University
bopes with
snow, cold
by JENNY CLONINGER
Staff Writer
; Most of North Carolina woke up
to snow last Thursday morning, and
UNC is still feeling the effects of the
unusually heavy snow and low
temperatures.
: Herbert Paul, director of UNC's
Physical Plant, said the 8 to 10 inches
of snow that is melting during the
day and refreezing at night has
hampered cleanup efforts.
Approximately 60 people have
worked with shovels and snowplows
to clear the University grounds. Work
began Thursday and the 12- to 14
hour workdays will probably con
tinue through the end of this week,
Paul said.
With regard to any problems
students and faculty may have had
getting around campus, Paul said,
"People have been very patient.
WeVe had very few big complaints."
Paul said the relative lack of roof
leaks and burst pipes has been
surprising, considering the week's
extreme temperatures, which are
unusual for this part of North
Carolina.
One problem area is the campus
parking lots, Paul said. The contin
uing nighttime freezes have left thin
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sheets of ice on the otherwise clear
pavement.
Also, he said some entrances to
parking lots are not wide enough
because plows were blocked by
parked cars, or because the snow had
been packed down by passing traffic
and could not be scraped away.
A traffic office employee, who
asked not to be identified, said the
unusual parking conditions have
created additional problems.
Although the lots are being cleared,
she said people have caused traffic
holdups or blocked others' parking
spaces by just leaving their cars in
a clear space.
She said many people are using the
wrong lots because of limited parking
space. The Parking Control Division,
with the exceptions of handicapped
spaces and fire lane violations, has
issued only warning citations during
the worst of the snow and ice.
Committee may extend Rosemary Square deadline
By WILL LINGO
Staff Writer
Most citizens were pleased with the
Joint UNC-Town Committee's land
use report, but some had a few
complaints at the public hearing on
Dec. 8.
The 16 people who spoke at the
hearing complimented the recom
mendations made by the committee
and suggested they make only minor
changes in the report before submit
ting it to Mayor Jonathan Howes and
Chancellor Christopher Fordham.
The joint committee was formed
in July 1987 in reaction to public
opposition to the UNC land use plan.
The committee's purpose was to
propose possible alternatives to the
plan and to make recommendations
to the mayor and the chancellor.
"I am impressed by the intelligence,
interest and dedication of this group,"
said Joyce Brown, who lives on Vance
Street. "I feel a continuation of this
group or a similar group would
benefit the town and the University."
Several other citizens said they felt
the town and University should
establish an ongoing joint committee
to improve town-University relations.
Those who had complaints about
the plan were concerned about the
committee's proposals to widen
Pittsboro Street to three lanes.
Betty Marks, of 408 Pittsboro St.,
said she did not like the idea of adding
a third lane to Pittsboro Street, as '
the land use plan suggests. ' :
Other speakers who opposed
adding a third lane to Pittsboro Street,
favored returning it to its status as
a two-way neighborhood street. ;
"Pittsboro Street was obviously
not intended as a highway, and N.C.
86 traffic should be returned to;
Columbia Street," Marks said.
Several other citizens supported
the idea to widen South Columbia;,.
Street and reopen it to two-way
highway traffic.
Don McChesney, of 410 Pittsboro
St., said the road could be made to
carry north-south traffic well into the
21st century.
Keith Burridge, a UNC professor
who lives on Briarbridge Lane, said
the widening of Columbia Street
would eliminate zigzagging traffic :
and keep people on a properly
designed road.
Citizens said they were also con
cerned about preventing future traffic
growth. Some suggested a more
intensive look at alternatives to
automobiles, such as mass transit and
park and ride programs.
"If we had park and ride first, we,
wouldn't need any new or re-routed
roads," said Eddie Wills, of 225 Vance
St.
By REBECCA NESBIT
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Town Council
voted 5-4 Monday to form a com
mittee to decide whether an extension
on the Rosemary Square project is
needed.
Fraser-Morrow-Daniels, the
Rosemary Square developers, have
requested a Nov. 30, 1988 date to
close the deal for the hotel, restaurant,
shop and parking project. They want
the March 3, 1988 closing date
extended in case more time is needed
to complete the financing of the
project.
Council member Art Werner made
the motion to create a committee to
negotiate with the developers in order
to come to an agreement on the
closing date. Mayor Jonathan Howes
and council members David Pas
quini, David Godschalk and Roose
velt Wilkerson voted against creating
the committee.
Werner said, "The purpose in my
motion is that I would feel more
comfortable if they (the developers)
would take more time to look at it I
in more detail so they can Iheet aiid ' :
decide on a date." '
The developers gave the council a
timeline that showed a maximum
amount of time that may be needed
for each of the project's financial
arrangements. The timeline projected
a four to six month time span for
the selling of Rosemary Square's 188
hotel suites.
Pasquini said he was unsatisfied
with the developers' information. "I
want the town manager (David
Taylor) to come back with detailed
information on why they need an
extension," he said. "I don't consider
this information to be valuable and
I feel uncomfortable with this being
the justification for an extension."
Fraser-Morrow-Daniels has also
said the recent lawsuit brought up by
Rosemary Square opponents has
created a need for the extension.
Council member James Wallace, a
longtime opponent of the project,
said he did not want to grant the
extension.
"We have extended this thing three
times and we have done this for three
years," Wallace said. "The town has
not asked for an extension and the
town has not delayed (the developers)
five minutes."
Wallace said that extra time should
be granted only if this is the devel
opers' last request for an extension
and the amount of time given is no
more than is needed.
Walter Daniels, chief executive
officer of the developing company,
said he could not guarantee that more
time would not be needed after the
extended deadline.
"Another lawsuit would be a very
good reason where we would need
more time," Daniels said.
Werner said the committee, which
consists of town manager David
Taylor, town attorney Ralph Karpi
nos, council member Nancy Preston
and the developers, should approve
a closing date by Jan. 25.
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