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(Ttjp laily aar Hppl Chapel Hill Finds Areas to Improve Chapel Hill officials have adopted a five-year plan to addresss town residents' areas of concern. By O'Hentrice Love Staff Writer Chapel Hill will soon have renovated public housing and better fire protection as a result of a program focused on mak ing life better for town residents. The town will receive anew fire sta tion as part of the Town Council’s five year program to improve the environ ment, transportation, public safety and other areas of concern. Every year local tax money is allo cated to go toward the Capital Improvements Program, which is designed to assist in any improvements and renovations needed around town. Council member Lee Pavao said there were several improvement projects in progress. “The improvements must be done,” he said. “If you have assets, you must take care of them. We are currently planning to build anew fire station that will cover 300 acres. It has been in the works for a long time.” The improvement program will take five years, but the board will re-evaluate its plans annually. Every year, the council revises the budget and assesses capital and improvements, Pavao said. Chapel Hill Town Manager Cal Horton provided recommendations for the council on what improvements should be approved. This year about $640,000 will go toward improvement projects. The pro jects will cost about $15.8 million over the next five years. “The federal government will help pay for some of the renovations,” Horton said. Chapel Hill Town Council member Edith Wiggins said she also was respon sible for voting on what improvements and renovations would occur in the town. “If you don’t keep up with roads and infrastructure they will end up in great despair,” Wiggins said. “This is an ongo ing process.” The Town Council will decide what improvements to make after it receives recommendations from the town man ager and holds a town hearing allowing citizens to voice their opinions on what improvements should be made. “We take into consideration what the citizens have to say, but we really rely on what the town manager recom mends,” Wiggins said. Other projects that have been approved by the board include drain replacements, public housing renova tions and public works improvements. In the past, the council has supported improvements in places like Homestead Park and Community Center. UNC Introduces Center for Service By Colleen Jenkins Staff Writer The University has anew way to tell N.C. residents the story of its commit ment to public service. The tale will begin at the Carolina Center for Public Service, officially introduced Sept. 24 at a tented ceremo ny on Polk Place. This story is based on UNC’s 200- year-old tradition of outreach to the state and country but ends with anew twist. The center now can provide N.C. resi dents with “one-stop shopping" for their public service needs. Residents will be able to call one place at UNC for answers instead of muddling through numerous resources. “The center will be a primary contact point for anyone who wants to know what kind of public services exist (at UNC) and how to find them,” said Nicholas Didow, the center’s inaugural director and an associate professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The idea for the center stemmed from the UNC Public Service Roundtable, established in 1991 to build the school’s capacity for public service. It was formally proposed to the General Administration in 1995 and took almost two years to get approval. Didow said the late Chancellor Michael $5 OFF I Good on any tanning package of 10 I ; or more visits with this coupon. I Good until November 30, 1999 ' i • • ! ! TANNERY I Open til Midnite Mon-Thun til 10pm Fri-Sun I " 169 E. Franklin Street • Near the Post Office * V -2 6 Z: 6 JL 3 2_ J Jj>outhtottk *1 / WBSU Go* 1 EJKS Course ■QB $5 OFF Cart Fee Student & Staff Weekday Specials $22 with cart/ sll walking* WITH PURCHASE OF 18 HOLE GREEN FEE VALID ANY DAY WITH COLLEGE ID www.southwickgolf.com Call for Tee Times 942-0783 Directions: Take 54 West 20 miles to a stoplight Take a •'? left on Swepsonville Rd and go 1 mile to a stop sign. 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To get publicize its services, the cen ter will soon pub lish articles featur ing UNC individu als involved in ser vice and will fea ture others on its Web site. “The center “The center seeks to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of the students and faculty across campus. ” Nicholas Didow Carolina Center for Public Service Director seeks to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of the students and faculty across campus,” Didow said. The center will work to identify holes in UNC’s public services so additional programs can be created to meet rising needs, Provost Dick Richardson said. “(The center) could stimulate students and faculty to work in new areas,” Richardson said. “I can’t think of any thing in the state that we wouldn’t be able to provide services to." The center will not be just a resource PASSPORT PHOTOS While you wail. Ist set $10.95 Additional sets 8.95 J C.O. COPIES 169 E. Franklin St. • Near the Post Office Open til Midnite Mon-Thur; til 10pm Fri-Sun , 933-9999 , for the state, however, since many goals are school-oriented. Several schools, such as Brown University, Stanford University and the University of Michigan, boost public service centers that focus mainly on students. “But this center is different,” Didow said. “They don’t have the balance of equal focus as we have on students, fac- ulty and staff. We want to develop public service across this campus.” Richardson said the University’s service courses, such as the a.p.p.l.e.s. pro gram, would work through the center and benefit from its guidance. To encourage innovative public ser vice, the center will present public ser vice awards and fellowships to students, faculty and staff beginning in the spring. 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Didow assembled a task force last Wednesday to immediately address the hurricane victims’ public health and environmental needs. “We’ll keep the campus informed of emerging needs and get people with the right skills down there when needed,” he said. Didow said the center benefited from the visions of the University’s past lead ers who did not believe that UNC’s boundaries ended at the old stone wall along Franklin Street but extended throughout the state and nation. “The challenge to the center is to build on the proud 200-year tradition of significant public service that this University has provided.” 13
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