Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to discuss recent events happening around town on Thursday, August 5. She describes the preparation and conversations town leaders and UNC are having ahead of a new fall semester. Hemminger also details the latest on the Greene Tracte land and improvements along Estes Drive.

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