Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:33:05 +0000 From: Debbie Roos Subject: Register Now for Cooperative Extension’s High Tunnel Workshop The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a High Tunnel Production workshop as part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series on Monday, March 3, 2014 from 9:00 am-5:00Continue Reading

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 13:59:54 +0000 From: Debra Henzey Subject: Chatham Board Encourages Applicants for Vacant  Commissioner Seat Contact:   Charlie Horne, County Manager, 919-542-8200 Date:  February 4, 2014 Chatham Board Encourages Applicants for Vacant Commissioner Seat PITTSBORO-The Chatham County Board of Commissioners met briefly on Feb. 3 to discussContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 06:28:51 -0500 From: Gene Galin Subject: Preston’s developer thinks bigger, proposes new 22,000 home city in  Chatham County From the News & Observer – *Preston’s developer thinks bigger, proposes new 22,000 home city in Chatham County* Chatham Park is the brainchild of Tim Smith, oneContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:09:23 -0500 From: PBO Guy Subject: How to handle unwanted posts to the Chatlist I posted a comment a couple of days ago about how I think the Chatlist is being over-run by useless posts authored by pseudonym-bearing entities either for or against Chatham ParkContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:59:32 -0500 From: Taylor Kish Subject: Ok, I will aim for fairness. . . To be fair, I accept some of those who have signed on with PittsboroMatters feel like they are being Paul(Paulette) Revere; alerting Chatlist Chathamites to the dangers of Preston Development andContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:59:54 -0500 From: Pittsboro Matters Subject: Chatham Park Construction Jobs? How many jobs and contracts will be set aside for local residents and businesses during the Chatham Park construction process? Unless Chatham Park Investors (AKA Tim Smith and Bubba Rawls) provides a binding answer toContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:06:41 -0500 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Pittsboro “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded!” (and Siler City is pushing for a ‘megasite’) Guess the spillover flows west.. It seems to me that folks commenting about new folks moving into the area should indicate whetherContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:49:09 -0500 From: Taylor Kish Subject: Who should pay for my internet access? Should renters barely scraping by in Siler City pay higher rents to cover higher property taxes so I can obtain faster, cheaper internet access (broadband or otherwise) from the county?  Should anyContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:14:44 -0500 From: “Tom Glendinning” Subject: Chatham Park Observations Simple and in outline form: 1.     The census department forecasts that the population of the county will grow by more than 55,000 to 60,000 people in the next 30 years. If these families buy individual lotsContinue Reading