Ken Larsen's website - Chapel Hill Citizen Dissatisfaction with Growth and Town Leaders

      

Below are videos and audios that show citizen dissatisfaction with the current pace of growth in Chapel Hill and dissatisfaction with Town leaders.  If you're undecided about who to vote for on November 3rd or are inclined to vote for any of the incumbents, I strongly urge you to watch and listen to all of these.

 

Videos of speeches citizens have made to the Town Council

• Vince Wingate's Ephesus-Fordham speech (April 24, 2014)

• Obey Creek speech by Joe Buonfiglio (April 30, 2015)

• Obey Creek:  Donna Bell comment and Joe Buonfiglio response (April 30, 2015)

• Obey Creek speech by Joe Buonfiglio (June 8, 2015)

• Kathleen Herr's speech on gaps in the plan (April 24, 2014)

• Brian Wittmayer's speech on E-F plan's design flaws (April 24, 2014)

• Del Snow's speech on Town Council rejecting Planning Board feedback (April 24, 2014)

• Vivian Foushee's speech on the Edsel (April 24, 2014)

• David Schwartz's speech on FBC shortcomings (April 24, 2014)

• John Morris's speech on E-F finances (April 24, 2014)

• Diane Willis's speech on E-F omissions (April 24, 2014)

• Brian Wittmayer's speech on the Edge (February 23, 2015)

WCHL Commentator segments

• Carla Shuford (October 21, 2015) "We are becoming a town of one percenters":  audio

• Ken Larsen (Sept 28, 2015) "Why are we in a rush to turn Chapel Hill into New York City?":  audio (text)

• Ken Larsen (Oct 6, 2015) "not enough parking spaces, and why didn't the Town Council listen?":  audio (text)

• Alan Rimer (Oct 5, 2015) "To serve or not serve on a Town commission":  audio

• Raleigh Mann (August 20, 2015) "Growth is fine, but this is too much development": audio

• Carla Shuford (August 5, 2015) "We're veering off in the wrong direction": audio

• Walter Mack (Oct 2, 2015) "Why the rush on all this development in Chapel Hill?":  audio

• Julie McClintock (Sept 9, 2015) "Changes in our Community are getting too big to not notice": audio

• Ken Larsen (May 6, 2014):  audio (text)

Objectionable opinions of Town Council members

• March 7, 2016:  Between 32:33 and 38:00 of the Town meeting video, Donna Bell and two UNC representatives voice the opinion that student use of cars should be curtailed by restricting parking.

• March 17, 2017:  Donna Bell expresses the sentiment that the Legion Road property should be linked via new roads to surrounding neighborhoods.  (details)