2 Wednesday, October 2,1996 Aldermen hear residents’ concerns over possible connector road BY MIKE HIRSCHEL STAFF WRffER The idea of building a road extension to add better access from Carrboro’s Wexford Subdivision to Homestead Road brought mixed reactions from the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night. “This item was the result of a request of the residents, ” Planning Director Roy Williford said. Williford explained two options for a new connector road. The first option would extend Wyndham Drive and cost around $127,000. The second option would extend Colfax Drive and cost a little over $168,500, he said. SOCCER FROM PAGE 1 Because more than 1,700 young ath letes participate in league play in the Park and Recreation Department, there is a great need for volunteer help, he said. Senior Katie Callaghan coaches in the 10- to 12-year-old girl’s league. She said she encouraged other students to get in volved in volunteering. “(Coaching) is very organized and flexible,” Callaghan said. “Coaching times and practicing schedules are easy to handle.” Recreation Specialist and ’93 UNC alumna Sonya Holley said the program’s focus was on providing a leisure experience for children in a ' Southwick Golf Course Fall Weekend Special! 18 Hole Green fee & 9 Hole Green fee & Cart toe after Ipm... Cart toe after 4pm... *9 OO Saturday & Sunday Only Ji>ontl)tinck / HHpHM l Take Jones Ferry Road to Old ■HWH VaOlT Greensboro Road. Follow Old IW ,_ Greensboro Road for 12.5 mJMM V/OUISc miles to NC 87. Turn right on NC 87 North for 9 miles to ™ SHE ” stoplight. Phillips 66 Conven ience Store is on the comer. Aunm Turn right on Boywood Road I 942-0783 ,or 1 mi,e ,o our si 9n -10.2.96 Take a Test Drive! Alpha Epsilon Delta is sponsoring an MCAT Diagnostic Exam followed by a strategic review with a Kaplan MCAT expert. Saturday, October 5 at 9am Murphy 111 Space is Limited! Sign up in the Pit to reserve your space. Monday 9/30 through Friday 10/4 from 10am-2pm $5 Donation Requested For more information Call 493-5000 or 1-800-KAP-TEST KAPLAN NEW Expanded Hours CAROLINA CAREER FAIR • October 10* 9am-spm University Career Services, Division of Student Affairs “Youknowit’sunrealistic," Alderman Hilliard Caldwell said. He said the plans wouldhave to raise taxes by lOcents, and the board would not want to do that. Alderman Jacquelyn Gist called the high costs ofthe potential road “serious. ” She said the town could wait for the land to be developed and the developers would be required to build the connector. Aconcem was expressedby Alderman Alex Zaffron who said building a road would set a precedent. He said there might be an “expectation to repeat such an action.” Town Attorney Michael Brough said the town “wouldn’t be legally compelled to (build future connector roads).” However, there could be a political noncompetitive and nonthreatening atmosphere. Holley has expanded the female 6 to 18 program in the past few years. “Building up the women’s program to the level that it is now is like a personal achievement and commitment,” Holley said. Student volunteers facilitate the success of other recreational activities in the area. More than half of the volunteers for Rainbow Soccer come from the University. For more than 30 years, Rainbow Soccer has offered these volunteer opportunities and league play for people as young as four and as old as 82. Director Vicky Brawley said she was expectation to take similar action if the situation arises, he added. Caldwell said he thought the road was unnecessary for the town to build unless the board was concerned about what kind of access emergency vehicles would have to the area without the road. Not all of Wexford’s residents want the road extensions. Lucy Gallo, a member of Concerned Citizens of Wexford, said the connector could “threaten the livability of three neighborhoods.” She said with the bicyclists on the road and the number of driveways, added traffic on the residential streets would be “conducive to unsafe situations.” “I think we want to retain that small amazed at the amount of student participation. “One of the things that is extremely amazing to me is that this year we have 92 teams, and we have over 300 volunteers,” Brawley said. “Over 30 to 40 percent are students from UNC and a few from Duke.” Joannah Roseman, a junior environmental public policy major, said students played an integral role in the program. Because there are two coaches per team and more than 40 teams, students contribute a lot, she said. “Some are coaches, referees and some work in administration,” said Roseman, one of the program’s coaches. “(There) are a lot of different facets that constitute (student help).” Student volunteers also help Rainbow Soccer achieve its goal of promoting the game of soccer as a way to learn teamwork, cooperation and determination. The largest emphasis, though, is fun. “We are not here so teams can beat CHAPEL HILL'S BREWERY & RESTAURANT | HOURS: /to. Lunch, Dinner, TweeT Will B H EliiißV UII ||l Uu€S & LreivS oti WiulM&hy Nijkts jS Oct. 2... /S&jjßp Blirtsoloyy jaggmjj *2.25 lotiS pihts 460 W FRANKLIN STPEFT A O’tAPfj I IILL a Q4V. i-Ruu With the Great Taste and Winning Varieties of the HOT POCKETS®, LEAN POCKETS®, and CROISSANT POCKETS™ Brand Stuffed Sandwiches. Available at L Teeter, A&P, Byrds-^^^ Winn Dixie, Food Lion and other fine stores in your area (in the freezer section) |~j MFG. 