The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing regarding the county’s proposed Comprehensive Plan on Monday. County residents are invited to provide feedback regarding the proposed plan to the Orange County Planning Board through mid-June. The plan is available online at www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/DRAFTCOMPPLAN050608.asp.
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News Brief: Tethering amendment draws crowd
Both supporters and opponents of a dog-tethering law amendment packed the house at a public hearing before the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The commissioners postponed a decision regarding the amendment, saying they needed more time to consider the feedback provided during the public hearing.
Residents, officials question biosolid plans, regulations
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A request by the City of Burlington to renew its expired biosolid applications permit has environmentalists and officials from Orange and Chatham counties asking for better studies and tighter oversight of the program. Orange County has more than 3,000 acres of farmland that are regularly sprayed with biosolids — a…
Severe weather
Strong storm headed east. Golfball sized hail in Siler City. WRAL Map National Weather Service: AT 440 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF PITTSBORO…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IT HAS PRODUCED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR SILER CITY.
Budget cuts can’t match sluggish economy
Manager calls for 3.23 cent tax increase by Kirk Ross Staff Writer The town is cutting expenditures by close to 6 percent, but taxes are headed up under a budget proposal detailed for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen at Town Hall Tuesday night. Town Manager Steve Stewart outlined a $18,476,375 budget that delays vehicle purchases…
IFC makes plans for new shelter after deal with town, UNC
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer The Inter-Faith Council finally has the land it needs to build a new men’s residential facility, thanks to an agreement between UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill. The university is buying 13 acres of land on Homestead Road from Duke Energy and will lease about one and a half…
School budget fueling tax increase
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district has requested a budget increase of more than $6.8 million this year, including more than $2.4 million to fund salary and benefit increases and other state mandates. This would be a 12.5 percent increase over last year’s budget.
Fires strike Carrboro residences
A lightning strike caused a fire to burn through the attic of a Carrboro home early Saturday, May 10, according to the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department. No injuries were reported. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the home at 1604 Pathway Dr. just after midnight and firefighters had controlled the fire after approximately 23 minutes. The home,…
School board to approve CHHS walk zone
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is expected to approve a plan tonight (Thursday) that will create a walk zone around Chapel Hill High School and eliminate bus stops for 66 students. A sidewalk network on Homestead, High School and Seawell School roads was completed in December, allowing…
Rain shortens Carolina’s commencement
A steady rain that began shortly before the 9:30 a.m. Sunday start of Carolina’s commencement celebration in Kenan Stadium shortened the ceremony. Outgoing Chancellor James Moeser conferred the degrees of the undergraduates, who were led in the traditional turning of their mortarboard tassels by Senior Class President Ashley Shores, who gave remarks as planned.
News Brief: Edwards to endorse Obama
As The Citizen was going to press, ABC News was reporting that John Edwards is expected to endorse Barack Obama on Wednesday, May 14 at a nighttime event in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama’s opponent in the nationwide primary race, defeated Obama in West Virginia’s primary by 41 points on Tuesday. The endorsement…
News Brief: Golf tourney
UNC’s Finley Golf Course will host the Third Annual Dre’ Bly Celebrity Golf Classic on Saturday, May 17, starting at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public and admission is $5 for adults, free for children 12 and under. Dre’ Bly will host and be joined by Phil Ford, Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt,…
News Brief: NC immigrant rights
Dani Martinez-Moore, immigration network coordinator for the NC Justice Center, will discuss her work with various organizations providing assistance to immigrants in their struggles against unjust treatment, in a presentation entitled “How are Immigrant Rights Addressed in North Carolina?†The talk is at 7 p.m., May 22 at the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library…
News Brief: District 2 commissioner runoff
The District 2 Board of County Commissioners seat is up in the air after primary candidate Leo Allison submitted a request for a runoff against Steve Yuhasz about four hours before the board of elections deadline. Yuhasz won 37.23 percent of the votes, Allison took second with 27.72 percent. Because the winning total is below…
News Brief: Local employers recognized
Debra Dihoff, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-North Carolina, will be the keynote speaker at Club Nova’s 10th Annual Employers’ Reception on Thursday, May 22. The event will be held to celebrate Club Nova’s Transitional and Independent Employment program and the local businesses that have provided jobs for the program this year….