INC NEWS - Announcements

Thu Apr 12 13:47:53 EDT 2007

I apology for the length of this email, but this is a list of announcements that are very important to your neighborhood/community.
If you are the neighborhood/community rep, you will need to get other board or interested members to assist you attending these meeting b/c some of them are meeting at the same time. Have the attendee bring back reports b/c so all the member benefit.
The announcements are separated with ================================. Please share these announcements.
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City Council meeting on funds for housing & community development
Monday, April 16, 7pm
City Hall
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Mayor's Lead Summit on prevention of lead poisoning from water, paint, etc.
Wednesday, April 18, 6:00pm-8:00pm 
City Hall
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The I-85 ribbon cutting scheduled for Monday, April 23 has been postponed. While work on I-85 is in the final phase, NC DOT's administration wanted to be closer to completion before having the ceremony. No new date has been set, but it will probably be held in June as work is wrapping up.
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Impact Fee Public Information Workshop
April 26th, 2007 6:00 p.m.
City Council Committee Room (2nd Floor, City Hall)
The current impact fee ordinance and the studies detailing the methodology for calculating impact fees are available on the internet at:  http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/ 

Please address questions about impact fees to:
Julie Brenman (Julie.brenman at durhamnc.gov , 560-4111x282) or 
Bertha Johnson (Bertha.Johnson at durhamnc.gov, 560-4111x285)
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Speeding in our neighborhoods/communities were the 3rd most important issue concerning our citizen last year. 
The PACE Car program was adopted by the citizens to aid in slowing traffic down in our neighborhoods/communities..
If you are interested in becoming a PACE Car participate, please go to our website; www.durhampolice. com and click on the pace car logo fill out the pledge form and send to:
Eric Hester
Crime Prevention Specialist
Durham Police Department
District 2
560-4582 ext. 238

The goal is have 1000 participates before National Night Out, on August 7, 2007.
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The 2007 Durham Senior Games Committee is in need of volunteers to serve as greeters, ushers, escorts to assist the physically challenged, and to help serve refreshments for the opening and closing ceremonies. Timekeepers and scorekeepers are also needed during the week for each event. The Durham Senior Games will be held on April 14-28.
To volunteer please contact: 
Linda S. Crawford, Director
1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 686-3314
crawfordl at durhamtec h.edu
or
Debbie Webb-Ogundele, Senior Center Director
Council for Senior Citizens
406 Rigsbee Ave., Ste. 202
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-8247
dwebb-ogundele@ councilseniorcit izens.net 
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Forum to dispel revolving door myth will be from 7-9 p.m.
Rogers-Herr Middle School at 911 Cornwallis Road
Two judges, a magistrate, the district attorney, a bail bondsman and others will field questions from the public in an attempt to prove they have community safety at heart and are not in the business of coddling robbers, rapists and murderers. 
Court officials hope it will be a two-way street in terms of information sharing. 
1.      On one hand, the public will learn how the judicial system works. 
2.      On the other, court officials may hear comments that could help them revise local bail-bonding guidelines for the first time in at least six years. 
Chief District Judge Elaine Bushfan has great expectations for this forum.
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 Durham Community Master Plan Survey 
Downtown Durham, Inc. (DDI), the City of Durham and Durham County are currently in the process of updating the Downtown Durham Master Plan. This survey will help to determine commercial and retail uses/needs, general shopping habits, residential, business, entertainment and service preferences.

Please assist us by completing this survey. Responses will be kept confidential. Your input is greatly appreciated.  Completing the survey should only take about 10 minutes.

Downtown Master Plan Survey 
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ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT 
The Durham Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment April 21 – 25, 2007 as part of a program to achieve national accreditation status. A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive Saturday, April 21, to examine all aspects of the Durham Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification by the CALEA team that the Durham Police Department meets the Commission’s standards is a voluntary process to gain re-accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. 

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Durham City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza. If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by calling (919) 560-4594 on Tuesday, April 24 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

For information, call Monica Tucker, Accreditation Manager, at (919) 560-4581. Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Durham Police Department's ability to meet the standards for accreditation are asked to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030-2215

Once CALEA Assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted re-accredited status. 
For information about the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., write to 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100 Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215; or call (800)368-3757 or visit www.calea.org. 
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Please register your neighborhood/community group for 2007 National Night Out (NNO).

http://www.natw.org/nno/reg.html

We would like all neighborhood/community groups participating in 2007 NNO to register even if it is combining with another neighborhood/community group.
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Good Things Are Happening In Durham

David Harris
919-906-2023
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