begin this hour, with the rising death toll from the tornado outbreak that has ripped across much of the south and midwest just minutes ago, officials in illinois confirmed for more storm related deaths, the overall death toll over the last 24 hours now jumps to 21 lives lost more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states. in the south and the midwest. the state of emergency now blankets, much of arkansas and the national guard is rolling into devastated communities. there are reports of at least a dozen tornadoes touching down in the state. these images are of the hard hit town of wynne, arkansas, and that s where we find cnn s derek van dam. jim i was just talking to my crew a moment ago, and the scene behind us reminds us of being on the set of a major blockbuster movie. i mean, just look at what we have with this destruction coming out of wynne, arkansas, that is a church steeple that was blown off by this tornado. look at the incredible damage in front of tha
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Flying across, uh, on the air. um structures being flattened, rather be neighborhoods, commercial areas and again just for this happening in the exact time of the did where many people, um, were not at their homes, and they were ah, it would have been a massacre. any idea how many people are displaced at this point, not not able to go back to their homes. we re seeing a lot of homes. i just smashed to pieces are their enough shelters. we have enough shelters. very prepared. um as we share the targeted area with them, mother rocked the western portion. many folks are either going to our displacement areas or they re reconnecting with their families. um we don t have that exact number right now. but we do know the pathway of the tornado impacted about 2600 structures were residents and workers were living. and what are the greatest needs right now for the community? right now is
The Town Council’s Decision on 1200 MLK Development
Submitted by Pam Hemminger
Earlier this week, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve a controversial plan for redevelopment at 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. which guarantees that an existing mobile home park will remain open for at least fifteen years in exchange for redevelopment of an abandoned gas station and construction of a self-storage facility on the site.
This has been a difficult situation and, over the past two years, we have worked hard to try to come up with a better solution – including proposing a variety of other uses for the property. Simultaneously, with the help of local community partners, our Housing & Community staff have worked to understand and advance the interests of the individuals and families living on this site.