New Woods Charter School Scheduled to Open in August 2008

Here is a rendering of what the new Woods Charter school building in Briar Chapel will look like...

Woods Charter School Taking Shape

The new Woods Charter school building in Briar Chapel is really starting to take shape. Here is a pic of the steel structure that will make up the main entrance.

Anderson Homes Building in Briar Chapel?

According to a recent press release by Anderson Homes, their new Architecture Manager (Rick Maddox) will be responsible for creating six new plans for the single-family homes at Briar Chapel. Please note, however, that Newland Communities has not yet released the names of approved builders.

If you want to live in Briar Chapel, please let me know so that I can make sure you know when homes and/or lots become available.

Presales Event in January 2008?

I just heard back from a source at Newland Communities regarding the status of development in Briar Chapel. They said that things are moving along as currently scheduled, even though they had some setbacks to the original timeline. They went on to say that Newland hopes to have models up by late-December or early-January in preparation for a presales event in early-2008.

In the mean time, they are currently receiving signed contracts back from their builders, and are planning a grand opening event sometime in March or April 2008. Stay tuned for more details...

Briar Chapel Middle School Stakeholders Meeting

Goodschoolz.org posted the October 11th stakeholders meeting notes for the new Briar Chapel Middle School.

Concrete Poured for Woods Charter School Gym

Construction of the new Woods Charter school in Briar Chapel is well underway. Here, workers are pouring concrete in what will become the gym...

Woods Charter School Footings Poured

Development of the new Woods Charter school building continues. Here is a pic of the first footings that were poured...

Woods Charter School Development in Briar Chapel

It looks like they're getting ready to break ground on the new Woods Charter school building in Briar Chapel. Here is a pic of the machinery that they just moved in...

FAQs: School Construction in Chatham County Schools

Chatham County Schools published a list of FAQs regarding school construction, which includes the Middle School in Briar Chapel.

Dave Lawler: Blazing a Trail

Chapel Hill News published this great article about a very good friend of mine, Dave Lawler. He is playing an active role with TORC (Triangle Off Road Cyclists) in laying out the bike trails in Briar Chapel. Way to go Dave!

N&O: Club Makes Bike Trail Deal

Some more good news regarding mtn biking trails in Briar Chapel.

Briar Chapel Ready to Break Ground

The Chatham County Line included a nice summary piece on Briar Chapel. If the PDF takes too long to download, you can also view the archive.

N&O: Briar Chapel Mountain Bike Trails?

Work is set to begin on the trail network tomorrow; the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew is on hand to help with design and construction.

Request for Subdivision Preliminary Approval

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners posted an agenda abstract for the request for subdivision preliminary approval of Briar Chapel.

Supplement To Testimony on Briar Chapel Application for Water Quality Certification

On December 13, 2005, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) conducted a hearing on Briar Chapel's application for certification for its construction. One day before the hearing, the Fearrington Homeowners Association received a copy of a letter from Kilpatrick-Stockton, representing the developer of Briar Chapel. The Board did not have time to review the position of the developer as contained in this letter prior to the hearing. Subsequently, on January 11, 2006, Mr. Sommers faxed the Board's response to the developer's position as well as additional comments on the DWQ's approval process and water quality and sewage treatment in Chatham County to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. This supplement to his previous testimony is provided here.