Housing and Community Development Contacts

 

 

Planning Department

306 N. Columbia Street

Chapel Hill, NC  27516

(919) 968-2728

(Located on the third floor of Town Hall)

Chris Berndt

Long Range Planning Coordinator

cberndt@townofchapelhill.org

Chris S. Berndt manages the long-range division of the Planning Department, including housing and community development, transportation planning, comprehensive planning, annexation, and the Capital Improvement Program.  Ms. Berndt has a Master’s Degree in Planning from UNC-CH (1977) and a Bachelor’s Degree from Beloit College, Beloit, WI (1972).

Loryn Barnes, AICP

Community Development Coordinator

lbarnes@townofchapelhill.org

(919) 968-2728

Loryn Barnes administers the Town's Community Development Block Grant and other federally and locally funded community development projects, and works closely with local organizations that provide affordable housing and other services to Chapel Hill residents.  Ms. Barnes has a Bachelor of City Planning from the University of Virginia (1992), and a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1994).

Jamie Rohe

Community Development Monitor

commdev@townofchapelhill.org

 

Jamie Rohe monitors the agencies that receive Community Development Block Grant funds from the Town.  This involves an assessment of the programs and projects being funded as well as each organization’s financial and administrative management.  She also provides technical assistance to organizations and environmental reviews for projects as necessary.