It is election season in Chatham County and once again the old debates about taxation without representation for the geographic majority, population minority portion of the county is getting attention. Let’s be honest. The, conservative, western, rural, part of the county simply does not have, does it want, and willContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:13:25 -0500 From: GGalin Subject: Quick bird’s eye view video of Chatham water tower at Briar Chapel Put together a quick 30 second bird’s eye video of the Chatham County water tower at Briar Chapel off Mann’s Chapel Road. See it at https://www.facebook.com/chathamjournal/videos/177557156920949/ I have postedContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 08:05:07 -0500From: Gene Galin Subject: Briar Chapel residents raise concerns about waste water treatment plant expansion A development plan for Willaims Corner on 15-501 is being brought to the Chatham County planning department. Many Briar Chapel residents have concerns that the wastewater treatment plant servingContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 01:59:18 +0000From: George Chatham Subject: Flame On If you want to get an idea of what happens when outside developers build a community without a solidly thought out, proven and environmentally sensitive plan for the future of wastewater, read this week’s Chatham N&R article onContinue Reading
The Mosaic at Chatham Parks pays $10,000 Fine for Stream Violation The Mosaic development at Chatham Park had its Land Disturbance Permit revoked on January 10 by Chatham County’s program for Sedimentation and Erosion Control. This was in response to damage to a stream after a piece of heavy equipmentContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:44:58 -0400 From: Pam Cash-Roper Subject: RE: Pittsboro Election In regards to our upcoming election, below is a question that deals with affordable housing: Q: What concerns, if any, do you have about the supply of affordable housing in Pittsboro? I am the only candidateContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 12:49:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Jina Blasko Subject: Traffic Circle So I am unsure what the update is on the circle however I found the following online from the Chatham news and record May 2019 Courthouse Traffic Circle Improvements Improvements to Pittsboro’s traffic circle was identifiedContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 23:38:15 -0400 From: Taylor KishSubject: Whose name is on the deed? The name on the deed is the person/persons responsible for the stewardship. No where is a busybody needed to tell owners what an owner should/ought to do with their own property. No one botheredContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 20:12:16 -0400 From: Duck Decoy Subject: need better town board member for environment Michael Fiocco on the Pittsboro town board wants profit from Chatham Park Developers instead of representing the community he is supposed to serve. Recently at a meeting he tried to force anContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 20:54:48 -0400 From: Rick Barnett Subject: Matchsticks in Wasteland Thanks to you folks for continuing the notes about the Chatham Park tree outlook. I had not known about the nursery connection. – Bleak. As are the trees’ growth prospects, I assume. Continue Reading
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 17:40:28 +0000 From: George Chatham Subject: Pittsboro Road Widening – Public Meeting From the NCDOT: The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes to widen approximately 1.4 miles U.S. 15-501 (Hillsboro Street) roadway widening project in Pittsboro from Launis Street to Powell Place Lane. The proposed projectContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 18:07:24 +0000 From: George Chatham Subject: Pittsboro Public Hearing TONIGHT Monday June 10th – TONIGHT! At tonight’s PBO Board of Commissioners Meeting they will, among other things, have a Public Hearing on the Chatham Park Planned District Development (PDD) Additional Element Open Space Amendment. Here’sContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 12:05:24 +0000 From: leela ellis Subject: Picture This Someone just asked me why it is so upsetting if it is agreed that new trees will be planted when old trees are cut down. Picture this. Take a walk along any street that has old trees.Continue Reading
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 15:25:58 -0400 From: Ridley Westmont Subject: Chatham Park April Fools I think it slipped by some of us but Chatham Park followed in the tradition of many other companies in posting an April Fool’s prank on their website. Stewardship of Trees in Chatham Park ByContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 19:05:26 +0000 From: George Chatham Subject: Water water everywhere, and Chatham Park don’t think On Chatham Park’s website, under the banner of “Clean Tech” we find this: “Water is one of our most precious resources, and at Chatham Park, we’re committed to protecting and preservingContinue Reading