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Town wants library to stay

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer With the Orange County Board of Commissioners set to open public hearings on a budget that calls for the closing of the Carrboro Branch Library at McDougle School, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen is joining with library supporters to officially oppose the move.

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Town to purchase land

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

At its meeting Monday night at Town Hall, the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to the purchase of a 10-acre parcel adjacent to the Town Operations Center on Millhouse Road. The town has been interested in the parcel for years since it is between its transit and public works facilities. Purchase price on the property…

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Bryan wins bar selection

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Former Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Jay Bryan was the top vote-getter in last week’s 15B Judicial Bar selection of who will serve out the rest of Judge Alonzo Coleman’s term. At a meeting last week at the Institute of Government, Bryan won the vote with 115 votes, followed by Glenn Gerding with 114 and…

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Memorial Day trash collection

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Most municipal offices in Carrboro and Chapel Hill will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day and trash collection scheduled for Monday will be rescheduled.

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New irrigation systems to require separate meters

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Starting July 1, all new in-ground irrigation systems connected to the OWASA system or other public utilities must have separate water meters in accordance with 2008 state legislation. Separate meters are not required for existing irrigation systems.

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Colleton Crossing rejected

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny an application for Colleton Crossing, a residential development proposed for Reynard Road between Fox Meadow and Highlands, saying nearby roads could not support the traffic the development would bring. The developer, MBI Development, proposed a 39-dwelling subdivision on 31.6…

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County to study Millhouse transfer station option

Posted on May 21, 2009May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Orange County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday night to consider a site suggested by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy north of the Town Operations Center on Millhouse Road as a potential location for the county’s proposed solid waste transfer station. Not surprisingly, Millhouse residents are troubled by the suggestion….

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Sludge forum

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and the Center for Health, Environment & Justice will host a public meeting on the risks to public health and the environment from spreading sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants on farmlands. The meeting will be on June 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cane Creek Baptist…

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All-star group looks at modern politics

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Great Hall of University Baptist Church will be the venue for what promises to be a lively discussion of modern politics. The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. today (May 21), is titled “Modern American Politics: Reform and Progress in the Post-Watergate Era” and is open to the public. Admission is free. Sponsored by…

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Manager recommends no tax increase

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen got its first look at Town Manager Steve Stewart’s $19.1 million fiscal 2010 recommended operating budget on Tuesday, which includes a revenue-neutral property tax rate of 58.94 cents per $100 of property valuation. While the tax rate provides no increase in revenue for the town,…

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Carolina North hearing highlights traffic impact

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer More lanes along sections of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, traffic circles there and on Estes Drive and at Rogers Road and Homestead Road, speed tables in Elkins Hills and other neighborhoods and even a “minor restriping” in downtown Carrboro are among the possible ways to mitigate a surge in…

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Millhouse Road transfer station site proposed

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Orange County Board of County Commissioners is holding a work session tonight (Thursday) with county staff and representatives of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough to discuss plans for a solid waste transfer station. The agenda calls for discussion of the proposed site off N.C. 54 in the White Cross…

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White Cross murder case dropped

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

Evidence presented Monday in Orange County District Court showed that brothers Steve and Ronnie Ramirez were acting in self-defense when they shot and killed Thaddeus Jerrod Harris in March. As a result, a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to send the cases to the Superior Court. The Ramirez brothers had been charged with…

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Ransom Street closed until Nov. 1

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

Both lanes of Ransom Street between Patterson Place and McCauley Street will be closed on Monday until Nov. 1 as work continues on the steam tunnel serving UNC. The steam tunnel runs along a UNC-owned right-of-way running parallel to and north of McCauley Street, crossing Columbia, Pittsboro and Random streets to connect the campus near…

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Police seek info in strong-arm robbery

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information regarding a strong-armed robbery in the parking lot of Borders Books on Fordham Boulevard on Friday around 5 p.m. According to police, a suspect grabbed the victim’s purse and pushed her, and a second suspect ran up beside the first suspect before they jumped into the back of…

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