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County breaks ground on new animal shelter

Posted on June 12, 2008June 12, 2008 by Staff

by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The animals of Orange County will soon move into bigger and better facilities, with a new Animal Services Center under construction on Eubanks Road. County officials broke ground on the project last week. Despite sweltering heat, community members, county commissioners and adoptable pets showed up for the groundbreaking.

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‘The Butler’ waits on town

Posted on June 5, 2008June 9, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen have set a public hearing for June 24 to review a plan for a five-story condominium and office complex on the site of Butler’s Garage, behind The ArtsCenter and Cat’s Cradle. The proposal for the project — dubbed ‘The Butler’ — includes 57 condominiums and…

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Scroggs calls it a day

Posted on June 4, 2008June 4, 2008 by Staff

by Susan Dickson When Steve Scroggs began his first day as assistant superintendent for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, he sat outside his office and cried. After nearly 30 years working directly with children, Scroggs had made the transition to school administration, and found himself a little lonely. “It was the first time there wasn’t a…

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Carrboro readies for vote on budget

Posted on May 29, 2008May 29, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Staff Writer After a short public hearing at Town Hall Tuesday night on the proposed 2009-2009 budget, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen asked for a small rewrite and indicated they are likely to approve the proposal at the next meeting on June 3. The main change as a result of the hearing…

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Budget cuts can’t match sluggish economy

Posted on May 19, 2008May 21, 2008 by Staff

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…

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Century Center buzzing

Posted on May 16, 2008May 19, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Pardon the pun, but it didn’t take too long last Tuesday for the buzz downtown to get around. Late Tuesday morning, calls and emails poured into The Citizen offices about a large number of bees swarming next to the Century Center, specifically in the Foster Holly (Ilex x attenuata) on the northeast…

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Big turnout marks Orange primaries

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Going into Tuesday, higher registration numbers were already indicating a heavy turnout for Election Day, when Orange County voters would cast their ballots for everything from a tax referendum to the next president. The early vote total swelled as well, nearly reaching 18,000 votes by the close of business on…

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Transfer tax foes spend big

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Determined to keep their perfect score in defeating counties’ efforts to adopt a real estate transfer tax, the North Carolina real estate and construction interests, led by the North Carolina Association of Realtors and the North Carolina Homebuilders, have pumped more than $205,000 in cash and in-kind contributions into defeating…

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Kinnaird, Carey, working for votes

Posted on April 26, 2008April 28, 2008 by Staff

by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Six months ago, the race for North Carolina Senate District 23, which is comprised of Orange and Person counties, was shaping up as a much different kind of contest than the one on the ballot today. A field of three — Carrboro Alderman John Herrera and two Orange County commissioners,…

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Obama to Carrboro?

Posted on April 17, 2008April 18, 2008 by Staff

Nothing’s confirmed, but town is readying for a major rally and rock show May 2 at Town Commons By Kirk Ross Staff Writer No official confirmation yet, but Carrboro officials are planning for one of the largest crowds in town history after the board of aldermen greenlighted a request by the Barack Obama campaign to…

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A complicated ballot full of critical choices

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Staff

Voters tune into new registration rules, new county commissioner districts and contested races from the top of the ticket to a local tax referendum By Kirk Ross Staff Writer With news reports along the presidential campaign trail now including datelines like Raleigh, Greensboro and the UNC campus, this spring’s primary season is heating up. Set…

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Registration deadlines/ election update

Posted on April 8, 2008April 8, 2008 by Staff

A reminder that regular registration is coming to a close, the early voting period is about to begin and there’s a complicated election ahead. Oh, and our Democratic presidential primary counts this year. We’ll have a look at these and the races in this week’s Citizen. Registration deadlines and other info and links after the…

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Report calls for new fire safety rules

Posted on April 3, 2008April 3, 2008 by Staff

New homes, apartments may be required to have sprinklers, fire alarms By Kirk RossStaff Writer Town building rules would have to be changed if Carrboro, the most densely packed municipality in North Carolina, wants to reduce the threat of property loss and injuries from fire. That’s the conclusion in a report to the Carrboro Board…

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Campus Mourns

Posted on March 13, 2008March 13, 2008 by Staff

Update: Second suspect arrested early Thursday morning. By Kirk Ross & Emily Burns Staff Writers In the recorded history of this community, few stories have been sadder. With barely a week having passed since the murder of Student Body President Eve Marie Carson, emotions are still raw; and as campus gears up after its spring…

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Arrest made in Carson case

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Staff

Chapel Hill Police released the following statement at 4:35 p.m. today (Wednesday): Early this morning the Chapel Hill Police Department received information that the individual appearing in the convenience store photograph was possibly in a residence in Durham. Chapel Hill Police Investigators then notified the Durham Police authorities and surveillance of this location was established….

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