Thank you, Chapel Hill.
After two terms of office on the Chapel Hill Town Council, I have decided not to seek reelection. I extend a heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported my candidacies of 2003 and 2007 and who during the intervening years have voiced your support for the work I’ve committed myself to doing on the Council. It’s been an honor and a pleasure to work with you and to be part of a council that has accomplished so many worthy goals.
One of my campaign pledges was to convene a community conversation about homelessness. The outcome of our conversation was the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness, a collaboration of the town with Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange County to harness available resources, identify needs, and seek new ways to serve our homeless population.
Another goal was to broaden and strengthen our affordable housing requirements while also making them more predictable for developers. In 2010, the Council passed an inclusionary zoning ordinance that achieves this goal.
Consistently I have worked to support neighborhood, environmental, and historic preservation. Since 2004, the Council has created seven neighborhood conservation districts. We have placed 92 acres of open space under permanent conservation easement.
All of this, and much more that we have accomplished since 2003, is the product of tremendous collaborative work by citizens and residents of our community who believe in working together through government for the common good. It has been an absolute honor to be part of this important work.
I’m particularly proud to have served under Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt’s first term, and I support his reelection campaign wholeheartedly. Of the announced candidates for Council, I plan to support my colleague Donna Bell and planning board member Jason Baker. I wish the next Council much success as it confronts the challenges of creating a new comprehensive plan and in other ways managing the town’s growth. Even during challenging times, Chapel Hill remains a wonderful place to call home—as I look forward to doing for many years to come.
One of my campaign pledges was to convene a community conversation about homelessness. The outcome of our conversation was the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness, a collaboration of the town with Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange County to harness available resources, identify needs, and seek new ways to serve our homeless population.
Another goal was to broaden and strengthen our affordable housing requirements while also making them more predictable for developers. In 2010, the Council passed an inclusionary zoning ordinance that achieves this goal.
Consistently I have worked to support neighborhood, environmental, and historic preservation. Since 2004, the Council has created seven neighborhood conservation districts. We have placed 92 acres of open space under permanent conservation easement.
All of this, and much more that we have accomplished since 2003, is the product of tremendous collaborative work by citizens and residents of our community who believe in working together through government for the common good. It has been an absolute honor to be part of this important work.
I’m particularly proud to have served under Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt’s first term, and I support his reelection campaign wholeheartedly. Of the announced candidates for Council, I plan to support my colleague Donna Bell and planning board member Jason Baker. I wish the next Council much success as it confronts the challenges of creating a new comprehensive plan and in other ways managing the town’s growth. Even during challenging times, Chapel Hill remains a wonderful place to call home—as I look forward to doing for many years to come.
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