Chapel Hill Looking at Options to Expand Downtown Parking
For anyone who has visited downtown Chapel Hill, it’s no secret that parking can be a headache....
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Roger Stancil
Town Manager Upholds Firing Of Lee Thompson
Roger Stancil concluded Thompson was justly terminated for the misuse of town resources, but Thompson says it was for racial and anti-union reasons.
Read MoreHappy Boss Day to Chapelboro Bosses
It’s tough to be a boss. Today is a good time to thank those who have taken on the challenge. So – Happy Boss Day – to all Chapelboro bosses. It’s also a good day for bosses to remind themselves of the...
Read MoreGood Business by the Town of Chapel Hill
There’s a story on my wall which is on my wall as an important reminder. It goes like this. A boy was working on a project in the garage. He was trying to lift a big box but couldn’t budge it. His father passed by and...
Read MoreA Joke, And The Mayor Is Laughing
The latest incarnation of the Chapel Hill Town Government’s fumbling quest to cover up the Yates incident is a joke, and may be the most politically revealing. Town Manager Roger Stancil, and presumably the Mayor and Police...
Read MoreDeath of a Cynic
When I attended the first community meeting for Chapel Hill’s 2020 Comprehensive Plan I looked at the hundreds of people gathered at East Chapel Hill High and thought something along the lines of “We’re all wasting our...
Read MoreBig Issues for 2012 and Beyond
It’s nice to say that we begin 2012 with excitement about Chapel Hill 2020 — and REALLY MEAN IT! The plan our stakeholders create will take us well beyond the year 2020 in our vision for a sustainable, vital community. The...
Read MoreFramework for Change
A few weeks back I wrote about how a presentation from Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil had made it crystal clear that services would go down, taxes would go up or we could add to our tax base. With that in mind I...
Read More'Tis the Season!
Yes, it ‘tis the season and watching harried people move about trying to do everything that they have on the list proves it, but it’s another season too. This is also recognition season and I’m glad that it is. One of the...
Read MoreWhy Chapel Hill is Lucky
I’ve had so much to say over the past few weeks that I’ve found myself virtually (!) tongue-tied. I couldn’t seem to focus my thoughts about so many less-than-savvy spenders: the staffer of Kansas Gov....
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