theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The maximum qualifying income for a one-person household in the Fayetteville metro is just $45,850. But for a four-person household in the Raleigh area, it's almost $106,000. 010 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/20266-figure income households now qualify for "affordable housing" in the Triangle. That's housing available only to people making less than 80% of the median income in a metro area. 120 2
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 02/05/2026theonollert.substack.com/p/the-origin... 010 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 02/05/2026New post about May Day and the history of labor organizing at UNC 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Making housing cheaper means tackling the cost of capital and making predictable rules about what you're allowed to build where. 010 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 25/12/2025theonollert.substack.com/p/the-spirit... Merry Christmas!theonollert.substack.comThe Spirit of ChristmasMy favorite scarf reminds me that generosity and kindness can enrich us year-round, not just at the holidays 000 0
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Importantly, the gap between rent and income has risen faster in NC than it has nationally. 020 2
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 29/11/2025New Substack about how housing costs have outpaced incomes this century - and what we can do to fight poverty, increase incomes, and make housing more affordable theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-co... 130 3
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Chapel Hill needs more housing options for undergrads and grad students! It's hard to find good, affordable options. Our land use rules make it even harder than it has to be! 030 3
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 21/11/2025theonollert.substack.com/p/the-town-c... The Council stalled Wednesday night on positive land use reforms to legalize more homes on smaller lots. When we come back in January, we'll try again--and I'll ask to include triplexes and quadplexes in the legislation.theonollert.substack.comThe Town Council Takes a Swing and a MissWednesday night's stalemate at Town Hall defies common sense 071 7
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 16/08/2025What 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!) 030 3
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/08/2025The 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. 052 5
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Legalizing 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! 000 0
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/08/2025You 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. 1317 31
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Parents 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! 0184 18
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 26/07/2025We need politicians across North Carolina to step up and support more affordable housing! 010 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are coordinating with Orange County to support disaster relief: crisiscleanup.org/survivor +19102181569 199 9
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Flood recovery center opening at the Drakeford Library in Carrboro! 0124 12
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Links to volunteer needs across the Triangle: theonollert.substack.com/p/how-to-hel... 000 0
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 08/07/2025🚨🚨Orange County, NC🚨🚨 Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua... 1714 14
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 20/06/2025My housing philosophy, summed up. Thanks to Brighton and @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for the chance to say it! 110 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025My promise to you is that I will continue to show up. No matter what. 020 2
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025That's why we all need to keep showing up. It's why we need to keep sharing our opinions, building our community, and staying true to the vision of a better life that has motivated the best aspects of American history. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025It's easy to forget that when everything is going more or less ok. But we absolutely cannot hide or shrink back when our democracy is under threat. An attack on any elected official is an attack on you, your rights, and our democracy. It's an attack on all of us. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025But I also feel resolve. I serve because I love my town, my state, and my country. I serve because I love my fellow Americans. Courage is the cost of admission for elected officials, and it's the price of participation in a democracy for all of us. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I feel anxious because I am an elected official in a country where people may want to hurt or kill me because they disagree with me. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Right now I feel sadness and anxiety. I am sad for the people who were injured and killed, for their families and friends, and for all of us who have to live in a country where this happens all too often to people who aren't also politicians. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Senseless 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. 110 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Here's a story you might have missed: one Republican in Raleigh forced city councils across North Carolina to raise property taxes. 012 2
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Thanks @michaelgparker.bsky.social for the invite! 010 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Enjoyed 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! 😂 100 1
Reposted by @theonollert.bsky.socialDaniel Franch @danielfranchnc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025🗣️Calling all @orangedemsnc.bsky.social! Join Councilor @theonollert.bsky.social, NCDP Judicial Caucus Director Becca Zerkin, OCDP 1st VC Linda Cohen, friendly neighbors, and me this Sunday, 6/1 to build power door-to-door in Orange Co. It’s time to hold Sen. Tillis accountable! #ncpol 112 2
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Lots 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! 000 0
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I was happy to vote yes on more affordable workforce housing close to downtown! chapelboro.com/news/housing...chapelboro.comChapel Hill Council Approves Affordable Workforce Housing Community Along MLK Boulevard - Chapelboro.comThe Chapel Hill Town Council recently unanimously approved a proposed affordable workforce housing community close to downtown. 000 0
Reposted by @theonollert.bsky.social97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 14/05/2025As Chapel Hill continues to implement their “Everywhere to Everywhere” greenways project, one of the challenges is getting people to utilize bike and pedestrian transportation. That led to the establishment of the Chapel Hill E-Bike Lending Library.chapelboro.comIt's Electric! Chapel Hill E-Bike Lending Library Program Underway - Chapelboro.comAs the Town of Chapel Hill continues to implement their “Everywhere to Everywhere” greenways project, one of the challenges is convincing more people to utilize bike and pedestrian transportation inst... 053 5
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Here's why houses are so hard to find - and so expensive - in Chapel Hill. Fortunately, we could make changes that would help! theonollert.substack.com/p/why-for-sa...theonollert.substack.comWhy For-Sale Housing is Scarce in Chapel HillOur policies make it hard to build everything except really big single family homes 010 1
Reposted by @theonollert.bsky.socialPittsburgh New Liberals @pghnewliberals.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Kudos to @prohousingpgh.org and their successful advocacy that’s led to Pittsburgh’s eliminating minimum lot sizes per units and eliminating and/or reducing minimum lot sizes citywide! youtu.be/a80zoANs6JY?...youtu.bePro-Housing Pittsburgh Members Support Min Lot Size ReformYouTube video by Pro-Housing Pittsburgh 616217 162
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Please read the rest of the post for a more detailed explanation! 000 0
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Our second biggest source of revenue is sales tax. This is set based on a combination of sales activity here and statewide. After several strong years, sales growth dropped to around 2% last year and likely less this year. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Last time Chapel Hill studied property values, single family homes generated 92 cents per $1.00 they consumed. Multifamily and commercial properties were net revenue contributors. It's probably time to update those numbers. 110 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Our 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. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025This is largely because we underpay relative to neighboring towns and relative to inflation. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025One contributor to our costs is a high staff turnover/vacancy rate. 100 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Chapel 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... 110 1
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Chapel Hill and Orange County have clear evidence that housing scarcity drives up property taxes. Read here! theonollert.substack.com/p/housing-sc... 040 4
theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Fray the land use planning goat fr 000 0
