Chapel Hill Town Manager Chris Blue taps in on the segment to speak with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Thursday, February 29. Blue shares perspective on how things like the newer Complete Communities Strategy affects his staff’s approach to projects, including the ongoing re-write of the Land Use Management Ordinance. He also bring updates on several intensive projects of the town’s, like the East Rosemary Street parking deck, updates to the North Street intersection, and the Estes Drive Connectivity Project.
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Chapel Hill: Town Manager Chris Blue on Complete Communities, LUMO, and Longstanding ProjectsChapel Hill Town Manager Chris Blue taps in on the segment to speak with 97.9 The Hill on Thursday, February 29.
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