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tative look into the future of campus
The Carolina North concept plans that the Board of Trustees approved in September
are subject to change. Two studies evaluting the fiscal and transit impact will con
clude this semester. And once the plans finally go before the Chapel Hill Town
Council in about a year, the vision for the project could take on anew
shape. For now, though, town and University leaders are framing
their conversations around this design.
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multi-year plans that detail more specific building projects.
And since Carolina North will be an ongoing project,
University and town officials are attempting to lay out a pro
cess for working together. '
Rather than requesting town approval on a project-by
project basis. Evans said the town and the University should
look toward approving long-term, multi-project plans.
“We need a form of agreement with the town that will give
a multi-year horizon for planning Evans said.
As to when the project will break ground, officials can
only speculate. If current projections by UNC officials hold,
construction of the innovation center, the first building on
campus, will begin in 2009.
How wilt UNC pay?
The new campus isn’t going to be cheap.
Officials anticipate spending $220 million on infrastruc
ture alone during the first 15 years. Since no specific building
plans have been drawn, pfficials said they do not know what
the bottom line will be.
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building constructed on the new campus. It will
be a partnership between public and private
entities to provide much-needed space and
resources for UNC-CH faculty and staff.
Although the 85,000-square-foot building will
be on campus, it will be privately owned and
must pay local taxes.
Because of the mixed-use nature of the campus, buildings
will be funded from different sources.
About half of the proposed buildings on Carolina North’s
campus in the first 15 years would be funded by the state.
Some buildings would pay for themselves through rent dollars,
and corporate buildings would be privately funded.
Who does it affect?
The multi-use campus aims to integrate UNC’s research
with the corporate world.
But as Carolina North develops, town leaders and commu
nity members are weighing in to make sure the new campus
doesn’t overwhelm the area. , t
Once plans become reality, many UNC faculty, graduate
students and staff, as well as corporate employees, will work
and study on Carolina North's campus.
The campus also is set to include affordable housing for
faculty; staff and graduate students.
Contact the University Editor at udesk(Sxunc.edu.
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