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She Baily alar Uerl Proposed Franklin St. Hotel Popular at Public Hearing By Angie Newsome Staff Writer Chapel Hill residents and business leaders showed overwhelming support for a proposed West Franklin Street hotel dur ing a public hearing Wednesday night Robert and Richard Capps, both of Greenville, submitted a request to the Chapel Hill Town Council for a special use permit to begin construction on The Franklin, a 5-story, 66-room hotel with a parking lot and a meeting room. Council member Pat Evans said the proposed building, to be located at the site of the abandoned Trailways Bus Station, will be brick and reconstituted stone with wooden windows. Council member Jim Ward said the majority of comments made at the hear ing were in favor of the plan and that well-known Chapel Hill business orga nizations, including the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, endorsed the hotel. “I was surprised and pleased that the Congress Confrontation Centers on Appointments By Elizabeth Michalka Staff Writer Tuesday’s Student Congress meeting involved the usual appropriation of funds to student groups along with a lit tle attitude. The meeting began with an abrupt speech from Finance Committee Chairman Tony Larson. He said his anger was a result of what he called neg ligence on the executive branch’s part in filling several vacant external appoint ments to committees. Student Body Vice President Rudy Kleysteuber, who is responsible for fill ing the appointments, said the confusion occurred because Larson expected the appointments to be brought before Congress as they were filled, but Kleysteuber expected to bring them all Been a while since you’ve seen this face? Participate in our life-saving & financially '■■■■■■ , rewarding plasma donation program. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION! jfoi iwLTiT'i Donors Earn up to S2OO per Month! , ' I * New donots earn $25 for first visit, $35 for the second visit within 7 days. Call or stop by: parking validated Sera-Tecßiologicals^l| 1 09/2 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill • 919-942-0251 • M-Th 8-6 pm, F 8-4 pm, Sat 8-12 pm It took you 18 years to get into college. It'll take about 18 minutes to pay for it. Your next study break could pay for your education. That is, if you use it to log on to our Web site and find out how easy getting financial support can be. 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Aaron Nelson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said the hotel gained advocates because it will not have a restaurant He predicts that hotel guests will use area restaurants and businesses. “It will be a big boom for West Franklin Street and bridging the gap between East and West Franklin,” Nelson said. Ward said that even though he will not make his decision on the proposal until Nov. 12 at the council’s regular to Congress at once. “It surprised me when (Larson) went in front of Congress and voiced his anx iety,” Kleysteuber said. “If they wanted the appointments sooner, we would have tried to accommodate them.” Throughout the remainder of the meeting, Congress members expressed concern over the tone of Larson’s remarks. “There’s too much personal animosity between the Congress and executive branch,” Student Body Treasurer Kativa Parker said. Student Body Presidentjustin Young apologized for the negligence of the executive branch after Larson’s speech and said he hopes the situation can be resolved peacefully. “We all have a job to do, and hope fully we can do it on amicable terms,” Young said. business meeting, the land-use propos al seemed appropriate for the area. “It does seem to be a type of land use that will give downtown a life around the clock, not just 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or at football games,” he said. But Ward also said the scale of the five story building was a concern for some. “People are concerned that it is too big.” But he said that because of the archi tecture of the building and the topography of the building site, pedestrians will only “feel” the first two stories of the building. Evans said the hotel could be compe tition for hotels like the Carolina Inn and The Siena Hotel, but she said she does not consider it to be a big concern. If the council approves the special-use permit on Nov. 12, Ron Horvath, the civil engineer for the hotel, said it could take up to five months to complete the permitting process. “Construction could take a year to 18-months, at a minimum.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. Congress also faced attendance issues at the meeting. Ethics Chairman Dave Ruddell announced the names of six Congress members who have been absent two or more times - grounds for being removed from Congress. “Some of the people have already resigned,” Ruddell said. “It will leave some open seats.” Young said special elections will be held to fill empty Congress seats Nov. 7, the same day as Homecoming elections. There will be a mandatory candidates’ meeting Oct 23 in the Student Union. Parker said Congress had a balance of Great Student Airfares I available with your ISIC or IYTC ■A London $351 jmSI'S San Jose, Costa Rica $424 student mm 308 W Rosemary St dm Downtown Chapel Hill 919 942-2334 1-800-2CQUNCIL www.counciltravel.com .BfllllßiaMßilw. City New School Sites Discussed Three of the four proposed locations for the new public high school are located off of Smith Level Road. By Maggie Kao Staff Writer School officials discussed potential sites for anew high school Tuesday to ease overcrowding in the area’s public schools. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education proposed four potential loca tions in the southern part of town, with three located off Smith Level Road and the fourth near U.S. 15-501. Orange County Commissioner Margaret Brown said the board is con sidering the possibility of a site in the northern area of Chapel Hill. “It is on a 200-acre plot of land that the commis sion purchased three months ago. It’s located on the comer of Old N.C. 86 and Eubanks Road,” Brown said. She said the northern site would fit well with the county’s co-location of parks and schools policy. “This means that there would be lots about $27,000 to appropriate to student groups at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting and passed bills for appropria tions to seven student groups. Students United for a Responsible Global Environment received $4,358 in appropriations for conducting a confer ence on campus. The Young Democrats received $2,797, and Lighter Shade of Blue received a total of $2,290 to produce its show Nov. 4. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. of athletic and playing fields for public as well as school use, saving construc tion and utility funds,” Brown said. Superintendent Neil Pedersen said that when selecting sites, the school board must consid er certain specifica tions to meet coun ty requirements. “It has to be a certain size, proba bly a minimum of 50 acres, and there are other consider ations such as how easy it would be to build on it, access “It has to be a certain size, probably a minimum of 50 acres, and there are other considerations...” Neil Pedersen Superintendent to water, sewer and other utilities,” Pedersen said. “Of course, there is always the concern of geographic loca tion and equal school distribution, which is why we are looking at the southern sites. The slate that the com mission was referring to is even further north than Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools." He also said the school board is look ing to solve the issue of overcrowding within the next IQ years. “Roughly, we would like to have a ■ Carolina Men’s Basketball Blue-White Game Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7:3opm Dean E. 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But funding for anew high school is not included in the $75 million bond ref erendum, which voters will consider Nov. 6. “Funds would not come for another four years or so, when there is another bond referen dum,” he said. “By that time, we would be about 800 students over capacity in our two high schools, so to make do, we’ve proposed temporary facilities and small, permanent units until the money is available.” Brown said in response to financial concerns, the commissioners have pro vided the school board with $2 million to fund site acquisition and planning. “It’s planning money that would probably be directed at all the preliminary work to be done for a school to be built on a site.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. 7
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