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Developers pull SoVill hotel from council agenda
Submitted by mschultz on 11/17/2008 - 14:08
Developers D.R. Bryan and John Fugo have pulled their proposed hotel from tonight's Chapel Hill Town Council agenda.
In an e-mail to the homeowners association, the Southern Village developers say they have removed their concept plan from council consideration tonight in response to the petition against it. More than 80 people have signed the petition and/or written letters to Town Hall opposing the developer's initial six-story design.
They have a new plan that is four stories, they announced last week. The new plan also closes Abedrdeen Drive to create a plaza connecting the hotel to the community's village green and stage.
Read more on the hotel here.
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Comments
This is great! This means
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:50 — joeAnneThis is great! This means that they should really take in consideration the Hawaii hotels. I believe this could be the best decision they could take instead of those hotels.
Yea, baby!
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:14 — ChapelHillGuyI like the way you think!
Another Black Eye
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:10 — elvisboy77For commercial development in Orange County.
Especially with the "special tax break" the landowners seemed to have received over the past several years, according to this interesting tidbit:
http://squeezethepulp.com/w/ho:november_2008#developers_park_paying_full_taxes_on_southern_village_parking_lot_for_years_awaiting_hotel
If the NIMBYs against this one joined forces with the Airport NIMBYs and the Trash Transfer Station NIMBYs what an awesome NIMBY force would be created!!