A Voice for Orange County

01/19/2024

PROVIDE YOUR INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF ORANGE COUNTY!
This Fri and Sat!

This year, Orange County has launched a major effort—called the Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 —to establish a cohesive, countywide land use vision for the future and an actionable strategy to achieve that vision.

01/07/2024

The Mebane City Council will vote to approve or block Buc-ee’s proposal TOMORROW, Monday, January 8th, at their next City Council Meeting. Can you be there?

If you live in Mebane and/or would be directly impacted by Buc-ee's, we encourage you to please comment at the meeting. Talking points are available at 7directionsofservice.com/stop-buc-ees to incorporate into your 2-3 min comment.

https://mailchi.mp/4ea6ea026d0b/no-buc-ees-in-mebane-mebane-city-council-meeting-tomorrow-mon-jan-8th-at-6pm?e=a0a37a82fd

7 Directions of Service is an Indigenous-led environmental justice collective based in Alamance County, leading the fight against the largest gas station on earth–a 32.5 acre Buc-ee’s–from being built in Mebane, NC.

01/07/2024

A traffic nightmare is coming. We all have the power to stop it.

January 8th @ 6:00pm is when we tell Mebane City Council the truth about Buc-ee’s.

Sign the petition. Sign up to speak.

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12/31/2023

Buc-ee’s keeps promising "good jobs" for Mebane the same way they did for Orange County. Mebane deserves better.

12/28/2023

Buc-ee’s loves to talk about how "great" their jobs are. With reviews like these it's no surprise there's such a high turnover rate.

Sign 's petition now. Link in bio! Stop Buc-ee’s!

Stay tuned for our next series about Buc-ee’s employment practices

12/19/2023

Mebane City Council will host two hearings on Buc-ee's on January 8th. Check out how you can help prevent the water-guzzling, traffic-inducing beaver from coming to Mebane.

On Jan 8 at 6pm, the Mebane City Council will host two public hearings as part of their decision-making process whether to allow Buc-ee’s to build its water-guzzling

12/10/2023

Buc-ee’s is back and Mebane needs your help!

Sign the petition!

Link in bio!

12/08/2023

The Mebane Planning Board is meeting on Monday, December 11th at 6:30 pm.

As a reslut of massive public pushback, Texas-owned gas station Buc-ee’s pulled out of Orange County in 2021. Thank YOU for supporting those efforts!

05/16/2022

May Updates:

Planning Department, Future Development, Voting, and more!

https://mailchi.mp/48a95bdf910f/may-updates-a-voice-for-orange-county

11/11/2021

Nov 11 Newsletter - Take Action to Protect the Greene Tract Forest! https://mailchi.mp/556b2ed461d3/sept-updates-5685008

11/01/2021

Don't forget to vote in your local elections tomorrow!

Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.