[Durham INC] Durham Sets Coffee with Council Meetings

[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

 

 

For Immediate Release:  January 14, 2010

 

 

Durham Residents Invited to Join the City Council for Coffee and
Conversation

Community Meetings and New Neighborhoods Workshop on the 2010-2011 City
Budget Set

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents interested in giving their input
directly to the Durham City Council on the City's 2010-2011 fiscal year
budget should mark their calendars now to attend one of five "Coffee
with Council" community meetings to be held throughout February and
March.

 

Hosted by the Durham City Council, the Coffee with Council sessions are
a series of face-to-face meetings with residents designed to give
citizens the opportunity to provide direct input to council members on
budget items for the upcoming 2010-2011 fiscal year.  The sessions also
include a review of the City's budget outlook for the coming fiscal
year. 

 

New for this year, a "Neighborhoods Coffee with Council" session will be
held at the Holton Career and Resource Center, 401 N. Driver Street, on
Saturday, February 27, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  This interactive
workshop is specifically geared toward representatives of neighborhood
groups so that these neighborhoods can discuss their different issues
and then work together on prioritizing City programs and services that
address these concerns.  

 

Residents who have ideas or comments on the use of City resources are
welcome to attend any of the meetings scheduled below:

 

*         Saturday, February 13, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Irwin R. Holmes, Sr. Recreation Center at Campus Hills, 2000 S. Alston
Avenue (PAC 4)

 

*         Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at
the Holton Career and Resource Center, 401 N. Driver Street (PAC 1)

 

*         Saturday, February 27, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Holton Career and Resource Center, 401 N. Driver Street (Neighborhoods
Coffee with Council)

 

*         Monday, March 8, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Durham
Public School Staff Development Center,  2107 Hillandale Road (PAC 2)

 

*         Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the
City Hall Committee Room, 101 City Hall Plaza (PAC 5 and Spanish
translation will be available)

 

*         Saturday, March 13, 2010,  from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, 1309 Halley
Street (PAC 3)

 

There will also be two budget public hearings held in conjunction with
regular City Council meetings. The first public hearing will be held on
Monday, March 1 and the second on Monday, June 7 during the regularly
scheduled Council meeting.

 

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
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/> .

 

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