topics: Deciding to run, campaign staffing, scheduling, financing, publicity, election laws, use of technology, etc.
Cost: FREE
Fred Black gave a good description in a recent column:
There is a planning meeting being held tonight at 5:30 PM in the Board Room in the Carrboro Town Hall with Ballentine Associates and Northwest Properties to display their plans for "The Shoppes at Jones Ferry".
It might be a good time to ask them if they plan to put solar panels on the roof. See http://www.sunedison.com
A new Harris Teeter and shopping center have been proposed near downtown Carrboro.
Plans for The Shoppes at Jones Ferry at 405-407 Jones Ferry Road are being reviewed by town staff and advisory boards, Carrboro planner James Thomas said.
The town has a Harris Teeter less than a mile away next to Carr Mill Mall.
Applicant Northwest Property Group, based in Skyland, N.C., is negotiating to buy the land from Calvin and Nora Mellott and Mellott Trucking & Supply Co., Thomas said. The submitting of detailed plans and a permit application shows Northwest is serious about building, he said.
Just what the Rogers Road neighborhood needs: money? sewer lines? sidewalks? environmental justice? No, it's another committee! I just received an announcement of a new "Historic Rogers Road Community Taskforce" being formed by Orange County. Given that the Commissioners are long overdue in compensating this community for hosting the County's garbage for the last 30 years, and for repeatedly being lied to by elected officials, it's not crazy to have a committee to address this. But...
There is already a Rogers Road Small Area Plan Task Force appointed by the Town of Chapel Hill which is also addressing "the enhancement of the living environment in the historic Rogers Road Community" (and may be tapping the limited volunteer capacity of the neighborhood).
Orange County Seeks Volunteers for the Historic Rogers Road Community Taskforce
Contact: Monica C. Evans,
Orange County Board of Commissioners Office (919) 245-2125
Perhaps I missed the announcement, but at some point the public information meetings scheduled for today were moved to Thursday, and they will be held at The Friday Center which I think will be easier to get to than the School of Government was for the last round of meetings. I managed some moderate live blogging of the last meeting, but I'm not even sure if I can make it this time. Someone please go and pick up the slack!
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to participate in a second round of community meetings about Carolina North on April 26.
The meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center off N.C. 54. The presentation will be repeated at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Parking will be available at the Friday Center. Chapel Hill Transit service is available via the FCX, S and V routes. See http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.asp?NID=399 for timetables of these routes.
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