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For those just starting to learn about the proposed Winmore development, please start with the summary of comments at the top of the resources page, especially Nancy Salmon's excellent report on Opposition to VMU rezoning and CUP for Winmore I.

The first photograph shows Bolin Creek looking west in the approximate area circled in white on the Winmore Master Plan from January 2003. The photo was taken during the rains in April 2003.

The third image shows the latest Winmore Master Plan from May 2003

Here are two comparison pages showing during and after flood photographs: looking at bend in Bolin Creek and looking down rocky creekbed.

July 20, 2004 Primary

Primary results are here

November 4, 2003 Municipal Election

Results are here
Jeff Vanke received 998 votes as a write-in candidate for Mayor -- more than 40% of the vote!
Joal Hall Broun, Mark Chilton, and Alex Zaffron won the Alderman race, with Alex Zaffron beating Steven Rose by only 203 votes.

Jeff Vanke Enters the 2003 Carrboro Mayoral Race

From the Herald-Sun, Tuesday, September 2, 2003: Nelson critic to run as write-in mayoral candidate
More information is available at the Write in Jeff Vanke for Mayor of Carrboro web site. Jeff will be running against incumbent Mike Nelson.
From the Herald-Sun, Thursday, September 4, 2003: Bonds, neighborhoods to dominate races
From the Herald-Sun, Friday, September 12, 2003: Mayor dishonors Carrboro (Editorial by Cleo Perry)
From the Herald-Sun, Saturday, September 13, 2003: Carrboro residents waking up (Editorial by Darla Starr)
From the Herald-Sun, Sunday, September 14, 2003: Candidate favors safety first (Editorial by Jeff Vanke)
From the Herald-Sun, Wednesday, September 17, 2003: Write-in candidate Vanke seeks Carrboro mayor's job
From the Herald-Sun, Thursday, September 18, 2003: Mayor Nelson's record deserving of criticism (Editorial by Mark Gill)
From the Daily Tar Heel, Thursday, September 18, 2003: Carrboro's Vanke kicks off mayoral campaign
From the Herald-Sun, October 27, 2003: Carrboro mayoral challenger raps plan hiking taxes 31% in 5 yrs
In a Monday news conference in a neighborhood off Jones Ferry Road, mayoral write-in candidate Jeff Vanke said he opposes the town's five-year financial plan, which forecasts a 31-percent property tax increase.
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The town of Carrboro's five-year plan projects a tax rate increase from 68.52 cents to 90 cents per $100 of assessed value by the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Jacquelyn M. Gist, member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, endorses write in candidate Jeff Vanke. From the Independent Online:
On Nov. 4, we will elect a mayor and three members of the board. I strongly support Steve Rose for alderman and write-in candidate Jeff Vanke for mayor.
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Like many people, when I first learned through the press of Vanke's write-in mayoral campaign I dismissed it as a reactionary novelty act. Nothing could be further from the truth! My conversations with Jeff have shown him to be a very intelligent (Harvard Ph.D.) soft-spoken man with progressive political views. He is a gay rights advocate and opposed the war. Jeff is running because he is concerned that people whose views differ with current board and mayor are often dismissed and their opinions discounted. So am I. Don't write Vanke off--write him in.

Other News

Carrboro sued over Pacific:

From the Durham Herald Sun, Wednesday, September 3, 2003: Group seeks to overturn Pacifica approval
From the Herald-Sun, Friday, September 12, 2003: Pacifica harms existing neighborhoods (Editorial by Jim and Vicky Porto)

Carrboro sued over Winmore:

From the News & Observer, Friday, July 18, 2003: Carrboro sued over Winmore: A neighbor of the planned development alleges procedures weren't followed
From the Chapel Hill News, Friday, July 18, 2003 (appeared in the Sunday print edition): Suit seeks to reverse Winmore decision
From the Durham Herald Sun, Friday, July 18, 2003: Man: Reverse approval of Winmore
From the News and Observer, Saturday, September 27, 2003: Property rights amok
From the Herald-Sun, Monday, September 29, 2003: Winmore gets OK to intervene in suit
From the News & Observer, Tuesday, September 30, 2003: Man rethinks suit over development

Also, another wonderful editorial (about "Cultopia" and "Winalotmore") from Darla Starr called Salesmanship fools aldermen (scroll down or search to find it; it is also in the print edition of The Chapel Hill News, Sunday, July 20, 2003, page A8, under the heading "Reality television comes to Carrboro").

Notes on Tuesday June 10 Board of Aldermen Meeting

From the News & Observer: Carrboro OKs Winmore project
From the Daily Tar Heel: Aldermen approve Winmore project
Editorials (scroll up and down on the Herald Sun site for the others)

Officials run re-election risk (Brian Voyce; June 22, 2003)
Carrboro public hearings make great entertainment (Darla Starr; June 12, 2003)
Problems have been ignored (Nancy Salmon; June 8, 2003)
Hearing scheduled for Winmore mismanaged (Nancy Salmon; May 30, 2003)

Official Minutes from the June 10 Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting, detailing the 42 conditions for the C.U.P.

Notes on the Tuesday/Wednesday May 27/28 Board of Aldermen Meetings

Public Hearing Notice
Carrboro Aldermen's agenda
Some of the presentations made May 27 and May 28

From The Chapel Hill News: Winmore draws overflow crowds
From The Daily Tar Heel: Winmore discussion continues and Crowd delays Winmore vote
From the News & Observer: Controversial plan nears zoning vote
Official Minutes from the May 27 Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting.
Official Minutes from the May 28 Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting, including a note of the 160 signed petitions from voters in Lake Hogan Farms that were presented to the Aldermen that night.

Notes on Monday May 19, 2003 NTA Advisory Board Meeting

Notes on the May 19, 2003 NTA Advisory Board Meeting are available here.

Notes on Thursday May 15, 2003 Advisory Board Meetings

Notes on the May 15, 2003 meeting of the Planning Board, the Transportation Advisory Committee, and the Environmental Advisory Board are available here

Notes on Thursday May 8, 2003 Planning Board Meeting

Notes on the May 8, 2003 Planning Board Meeting are available here.

Notes on Thursday May 1, 2003 Advisory Board Meetings

Notes on the May 1, 2003 Joint Advisory Board Meeting are now available with the May 1 presentations.

This site is strictly a neighborhood site and is not affiliated with any public interest group that has spoken out about Winmore (e.g., Carrboro HOTZ, The Friends of Bolin Creek, or The Alliance of the Rural Buffer). Much of the material on this site references, summarizes, and expands ideas that have been presented by concerned citizens before local government bodies.