• TOP NEWS: Condensed Results of The Most Recent Board of Aldermen Meeting

1. Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC to Apply for Google Fiber for Communities
   1. Residents, businesses, and community and University groups are encouraged to provide input through an upcoming public forum and an online survey, and may also provide input directly to Google. Learn more at http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview
   2. Public Survey – A survey has been posted at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QLM5QST. The survey is being used to gauge public opinion for the project and to receive ideas and comments for the application. Survey questions were taken from the Google Request for Information guidelines.
   3. Nominate Us (Chapel Hill/Carrboro/UNC) - please follow this link and click on the "Nominate your community" button under "For residents and community groups" to nominate our communities.
2. Wanted: Suggestions For Carrboro Community Needs for Fiscal Year 2010-11 Beginning July 1
3. Greenhouse Gas Survey
4. PD - PREVENTING VEHICLE BREAK-INS
5. Climate Change Expert to Speak February 1st, 2010
6. Public Works: Loose Leaf Collection Extended to March 26th
7. CAROLINA NORTH -
   • Fiscal Impact Analysis: Phase I of Carolina North
   • Level Of Service / Cost & Revenue Assumptions
8. Help A Family In Need - Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program for OWASA customers
9. Water Conservation Information
   1. OWASA water conservation information
   2. NC Drought Management Council website
10. Click here for the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department’s free smoke alarm and child car seat installation programs
11. Public Works Major Projects Timeline Update
12. Shared Ride Transit Services
13. Sidewalk Bond Projects
14. List of Official Town Holidays

The Town of Carrboro works with Chapel Hill Transit to provide Shared Ride on-demand transit services to areas of Carrboro that do not have fixed-route bus service.

Click here for more information:
http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.aspx?page=749

Two types of Shared Ride services will be provided in Carrboro: Feeder Service and Evening/Sunday Service.

• Feeder Service, which is provided at no charge between 6:45 am and 6:15 pm on weekdays, provides trips between designated bus stops in the “feeder” zones and the nearest bus route or to another “feeder” zone.
• Evening/Sunday Service is provided to areas that do not have regular evening, Saturday, and Sunday bus service and requires that users pay with Chapel Hill Transit bus tickets (tickets can be purchased at Carrboro Town Hall and other locations).
  

Funding for the enhanced transit services are being provided through federal Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ) funds and a 50 percent local match from the Town of Carrboro.

To view the map of Carrboro feeder zones and transfer points, click HERE.

For more information, please contact Carrboro Planning at at 918-7324.

Members of the Press and Public,

A survey has been created to assess community priorities and perspectives regarding establishment of approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The survey can be accessed at http://tiny.cc/OrangeGGI.   The survey should take 10-30 minutes to complete. Familiarity with climate protection science and policy and the greenhouse gas emissions inventory recently completed will support completion of the survey, but is not required.

Orange County local governments have committed to take part in ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign, and have completed Milestone One of the campaign: Creation of a GHG Emissions Inventory and Forecast. (The results of this inventory are available at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/ercd/greenhousegas.asp. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.) Steps to be completed include: Milestone Two: Setting a Reduction Target; Milestone Three: Developing a Local Action Plan; Milestone Four: Implementing the Local Action Plan; and Milestone Five: Measuring Progress and Reporting Results.

For additional information, contact:
Randy Dodd
Environmental Planner
Town of Carrboro
919 918-7326
rdodd@townofcarrboro.org

The budget process for reviewing community needs is underway. A public hearing to receive feedback from residents will be held on February 23, 2010. The Town Manager plans to submit a recommended budget to the Board of Aldermen on May 4, 2010. A public hearing to receive comments on the recommended budget will also be held on May 25, 2010.

The Board of Aldermen and the Town Manager welcome feedback from Town residents throughout the budget process. The final budget is planned for adoption on June 15, 2010. Carrboro residents may email written suggestions to the Town Clerk on the Town’s website at swilliamson@townofcarrboro.org

Residents may write or fax in suggestions. You may write to the Town Clerk at 301 West Main Street, Carrboro, N.C. 27510 or fax comments to her at 918-4456.

The Town of Carrboro has identified the Phase 1 sidewalks to be funded from the bond referendum approved by voters on November 4, 2003.

• For more information, please click HERE.
• For a map showing the location of the Phase 1 Sidewalk Bond Projects, please click HERE.