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t <br /> 266 <br /> Mayor and the Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> 306 North Columbia Street <br /> Chapel Hill , NC 27514 <br /> October 16 , 2000 <br /> Mayor Rosemary Waldorf and Members of the Chapel Hill Town Council : <br /> Please find enclosed 469 signatures in support of a lap pool in Chapel Hill . In that our <br /> original intent had been to present these at your November meeting , I believe this to be <br /> a partial listing , # and expect that many more signatures are forthcoming . <br /> In general , I think the signatories of this petition agree that lap swimming options are <br /> very limited in Chapel Hill . The Community Center' s multi - purpose pool is too shallow <br /> (for flip turns ) , too warm , and is a non- regulation length for indoor competition . The <br /> Carrboro. Chapel Hill YMCA swim team is forced to send its teen members to <br /> neighboring Hillsborough for daily swim workouts due to lack of pool space in its own <br /> facility , and UNC ' s Koury Natatorium is becoming increasingly crowded and costly . <br /> Lest one infer that I am speaking only on behalf of competitive swimmers , I can tell you <br /> that in coordinating the collection of these signatures , I was most impressed with the <br /> commitment of the recreational adult swimmers . I met with countless swimmers <br /> ( retirees and workers alike ) who swim laps on a daily or almost-daily basis . I can 't help <br /> but believe that this is the population that will best sustain , and benefit from , a new <br /> aquatic facility in Chapel Hill . <br /> Please consider us in your deliberations . <br /> Respectfully yours , <br /> cc : Ms . Kathryn Spatz <br />