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Since the 2008 recession, downtown Chapel Hill has had at least two dozen businesses close. Numerous business owners point to problems such as high taxes, steep rent, limited parking, dwindling street traffic, persistent and aggressive panhandling, and a disconnect between owners and local government officials. A Franklin Street maps shows businesses and their closing year.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 38, Sept 2013,
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22189
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Technically speaking, there are no regulated landfills operating in Orange County. However, there is an unmarked dump off Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road where people are carrying their garbage--dozens of abandoned cars, broken toilets, rusting metal drums, broken wood and sharp, rusty metal pieces, among other things. A big problem is that it is located in the \"critical\" watershed for University Lake, a 450-million-gallon reservoir west of Carrboro, and several other reservoirs that provide drinking water for over 80,000 people. Ball explores what can be done about it.
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22190
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On February 2, a retired coal plant, operated by Duke Energy in Eden, began leaking approximately 30,000 tons of toxic coal ash into the Dan River. It was the third largest of its kind in the country's history. The river, a vital drinking source for Virginia and North Carolina towns, may have been polluted with heavy metals such as arsenic. Ball reports on a February meeting of the NC Genial Assembly's Environmental Review Commission. Among the points raised was the question--\"Who is going to pay for the cleanup?\" A complicating factor in the fallout following the spill is that Governor Pat McCrory worked thirty years for the company that caused the spill.
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A 55-year-old sewer line near a waste-water treatment plant on the Haw River upstream from Burlington failed on January 27, 2014. By the time it was discovered and plugged two days later, 3.5 million gallons of liquid sewage had poured into the river which empties into the water supply for about 300,000 people. It is a state mandate that the public must be notified within forty-eight hours of a spill reaching state waters. Notification this time was seventy hours. Ball examines the slow notification time, why the pipe broke, and what the outcome to the break was.
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Chatham Park is a development project for eastern Chatham County and is intended to be a mix-use project. In June the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to approve the park. The project, which at 7,500 acres, is thought to be the largest development plan in the state's history, has not been without opposition. When completed, the population of Pittsboro will rise from a current 4,000 to 60,000 by 2050.
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In June, NC Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation that lifted the state's moratorium on fracking. Soon Crimson Holdings Corporation, located in Pittsburgh, began offering leases to buy mineral rights from Durham landowners, especially ones like Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, which owns 340 acres and four public nature preserves in Durham. Crimson's agent has not registered with state officials; therefore, he could be breaking the law.
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Clean Water for North Carolina and a handful of North Carolina county officials filed a complaint against the Mining and Energy Commission (MEC), the State of North Carolina, and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 2, 2015. In prior months, the MEC ruled that local governments could not pass ordinances to forbid fracking within their jurisdictions. The lawsuit attacks this action, contending that the Legislature violated the state constitution by allowing the MEC to draft this law. A temporary statewide ban on fracking could occur if a judge decides the case has worth.
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Duke Energy pled guilty for nine misdemeanor violations of the federal Clean Water Act in May 2015. In prior months, the company dumped 39,000 tons of ash in the Dan River, causing Duke Energy to come under scrutiny.
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Omar Currie, a third-grade teacher at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School in Orange County, was accused of promoting homosexuality in the school after reading the book King & King to his students to discourage bullying. This action sparked a controversy in Orange County and Currie is questioning his future with the school system.
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23169
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North Carolina residents in Lee County oppose Duke Energy's plan to dispose of potentially carcinogenic ash in abandoned brick mines.
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23188
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Dynamic Community Charter School fights back as the N.C. State Board of Education decided to begin the process to revoke the school's charter for various reasons.
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23208
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Chapel Hill developers must face the growing issue of rising property values, which push poor residents out as landlords seek to attract college students.
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23243
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While many cities wait for Google Fiber, Wilson already launched its own municipal broadband, which is becoming a popular public model for other cities.
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23252
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Nerys Levy works within Chapel Hill and Carrboro to fight for social justice.
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23274
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The ArtsCenter in Carrboro hopes to move to a new downtown location, partnering with children's museum KidZu to split costs.
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