The fates of a controversial mixed-use development and a long-awaited flat-rate taxi ordinance might finally be decided during the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting Monday.
The Charterwood development — which would be located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard — is a 14-acre mixed-use development that would include retail, office and residential units.
The development has received criticism from council members and neighbors who worry it does not suit the town’s vision for development that was set out in the Chapel Hill 2020 plan.
“I think that there are aspects that are great, but there are a lot of aspects where we don’t trust the changes,” said Jennifer Weinberg-Wolf, who lives near the proposed development. “I would like to see a development done with a better eye toward its environmental impact.”
The Monday night meeting will be the fourth time the town council has discussed the Charterwood development zoning amendment, which addresses whether the development complies with Chapel Hill 2020.
The council last discussed the development on Sept. 12 but failed to reach a consensus because councilman Gene Pease was absent.
Town councilman Lee Storrow said he will vote against the development tomorrow because he thinks it does not fit the Chapel Hill 2020 vision.
“I think it’s too dense to abut with a neighborhood, so unless I receive new information, I still plan to vote against the development tomorrow,” he said.
If Charterwood is approved, developer Bill Christian will be able to break ground on the project.
