Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger calls in to speak with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about updates from the Town Council meeting Wednesday night. Hemminger shares details on the public hearing for the Aura development, honoring a long-time public servant and overcoming a technical difficulty. Plus: she shares thoughts on Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle announcing she will not run for a fifth term.
For more than four years, the town has been planning to convert the 13 acres of land into a mixed-income community with units set at below market price.
The Town of Chapel Hill is honoring a long-time public servant at its council meeting Wednesday. Deputy Town Manager Florentine “Flo” Miller is being recognized for her nearly 32 years of service to the town ahead of her retirement June 1.
At the beginning of May, the Town of Chapel Hill’s Economic Sustainability Committee heard a presentation for a potential luxury housing development for residents 55 and older. The proposed South Creek development would replace the previously approved Obey Creek Project.
A local leader in Orange County received an award for her service to the state last week. Former Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich was recognized with the Old North State Award from Governor Cooper for her decades of work in local government.
Residents of Orange County – and especially Chapel Hill – may be facing higher property taxes this year, as the local budgeting process gets under way.
The Town of Chapel Hill recently hosted a public information meeting to discuss the traffic impact of the proposed Aura project – a mix-used development set for 1000 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.