Mark Kleinschmidt for Chapel Hill Town Council

 

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Candidate Platform

Environment and Growth

If elected Mark will:
  • Support greenway and open space acquisition
  • Support the million solar roofs project
  • Be persistent in demanding UNC to provide a "bed for every head"
  • Require developers to ?build green? by incorporating passive solar features in new construction, recycle construction waste rather than landfilling it, and using recycled material
  • Support clustering development so as to preserve as much open space as possible
  • Strong stormwater management in order to protect our creeks, streams and neighborhoods
  • Provide incentives for town employees to use alternative means of transportation
  • Support a strong public facilities ordinance


Affordable Housing & Diversity

If elected Mark will support:
  • Our non-profit affordable housing agencies
  • Placing more housing in land trusts so that they remain affordable forever
  • Programs that welcome our new immigrants
  • A livable wage for town employees
  • Requiring UNC to provide a "bed for every head" as they expand.


University Relations

  • Low impact UNC expansion can take place if we take advantage of existing alternative transportation routes to the Horace Williams tract
  • Pressure on housing costs can be mitigated by requiring UNC to provide housing for its new employees and new students
  • Requiring neighborhood input on design plans that affect livability at the margins can ease tensions between UNC and adjoining neighborhoods
If elected Mark will:
  • Work to protect neighborhoods surrounding UNC
  • Work to ensure adequate buffers between UNC and existing neighborhoods
  • Take a strong stand for our community?s interests
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