Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell in-studio on Thursday, April 17. She discusses the opening of Chapel Hill’s first fully-inclusive playground at Community Center Park on Wednesday and how rewarding of a project it is to see be completed. Then, Anderson shares insight into the town council’s budget discussions after Wednesday’s work session — which has elected officials considering how to address a $6.7 million shortfall while not cutting down programs to help low-income community members. Finally, she details an upcoming open house on coal ash remediation at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and other upcoming events around town.

Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here.

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