Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, December 1st. She discussed the proposal for the town’s Legion Road property, an update on the Complete Communities Initiatives, and the Chapel Hill / Carrboro Holiday Parade.
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