The Town of Chapel Hill is beginning early stages to drain and remove both the pond and dam at its property off Legion Road, setting the stage for construction to start on an affordable housing community and new park in the coming years. The local government issued an update in its weekly newsletter on March 20 following a staff memo being shared with the Chapel Hill Town Council about a timeline for the project. The town is set to begin permitting approvals for the dam breach and removal of the pond toward the center of the 36 acres — a necessary step after the dam was deemed a high hazard over its structural integrity. Chapel Hill staff said following those permits, bidding for contractors to conduct the breach and remove both the dam and pond will take place over the summer. Full removal is expected to be finished in late 2025, which would allow the town to meet construction-related requirements ahead of the 2026 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application deadline. The memo...