[Durham INC] Durham's Rolling Hills/Southside Charrettes Next Week

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

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

 

For Immediate Release:  November 11, 2009

 

 

Durham Hosts Rolling Hills/Southside Community Charrettes Next Week

Week-Long Opportunities for Durham Residents to Provide Feedback on the 

Future Community Designs of Rolling Hills and Southside Neighborhoods

 

What:              

Rolling Hills/Southside Community Design Charrettes

 

Who:               

Rolling Hills/Southside Steering Committee 

 

When:             

*         Monday, November 16, 2009, at 6 p.m. (Kick-off Charrette)

*         Tuesday, November 17, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (all day
drop-in)

*         Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (all
morning drop-in) with a 6 p.m. Interim Progress Presentation

*         Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (all day
drop-in)

*         Friday, November 20, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (all morning
drop-in) with a 5 p.m. Final Progress Presentation

 

Where: 

The Hayti Heritage Center

804 Old Fayetteville Street

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         The Rolling Hills/Southside Steering Committee is hosting a
week-long series of charrettes to gather community design input for the
revitalization efforts of this historic community.  The Rolling
Hills/Southside Steering Committee was formed in 2007 and includes more
than 40 community members and City representatives.  

 

*         The goal of the Rolling Hills/Southside Steering Committee is
to have a community design plan ready by the end of January that will
encompass 100 acres around Rolling Hills, including the Southside
neighborhood.  The $745,000 planning effort, paid for by the City of
Durham, will yield a master plan for a redevelopment that could include
350 or more units of housing and retail space and cost approximately $80
million.

 

*         Resident participation in the charrettes is critical to ensure
community needs are met and consensus is built before proceeding with
the next phase of the master plan, which would establish a mixed-income
residential community with some retail space at affordable and market
rates. 

o   Moving forward with renewal could also accelerate the redevelopment
of Heritage Square, a shopping center directly across Lakewood Avenue.
It could also expedite the redevelopment of Fayette Place, a 20-acre
former public housing site.

 

*         For more information about this project or next week's
community design charrettes, contact Larry Jarvis, assistant director of
the City's Department of Community Development, at (919) 560-4570, ext.
22273 or via e-mail at larry.jarvis at durhamnc.gov. 

 

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