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New Business <br /> Damon Seils <br /> • Thank you Grace Holtkamp for getting the meeting started. <br /> • Any questions for Merry Hill Farms, please contact Grace directly <br /> • Mayor Seils spoke with Asheville`s mayor, at the recent Intercity Visit. In terms of <br /> tourism, that town is spending more funds on the product development needed in <br /> Asheville instead of marketing right now because during COVID, Buncombe County <br /> saw record breaking demand for tourism due to the outdoors and "safe breathing" <br /> mentality of fearful tourists. <br /> Tanya Moore <br /> • Winter ceremony, December 11 at 2pm in the Smith Center, the speaker will be <br /> Daniel Wallace, J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English <br /> • Spring ceremony will be on May 14, 2023 9am in Kenan Stadium, speaker TBD <br /> Commencement will be moved to Saturdays in 2024. This is due to the continuing <br /> feedback that Mother's Day conflicts with many things, including the ability to bring <br /> speakers to Chapel Hill. <br /> Matt Gladdek <br /> • Early 2023 Rosemary St. Hotel will break ground. <br /> • Office space on 137 East Franklin will be ready in January 2023 <br /> • Henderson & Rosemary, mixed used space will be ready to break ground after <br /> September 2023 <br /> • 140 apartment homes will be built at the corner of Columbia and Rosemary if <br /> approved by council <br /> • Longfellow Development purchased 306 Rosemary St and surrounding buildings <br /> and will be developed as wet lab space in the next two years <br /> • Laurie asked: "From a tourism perspective: what happened to the old Chapel Hill, <br /> how do we put out a positive message about growth while honoring the past? How <br /> to be part of the change?" <br /> • Matt: Our work on Franklin Street continues to be based on smart land use planning <br /> and a need to meet the demands of the future. <br /> Jon Hartman Black <br /> • Old CVS lot approved for a three-story office/retail space. <br /> • Changed some streets to one way <br /> • New bookstore coming next month in Carr Mill, Golden Fig Books. <br /> • Construction underway on the 203 Project. <br /> • Work continues on holiday and 2023 event planning. <br /> 3 1 P a g e CHOCVB BOD Meeting Nov . 16 , 2022 <br />