Report Storm Damage to Orange County
From Orange County's press release: "Orange County Emergency Services is asking residents to report significant damage caused by the snow. Residents can call the Orange County Emergency Services hotline at 919.245.6111 or post damage reports and images to Facebook or Twitter using the hash tag #OCDamage...Orange County Emergency Services is monitoring the weather and continues to coordinate preparedness efforts with each of our community stakeholders."
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Tell Us How Your Business is Faring
We appreciate your membership and want to better understand what we can do to help your organization thrive. Please take our brief survey to share your thoughts on the current economic environment and how it has impacted YOUR business. Click here - or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MJNZL78 to take the survey! We'll draw for a night at the Siena Hotel and tickets to the NC Symphony from the first 50 respondents! And be sure to register for the Economic Outlook Briefing March 12 to hear a presentation of the results!
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| | Earl McKee, Chair of Orange County Board of Commissioners |
A Preview of Coming Attractions
March's Economic Development & Public Policy Committee meeting will have some early updates from the county. Join us 8 a.m., Thursday, March 5 to hear from County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Commission Chair Earl McKee, and Tax Administrator Dwane Brinson discuss the upcoming revaluation and potential bond referendum. EDPP Committee meetings are held 8 a.m., the first Thursday of the month and are open to any Chamber member.
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New Spaces in the Heart of Town and at The Edge
We had a great turnout for an info session on Carolina Square, the new name for the redevelopment of University Square. Miss the session? Read the recaps from the Daily Tar Heel and the University Gazette and find handouts here. Also in commercial real estate news, The Edge was unanimously approved by Town Council. Read more at Chapelboro.com and the Chapel Hill News.
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| | Photo Credit: Daily Tar Heel |
Learn More at the Town's Workforce Housing Workshops
The availability of workforce housing is an economic development issue, so that's why Town of Chapel Hill's economic development director Dwight Bassett is hosting a series of sessions on affordable housing in the Town of Chapel Hill. Mark your calendars for the two remaining sessions The Real Cost of Housing: What it Costs the Town and Opportunities for the Future: Recommendations and Strategies for Affordable Housing and watch past sessions.
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Save the Date to Advocate!
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