@theonollert.bsky.social
What is affordable housing? Who is it for, and how do we get more of it? (Hint: legalize more kinds of housing, get rid of poison pill regulations, and get creative with public housing loan funds!)
August 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What is affordable housing? Who is it for, and how do we get more of it? (Hint: legalize more kinds of housing, get rid of poison pill regulations, and get creative with public housing loan funds!)
The President is taking over DC to distract from the Epstein files. Real community safety programs are about harm reduction - and the biggest threat to public safety today is financial desperation driven by high costs and low incomes.
August 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The President is taking over DC to distract from the Epstein files. Real community safety programs are about harm reduction - and the biggest threat to public safety today is financial desperation driven by high costs and low incomes.
Legalizing single-stair buildings would reduce housing costs across North Carolina. It's not yet a partisan issue, so your legislator should be able to listen when you ask for it!
August 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Legalizing single-stair buildings would reduce housing costs across North Carolina. It's not yet a partisan issue, so your legislator should be able to listen when you ask for it!
You can now catch a GoTriangle bus every 15 minutes between downtown Chapel Hill and downtown Durham on the 400 and 405 lines! Free for youths, seniors, and low-income riders, and lots of discounts for local employees.
August 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
You can now catch a GoTriangle bus every 15 minutes between downtown Chapel Hill and downtown Durham on the 400 and 405 lines! Free for youths, seniors, and low-income riders, and lots of discounts for local employees.
Parents are struggling to find affordable childcare in North Carolina. Actually, they're struggling to find childcare at all: five families compete for every spot in a licensed facility. We need universal pre-K!
August 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Parents are struggling to find affordable childcare in North Carolina. Actually, they're struggling to find childcare at all: five families compete for every spot in a licensed facility. We need universal pre-K!
We need politicians across North Carolina to step up and support more affordable housing!
July 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We need politicians across North Carolina to step up and support more affordable housing!
The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are coordinating with Orange County to support disaster relief:
crisiscleanup.org/survivor
+19102181569
crisiscleanup.org/survivor
+19102181569
July 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are coordinating with Orange County to support disaster relief:
crisiscleanup.org/survivor
+19102181569
crisiscleanup.org/survivor
+19102181569
Flood recovery center opening at the Drakeford Library in Carrboro!
July 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Flood recovery center opening at the Drakeford Library in Carrboro!
🚨🚨Orange County, NC🚨🚨
Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua...
Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua...
July 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🚨🚨Orange County, NC🚨🚨
Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua...
Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua...
My housing philosophy, summed up.
Thanks to Brighton and @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for the chance to say it!
Thanks to Brighton and @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for the chance to say it!
June 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My housing philosophy, summed up.
Thanks to Brighton and @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for the chance to say it!
Thanks to Brighton and @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for the chance to say it!
My promise to you is that I will continue to show up. No matter what.
June 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My promise to you is that I will continue to show up. No matter what.
Senseless acts of violence like the Minnesota shootings are designed to terrify and intimidate us into silence, and I don't think anyone who holds office should be silent in the face of violence that threatens the foundations of our democracy.
June 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Senseless acts of violence like the Minnesota shootings are designed to terrify and intimidate us into silence, and I don't think anyone who holds office should be silent in the face of violence that threatens the foundations of our democracy.
Here's a story you might have missed: one Republican in Raleigh forced city councils across North Carolina to raise property taxes.
May 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Here's a story you might have missed: one Republican in Raleigh forced city councils across North Carolina to raise property taxes.
Enjoyed biking up Manning Drive to the UNC Men's Baseball team win over Holy Cross! One of the attendants insisted that we could not possibly have biked there when we ducked under a rope to retrieve our bikes. Here's the proof! 😂
May 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Enjoyed biking up Manning Drive to the UNC Men's Baseball team win over Holy Cross! One of the attendants insisted that we could not possibly have biked there when we ducked under a rope to retrieve our bikes. Here's the proof! 😂
Lots of chatter today about old leaders. I'm very pleased to have administered the oath of office today to a young leader - Adolfo Alvarez, UNC's new student body president!
May 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lots of chatter today about old leaders. I'm very pleased to have administered the oath of office today to a young leader - Adolfo Alvarez, UNC's new student body president!
Our biggest source of revenue is property taxes. These grow at a rate of around 1% per year -- much slower than inflation. The best thing we can do to improve this rate is build more stuff - specifically more commercial or multifamily properties.
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our biggest source of revenue is property taxes. These grow at a rate of around 1% per year -- much slower than inflation. The best thing we can do to improve this rate is build more stuff - specifically more commercial or multifamily properties.
This is largely because we underpay relative to neighboring towns and relative to inflation.
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is largely because we underpay relative to neighboring towns and relative to inflation.
One contributor to our costs is a high staff turnover/vacancy rate.
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
One contributor to our costs is a high staff turnover/vacancy rate.
Chapel Hill will soon adopt a new budget and a new tax rate. Since 2022, costs have risen 5-6X faster than new revenues. My latest substack post breaks down why this happens and what we need to do about it.
theonollert.substack.com/p/chapel-hil...
theonollert.substack.com/p/chapel-hil...
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Chapel Hill will soon adopt a new budget and a new tax rate. Since 2022, costs have risen 5-6X faster than new revenues. My latest substack post breaks down why this happens and what we need to do about it.
theonollert.substack.com/p/chapel-hil...
theonollert.substack.com/p/chapel-hil...
Chapel Hill and Orange County have clear evidence that housing scarcity drives up property taxes.
Read here! theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-sc...
Read here! theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-sc...
May 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chapel Hill and Orange County have clear evidence that housing scarcity drives up property taxes.
Read here! theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-sc...
Read here! theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-sc...
The saga so far as NC Republicans try to steal a supreme court seat from Allison Riggs and the people of North Carolina!
April 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The saga so far as NC Republicans try to steal a supreme court seat from Allison Riggs and the people of North Carolina!
I wish our Republican majority in Raleigh was more focused on helping people than on hurting them!
March 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I wish our Republican majority in Raleigh was more focused on helping people than on hurting them!
All of us can play a part in spreading the perception that the Trump administration won't get away with detaining and disappearing people - and that we will protect each other when they try.
theonollert.substack.com/p/how-to-rea...
theonollert.substack.com/p/how-to-rea...
March 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
All of us can play a part in spreading the perception that the Trump administration won't get away with detaining and disappearing people - and that we will protect each other when they try.
theonollert.substack.com/p/how-to-rea...
theonollert.substack.com/p/how-to-rea...
Republicans in Raleigh have handed Duke Energy unlimited power and ratepayers a raw deal!
March 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Republicans in Raleigh have handed Duke Energy unlimited power and ratepayers a raw deal!