This fall, Chapel Hill and Carrboro face series of critical decisions
Here’s a look at some of the items driving the towns’ agendas
Tag: Carrboro
Drive-by shooting near Jones Ferry Road
The Carrboro Police Department is reporting a drive-by shooting near Jones Ferry and Davie roads early this morning.
‘Hello summer, goodbye cold. Come join us with friends, family and tales of old.’
Tucked away in the hills off South Greensboro Street, down a dirt path and across a wooden bridge over a creek, sits an old empty swimming pool. Dappling sunlight comes through the thick canopy of trees, and the echo of the chatter of Carrboro youth of years past is almost audible.
Carrboro updates invasive plants list
English ivy? No. Chinese privet? Definitely not. Mimosa? Lovely in blossom, perhaps, but insidious. The same goes for bush honeysuckle and Chinese wisteria.
Board of aldermen discuss energy options
By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Energy was the name of the game at Tuesday night’s board of aldermen meeting at Carrboro Town Hall. State Energy Office (SEO) Director Larry Shirley, who lives in Carrboro, was on hand to present a report from the office on what it has been up to and what sort of…
Agreement reached in Town v. Kille
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer After a two-year battle between the Town of Carrboro and horse trainer Marilyn Kille concerning a residential apartment on her property, a resolution has been reached and was reported to the public at Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting. In June 2007, the town brought a case against Kille, in which…
Letter: Wrong on goats, wrong for Carrboro
I am one of many urban homesteaders in Carrboro. My two backyard fainting goats have reduced decades of overgrown ivy and honeysuckle to a non-invasive status. We chose fainting goats for their gentle, non-climbing reputation. Goats have been allowed in Carrboro for decades. On Aug. 25, the board of aldermen voted to change the tract…
Aldermen set hearing on Deer St. project
Beth Mechum Staff Writer Overgrown grass and woods filled with cinder blocks, broken bricks, orange tape and stumps at 100 Deer St. could become a 16-dwelling subdivision. At its meeting Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Alderman approved the request to hold a public hearing on the subdivision at the Sept. 22 board meeting.
Letter: Project asked to add commercial space
Thank you for your article on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen’s granting a one-year extension on several development permits. As your article points out, these extensions are essential to give these projects time to get going in a challenging economy. One point omitted is that we only granted the Ballentine AIS a six-month extension, half…
Board of aldermen return
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will be returning from its summer break and resuming its weekly meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Carrboro Citizen will post the meeting agenda online when it becomes available.
Task force focuses on Carrboro’s local economy
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Local Living Economy Task Force hopes to launch educational campaigns for consumers and entrepreneurs, hold events to engage citizens in the local economy and create a coalition of local businesses, task force representatives reported to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. The board created the task force in…
Town hears goat petition
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will consider changes to the town’s livestock ordinance that would allow residents to keep small livestock on smaller residential lots, board members said Tuesday. Resident Marianne Prince petitioned the board to modify the town’s ordinance to allow residents to keep such animals as goats or…
Meeting? What meeting?
Update: The town has released notes from the retreat including a set of potential action items. Items are copied and posted here. The Town of Carrboro had a problem sending official notification of the annual Board of Aldermen retreat on Monday at the Seymour Senior Center. The board, mayor and senior staff met for several…
Big snow shuts down services, schools
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer As two inches of snow blanketed Carrboro and Chapel Hill on Tuesday, schools, offices and businesses closed and local officials urged residents to stay off the roads. The snow started late Monday night and continued until around lunchtime Tuesday, creating a playground for those with sleds but treacherous conditions for…
Obama to Carrboro?
Nothing’s confirmed, but town is readying for a major rally and rock show May 2 at Town Commons By Kirk Ross Staff Writer No official confirmation yet, but Carrboro officials are planning for one of the largest crowds in town history after the board of aldermen greenlighted a request by the Barack Obama campaign to…