A Chapel Hill advisory board met for a special meeting Monday to officially recommend the proposed Aura development to the town council – with a few conditions.
Short-Term Rentals, like those of Airbnb, have come under scrutiny by local officials and Chapel Hill residents as the industry continues to grow and the current market is left mostly unregulated.
The Town of Chapel Hill created a criminal justice debt program to provide relief to formally incarcerated community members as they take steps forward to reintegrate into the community. Now, the town council recently approved changes to expand the program’s services by a 7 – 1 vote at their last meeting.
After former Chapel Hill Town Council member Rachel Schaevitz resigned in February of last year, the town has again delayed a decision on how to fill her vacancy.