Below is the link to the Orange County Tax Office where anyone can input an address to search for legal descriptions of any Orange County property (or link to deed book and page and find the information on the deed itself).
Community Watch Information
Warm weather is upon us. Everyone is busy running here and there. We get so focused on things that we are involved with that we forget about home security. We forget about setting our alarm, locking our doors and windows and leaving a light, radio or TV on. It only takes a thief a few minutes to enter your home and steal your TV, Computer, Jewelry, Money and anything else they can get away with quickly. I have heard so many times “this has never happened to me before” or “ I never thought about it happening to me.” The cold hard truth is, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. It can happen to any of us. Sometimes it happens even when we do all of the things to prevent it. Even so, let’s not make it easy for them.
Here are a few tips:
1. Create the illusion that someone is home whenever you are away for an extended period of time. Leave a TV or stereo on in a room where a burglar would most likely break in. Use exterior lighting and motion detectors to minimize burglar concealment. Make sure that alarm yard signs and window decals are properly displayed on your property, as they are a good first line of defense to deter potential burglars.
2. Make sure all exterior doors have good proper locks. Install a 1-inch deadbolt lock on all exterior doors.
3. If you get an unexpected knock at the door, check to see who it is before opening it. Call 911 if it is a solicitor without a permit.
4. Don’t leave extra keys under doormats, potted plants or at any other obvious outdoor location. Thieves will generally find them. Find an inconspicuous place to hide the keys, or give a set to a neighbor you can trust.
5. Burglar-proof your sliding glass patio doors by setting a pipe or metal bar in the middle bottom track of the door slide. The pipe should be the same length as the track. Optional home security equipment, such as a glass break sensors can also be used to detect when a glass door or window is shattered and alert you of a break-in.
6. Keep garage doors closed at all times. Even when you’re home, it’s important to safeguard your belongings and your family. By keeping garage doors closed, it prohibits intruders from gaining access to a door that leads directly into your home. Home security system components such as an overhead garage door contacts an also provide added protection to your home.
7. Keep drapes and blinds shut – especially in rooms where there is expensive equipment. Don’t advertise the items in your home. By investing in a home security system and following home safety tips like this, you can help protect your investments, even when you’re not there.
8. Store cash, jewelry and other valuables in a safe or safety deposit box instead of leaving them lying around the home. Helping protect your investments and arming your home with a security system can help lower your risk of a home invasion or burglary.
9. Don’t leave notes on the door for service people or family members when you’re not there. These alert the burglar that you are not home. It’s also important to remember to arm your system every time you leave your house to ensure your home, pets and valuables are safe.
10. Adjust your telephone ring to its lowest volume setting, if you’re going to be away from home for a few days. An unanswered phone may tip off a burglar that no one is home. Also, have a neighbor or friend collect your newspaper and mail. Never cancel delivery – you don’t know who will get that information.
11. Lock your vehicle’s and do not leave any valuables visible inside.
12. Don’t fall prey to scams, if they are offering you something for nothing, it is very possibly a scam.
13. Protect your identity. Do not give personal information to anyone you don’t know or trust.
Recently we have seen an increase in break-ins to sheds or backyard buildings. Please make sure that if you have a shed on your property you keep it locked. This will not guarantee that it will not get broken into, but at least it will make it harder for someone to get into it and may deter them from trying.
Please continue to report suspicious activity to 911. Community involvement is the biggest deterrent to crime that we can have.
If you don’t have a Community Watch program in your neighborhood and would like information on starting one, please give me a call, or send me an e-mail. If you have a Community watch program but have not had a meeting in a while, think about having one to refresh and involve new neighbors that you might have. Prevention is the key. Please continue to be our extra eyes and ears and report any suspicious activity to 911.
If you are going to be out of town consider signing up for a house check. Below is the link to the form.
http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.aspx?page=1502
Please visit our website for additional information and services. http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.aspx?page=76
Thanks,
Officer Robin Clark, RCLARK@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-2068
The SVHOA Manager’s Report for May is now available.
The ARB made the below decisions at the May Meeting.
