Raise your voice The draft EIS, commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, compares the New Hill site with three site alternatives. The public comment period to respond to the report ends April 28. E-mail Henry M. Wicker Jr., or send written comments to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Regulatory Division, Attn: […]
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Public comment period for Western Wake sewage plant to end April 28
The public has less than two weeks to comment on a draft Environmental Impact Statement on a wastewater treatment plant proposed for New Hill, a primarily African-American community in unincorporated western Wake County. The draft EIS, commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, compares the New Hill site with three site alternatives, and is […]
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Bowser received $2,000 from Neal Hunter in 2004
In the lead-up to Monday night’s 3-2 vote in favor of requiring a public hearing for map changes that would benefit a proposed mega-development near Jordan Lake, we re-capped the Durham commissioners’ previous votes on the issue, as well as contributions they received from developers behind the project. Going through our notes, however, we realize […]
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‘First step to do what’s right’ for Jordan Lake
After months of carefully applied pressure from developers pushing a mega-project near Jordan Lake, the Durham County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday to reject their argument and require public hearings before redrawing the lake’s protective boundary. “This has been a tough decision for me,” said Commissioner Brenda Howerton, whose position had been a source […]
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Riley Matheson, UNC’s Youth for Western Civilization
On April 14, the newly formed University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill chapter of Youth for Western Civilization hosted former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo for a speech that erupted into protests and pepper spray. Senior Riley Matheson, the chapter president, chatted with us prior to the event to share some insight about what the group aims […]
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Tonight: Jordan Lake showdown at Durham Commission
Update: For coverage of the commissioners’ meeting, see our April 15 news story, “‘First step to do what’s right’ for Jordan Lake.” The last time Durham County Commissioners took a public vote on the controversial, developer-funded survey of Jordan Lake, the year was 2008, and the board had two different members (both of whom supported […]
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Youth for Western Civilization brings Tom Tancredo to UNC
Tancredo, a fringe presidential candidate in 2008, boycotted a Spanish-language Republican debate during the campaign, saying the event “pandered” to Spanish speakers and encouraged the “balkanization” of the U.S. His speech on Tuesday–to be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Bingham Hall–is hosted by the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Youth for Western Civilization, […]
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Youth for Western Civilization brings Tom Tancredo to UNC
A new student group at UNC-Chapel Hill that decries “radical multiculturalism” and “mass immigration”and whose faculty sponsor, ironically, is married to a Hispanic womanwill host former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo to speak Tuesday night about illegal immigration. The event is hosted by the UNC chapter of Youth for Western Civilization, a self-styled “right-wing youth movement” […]
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Durham: Your water may not have been safe (but it’s OK now)
In a public notification sent out today, the City of Durham announced that its drinking water has surpassed the EPA limit for Total Haloacetic Acids (HAAs), a toxic byproduct that forms when disinfectants combine with organic matter in drinking-water supplies. According to the EPA, HAAs are carcinogenic when exposed to lab animals, and can have […]
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Friends of Durham oppose ‘wasteful, redundant’ survey of Jordan Lake
In an letter delivered to the Durham County Board of Commissioners, Friends of Durham Political Action Committee Chairman David A. Smith argues that a private developer’s survey of Jordan Lake should not face a public hearing, and the county should avoid a comprehensive, independent survey of the lake. Smith writes: While in general I agree […]