The Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss the water crisis and light rail project

The Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss the water crisis and the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project. Staff writer Ashton Eleazer live-tweeted the meeting.

Hello everyone, it's Ashton. I'll be live tweeting the #chtc meeting tonight!
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Mayor Pam Hemminger estimates $3 million in revenue lost in the water crisis from last week.
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$150,000 check was presented to the Chapel Hill Public Library for an outdoor patio area.
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Ed Kerwin, executive director of OWASA, said the IFC website has a spot to donate to those with damages on their homes from recent crisis.
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Kerwin said the addition of fluoride to the water is suspended and will not resume until thorough evaluation with the public is complete.
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Police Chief Christopher Blue said 98,000 bottles of water were distributed during the water crisis.
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Maria Palmer said there should be limits on the amount of water people are allowed to buy during a crisis so stores do not run out again.
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Hemminger said "Community Development Block Grants are up on the chopping block” and may pose significant changes in the budget next year.
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Mary Jean Seyda, member of the housing advisory board, said she request the #chtc double the penny for housing from 1-cent to 2-cent.
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The #CHTC just referred a bike plan petition to be reviewed by the mayor and town manager.
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The #chtc referred a petition by the environmental agency to reduce the carbon footprint to be reviewed by the mayor and town manager.
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The #chtc approves the housing advisory board request to remove a member from the board.
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Palmer said she disapproves of the immigration bill that makes it a felony to use a fake ID in every instance but buying underage alcohol.
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Peggy Misch demands justice for victims of torture in N.C. through the N.C. Commission's petition.
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The #chtc approves a motion to adopt a resolution that finances 14 buses.
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A representative for the @GoTriangle and Gateway transit project explains why it is important for Chapel Hill to be walkable.
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Polikov said the workshop kickoff for the #DOLRT project will be Feb. 22 in Room B at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
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"We don’t want to live in the shadows of (the previous zoning) controversy," said Polikov.
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"Our crystal ball is no clearer than yours,” said Tallmadge, when speaking on potential implications of not having federal funding.
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A light rail could potentially change the Chapel Hill transit's 65-80 minute trip to Duke down to 37 minutes.
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"I don’t care if it’s a little red wagon," said Anderson about the light rail. "I feel the quality and amount of information's lacking."
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During the zoning request for the CH Retirement Residence. A rep. said the need is clear with a predicted 31% growth rate of seniors by 2017
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The #chtc moved to reaccess the zoning in a public hearing on March 20.
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#chtc's residential rezoning policy requires giving 15% of the value in affordable housing. Sally Greene said the numbers don’t make sense.
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The #CHTC meeting has finally ended!
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