Thursday, December 26, 2013

Our Priest

Never knew this church was there.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Invest 2,000,000?

If the Town Council had sold the land that it is giving over to "affordable housing", the proceeds - roughly $2,000,000 could have been invested instead. How much revenue per year to the Town might that generate? This should have been considered fully before taking this action.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Tax comparisons and value received

I decided to check on our previous home in Virginia - Fairfax County - McLean and the current tax rate. It is 1.128 plus $345 for refuse colleciton. Perhaps it is because homes are valued so much higher there? What else explains why our rate here in Chapel Hill of 1.56, I believe, for next year?

Nosy Driver In The Next SUV? It May Be A Cop Watching You Text : NPR

Can't we do better in Chapel Hill? Leadership is what is needed.

Leaf collection necessary?

I recall reading, when I was growing up, that "if everyone sweeps in front of his house, the whole street is clean". That made and makes sense. Why do we all pay - through our taxes - to have a truck drive the roads of Chapel Hill sweeping up leaves? Why are we not encouraged to compost our leaves?

Friday, December 6, 2013

Who are the biggest taxpayers in Chapel Hill?

Who are the ten largest taxpayers in Chapel Hill? Expand on that in this way -- if you take the total Town of Chapel Hill budget, who/what are the largest single sources on the revenue side of that budget?