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4 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Benjamin (BJ) Warshaw <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Benjamin (BJ) Warshaw <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1439 Smith Level Rd. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 917-620-4969 <br /> Email: benjarwar@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2015 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Chapel Hill ETJ <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> - LEVEL retreat (co-owner/founder, grassroots artist residency) <br /> - Southern Entryway Alliance (founding member, neighborhood group focused on issues <br /> around development in and around the Southern ETJ of Chapel Hill) <br /> - Orange County Arts Commission (panelist, 2023-2024 Visual Artist Grants) <br /> - Cosmic Rays (sponsor, local experimental film festival) <br /> - Orange County Dems (member, former GoTV volunteer, web consultant) <br /> - COVID Tracking Project (volunteer web development, data visualization) <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment <br /> Application Date: 3/3/2024 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My wife and I moved to Chapel Hill in 2015 in pursuit of a better life. We had been living in New <br /> Jersey, and before that metropolises (I in Brooklyn, she in Chicago). We had tired of big city life, <br /> and longed for a community where we could put down roots <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> As I stated in my application for the Planning Commission, since moving to Chapel Hill, I have <br /> been paying close attention to the changes around Town. I know that Chapel Hill has a <br /> reputation of being overly deliberative when it comes to development, as w <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> See above. <br />