Obey Creek Plans Raise Environmental Concerns - Chapelboro.com

So, if the trees are that important, why allow anything to be built at Obey Creek? Honestly, it is scandalous to see how the developer has made the debate about him and his ideas and no one is really advocating, effectively, for what might be best for Chapel Hill and the people who live here.

Fiscal analysis

This is extremely informative and anyone interested should at least go through the PowerPoint. What it seems to conclude is that the net revenue to the Town from the proposed development would be about 1% of the current Town revenues. In other words, net revenues would rise 1%. Does that mean a potential decrease in Town real estate taxes by an offsetting amount? My response to this appears first below:

"This is very helpful.

 Since this is all predictive, can you provide a similar fiscal analysis of East54? for example, so that we can see how a project – not that old – actually translates into one-time and annual revenues and costs? Why rely only on a good-faith prediction when real data on real property is available so that we can test the validity of this analysis in a real case?

Thanks."

From the Town:

"Hello all,

Attached to this email is the fiscal analysis of the proposed Obey Creek development requested by Council during their June 23, 2014 Business Meeting. The Council will be reviewing this information during their upcoming work session on Wednesday, October 1^st at 6:00pm. The meeting will be held in Meeting Room B of the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive.

More information about the Obey Creek development agreement process can be found at www.townofchapelhill.org/obeycreek

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Megan

Megan K. Wooley, Community Sustainability Planner Community Sustainability Division  |  Planning and Sustainability 405 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.  |  Chapel Hill NC 27514 Town of Chapel Hill  |  www.townofchapelhill.org t: 919-969-5059  |  mwooley@townofchapelhill.org

The Daily Tar Heel :: Chapel Hill Transit receives grant for new buses

So, does this grant impose other federal obligations on the Town of Chapel Hill that might affect Obey Creek?

The High Line Opens Its Third and Final Phase - NYTimes.com

Lessons for Obey Creek?

To Save the Planet, Don’t Plant Trees - NYTimes.com

How do we apply this to Obey Creek?

Cities Project : NPR

Much to learn.

Funding climate stalls Carolina North project | The Herald-Sun

What is more likely to stall Obey Creek?