[Durham INC] New "City Hall This Week" Begins Saturday

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2010

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Saturday

New Episode Begins Airing Saturday, August 21 on DTV8; All Previous
Episodes "On Demand" on the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the August 16, 2010 Durham
City Council meeting and other topics of interest will be featured in
the upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week."  The show will begin
airing on Saturday, August 21 at 10 a.m. and will also be available to
watch "on demand" at www.durhamnc.gov/dtv8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

Second Quarter Crime Numbers Released

The Police Department's Second Quarter Crime Report shows a six percent
increase in index crime compared to the first half of last year, but an
overall decrease in those numbers since the first quarter of this year.
Index crime is the total number of violent and property crimes. The
report also reflects a four percent increase in violent crimes and a
seven percent increase in property crimes compared to January-June,
2009.  Police Chief Jose Lopez, Sr. explains what the department is
doing to combat these numbers on the upcoming episode of "City Hall This
Week."

 

Grant to Help Control Polluted Run-off in Two Watersheds

The City Council approved the acceptance of a $133,938 Non-Point Source
Pollution Control Grant from the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources. The grant will allow the City to
control polluted runoff through the installation of approximately 20
residential rain gardens in each of the Northeast Creek and Third Fork
Creek watersheds. Stormwater Services Public Education Coordinator Laura
Smith explains what rain gardens are and how they are expected to help
mitigate pollution in these watersheds on the upcoming episode of "City
Hall This Week."

 

City Council Approves New Regulations Governing Bicycle Parking in
Durham

More specific regulations guiding the accessibility of bicycle parking
in Durham are now in place. The City Council adopted new regulations
included in a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that
will tailor the number of bicycle spaces required by new development to
fit the purpose of the business. The previous broad-based requirements
often resulted in too many spaces at some businesses and not enough at
others. Durham City-County Planning Assistant Director Keith Luck
explains how this change is expected to help make Durham a more
bicycle-friendly city on the upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

City Takes Next Step Toward Improving Water Reclamation Facilities

The City Council approved a $2,341,081 engineering contract for
oversight of the water reclamation facilities' master plans project. The
project will help the North and South Durham Water Reclamation
Facilities meet new regulations already adopted for Jordan Lake and soon
to be enacted for Falls Lake.  The new facilities and upgrades are
expected to be in place before the compliance deadlines have to be met.

 

Other interviews featured on upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week":

*         Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell - Explains why Durham's new Bull
City Connector service will offer a unique experience for riders
throughout Downtown and the surrounding area.

 

*         Neighborhood Improvement Services Director Constance Stancil -
Offers an update on the development of a Comprehensive Housing Strategy.

 

*         Neighborhood Improvement Services Lead Supervisor Carl Deans -
Explains how valuable the Mayor's Summer Youth Work Program is to
employers and young people alike.

 

"City Hall This Week" is a news program dedicated to informing Durham
residents about what is going on inside Durham's City Hall.  Each
edition is taped on the first and third Tuesday of the month - the day
after City Council meetings.  It airs three times a day on DTV8 (Time
Warner Cable channel 8) through the week of the next City Council
meeting.  

 

For more information, call the City's Office of Public Affairs at (919)
560-4123, visit the City's website at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8, or visit
the DTV8 Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/DurhamTV8. 

 

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