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Is Davie Circle Doomed to be a Duplex Complex?
Letter to Mayor and Councilors, Davie Circle was formed long ago as a family neighborhood located just off Franklin Street near the UNC campus. But now the neighborhood might face a much different future. Here are houses you see today in the Davie Circle neighborhood....
Hickory Oak Forest Could be a Parking Deck!
On Wednesday night, April 26th, the Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss UNC Heath’s request for a permit to develop their property at Eastowne. This topic is the last on the Council agenda. The meeting materials are here. UNC Health is developing a new campus on...
We Need a Park in North East Chapel HIll
In attempting to meet a legitimate town goal of providing affordable housing, choosing this property for housing will reduce the amount of useable land available for much-needed recreation activities, such as basketball courts, a splash pad, etc. Chapel Hill lacks...
Major Zoning Changes to Residential Districts Coming to Chapel Hill
What is the Town planning to do? The Town proposes to increase the allowable density of R-1 and R-2 zones, which currently allow only single-family detached houses. Under the proposed change, duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes will be allowed in all neighborhoods...
Council Approves Another Residential Development on Estes Drive
Durham Herald article cross posted from Estes Neighbors Chapel Hill approves workforce housing near busy development corridor https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article267566907.html A developer got the green light Wednesday to build 107...
A Third Webinar on How to Address the Housing Crisis
CHALT has organized three webinars to address the housing crisis. In the first program we examined the national causes of the housing crisis with Peter Sabonis and the local causes with former Mayor Kevin Foy. In the second we discussed the implications of Chapel...
View the Webinar on Chapel Hill’s Plan to House Residents on Coal Ash
"At What Cost? A Community Information Session on the Hazards of Chapel Hill's Coal Ash" View the June 22nd Webinar The Chapel Hill Town Council has decided to move ahead with a plan to put offices and housing on top of a coal ash landfill located underneath the...
Chapel Hill Begins New Planning Effort
David Adams, resident of Colony Woods, sent this letter the Mayor and Council, Dear Mayor Hemminger and Chapel Hill Town Council members, Mayor Hemminger, Council Members, and Consultant Keesmaat: I attended the Town Council work session on June 21st in which you...
Chapel Hill Drops the Ball at University Place
It was a late June evening in 2021 when council members addressed a gigantic council agenda in one of the last meetings before summer break. University Place and the developer RAM brought for the fifth time a massive permit request for extensive redevelopment of...
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