Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, May 5 to discuss recent news around town. She details the proposed budget the town council saw last night, as well as Chapel Hill’s priorities to bring people together for events like concert series.
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