The Town of Chapel Hill and Downtown Partnership are working together with the Raleigh based consultant Kling-Stubbins to help craft a Development Framework and Action Plan Document which will help guide the Town and the development community five to eight years into the future.
Kling-Stubbins has partnered with Stewart Engineering and Strategy 5 economic development consulting to assist with the Plan. The documents' primary thrust will be to identify strategic properties in downtown, suggest potential uses for the property and, with the approval of current or future owners, present a means to achieve the jointly developed plan for these strategic parcels. The desire to revisit past planning initiatives was an outcome of Town Council's Retreat in 2009. It is jointly funded from the Downtown Service District Tax.
More Information:
Town Council Memorandum on the Development Action Plan
RFP for Consulting Services
Town Council Goals for Championing Downtown
Timeline:
Two public forums were held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 with property owners, businesses, residents and anyone interested in Downtown's future, to meet the consultants and share ideas and suggestions for Downtown Chapel Hill. To view the forum notification - click here. Minutes available by clicking on these links - Morning Session Minutes and Afternoon Session Minutes.
The Town and CHDP held a Public Design Charette on June 10, 2010 to gather feedback from the community on the first draft. To view the forum notification - click here. Consultant Dan Douglas presented the draft proposal - Downtown Development Framework Presentation - June 10, 2010 (Draft). After the public charette we continued to seek input from the community by contacting the Town Economic Development Officer and CHDP's Executive Director - click here.
Douglas present the plan to the Partnership Board of Directors in July, at the Friends of the Downtown meeting in July, at neighborhood meetings in August, and to Town Advisory Boards and UNC's graduate and undergraduate student governments in September.
The draft proposal will now go before the Town Council in October.
For Questions Please Contact:
Jim Norton, Executive Director of the Downtown Partnership: 919-967-9440 or jim@downtownchapelhill.com
Dwight Bassett, Economic Development Officer for the Town of Chapel Hill: 919-969-5010 or dbassett@townofchapelhill.org
