Carrboro Seeks to Protect Manufactured Home Communities
In March, the Town of Chapel Hill faced backlash for its handling of the 1200 MLK Project as previous negotiations with the developer would have displaced 73 families living in the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park.
Concerns over the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park highlighted the need to protect low-income residents in manufactured home communities.
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle said the Chapel Hill project revived interest in these communities across the county
“When we talk about affordable housing, this is a community that we don’t want to forget about,” Lavelle said.
Carrboro currently has four manufactured home parks that house more than 90 residents.
Carrboro To Renovate Town Hall, Century Center
The Town of Carrboro has plans to renovate two of the town’s existing facilities: town hall and the Carrboro Century Center. Key considerations for the renovations include energy sustainability, accessibility, and preservation of historic character.
At a town council meeting May 4, Jim Spencer Architects and Sud Associates presented plans for the Town of Carrboro Renewed Facilities Project.
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle said the plans for the rehabilitation of town hall include bringing back the historic features of the building while upgrading the internal infrastructure to modern efficiencies.
“We’re really going to try to have it return a little bit to the way it used to look,” Lavelle said. “Retain its historic feature which isn’t even there right now, bring it back to the historic feature to have some modern day kind of energy efficiencies in the building – so we’re going to be offsetting our energy usage on t
Carrboro: New State Guidance, Bike Sharing and Freight Train Blues Festival
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell in the wake of North Carolina’s announcement scaling back capacity limits and mask requirements. What does it mean for Orange County? Plus: updates from the town council meeting this week and the Freight Train Blues Festival gets started!
Club Nova Breaks Ground on New Facility in Carrboro
One local nonprofit held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new clubhouse in Carrboro earlier this month.
Founded in 1987, Club Nova serves those in the Orange County community who have a serious mental illness – such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression – by providing opportunities for employment, education, and emotional and social support.
The Club Nova community center and clubhouse is being revamped after the nonprofit’s previous buildings were falling into disrepair.
The former facilities at 103 West Main Street in Carrboro included two buildings with crumbling foundations, leaking roofs, dangerous staircases, limited accessible space, and overcrowded areas for study and job preparation.