By Susan Dickson Staff Writer As the warm weather rolls in and residents take to the outdoors, Carrboro will kick off another May with its annual Carrboro Day celebration this Sunday on the Town Hall grounds. The annual celebration started in 1995, when the Carrboro Board of Aldermen adopted a Carrboro Day Philosophy stating, “As…
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Aldermen reject Smith Level Road plan
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted 6 to 1 on Tuesday to return plans to widen and build sidewalks along Smith Level Road to the state Department of Transportation, asking DOT officials to remove a planned four-lane segment from the design. Mayor Mark Chilton cast the only dissenting vote, saying…
Aldermen against proposal to close library
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Following the release of preliminary county budget proposals to close the Carrboro Branch Library, members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said they would support the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library in their efforts to encourage the county to keep the library open. “I’ve made it really clear to…
Kids’ tomato seedling event in Carrboro
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will give away Cherry and Sungold tomato seedlings to children on April 25 starting at 8:30 a.m. The market will supply growing instructions and the Orange County Master Gardeners will offer planting advice. In 10 weeks, the children should come back with a clipping from their seedlings, and the fruit will…
East principal Dave Thaden announces retirement
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After three decades as an educator in Chapel Hill, much of that as the first and only principal at East Chapel Hill High, Dave Thaden announced this week that he’s stepping down. Thaden cited his 30-year mark and a need to focus on his health as the reasons for this…
Tar Heels triumph
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, a member of the attending crew at the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center placed a wooden table in the center of a stage set up on the floor of the basketball court. That act, studied intently by the several thousand assembled there, was followed…
UNC plans to build hospital in Hillsborough
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer UNC Health Care is finalizing plans for a new medical facility near the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough. Health care system officials have signed a letter of intent to buy 85 acres in the Waterstone development just off of I-40 at exit 261, according to Karen McCall, UNC Hospitals vice…
Former local now citizen of ‘The World’
By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer Longtime locals are hearing a familiar voice on WUNC-FM these days. “The World,†a joint venture between the BBC and Public Radio International, now airs at 3 p.m. weekdays on 91.5 and features former Carrboro resident Marco Werman. The Citizen caught up with Werman via email while he was…
Tempers fly over council’s Aydan Court decision
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer By the time developer Carol Ann Zinn reached the microphone at Town Hall Monday night, she already knew the fate of her proposed Aydan Court project. Moments before, the council had ended a tense discussion and decided not to make changes to the town’s Residential-Special Standards-Conditional zoning district that would…
County solid waste plans moving forward
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Although the fervor of opposition to a solid-waste transfer station proposed for southwestern Orange County has not waned, the tone at a recent meeting on the matter was low key as residents peppered the county’s top solid-waste management official with questions on the plans. Gayle Wilson, Orange County Solid Waste…
Mental health advocates say consumer voices go unheard
This story is a follow-up to a series about mental health care in North Carolina. To read the previous stories in this series, go to carrborocitizen.com/main/breakdown/ By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer As mental health care advocates call on state leaders to listen to consumers of mental health services, a national organization says that the state…
Smith Level roundabout draws concern
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The safety of a roundabout near Carrboro High School is one of the focal points of concern in the latest plans for widening Smith Level Road. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials discussed new plans for the widening at an information session with local residents at Carrboro Elementary School on Tuesday….
Flashback to the Freedom Rides
By Jasmina Nogo Staff Writer
Revaluation in Orange County
From this week’s issue — Reporters Margot Lester and Rich Fowler offer a detailed look at the revaluation issue. • Main Story: Revaluations squeeze home, business owners • How revaluations are calculated • How to appeal your revaluation • Neighborhoods with the biggest gains and drops.
Revaluations squeeze home, business owners
By Rich Fowler and Margot C. Lester Staff Writers It wasn’t that long ago that seeing a rise in your property value indicated a good return on investment. But the challenging economy has turned that mentality on its head. “In our normal circumstances, people would be happy to see the value of their house go…
