On-street & off-street parking

I would like to gently remind our neighbors that their cars and other personal property are supposed to be stored off the street, according to NH covenants.

Not only is it likely to cut down on accidents and vandalism when we put our cars nearer to our houses (it's difficult to navigate our narrow streets at night with cars parked on our roads), but the Chapel Hill School District has warned us that if their buses cannot get through our streets safely that the school buses will not stop for our kids "inside" our neighborhood.

One of our guest's cars was scraped badly when it was left on the street one night. We learned the hard way to move our cars onto our driveway.

Debbie Long

The Name of Things

Ever wonder how North Haven and our streets got their names? I did, so back in the mid-1990s I asked our builders, Brad Pulley and Mike Adair, how the names were chosen.

In 1979 Chapel Hill developer J. P. Goforth had a plan for a 135 unit development on the 27 property he owned north of Sewell School Road and across from what became Ironwoods (named for the old iron mines that once operated there). A 1980 SUP for the property was approved for 100 units, 80 townhomes and 20 single family homes. Four units (the ones standing today) were built.

"North Haven" was the selected name because it was going to be a "way north" neighborhood in Chapel Hill and with three of it's sides surrounded by the Horace Williams property, it was in fact a "haven."

In 1990, Goforth died and his property was sold to another develope. In 1992, the Town of Chapel Hill, after much debate and several modifications, approved 50 single family homes to join the four existing townhomes. Then Town Manager Cal Horton told me the the Council's approval was tied to UNC's assertions that it would close the Horace Williams Airport!

The North Haven name was also selected for one of the streets and "Woodleaf" was selected because Brad knew the small Rowan County town of Woodleaf. Plus, it "fit" the theme he decided on for the three cul-d-sacs: the flowering marigold, the hazelnut shrub, and the flowering magnolia plant were all favorites of his mother's.

So, that's the story as told to me and as I remember it being told!

Fred Black

Two more vehicle break-ins

[ Posted on behalf of Paul Miles, 100 Hazelnut Court ]

Late Sunday night our daughters car, which was parked next to the curb in front of our house, was broken into in an attempt to steal the car's radio. The driver's side window was completely smashed and the thief tried to steal the radio without success. The radio's removable face plate was the only thing that was stolen, but the radio is basically useless without the face plate.

Also, another vehicle's window was smashed outside 104 North Haven Drive the same night, but nothing was stolen. These two events were probably done by the same thugs.

If anyone heard or saw anything on Sunday night, please post a response here. Maybe we can narrow down the time of the break-ins.

Don't some of these cars have alarm systems? Aren't they supposed to be triggered if a window is smashed?

Just for the record, my son's vehicle, parked outside 205 Woodleaf, had the rear window smashed back on August 9th (very early on a Thursday morning). In that case there was no attempt to take anything from the vehicle.

North Haven Annual BBQ

Perfect weather for the 2007 North Haven BBQ

Date: Saturday, October 13, 2007
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Woodleaf Drive cul-de-sac

Menu: pork BBQ, BBQ chicken, hushpuppies, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans, dessert, lemonade, iced tea, hot dogs.