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Friends of Bolin Creek Voices Concerns with Development Plans for Coal Ash Site.
Chapel Hill proposes building a government services complex on the coal ash pile with minimal protective measures. We find the present agreement does not protect public health and the environment for the following reasons. The NC Dept of the Environment is taking...
North Carolina Seeks Public Comment About Chapel Hill Coal Ash Site Plans
Chapel Hill proposes building a government services complex on the coal ash pile with minimal protective measures. We find the present agreement does not protect public health and the environment for the following reasons. The NC Dept of the Environment is taking...
How to access NC DEQ Brownfields Documents
Click on this link: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/ On the new page, paste project number 23022-19-068 this into the search and click the green magnifying glass icon (search button) The wheel will spin for a bit, and then a list of 34 PDF documents will...
Help Build a Better Bikeway
Friends of Bolin Creek support bikeways that are NOT in fragile wetlands. An off-road Seawell School bikepath would have these advantages over a creekside route: Provide direct connectivity between current and future bikeway paths on Estes Dr. Cost less to build Cost...
MPO Funds Local Bike and Pedestrian Projects
The MPO is the regional transit funding organization where most of our transit funds come from - that includes bike and pedestrian projects too. Today the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro MPO voted for these existing and new projects. A step forward for better connectivity...
On Earth Day Celebrate Our Own Bolin Forest
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate Bolin Forest - a beautiful urban forest that is a substantial part of our community. While the majority of the forest is owned by UNC, Carrboro purchased a small portion known as Adam’s Tract in 2004. Out of the 425-acre forest, only a...