The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to attend a Nov. 16 public meeting to explain the permitting process required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before development at Carolina North.
The meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the large basement conference room of the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Free parking is available, and Chapel Hill Transit serves the library via the D route.
A representative from the Army Corps of Engineers will attend the meeting and be available to explain the permitting process and how the public may participate. Attendees will have opportunities to ask questions and share comments.
The public also is invited to review an electronic version of the draft application on the Carolina North website at http://cn.unc.edu.
Carolina North is envisioned as a vibrant, compact, mixed-use academic campus on University-owned property along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, two miles north of the main campus. University and Town of Chapel Hill representatives signed a development agreement in June 2009 that covers the first 20 years of development on the site.
While most of the planned construction for Carolina North – when funding becomes available – will take place on or near the site of the Horace Williams Airport, streams and creeks cross other parts of the property, making any impact on wetlands an important consideration. The Army Corps of Engineers is the primary agency that regulates development in wetland areas and would have to approve any potential impact.
The University plans to submit a permit application to the agency later this year. This month’s meeting will be the second public information meeting about the draft application. The first one was held June 21, 2010. While not required as part of the Army Corps of Engineers’ permitting process, these meetings are opportunities for the University to share information and receive feedback from the public.
News Services contact: Susan Houston, (919) 962-8415
The meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the large basement conference room of the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Free parking is available, and Chapel Hill Transit serves the library via the D route.
A representative from the Army Corps of Engineers will attend the meeting and be available to explain the permitting process and how the public may participate. Attendees will have opportunities to ask questions and share comments.
The public also is invited to review an electronic version of the draft application on the Carolina North website at http://cn.unc.edu.
Carolina North is envisioned as a vibrant, compact, mixed-use academic campus on University-owned property along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, two miles north of the main campus. University and Town of Chapel Hill representatives signed a development agreement in June 2009 that covers the first 20 years of development on the site.
While most of the planned construction for Carolina North – when funding becomes available – will take place on or near the site of the Horace Williams Airport, streams and creeks cross other parts of the property, making any impact on wetlands an important consideration. The Army Corps of Engineers is the primary agency that regulates development in wetland areas and would have to approve any potential impact.
The University plans to submit a permit application to the agency later this year. This month’s meeting will be the second public information meeting about the draft application. The first one was held June 21, 2010. While not required as part of the Army Corps of Engineers’ permitting process, these meetings are opportunities for the University to share information and receive feedback from the public.
News Services contact: Susan Houston, (919) 962-8415
