Testimony on Briar Chapel Application for Water Quality Certification

The Fearrington Homeowners Association and many Fearrington Residents attended the public hearing on Briar Chapel's Application for Water Quality Certification on December 13, 2005. Here is a transcript of the testimony.

Big Builder: It Took a Village

The following article appeared in BIG BUILDER Magazine on 8/1/05.

CJW: Another Mini-Briar Chapel for Pittsboro

Here is an article that appeared in Chatham Journal Weekly on 8/1/05.

CJW: Review of Briar Chapel Market Analysis

Here is an article that appeared in Chatham Journal Weekly on 7/9/05.

Cline Design Associates

According to their corporate website, Raleigh-based Cline Design Associates has been responsible for the "design and imaging of the primary, mixed-use components of the [Briar Chapel] project, including the centrally located Village Center, the Retail Village on US-15-501, the recreational/community center facilities and coordination of these key areas into the overall master plan." Here are some of their designs...

Illustrated Master Plan Posted

John R. McAdams Company, Inc. has posted illustrated site plans for Briar Chapel on its website:

Reactions to Project Approval

There has been some discussion of Briar Chapel on OrangePolitics.org recently, triggered by the approval of the project by the Chatham County Commissioners last week.

Economic Impacts of Residential Development: Lessons from Chatham County

The following article appeared in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of NC State Economist - by Mitch Renkow, Professor and Extension Specialist

Briar Chapel Stormwater Management Plan

The following narrative describes the stormwater management plan for Briar Chapel.

Fiscal Impact of Briar Chapel on Chatham County?

On 10/5/04, the Chatham Shagbark blog (now defunct) posted its opinion of the fiscal impact of Briar Chapel on Chatham County.

Transportation Impact Assessment for Briar Chapel

Kimley-Horn and Associates helped to determine the potential transportation impacts of the Briar Chapel development in accordance with the traffic study guidelines in the NCDOT Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways and to identify mitigation measures required to address these impacts in accordance with Sections 11.1 and 11.2 of the Compact Community Ordinance.

Indy: Sprawl Envelops Northeast Chatham

The following article appeared in the Independent Weekly on 2/23/05.

TBJ: Chatham Development Would Dwarf Fearrington

Triangle Business Journal published this article about Briar Chapel 5/3/03.