Chris and Wendy Mattucci plan to build The Goddard School on about three acres on East Winmore Avenue in the Winmore community off Homestead Road. The national franchise has five locations in North Carolina, according to its Web site.

In September, the aldermen asked the Mattuccis to address architectural concerns. The Planning Board had objected to a high roof that accounted for two-thirds of the building's height.

The applicants lowered the roof and enlarged some of their planned windows.

"It was much more attractive," said Matthew Barton, planning board chairman.

Omar Zinn, the developer of the neighboring Claremont subdivision, spoke at last week's aldermen meeting in support of the daycare.

"We're all in favor of The Goddard School," he said. "It would be a benefit to both neighborhoods as well as many people that live in the north side of Chapel Hill and Carrboro."

The Winmore community is Carrboro's first "green" development project approved under the town's "village mixed-use" zoning category. The zoning is supposed to foster "village"-type neighborhoods where people live, work and play without having to drive.

In other action at the Nov. 17 meeting:

The board made the first step in investing more town money in a local bank. The aldermen voted to solicit bids from banks in Orange County interested in providing banking services to the town.

The town's banking services contract with Bank of America expires in February of next year.

Alderman Jacquie Gist said the idea came up at a board retreat last year that focused on the economy. She said leaders wondered if they could divert funds to local banks to support local businesses.

"I want the taxpayers' money being used to benefit our community, not to benefit New York or Hong Kong," she said.

The aldermen will review bids in January.

The board repealed a section of the town code that had been criticized for possibly discriminating against transgender residents.

The ordinance said no person over 5 years old "may enter or use any restroom, washroom or locker room on town property designated for the opposite sex."

Alderman Lydia Lavelle requested the ordinance be repealed after a resident contacted her over the summer. That resident did not want to be publically identified. Lavelle, who had a death in the family, missed last week's meeting.

Gist said local governments and entities like universities are paying more attention to the restroom accommodations of transgender people.

"That's happening across the country," she said.