[Durham INC] Durham Announces Coffee with Council Dates

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

 

For Immediate Release:  January 30, 2009

 

Join the Durham City Council For Coffee and Conversation

Community Meetings and New Workshop on the 2009-2010 City Budget Set

 

Durham, N.C. - In February and March, Durham City Council will host a
series of community meetings entitled, "Coffee with Council."  These
face-to-face meetings with residents will be held throughout the city
and are designed to give citizens the opportunity to provide direct
input to council members on the upcoming 2009-2010 fiscal year budget.

 

New this year will be a Citizen Engagement Workshop on the budget.  The
workshop is set for Monday, February 23, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, 1309
Halley St.  The workshop is intended to engage citizens in conversation
about City government's budget priorities during these tight fiscal
times.

 

This workshop is in addition to the Coffees with Council and will be
more interactive.  Space will be limited to the first 100 residents and
reservations are required.  Reserve a spot by contacting Mildred Rogers
at mildred.rogers at durhamnc.gov or call (919) 560-4111, ext. 284.

 

At each Coffee with Council, City staff will present a budget outlook
for the upcoming year.  There will also be time to address citizen
concerns.  Interested residents are welcome to attend any of the
meetings scheduled below:

 

*         Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Irwin R. Holmes, Sr., Recreation Center at Campus Hills, 2000 South
Alston Ave.

 

*         Saturday, February 21, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at
Eastway Elementary School, 610 Alston Avenue.

 

*         Monday, March 9, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the
Durham Public School Resource Center, 2107 Hillandale Road.

 

*         Thursday, March 12, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the
Council Committee Room, Second Floor of City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza.

 

*         Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, 1309 Halley
St.

 

About the Department of Budget and Management Services

The Department of Budget and Management Services is responsible for
preparing, implementing, and monitoring the City's annual operating
budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP).  The department also
provides operational and organizational studies as identified by the
City Council and City Manager's Office.  For more information, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/.

 

###

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.deltaforce.net/mailman/private/inc-list/attachments/20090130/8297bfbb/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3058 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://lists.deltaforce.net/mailman/private/inc-list/attachments/20090130/8297bfbb/attachment.jpeg>