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Thursday, September 2,1993
Preserving Town’s Cultural Atmosphere Topic of Development Meeting
BY ROCHELLE KLASKIN
STAFF WRITER
With the future of Chapel Hill in mind,
residents and local politicians are consid
ering several options for revitalizing and
sustaining the downtown area.
Several candidates vying for one of five
open seats on the Chapel Hill Town Coun
cil were briefed Wednesday afternoon on
the evolving downtown plan, created by
the Downtown Planning Committee. The
briefing was held in the Welcome Center
on Franklin Street.
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Equipped with maps and charts, Josh
Gurlitz, chairman of the Downtown Plan
ning Committee, took the candidates
through the plan’s varying goals.
“There are three main themes: number
one is human scale, ... the next theme is
diversity,... and the third theme is coop
eration,” Gurlitz said.
The plan outlines the downtown area to
include Franklin and Rosemary streets from
Henderson Street to Merritt Mill Road as
well as the surrounding residential neigh
borhoods. “DowntownisnotjustFranklin
Street,” Gurlitz said.
The plan outlines four objectives for
downtown improvement: diverse land use,
transportation, town character, and gov
ernment and infrastructure.
■ The plan attempts to promote diver
sity throughout the downtown area by
supporting and maintaining its unique char
acter. One way the plan suggests achieving
this goal is to promote residential develop
ment downtown.
“The downtown should remain as the
center of public, spiritual and cultural ac
tivities,” Gurlitz said.
Another goal of diversification is to en
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courage the development of large compa
nies as well as smaller neighborhood stores
downtown.
“The downtown is a very appropriate
place for both of them,” Gurhtz said.
■ The main thrust of the transportation
objective is to ensure that downtown re
mains pedestrian- and bicycle- friendly. The
plan calls for improving pathways from
Rosemary to Franklin Street, creating safe
bike paths and encouraging carpooling.
■ Among the committee's goals for
maintaining town character is finding
money for Streetscape, a multi-million
dollar downtown improvement program.
“Streetscape needs to be a part of what
we do. Streetscape is. the front yard of the
downtown,” Gurlitz said. “The town
should conserve and enhance the tradi
tional urban development pattern.”
■ The last objective of the plan is to
improve government and infrastructure
relationships and cooperation within the
town. This objective includes maintaining
and encouraging the town’s relationship
with the University, local utility compa
nies and public support services.
The plan also aims to curb downtown
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crime by increasing police presence and
lighting in dark areas.
Gurlitz said, in response to the candi
dates’ questioning, that the committee’s
next task would be to consider ways the
plan could be funded.
“The next step is the game plan,” he
said. Currently, the committee is organiz
ing meetings “to put the players together to
organize their own activities.”
Gurlitz also said the committee was
looking into the development ordinances
of the town to see if they might need to be
altered to support the plan.
SECURITY
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dents’ office.
Reported burglary and breaking-and
entering offenses also dropped by 4 percent
since 1991, according to the report.
Cannon said the 24-hour residence hall
lockup might have helped reduce the num
ber of those crimes reported, but students
still needed to take more responsibility for
the safety of their property.
“(The lockup) probably did to the ex
tent that it deterred some crimes, ” she said.
When conducting random security in
spections, Cannon said she was let into
residence halls too easily.
“Students will still hold doors open for
strangers,” she said.
“People have the idea that you are gen
erally supposed to be nice.
“When it comes to personal safety it’s a
good idea to be curious or at least just close
the door.”
Donald Boulton, vice chancellor and
dean of student affairs, said he was pleased
to see the decreases in assaults and burglar
ies.
“I was surprised when it seemed that in
the town crime had gone up,” he said.
“ Certainly I like to feel we have been work
ing harder at it.”
Boulton, who is a member of the Cam
pus Safety Committee, said he felt the
group also had taken action to make the
campus community more safe.
“I think we’ve made some major strides
and addressed a lot of trouble spots,”
Boulton said.
The group has been responsible for more
sidewalk lighting on campus in addition to
the 24-hour residence hail lockup.
Seventeen vehicles were reported stolen
in 1992, one less than was reported stolen
in 1990.
Arrests for alcohol violations increased
by almost 50 percent and drug violations
doubled, according to the report.
Boulton said alcohol had always been
prevalent on campus and although more
people were arrested, fewer might be con
suming alcohol.
“One could make an argument that stu
dents are drinking less than before because
they are more health conscious and those
that do drink are drinking more,” he said.
Carmon said students were drinking
alcohol in public more often, but Univer
sity Police had become more strict in en
forcing alcohol rales.
“We’ve probably cracked down on it a
lot more,” she said.
“Some people have gotten a lot bolder
like drinking outside and in parking lots,
where they shouldn't be.”
Campus
Calendar
THURSDAY
9 a.m. The Sport Club Council will have
representatives from each club sport to answer
questions in the Pit until 3 p.m.
10 a.m. The Carolina Union Activities Board
invites students to come by the Pit until noon.
Noon The Black Cultural Center will present,
“Where Do We Go From Here: Community or
Chaos” in the BCC for all interested students.
1 p.m. The BCC will hold an interest meeting
in the BCC for anyone interested in volunteering
for the Communiversity Saturday School staff.
3:30 p.m. University Career Services will
present Job Hunt 101, basic information on how
to use the UCS office, in 210 Hanes Hall for
seniors and graduate students.
4:15p.m. University Career Services will hold
resume workshops for seniors and graduate stu
dents in 210 Hanes Hall.
5 p.m. The Korean American Students Asso
ciation will hold an officers’ and chairpersons’
meeting in Union 226.
5:15 p.m. The Black Ink will hold an interest
meeting in Union 210.
5:45 p.m. The Baptist Student Union will
meet at the Battle House. There will be a $2 meal
following the meeting.
6 p.m. The Presbyterian Campus Ministry
will give a welcome dinner at the Presbyterian
Student Center.
The Black Student Movement will hold inter
est meetings for Miss BSM and Mr. BSM in the
BCC and Union 212, respectively.
The New Generation Campus Ministries will
hold Bible study in Union 210.
Amnesty International will hold a letter-writ
ing meeting in the North Dining Room ofLenoir.
7 p.m. The UNC Outing Club will discuss its
multi-event extravaganza plans in 210 Manning
Hall.
UNC Habitat for Humanity will hold its first
general meeting in the Union.
Student Government will hold an interest
meeting in 105 Gardner Hall
The Carolina Indian Circle will hold its first
meeting in 2 Chase Hall.
7:30 p.m. Pauper Players will hold a general
interest meeting. Check the Union desk for the
exact location.
Modem Extension will hold an information
meeting in the Women’s Gym for people inter
ested in auditioning for the modem dance group.
7:45 p.m. Pauper Players will hold a general
interest meeting forpeople who want to try out for
or get involved with West Side Story. Come to the
Union Great Hall Balcony.
8 p.m. Chimera, the science-fiction/fantasy/
gaming club, will have its organizational meeting
in Union 213.
8:15 p.m. N.C. Hillel will present a second
night at the movies.
9 p.m. WXY C 89.3 invites all students to tune
in to the semester’s first Thursday night feature,
with R.E.M. and the Talking Heads.
rTEMS OF INTEREST
The French House has room for two male
students who have French language experience.
Applications are available at the Carmichael Resi
dence Hall desk.