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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: October 21, 2010

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Friday

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, October 22 on DTV8;

All Previous Episodes "On Demand" on the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the October 18, 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 Friday, October 22 at 8 p.m. and will also be available to
watch on-demand at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

Economic Incentive Agreement Geared Toward Bringing High-Tech Jobs to
Downtown

The City Council approved a $150,000 economic incentive package to help
bring a smart-phone manufacturer to Durham. The agreement with HTC
America Innovation, Inc. stipulates that the company create 75 new jobs
over a three-year period within the American Tobacco Campus. The average
salary at the proposed research and development hub is expected to be
$125,000 per year. HTC is also considering two other locations for the
hub.

 

Durham Collaborates with Wake County to Provide Housing Services to
Veterans

A collaboration between Durham and Wake County is working toward ending
homelessness among our area's veterans. The City Council adopted a
resolution that allows Durham to use a portion of Wake's housing choice
vouchers awarded to it under the federal veterans affairs supportive
housing program. The voucher program provides rental assistance to
homeless veterans and provides case management and clinical services
through Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Since the
Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Durham is one of those centers, the
agreement allows Wake to have access to veterans' services located in
Durham. 

 

Durham Police Department Develops New Mental Health Outreach Program

The City of Durham is developing a new mental health outreach program
that will help further connect law enforcement with mental health
services. A $250,000 grant from the Department of Justice to the Durham
Police Department will be used to develop the program. It will work with
partnering mental health agencies to reduce re-arrests for minor,
non-violent offenses for people with mental illness; to decrease the
number of repeat calls for service; to increase the number of
individuals engaged in mental health services; and to increase the
number of law enforcement personnel trained in de-escalation and
identifying mental illness. Sgt. Lori Ray with the Durham Police
Department explains why the outreach program is needed on the upcoming
episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

Website Offers Information About 2010 Street Bond Referendum 

The City of Durham is offering voters a chance to become more informed
about the upcoming $20 million street bond referendum by visiting 
www.DurhamOperationGreenlight.org. The website gives a progress report
on all of Durham's street repaving projects. Residents can also find out
how the City plans to address future street maintenance work if the bond
is passed from Deputy City Manager Ted Voorhees on the upcoming episode
of "City Hall This Week."

 

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

*	Engineering & Stormwater Manager Ed Venable - Explains how the
Revere Road repaving project will impact the Parkwood neighborhood over
the next few months.

 

*	Project Homeless Connect Coordinator Lanea Foster - Explains how
this annual event is helping hundreds of individuals and families to
work their way out of homelessness. 

 

*	Junior Leadership Durham Participant Bryn Morgan - Explains how
this citywide program is offering her a firsthand look at leadership in
action.

 

"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 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
or visit the City's website at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8.  

 

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