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Electronic Voting Machines in North Carolina Still a Problem
Over three-fourths of NC counties use voter-marked paper ballots and optical scan tabulators for counting votes. The rest use touch-screen electronic voting machines (aka DREs) which also produce a voter-verified paper tape ballot, with Mecklenburg County having the...
September 3rd letter to Council Representatives re Eastowne
September 3, 2019 Dear Mayor Pam Hemminger and Council Members Hongbin Gu, Michael Parker, and Rachel Schaevitz: Tomorrow the Chapel Hill Committee on Eastowne meets again with UNC Health. We know the Council committee has expressed a strong desire to establish a...
Town and UNC Representatives Meet to Discuss Eastowne, Sept 4
In advance of the September 4th meeting, CHALT sent this letter to our Council representatives. https://www.chalt.org/september-3rd-letter-to-council-representatives-re-eastowne/
Council Committee Negotiates Master Plan for a New Health Complex, August 17th
Town Council and UNC Health representatives met for 2 hours on August 17th at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Their mission is to develop a master plan for the 50+ acre site where UNC Health (UNCH) has purchased the Eastowne Office complex just south of I-40, across...
Local Candidates Who Have Filed for Office
CONTEST NAME CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT FILING DATE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS DASI, RANI Rani Dasi 07/05/19 8509 BALMORAL PL CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516 (919) 869-7055 dasiforschoolboard@gmail.com CHAPEL...
UNC has Plans for Franklin Street
The Board of Trustees approved UNC's Master Plan for Central Campus in May but one feature of the plan has just grabbed the public's attention -- the plan to create a new UNC entrance on Franklin and to raze and replace the old buildings along the 100 block of...
North-South Bus Rapid Transit
Upcoming Public Meetings and Outreach Join us for a series of community events that will focus on the N-S BRT Station Design and Land Use Development! Your feedback and ideas from these events will help shape and inform the route’s stations and nearby areas. The...
Land Use Plan Proposals Still in Review
On June 26th, Wednesday night, the Council voted to refer the draft maps back to the staff to gather more public input this summer and fall. It was near the end of the agenda, when the Town Council asked for public comment on 6 key areas of town that later will...
Orange County Budget Votes Reveal Priorities
Tuesday night, June 11th, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted down an amendment to the county manager recommended budget leaving the CHCCS school district short of funding to cover inflation expenses for the 2019-2020 school year. Our public...
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