On Wednesday, April 25, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted 8-1 to approve applications to build two affordable housing projects in Chapel Hill. Together, these projects will provide 100 apartments for individuals and families making between 30 and 80 percent of the Average Median Income in Chapel Hill. These projects were approved in just five […]
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Carrboro Town Council Scored Votes: The 203 Project Financing, Construction and Development Agreement
After over 30 years of advocacy to build a library in Carrboro, and several efforts in the last decade to site the library downtown and add additional beneficial public components, there has been a final decision made to build the 203 Project, which will include the library, the Orange County Skills Development Center, a teen […]
NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro Announces Plan to Score Council Votes
We encourage the Carrboro Town Council to Support the 203 Project on April 5, 2022 To help voters better understand how local elected officials vote on issues important to NEXT and the community, NEXT will begin recommending vote positions and scoring votes by each member of the Town Council. Over time, these votes will be […]
NEXT NC Action Fund 2021 Endorsements
The NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro Action Fund, a local, community-based 501(c)(4) focused on affordable housing, transportation alternatives, and economic development, has made the following endorsements in Chapel Hill and Carrboro for the 2021 municipal elections. Chapel Hill Mayor—Pam Hemminger Chapel Hill Town Council—Camille Berry, Paris Miller-Foushee, Karen Stegman Carrboro Mayor—Damon Seils Carrboro Town Council—Barbara Foushee, Danny […]
The Greene Tract and the Value of Putting Community First
The members of NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro Action Fund, a local organization that advocates for affordable and diverse housing options and transportation alternatives, call upon local leaders to support the Greene Tract development process. The Greene Tract offers a once in a generation opportunity to create affordable housing, foster economic development, and provide access to parks […]