2Jhe Daily Tar HeelFriday, September 28, 1990
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Sorthside residents propose conservation district for area;
By ERIK ROGERS
Staff Writer
Chapel Hill's Northside district may
not be as Utopian as Mr. Rogers
Neighborhood, but area residents still
want , to preserve the community by
creating a conservation district.
A conservation district is "an area
,which the community feels worthy of
conservation or protection," said Chris
Berndt, long-range planning coordina
tor for Chapel Hill.
A public hearing will be held Mon
day, Oct.l to discuss the issue at the
Chapel Hill Town Hall.
The boundaries for the Northside
neighborhood's proposed district in
clude the Carrboro city limit sign and
Rosemary, Columbia and McMasters
streets.
'This is a neat neighborhood and we
want to keep it that way," said spokes
woman Estelle Mabry, a resident of
Pritchard Avenue.
The area contains primarily single
family homes, and this is one of the
main images the residents want to pre
serve. In addition, many of the residents
feel threatened by the potential influx of
students to the area, said Donna Bell, a
UNC graduate student whose city re
gional class will draw up the plans for
the proposed district. The class, taught
by professor William Rohe, will work
in conjunction with the Chapel Hill
Planning Department on the proposed
plans.
Northside is one of the few remain
ing areas where blacks and whites live
together in Chapel Hill, and residents
would like for the neighborhood to re
main mixed another reason for the
proposed conservation district, Bell said.
The installment of a conservation
district possibly would help alleviate
some problems in the area, like parking
and unlit street lights, Mabry and other
lederal budget problems may affect Chapel Hill
By KRIS DONAHUE
Staff Writer
A possible nationwide recession,
combined with University budget
problems, leaves Chapel Hill's eco
nomic future uncertain.
' The situation is new for Chapel Hill,
whose economy is usually protected by
tnebuffer UNC provides, Mayor
Jonathan Howes said.
We like to think that we are recession-proof
here," he said.
However, if the state fails to raise
revenues, the town may find it is not so
recession-proof, he added.
"But it may be the peaks and valleys
are not felt as much here," Howes said.
David Taylor, president of the Chapel
Hill Chamber of Commerce, said that
although a recession would adversely
affect the local economy. Chapel Hill
and Orange County would not be hurt as
much as other parts of the state.
"Our major industry is the Univer
sity," Taylor said. "Its employment base
is more secure."
However, budget problems at UNC
have left the base less stable than usual.
"We are going to definitely feel a
recession more than we have felt a re-
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Specifically, he predicted that the
rate of business growth would probably
slow down and that fewer businesses
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Jim Baker, town finance director,
said it was hard to predict what would
happen to Chapel Hill in a recession,
except in general terms.
"I think that past experience has
shown that when we've had a recession,
Chapel Hill has been less affected (than
other parts of the state)," Baker said. "It
(UNC) is probably a little better-insulated
than other businesses would be."
He said residents might expect rev
enues to decline and the cost for services
to increase in the future.
Michael Stegman, professor of city
and regional planning, said that even
though the University would be less
affected than other businesses in the
state, budget problems were a local re
flection of a slow-down in the economy
in general.
"We've already essentially cut our
non-personnel budget," he said. "We're
going to be more affected by what
happens in the state."
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residents said.
Originally, some of the residents
considered making the neighborhood a
historic district, but the plan never de
veloped because of strict zoning laws.
"Under a historic district, an indi
vidual would have to go to a governing
body to have his house changed," Bell
said.
Maintaining the upkeep of old
buildings is the reason for a historic
district, but old structures are not needed
to install a conservation district. Build
ings within a historic district must meet
federal guidelines, but a conservation
district is town-designated, Mabry said.
Chapel Hill Town Council member
Julie Andresen said she was impressed
with the proposal.
"It (the conservation district) is a
useful tool to build neighborhood
character on," she said.
Souter wins confirmation
from Senate committee
From Associated Press reports
WASHINGTON The Senate
Judiciary Committee approved the
nomination of New Hampshire jurist
David Souter to the Supreme Court
on Thursday with but one dissenting
vote. The full Senate is expected to
confirm him easily but not before the
court begins its fall term on Monday.
Democrats as well as Republicans
on the committee said they saw in
President Bush's nominee a brilliant
legal scholar and a man of good
temperament and integrity. Only Ed
ward Kennedy, D-Mass., voted against
him, saying he feared Souter would
"solidify a 5-4 anti-civil-rights, anti
privacy majority."
