The Town of Chapel Hill will hold another community update on the Carolina North. The meeting will be held tonight (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. in the council chambers at Chapel Hill Town Hall.
The town and university are working on an extensive development agreement that will guide the build of the first phase of the project and lay out the ground rules for further expansion.
At Monday’s Town Council meeting traffic concerns were again a key point of concern. Council members said they were worried about the impact of a projected 5,000 additional parking spaces.
Council member Bill Strom said he would like to see more done to make the new research campus more accessible by means other than automobiles.
“I guess I’m underwhelmed,†he said of the transportation plan.
Council member Jim Ward said he wants to make sure that there is a commitment to long-term conservation for roughly 300 acres of the property.
If the land protection “goes in the tank,†he said, “all bets are off.â€