Questions? Pleaese e-mail, arb@southernvillage.org.
Carrboro High School Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring a Silent Auction
Tickets: $25 per person and $15 for Faculty/staff of Carrboro High School
Questions? Please e-mail: manager@southernvillageclub.com
The next meeting of the SVHOA Board of Directors is set for Tuesday, July 10, 2012 @ 6:30pm at 600 Market Street (2nd Floor Conference Room). This meeting & all meetings of SVHOA are open to the public. Questions? Please e-mail: bod@southernvillage.org.
Note: this meeting was orginally scheduled for Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The ARB approved the below submissions this month.
Questions? Please e-mail: arb@southernvillage.org.
The North Carolina Symphony and our friends at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill invite you to celebrate the Symphony’s milestone 80th birthday!
Sunday, April 22
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening of wine and food tasting along with spectacular shopping.
Tickets just $40. Click here to reserve your space today! See what Southern Season has to offer at southernseason.com. For more information, click here. All ticket sales and 10% of the proceeds benefit the mission of the North Carolina Symphony.
Southern Village Neighbors please note two meetings this week that will likely have an important role in shaping development in and around our neighborhood for some years to come. A link to the two meetings’ agendas are posted in the announcement below. There will be 4 areas discussed: a) west of 15-501 (includes Market St), b) east of Obey Creek, c) between Obey Creek and 15-501 and d) area from just south of Southern Village to the Chatham county line (near where the new Walmart will be). There will be an hour at each meeting for participants to circulate amongst discussion stations of these 4 areas to provide input.
In addition to the committee below, there were about 20 participants at the initial meeting, and most were from surrounding neighborhoods. Smaller and more rural neighborhoods may have different views about development than residents of a larger neighborhood like Southern Village. These meetings may be our one opportunity to provide input into the 15-501 South 2020 plan.
From the Chapel Hill 2020 website:
Chapel Hill 2020 15-501 South Meetings Doubleheader
Meetings are scheduled from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, and Thursday, April 19, at 101 Market St. in Southern Village for the 15-501 South Corridor Discussion Group that was assembled to identify broad brush recommendations, similar in scope to those in Draft 2 of the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan, the new comprehensive plan that will become a guide to managing change and a collective vision for the community’s future.
See the 15-501 South Discussion Group Meeting Agenda (http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=13350). The work and conclusions of the discussion group will be reported back to the Chapel Hill 2020 process and stakeholders.
The area to be studied includes and surrounds the Southern Village commercial core, the park-and-ride lot, the 15-501 entrance to Chapel Hill and the Obey Creek property. The group will use an interactive format to develop their land use recommendation for the Chapel Hill 2020 process. They will consider existing conditions, opportunities for change, the goals of the Chapel Hill 2020 process, and the community’s interests.
Former Mayor Kevin Foy is chairing the discussion group and serves as an impartial moderator. A consultant, Urban Collage, is providing professional support, the data and background information that citizens have said they need to strive for consensus on a land use recommendation for this corridor.
Meetings:
– Wednesday, April 18, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Southern Village, 103 Market St.
– Thursday, April 19, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Southern Village, 103 Market St.
Members:
Kevin Foy – chair
2 Planning Board members: Kimberly Brewer and John Ager
1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Board member- Rainer Dammers
1 Transportation Board member- Whit Rummel
2 Southern Area Residents – Susan Duke and Jeremy Purbirck
2 Southern Area business or land owners or land owners representative: Lori Eichol and Ben Perry
1 Southern Area ETJ resident: John Schmidt
Charge:
The charge of this work group is to attend three meetings to develop a land use recommendation for the Southern 15/501 area of the Chapel Hill 2020 Future Focus work sessions. The work group will work with the Future Focus consultant to devise a land use recommendation to be presented to the Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan stakeholders. The work group will receive public comment at each meeting. The work group will make a recommendation to the 2020 Co-Chairs and participants before April 24, 2012. This process will be a model for civil discourse on a topic of community-wide importance.
The SVHOA manager’s report for April is now available.
