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Thursday, April 4, 2002
Aldermen Refine Vision for Downtown
By Erika Heyder
Staff Writer
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen
met Tuesday night to review the
Downtown Visioning report and pro
vide direction on what elements of the
documents it would like staff to address.
The report is part of the Vision 2020
plan, a comprehensive guide for devel
oping downtown Carrboro that was cre
ated by residents, officials and the com
missioned group Walkable Communities.
James Harris, Carrboro’s community
and economic development director,
helped the board sort through the plan’s
documents piece by piece. Together,
they broke the projects into two sec
tions: public works and those projects
that were “regulatory in nature.”
The first section dealt with historical
landmarks. Members discussed what
could be considered historical proper
ties in the town.
Board member Mark Dorosin
warned the board that not everything
old can be considered historical. “We
have to narrow and be more specific
about historical landmarks,” he said. “It’s
the architectural construction of a build
ing that makes something historical.”
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Parking was also a major concern.
While most parking spaces are behind
businesses, members want to develop a
better parking situation for downtown
Carrboro. They discussed joining busi
ness back lots, requiring businesses to
share lots. Dorosin suggested providing
an incentive to businesses who share
their parking.
Harris suggested a parking deck, a
project the board thinks is important but
extremely expensive.
Alderman Jacquelyn Gist also pro
posed providing an incentive to busi
nesses where employers ask employees
to find alternate means of getting to work.
“Employees shouldn’t drive to work for
lots of reasons but mainly to increase
parking access. More parking spots
increase business as well,” Gist said.
Alderman Diana McDuffee recom
mended creating a parking task force
where members would hire private
companies to research parking methods
to increase the accessibility and spaces
in downtown Carrboro. Other parking
ideas included increased free and paid
street parking with time limits.
The board discussed imposing a side
walk width requirement, mandating that
all sidewalks be 8 feet wide. Brick trim
around the sidewalks also is something
the board might require.
The board also expressed concern
about the area’s poor signage, including
pedestrian walks and traffic lights.
Members highlighted problem areas in
downtown that need increased signage.
The board went on to discuss regula
tory issues that require immediate atten
tion from its staff.
Creating a downtown identity is of
major concern to the town, and the
board is working to improve both the
streetscape and landscape master plan.
Campus Calendar
Today
11 a.m. - Project Literacy, a commit
tee of the Campus Y, will be sponsoring
a book drive in conjunction with Human
Rights Week. We will be accepting dona
tions in the Pit today and Friday, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
noon - The UNC Safe Zone pre
sents “Linking Together for Change:
Ally Speak Out” in Polk Place -a cele
bration to show support for the LGBT
community at UNC. Speakers include
Professor Chuck Stone, Professor
Pamela Conover and Marcus Harvey.
6 p.m. - The Chapel Hill Campaign
to End the Cycle of Violence is spon
soring “Another World is Possible,” a
fund-raising banquet for global peace and
justice, until 9 p.m. at the Carrboro New
Century Center on 100 N. Greensboro St.
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Mayor Mike Nelson proposed having
more benches and garbage cans down
town, as well as increasing flowers and
landscaped areas.
While revising the town’s look is of
major concern, the board showed little
interest in any sort of town theme, as
cities such as Charlotte and Raleigh
have done.
Nelson said, “Carrboro needs to have
a personality without rules.”
The City Editor can be reached
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Enjoy entertainment and international
cuisine from Afghanistan, India, the
Middle East and beyond. Tickets are $25
or sls for students and are available in
advance at Internationalist Books, the
Regulator Bookshop and Open Eye Cafe.
7 p.m. - Campaign to End the
Death Penalty is hosting a panel discus
sion in 101 Greenlaw Hall on religion and
the death penalty featuring representatives
from Christian Jewish, and Muslim faiths.
8 p.m. - Queer Network for
Change is holding a Celebration week
safe sex/fun sex workshop: “T&A
Q&A” in 224 Union.
8 p.m. - Company Carolina and
the Department of Communications
Studies present “Killer Diller,” which
will be performed at Swain Hall. Tickets
are free. Adapted by Paul Ferguson
from the best-selling novel by Clyde
Edgerton, this musical production pre-
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Developments in the War on Terrorism
Rumsfeld: Captive Won't Be Tortured
■ Interrogators of the most senior al-Qaida figure
in U.S. custody intend to draw 'every single thing m | pyi ps]
out of him" that might head off terrorist acts, but they f 1 * 1 51
will not torture Abu Zubaydah, Defense Secretary fI~CICK $
Donald H, Rumsfeld said Wednesday.
Embassy Bombing Suspect Pleads Guilty in Prison Guard Stabbing
■ A purported key backer of Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing a
prison guard in the eye with a sharpened comb. Mamdouh Mahmud Salim still is awaiting
trial on conspiracy charges in the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
U.S. Congressman Considers Aid for Afghan Bombing Victims
■ The U.S. government should "do what's right' and consider compensating Afghans who lost
family members in misdirected American bombings, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, D-Calif., said
Wednesday. Rohrabacher headed a U.S. congressional delegation that visited Afghan leaders.
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rascal and a big woman.
9 p.m. - Bring your sheets and blan
kets to Olde Campus Upper Quad
(between Davis Library and the
Arboretum) for a free outdoor movie on
Thursdays in April. There will be free cot
ton candy, Coca-Cola products and Coke
merchandise, and today “Billy Madison”
will show. Rain date will be the next day
at 9 p.m. This event is brought to you by
OCUQ Residence Hall Association,
senior class, Carolina Union Activities
Board, the Department of Housing
and Residential Education, Carolina
After Dark, Delta Upsilon, OCUQ
resident assistant staff, Coca-Cola and
production services.
Item of Interest
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20th Annual Sp^m
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Saturday, April 6, Bpm
Memorial Hall
Tickets on sale at the Student Union Box Office
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Allies SpeakOUT:
Linking Together for Change
A ceremony marking the recognition of
LGBT human rights
and the development of ways
to make our community at UNC
safer and more accepting of all students.
Thursday, April 4,12:15-1:00 pm
Polk Place (in front of South Building)
Guest Speakers
Professor Chuck Stone
Professor Pamela Conover
Marcus Harvey
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community a safe and welcoming place for
persons of all sexual orientations."
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Campus Y Spectrum
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Center for Healthy Student Behaviors
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3Some Thursdays at Club NV. The stu
dent group calls all to partake in a night
of dance and rhyme at the newest and
nicest spot in the Hill.
The SoFresh U.Ball. All area univer
sities should attend this Hip Hop Ball,
come casual dressed, ballin’ as you do,
and enjoy a $3 cover until 3 a.m. Ladies
are free before 11 p.m. DJ pEz spinnin’
hip-hop delights and Funkjunkie on The
House and Breaks. Crowns to the fresh
est! Come out! Come out, wherever you
are!
For the Record
In the April 3 article “Students Step
Into New Positions,” Amanda Spillman,
the new student attorney general, was
omitted from the story.
The April 3 article “Black T-Shirts
Mark Men's Commitment to Ending
Violence" incorrectly reported that the
T-shirts were funded by the Center for
Healthy Student Behaviors.
The shirts were paid for by the
Harassment and Assault Fund, which is
administered by the Office of the Dean
of Students.
The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors.