Carrboro Real Estate: 300 East Main Moves Forward
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008The new development on East Main Street got its official go ahead last night from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Good thing too, since the developers of 300 East Main, led by Laura Van Sant have jumped through many hoops and don’t deserve to be held up any longer.
One criticism I genuinely don’t understand comes from the folks that say that area of town needs to be protected - we don’t want it to lose it’s Carrboro charm. Have they walked around there lately? Or driven through there?? What is charming about Surplus Sid’s or the KFC? This development looks like a great addition to the town — architecturally and for our tax base!
Demolition could start by the end of the year, with construction moving forward in 2009. This Carrboro realtor says go, go, go!

The Carrboro Board of Alderman closed the year with the issue of a new construction building moratorium still looming. The area under discussion includes a 3,787 acre area known as the Northern Study Area.  Mostly encompassing the area that was recently annexed to the Town of Carrboro. It goes from Rogers Road and some of the railroad track on the eastern edge, to the north it includes the area up to Eubanks Road and the southern edge is at Estes Drive and Greensboro Street. Discussions are still underway, and hopefully a final decision will be made within the next few months.  