Carolina North: A Community Perspective

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Chapel Hill Town Council Chambers

7:00 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2007

A Public Forum and Question & Answer Session
to Explore Concerns about Carolina North 

● Community impacts ● Traffic congestion ● Railroad corridor 

● On-site housing ● School capacity ● Air quality 

● On-site energy plant ● Fiscal equity ● Water use and quality

● Land preservation ● Unintended consequences  ● Energy use and conservation

Forum Program
(times are approximate)

7:00    Welcome and Introductory Remarks                                          Mike Collins, NRG

7:05    History and Background Presentation                                 Julie McClintock, NRG

7:20    Panel Presentations

Environment: air and water quality,
open space, and natural areas                           Bernadette Pelissier, Sierra Club

Housing, Schools, Commerce               Dan Coleman, Carrboro Board of Aldermen 

Transit-Oriented Development                         Bill Strom, Chapel Hill Town Council 

A Model of Sustainability: compact
footprint, connectivity, and energy                        James Carnahan, Village Project

7:40   Question, Answer, and Comment Session                  Fred Stang, NRG (Moderator)

8:55   Wrap-up and next steps                                                                Mike Collins, NRG

Forum co-sponsors:

Neighborhoods for Responsible Growth (NRG)
Orange-Chatham Sierra Club
The Village Project
Citizens United for Responsive Building (CURB)
Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE)
Citizen Action for Responsible Roads (CARR)
Friends of Bolin Creek

 

Handouts and documents:

Contact information for elected officials (PDF)

Forum survey (PDF)

Forum survey results

Forum handout (PDF)

Forum flyer (PDF)