Petition
To: Historic District Commission
From: Renuka Soll and Additional Signers
Re: UNC Plans for Franklin Street
Date: July 10, 2019
Many of us were surprised to learn last week that as part of their Master Plan, UNC intends to demolish large sections of Franklin Street at some point in the future. Chapel Hill residents are shocked at this news. One might reasonably have expected that UNC would have taken a collaborative approach and sought comment from the Town before finalizing a plan that will alter the character of our most important street.
Since the Historic District Commission (HDC) is charged with preserving and protecting the historic districts of Chapel Hill and values the history of our Downtown, we request that the Commission consider and take action on the following:
- Ask HDC to form a study committee to look into conservation measures HDC or the Town of Chapel Hill could take to protect the character of Franklin Street;
- Report findings to HDC and the Town Council within 4 months;
- Request HDC send a letter to UNC asking them to reconsider this part of the master plan and to work with the town and the community on any design changes planned for UNC properties on Franklin Street.
Thank you!
Renuka Soll and these signers,
David Adams
Jeffery Beam
Christine Bell
Nancy Walker Benjamin
Bill, Kristina and Anne Brashear
Linda Brown
Elizabeth R. Bryan and James A. Bryan II
Dr. W. Woodrow Burns, Jr,
Catharine Gilliam Burns
Richard Chady
Joanne Damon
Amy Ferguson Daubert
Artie Dixon
Glen H. Elder, Jr.
Gayle Evans
Stanley Finch
Arthur and Deborah Finn
Vivian Foushee
Laura Murphy Frankstone
Lindsay Garrison
Laurel Goldman
Francis Gravely
Joan Guilkey
Cheri Hardman
Anna Hayes
Tom Henkel
Bruce and Ann Henschel
Alex Hoole
Linda A. Houseman
Charles Humble
Helen Johnson
Kimberly Keyser
Amanda Keyser
David Kiel and Amey Miller
Katherine and Vince Kopp
Charles Liner
David Lindquist
Anne Drapkin Lyerly
Bill and Sally Massengale
Drake Maynard
Julie McClintock
Molly McConnell
Becky McKee
Virginia Meldahl
Rachel V. Mills
Susan Morance
John N. Morris
Susan Nassar
Moreton Neal
Patricia Owens
Jane Smith Patterson
Nancy and Ed Preston
Shannon Ravenel Purves
Ryan Richardson
Karen Hurka Richardson
William Rigby
Katherine Savage
- Tobin Savage
Ann Scaff
Barbara Schutz
Iris Schwintzer
Susan and Darryle Smith
Dan Sissors
Del Snow
Sherry Stockton
Marilyn and Clive Tunnicliff
Boone A. Turchi
Janet Miller Turchi
David S. Tuttle
Sandy Turbeville
Carol Verner
Cathy Schetzina Walsh
Mary Frances Vogler
Neva Whybark
Terry and Robert Vance
Louanne Watley
Elizabeth Woodman