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Gallo said she hoped the road would be build in the safest possible way when it is built. The Board made no final decisions regarding the road extensions. They referred the mater of the connector road to the Transportation Advisory Board for more review before rendering a decision. They also askedformore information, including estimates of the percentages of internal and external traffic in the area, and decided to take action later. other teams,” Roseman said. “We are here to promote teamwork. The kids should be able to learn how to attain goals and have fun.” For many students, what they put into their volunteer work, they get right back. Sophomore Gabrielle Graeter, a biology major and assistant coach, said the best thing for her was that instead of always being with college students, she got to interact with kids instead. “I don’t even feel like I’m volunteering because I get so much out of it, ” Graeter said. “It’s a change to work with younger people.” The youthful energy attracts a lot of students. Sophomore Meridyth Park, an assistant coach for Rainbow Soccer, said little kids were full of vitality. “It is wonderful seeing the little kids with so much energy,” Park said. Park said volunteering helped highlight young people’s willingness to work. “Us Generation X-ers on campus arenotlazy,”Parksaid. “We are teaching energetic fittle kids how to play soccer.” Aldermen swimming in debate over pool safety regulations BY AMY CAPPIELLO ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR Swimming pool regulations might become stricter if the Cairboro Board of Aldermen decides to implement new standards. The aldermen discussed current pool regulations, including fence height and water discharge, at Tuesday’s meeting. Allen Spalt, chairman of the Board of Adjustment, raised concerns his board had developed after reviewing a special exception application for anew swimming pool. “Currently, there are no rules in Canboroforconstructionofpools,” Spalt said. Spalt said the Board of Adjustment raised three concerns over swimming pools. He said fencing, pool covers and the emptying of pools were the main issues. Currently, the town has no standards for fencing, Spalt said. “Many, but not all communities, have a fencing requirement,” he said. “Forty eight inches seems to be a common number.” While the aldermen said they feared overregulation of fencing, Spalt said one alternative existed that would cover fencing and pool covers. “The state building code has an optional section called Appendix F that could be adopted,” he said. The appendix says pool fences must be at least 48 inches in height and that openings in the fence must be no larger Campus Calendar Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. - The Center for Teaching and Learning is holding an informal lunch discussion for TAs on “Grading Concerns and Strategies” in Union 208-209. 2 p.m. - The Blacks in the Diaspora Lecture Series will be featuring Professor William Darity from the Department of Economics in the Soqja H. Stone Black Cultural Center. The topic of discussion will focus on race, intelligence and social stratification. 2 p.m. - The Orientation Office will hold an interest session in Union 20S. Applications available at the interest sessions only! 3:30 p.m. - The University Counseling Center in Nash Hall will conduct a minority student support group to discuss die experi ences and concerns that arise from being a member of a minority group at UNC. 4 p.m. - The UNC Classics Chib will present a lecture by Dr. William Race tided "Achilles and the Vietnam War” in 100 Murphey Hall. 4 p.m. - University Career Services will conduct a commercial hanlring/finanrp /insnr ance career panel for seniors and graduate Bcnl/y Beldiny off ex l . .. SHEETS THAT HAKE THE BED TOR YOU! The NEETSIIEET s the most affordable and convenient way to make up your dormitory mattress. for use on loft beds, too! Offered to UNC students in Carolina Blue! Long Twin set includes: top & bottom sheet & 1 pillowcase 800-70“ SHEET (800-707-4338) Order^oday!! Please specify size when ordering 2S 48$' Other Sizes and Colors Available. Ask for Free Color Brochure PO Box 1226, Sanford, NC 27330 • Fax 919-499-5535 S&H $3 .95 ♦ SI.OO each additional let, phis 6% sales tax MINORITY < Sc/me/i *¥gM OCT. 9, 1996 Great Hall 12:30-5:00 3Jl|r Baity alar Brrl than 4 inches in diameter. Also, gates and doors must be self-closing and self latching. “If the residence forms part of the fencing of the pool, (the appendix) requires that there be self-closing doors or audible alarms on the doors so people know the pool door is open,” Spalt said. Alderman Jacquelyn Gist said she was pleased the Board of Adjustment brought the matter of pool fences before the aldermen. “I’m glad that you brought all this up because I think it’s better to be proactive before we have a tragedy and have to react,” Gist said. Spalt also expressed his concern about the drainage of pool water into the ground. “If a pool is emptied, that’s dumping thousands of gallons of water that contains chemicals designed to kill living things into the water system,” Spalt said. Spaltsaid the Orange Water and Sewer Authority does not allow pool discharge to be connected to the sewer system. Therefore, Spalt said if a pool is emptied, the water must be drained into the ground. Alderman Hank Anderson said chlorinated water entering the water system was not a big problem. “Don’t worry about the chlorine,” Anderson said. “You can add salt ash to neutralize the chlorine and then the sun takes it out.” The aldermen decided by consensus to refer Appendix F and the issue of pool water discharge to the staff for the development of an ordinance. students in 209 Hanes Hall. Talk with profes sionals about opportunities in this career area. Business casual attire recommended. 5:30 p.m. - The Lutheran Campus Minis try will hold its weekly Holy Communion in the Lutheran Campus Center. A $2 meal will follow. All are invited! 7 p.m. The Coalition Against Geno cide and the University Center for Interna tional Studies will presentthe film “Bosna!” in 209 Manning Hall. Admission is free. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. - The Japan Club will watch a film titled “Ddru” and hold a conver sation table meeting in 210 Dey Hall. 7:30 p.m. - Sangam, the South Asian Awareness Organization, will hold its next general body meeting in Union2o9. Therewill be a debate on racism and south Asia.) Ail are j welcome to attend! 8 p.m. - Donate Life will have a meeting in 208 Bingham Hall. Bring a friend! Bp.m. - Duke University will present Nadine Strossen, the first female and the youngest president ofthe American Civfl Liberties Union in a lecture titled “Cyberliberties—censorship and the Internet” in Page Auditorium on West Campus. All Welcome to Attend! 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