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"ree ordinance would affect costs
BY GABRIELE JONES
Staff Writer
Within a year the cost of a new home
in Chapel Hill could increase by 1 per
cent because of a proposed tree protec
tion ordinance, say local developers
and builders.
Peter Thorn, former president of the
Durham-Chapel Hill Homebuilders
Association, said the tree ordinance
would be regressive to home buyers
who already have trouble affording
housing. At a public hearing Monday,
Thorn said the ordinance should main
tain a residential exclusion.
Local businesses and developers
don't agree with accusations that they
do not care about town trees.
Bill Kalchof, executive vice presi
dent of the Durham-Chapel Hill
Homebuilders Association, said devel
opers and builders make every effort to
do a good job to protect Chapel Hill.
Student coiiminniittee
By STACEY KAPLAN
Staff Writer
Student government has formed a
permanent standing committee to award
four $5,000 Undergraduate Teaching
Awards to UNC teachers.
The awards are the only teaching
awards which to students full discre
tion over the entire selection process.
The committee, chaired by Grant
Vinik, will consist of 10 undergradu
ates selected by Student Body Presi
dent Brien Lewis, faculty adviser John
Anderson and Vinik. Membership
applications are available in Room 217,
Suite C of the Student Union.
The 1,200 graduate assistants, as
well as any other instructors who inde
pendently teach a class, will be eligible
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Kalchof said that he supported a
voluntary program for tree protection,
but that the development of a manda
tory plan would raise the cost of hous
ing and raise city costs.
Larry Touchstone, superintendent of
engineering for Duke Power in Chapel
Hill, said the ordinance would effect
the company's above and below ground
service because it would be necessary
to obtain a permit for everyday service.
This permit would delay service and
could cause increased and prolonged
power outage.
Touchstone said Duke Power could
support the ordinance as long as changes
are made in landscape specifications
and the permits required for tree prun
ing for overhead lines are eliminated.
Instead of being restricted by per
mits, Duke Power needs to take an
active part in replenishing Chapel Hill's
for these awards. All other awards given
by the University are restricted to tenure-track
professors.
These are the only awards not funded
by outside benefactors. The money for
the awards comes from a 75 cent in
crease per semester in student fees
approved by a margin of nearly four to
one in last spring's campus elections.
Ruffin Hall, academic affairs direc
tor for student government's executive
branch, said faculty base salaries and
benefits at UNC were not keeping up
with other universities nationwide.
"We are demonstrating that students
support them (faculty members) and
want to help them alleviate their prob
lems. Faculty recruitment and reten
tion are crucial to an outstanding uni
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wooded areas, said Touchstone. "We
would like to plant trees around the
power lines, such as dogwoods and
crepe myrtles, that wouldn't grow as
high."
This would encourage the removal
of trees now growing under lines, which
are unsightly when trimmed, said
Touchstone. These trees could be re
placed with a suitable variety, and
pruning would be needed every four to
five years rather than every year. This
would be more attractive, he said.
Sierra Club member Claire Cooper
stein said the extra 1 percent added to
new home costs would pay off in the
long run because trees damaged from
construction do not always die during
construction. Sometimes trees die sev
eral years after the home is purchased
and the owner is burdened with the
expense of removing the tree.
to award
versity."
Hall said students from all majors
and professional schools were encour
aged to apply, particularly from the
schools of business, nursing, journal
ism, pharmacy and the MBA program.
"We are looking for a diverse group
of students to give balance to the
awards."
The committee will establish rules
for choosing award recipients in the
fall, Vinik said.
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"People complain that trees die and
their home is devalued years later," she
said. 'Trees are cherished and taken
care of by these homeowners."
Local environmentalists claim build
ers and developers damage trees during
construction and unnecessarily tear
down trees. Gary Bronson of Ludy's
Tree Care said half of the dead trees he
has removed from people's yards were
damaged by construction.
In a video presentation to the town
council, town forester Adam Kuby said
the developers' earth-moving equip
ment severely damages trees because it
compacts the soil, often leaving trees
with viruses and disease. The ordinance
is designed to protect these trees.
Jack Gibson, a homeowner in Col
ony Lake supports the tree ordinance.
He said, "It takes less time to build a
house than it does to grow a tree."
teachers
The faculty selection process will
begin in the spring with nominations
from students. After the pool of nomi
nees is narrowed down to between eight
and 15 finalists, more intense scrutiny
will determine the recipients of the
awards'.
Finalists' names will then be pub
lished in The Daily Tar Heel with a
form asking students for more informa
tion about the teachers. Winners will be
announced in April.
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