The Community Policing Advisory Committee on Monday informed the council that committee members had voted to reject the recommendation.
Category: News
Primary filing deadline passes
With the filing deadline having passed at noon yesterday, four candidates will be vying for three seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education.
Spring Break transit schedule
Chapel Hill Transit will operate on its spring break schedule March 3-10.
Chapel Hill accepting food truck apps
The Town of Chapel Hill begins accepting applications today (Thursday) for food trucks to operate on private property in the town’s commercial districts.
OWASA water may taste of chlorine
For the month of March, OWASA will use chlorine to disinfect water instead of the chloramines normally used.
Northside/Pine Knolls development info
The Town of Chapel Hill will hold two public information meetings on Wednesday about new zoning regulations for the Northside and Pine Knolls Neighborhood Conservation Districts.
Carrboro named Tree City USA
Carrboro has been name a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to urban forestry.
Chatham seeks input on transit plan
Chatham County is in the early stages of developing a 30-year plan that will outline needed improvements to transportation in the county and is requesting citizen input.
Landfill closure confirmed
In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Commissioners set June 30, 2013, as the date to close the county landfill, giving the county and its municipalities 16 months to determine what to do with their trash.
Tracking trash
With the Orange County landfill now officially set to close in June 2013, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has chosen to truck the county’s trash to a waste transfer station in Durham.
Council to consider cell phone ordinance
CHAPEL HILL – Furthering its consideration of a ban on cell phone use while driving, the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday voted 7-2 to schedule possible action for March 12.
Aldermen, Friends spar over library site
CARRBORO – Discussion grew heated Tuesday night between members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library as the groups squared off on criteria for siting a library in Carrboro.
Seven-story project proposed for MLK
CHAPEL HILL – A new plan is in the works for a seven-story student-housing development at 602 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., the current site of Central Park Apartments.
Dorosin, Rich enter commissioner race
Three more candidates filed this week to run for four seats on the Orange County Board of Commissioners in the May 8 primaries.
Charter school community meetings
The board of the Howard & Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School, a charter school proposed for Chapel Hill-Carrboro, will hold community information meetings today (Thursday) and Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Maple View Agricultural Education Center.