Off sidewalk vehicles?

The Town seems to use vehicles that are too wide for many of the sidewalks in Southern Community Park. It's making a mes of the grass alongside the sidewalks.

Doesn't the Town have narrower vehicles?

Why wasn't this need taken into account when designing the Park?

Southern Community Park trash

I saw what I assume were some families collecting trash in the Park over the weekend. Are they simply very nice volunteers? Or is there a program?

Garbage and recycling people

Are there any restrictions on what we can give by way of a Christmas or holiday gratuity to the valiant souls who collect our garbage and recycling?
Is it the same team that collects both? Or different people?

I have not gotten an answer to that question, but got a step closer. To clarify, the people who pick up the garbage are town employees, and the people who pick up the recycling work for Waste Industries, under contract.

"It’s a Small Town After All" - NYTimes.com

Anything for Southern Village to learn here?

Aberdeen speed

When school is starting and letting out, shouldn't there be a sign to reduce speed even more on Aberdeen by the pond? I don't recall any such sign.

Guard rail 15-501

As I drove down 15-501 yesterday, I thought for the first time about why it is that the guard rail sits on the other side of the sidewalk - i.e., if a car jumps the curb, it then can hit a pedestrian before possibly coming to a stop at the guard rail. Why wouldn't it make so much more sense to put the guard rail between the road and people? It can defend itself a lot better than any walker or runner could.

Imagine, too, that the guard rail which does not look as though it is painted had a nice Carolina vine or bush growing on it? Which would look nicer - the nude guard rail or the bushes?

"Harrington hit with cease and desist order" - The Carrboro Citizen

"Now showing" - Chapel Hill News

"From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech" - NYTimes.com

Note Megan TABER from Culbreth Middle School.

"Kayin State" - Wikipedia

I saw a flag that I did not recognize on the fence in the Park next to teams playing soccer. I asked one of the people what it was and learned that it is - if I got it right - the flag of this state of Burma, as he called it. What an interesting group of people to find here, and it is really too bad more of us did not know about it. We could learn so much. The flag was raises, he said, because it was their New Year's.

Harrington Bank hung on a doorknob

I found a green door hanger from Harrington Bank on our front door over the weekend. It promotes an open house next month at the Bank's offices in Southern Village. I called today and told them that my view was that a bank ought to be as concerned as anyone about anything to do with security. By hanging these on the doors of people not at home for the day or away for days or more, I explained that potential intruders are able to learn a lot about which homes might be good targets. A nice fellow said he would be sure to pass on my comments, but said that the homeowners' association had said it was "ok".

From my perspective, this should never be ok.

Accident

From the Chapel Hill weekend police report....

"On 11/28/2010 at 2356, an accident occurred on US 15-501 at MARKET ST. Accident involving: Sandra Foley Woody"

That's the second accident I've noted there in recent weeks.

Trail to be closed for bridge repair

There are signs next to the the two trail bridges north of Southern Village saying they will be closed starting 29 November for bridge repair.

I walked on the new trail under the 15-501 bridge all the way to the pasture off 54. Very nice! This will be a wonderful addition to the walkways in and around Southern Village.

Police report

"RESTRICTED VICTIM of Involuntary Commitment-non Criminal Detainment, at Glade St, Chapel Hill, NC, between 21:59, 11/23/2010 and 22:00, 11/23/2010. Reported: 11/23/2010."

"je-n-ai-pratiquement-plus-besoin-de-poubelle" - Le Monde

Why don't we have a week here - or a month or a year - when we collectively really work so much harder on producing less garbage?

Citations to be issued for pedestrian violations « The Carrboro Citizen

Council studies University Square plans « The Carrboro Citizen

Council studies University Square plans « The Carrboro Citizen

Traffic calming

Note that this includes one or more proposed traffic "calming" installations in Southern Village.

"Glazed Expectations Ceramic Studio and Sculpture Class Studio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina"

Note that they have moved from just south of Southern Village.

Health inspections in Southern Village

For some reason, I am not able to link to this, but this is the most recent health inspection report for Weaver Street Market. All other food vendors in Southern Village are listed in this database as well https://webapp.cdp-ky.com/NCENVPBL/ESTABLISHMENT/ShowViolationTablePage.aspx?VIOLATION_INSPECTION=1311651&INSPECTION_NN=1311651&estab-id=ID54060&esttst_cty=68

Here, for example is Jaluka Bistro https://webapp.cdp-ky.com/NCENVPBL/ESTABLISHMENT/ShowViolationTablePage.aspx?VIOLATION_INSPECTION=1305544&INSPECTION_NN=1305544&estab-id=ID55279&esttst_cty=68