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Board of Education meeting notes - 5/14/07
[May 17, 2007] Our May 14th meeting was largely taken up with the first reading of new and revised personnel policies. The length of time taken to discuss the policies may have caused some visitors to leave but those revisions and confirmations were way overdue and long awaited for clarification purposes. This series was probably the largest segment we will have to discuss so those of you who became bored and left, please come back! By Gerald Totten
Also: Chatham County School Daze Blog

Chatham growth, options and 1% land transfer tax
[May 9, 2007] I don’t think any of us need to be told that we are growing, but… the Triangle J-Council of Governments estimates the current population in eastern Chatham alone to be 34,000 and considering geographic location and expected growth, this population will increase to 117,000 by the year 2035! By Mike Cross
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North Chatham School PTSA meeting
[May 9, 2007] What a pleasure to attend a Parent-Teacher-Student Association meeting last night with every chair filled! I didn’t count the attendees but the multi-purpose room was packed, a fact I’d like to see at every PTSA meeting I attend. Only through such well-conducted meetings and participation by the members and guests can sincere, effective dialog be had. Thanks to everyone who made that meeting last night. By Gerald Totten
Also: Chatham County School Daze Blog

Googling voodoo
[Mar. 27, 2007] Chatham Marketplace held its fourth poetry slam this weekend, and it was a subdued affair. Still vibrant, still pulsing, but lacking the frenzy of former events.
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1% land transfer tax as state revenue? Now, it's a real possibility!
[Mar. 25, 2007] Senator Clodfelter, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, has filed Senate Bill 1201. This Bill would increase the current deed stamp tax from 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent and would institute a 1 percent excise tax on mortgages. There would be No Voter Referendum! By Mike Cross
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State plans to gobble up county's proposed 1% land transfer tax
[Mar. 20, 2007] I attended a breakfast meeting at the Governors Club this morning, sponsored by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber, the Chatham United Chamber, the Chapel Hill Association of Realtors and the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham. By Mike Cross
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February 26th Board of Education meeting notes
[Mar. 20, 2007] Very productive meeting with excellent input from interested citizens. Most of the comments had to do with questions posed about when schools would be built to prepare for the influx of new residents and their own children. By Gerald Totten
Also: Chatham County School Daze Blog

Commissioner has a busy week
[Feb. 27, 2007] Along with the usual county commission meetings, Mike Cross attended the NC Association of County Commissioners Board of Delegates, Chatham County Leadership Academy Graduation, NC Regional Council of Governments Legislative Reception, and the Triangle J Council of Governments Legislative Breakfast. By Mike Cross
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Chatham County water woes
[Feb. 26, 2007] Apparently the eleven BOC meetings, over a twenty-one month period by our previous board, developing a water plan that will carry us through 2027 isn’t good enough. Patrick and I were part of that process and frankly don’t exactly know what to think about the latest results. By Mike Cross
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Open house at Horton Middle School
[Feb. 24, 2007] Principal Mervin Jenkins was host to an open house Thursday as the school allowed tours of the new offices. Horton Alumni, Chatham Education Foundation, school nurses and psychologists now have a home in one of the wings and had a chance to show off their new digs. By Gerald Totten
Also: Chatham County School Daze Blog

Joint board meeting notes
[Feb. 16, 2007] Interesting to read the two reporters’ take on the meeting last night when the Jack Bennett Road site was discussed! I saw it as a very positive sign because agreement as to how to proceed on that site was pretty thoroughly discussed with comments from a number of citizens too. By Gerald Totten
Also: Chatham County School Daze Blog

Jack Bennett Road property issues
[Feb. 10, 2007] On 5 February, the Board of Education met to discuss and assign responsibilities for presenting certain facts about the Jack Bennett Road site during the joint meeting with the Board of Commissioners. The scheduled joint meeting is 12 February at Pittsboro Elementary School beginning at 6:30 p.m. By Gerald Totten
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Chatham County Commissioner's busy schedule
[Jan. 17, 2007] I participated in the NC Association of County Commissioners Legislative Conference in Pinehurst, NC on Janaury 11-12th as your voting delegate along with 300 other county officials from 84 counties. We approved a total of 37 goals, but we settled on 3 priority goals By Mike Cross
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Northeast Chatham County High School financing
[Jun. 2, 2006] Recently a citizen emailed me the following questions: Why bond for high school when we used COPS to pay for the other schools? Does that mean it was less important than the others to the board? What happens if the bond fails? By Mike Cross
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