Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 17th. She discussed the Rosemary Parking Garage Project, several affordable housing projects, and more from this week’s town council meetings and upcoming community events.
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