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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2011


 


New "City Hall This Week" Begins Tonight

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, March 11 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the March 7, 2011 Durham
City Council meeting and other topics of interest will be featured in
this episode of "City Hall This Week."  The show begins airing on
Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m. and will also be available to watch on demand
at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

City Council Receives Public Input on FY 2011-2012 Budget

The City Council is continuing to ask for public input on the
development of the FY 2011-2012 budget. As part of that process, Council
members heard several residents during the first of two public hearings
on the spending plan. The second hearing will be held on the proposed
budget on June 6. The budget will be adopted in June before the next
fiscal year begins on July 1.

 

Quality Assurance Testing Contract Approved for 2011 Street Repaving
Projects

The City Council approved a $99,000 contract to have quality assurance
testing performed on the asphalt that will be used for the 2011 street
repaving projects. The contract involves conducting quality assurance
testing on 10 percent of the contractor's asphalt for each of the four
repaving projects. The projects will be paid for with bond funds
approved by voters last fall. Public Works Assistant Engineering Manager
Michael Hughes explains why it is important that the testing be
performed and how the tests will be conducted on the upcoming episode of
"City Hall This Week."

 

Portions of Streets Throughout City to Gain Sidewalks

Portions of five streets throughout the city will soon be gaining
sidewalks. The $488,931 sidewalk construction project allows for new
sidewalks to be built for parts of Wilderness Road, Hunt Street, Markham
Avenue, Lakewood Avenue, and Club Boulevard. After this project, there
will be $1.5 million remaining in bond funding for new sidewalk
construction, sidewalk repair, and curb ramp construction.

 

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

*         Technology Solutions Director Kerry Goode - Explains how a new
Performance Management System will allow Durham residents to track
whether the City is achieving goals set forth by the Strategic Plan.

 

*         Public Works Engineering & Stormwater Services Manager Ed
Venable - Explains what improvements will be made as part of the City
Hall Plaza Streetscape Project.

 

*         Durham Emergency Communications Center Assistant Director
Tonya Pearce - Explains how new technology could prove to be a
potentially life-saving tool.

 

*         Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell and Council Member Eugene Brown -
Explain why showcasing public art is an important function for City
Hall. 

 

"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 www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8 <http://www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8> .  

 

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