Howell Heflin, a conservative
Alabama Democrat whose opposition
helped kill the 1987 Supreme Court
nomination of Robert Bork, said he
liked SouterVclearheaded approach"
and lack of an ideological agenda.
Added Howard Metzenbaum, D
Ohio: "My sense is that David Souter
is a fair and open-minded jurist' who
knows well the weight of the re
sponsibilities which will be placed
upon him."
Full Senate confirmation of Souter,
who could provide the swing vote on
many issues before the divided court,
seemed assured.
Bush hailed the action and repeated
his request that the Senate "act as
quickly as possible to confirm this
man" so he could be seated when the
court begins its new session.
A vote was unlikely before next
week, however, officials and others
close to the situation indicated.
One factor was the Jewish holiday
Yom Kippur which was interrupting
Congress' schedule Friday. And
Biden and other Democrats were
loathe to waive rules that give sena
tors time before voting to review a
committee's findings.
Souter, 51, thanked committee
leaders and members "for their cour
tesy and consideration. I am gratified
by their action. I await the decision of
the full Senate."
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FRIDAY
Noon: CGLA will hold a Lesbian Lunch in 218
Union.
12:30 p.m.: The Institute for Research in Social
Science will hold "SAS IML (Matrix Program Lan
guage)," an IRSS Faculty Seminar, in 2 Manning until
1:30 p.m.
5 p.m.: Carolina Fever announces that members
should meet in front of Kenan Field House to put out
pom-pons. We have 50,000 to put out, so be there!
Many points and tons of fun!
6:30 p.m.: The African Student Association
invites you to our meeting in 220 Union until 7:30
p.m. Agenda: new elections, international festival and
plans for the academic year.
8 p.m.: The Ebony ReadersOnyx Theater will
performatthe Cabaret. Please attend and enjoy literary
performance at its finest! This will be followed by
Soul Expression, an urban contemporary jazz band.
SATURDAY
7 a.m.: Carolina Fever members meet on Navy
Field to make balloon arches. Bring coffee and nimble
fingers; we need help! (Many, many points!)
1:30 p.m.: The UNC vs. N.C. State Blue Blitz
football game kicks off. Everyone in the stands please
wear BLUE! We need a campuswidealumni-wide
effort!
10 p.m.: The Carolina Union Activities Board
brings you The Veldt, one of the area's hottest and
fastest rising bands, in the Cabaret. Tickets are $2 and
are available at the Union desk.
SUNDAY
11 a.m.: The UNC Gaming Club will meet in
210 Union.
1:15 p.m.: Carolina Fever announces a targeted
non-revenue men's soccer game. Meet at the bank
machines with $1.20 bus fare to Finley.
3:30 p.m.: Project Literacy-KIDSRKAD will
have a training session in 21 1 Union. All those who
signed up at the Project Literacy meeting must attend
to be able to participate in KIDSREAD.
5 p.m.: Modern Extension will have company
class. Company members who wish to choreograph
should come prepared for auditions to be held after
class. Remember to bring your favorite dish (no
salads!) for the potluck supper.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Carolina Athletic Association announces that
applications for Homecoming Queen are available at
the Union desk and CA A Office. They are due Octo
ber 3 at noon.
The Carolina Athletic Association announces
that applications for the Mr. UNC Contest are avail
able at the Union desk and CA A Office. They are due
Monday, October I .
Everyone attending the UNCNC State game this
Saturday is asked to wear blue and make the game a
BLUE BLITZ! Carolina Fever members are reminded
that they will not receive a ticket for this game if not
wearing a blue shirt (preferably a Fever T-shirt).
Shirts are still available in the office.
The University Counseling Center announces
that an Interracial Relationships Support Group will
be offered beginning in October. The group will offer
a supportive, confidential and nonjudgmental envi
ronment to explore unique issues encountered in
interracial relationships (e.g. societal disapproval,
cultural differences and similarities, conflicting feel
ings, etc). For more information, call 962-2175.
PlayMakers Repertory Company will present
the Southeastern premiere of "Nothing Sacred," by
Canadian playwright George F. Walker, Oct. 24-Nov.
1 1 at the Paul Green Theatre in Chapel Hill. For more
information, call 962-PLAY.
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