[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Third Fork Creek Stream Restoration Meeting Sept. 23

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CITY OF DURHAM
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Durham, NC 27701

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Amy Blalock
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For Immediate Release: September 4, 2014



Share!  Give input on City's plan to restore Third Fork Creek at Sept. 23 mtg.; http://bit.ly/1qgfyxT



Durham Hosts Third Fork Creek Stream Restoration Meeting Sept. 23
Public Information Session Set to Share Plans to Protect Nearby Trail & Foot Bridges

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents interested in learning how the City of Durham plans to restore a portion of Third Fork Creek to better protect its nearby trail and foot bridges should mark their calendars now for a public information session later this month.

On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Southwest Regional Library, located at 3605 Shannon Road, residents will have the opportunity to learn about the concept plan and provide input for the Third Fork Creek Stream Restoration Project. The project will help the City's Public Works Department identify and select stream stabilization and trail modification strategies in order to reduce sediment buildup on the nearby trail and protect the trail and foot bridges from damaging storm events.

The project area includes Third Fork Creek and the surrounding floodplain between Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway and Cardinal Drive. Surrey Green, Hope Valley and Hope Valley Farms are a few of the neighborhoods bordering the project area.

"Erosion and dirt piling up on the trail after rain events threaten Third Fork Creek Trail," said Project Manager Greg Sousa with the Public Works Department's Stormwater and GIS Services Division. "This restoration will improve the user experience and protect the City's infrastructure investment in this great community resource."

For additional information and project updates, visit http://bit.ly/thirdfork or contact Sousa at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30271 or by email at Gregory.Sousa at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Gregory.Sousa at DurhamNC.gov>. Persons who require assistance to attend the meeting should call (919) 560-4197, ext. 21254, TTY (919) 560-1200, or email ADA at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:ADA at DurhamNC.gov> no later than 48 hours before the event.

About the Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division
The Stormwater and GIS Services Division with the Public Works Department is guided by the City's strategic plan goals of stewardship of the City's physical assets and well-managed city. Activities include storm drainage design and plans review; inspecting and maintaining City-owned drainage systems; enforcing stormwater ordinances and regulations; education and outreach; stream monitoring, restoration, and watershed master planning; maintaining multiple layers of the City's geographic information system; and stormwater billing. To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd/GIS/Pages/Home.aspx and http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater, like http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater and follow @DurhamStormH2O<http://www.twitter.com/DurhamStormH2O>.

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