
For a special edition of 97.9 The Hill WCHL’s Forum on The Hill, Aaron welcomes Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, Delores Bailey of EmPOWERment, Inc., and Aaron Nelson of the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill/Carrboro for an extended discussion of Tropical Depression Chantal: its impact on residents and businesses, what’s being done now to help those affected, and what Chapel Hill can do in the longer term to mitigate the effect of similar storms in the future.
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