[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Old North Durham Park Public Meetings

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Durham Parks and Recreation

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

 

 

 

 

For Details, Contact:

Cynthia Booth

Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4355 ext. 27223

(919) 389-4941 (cell)

Cynthia.Booth at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Cynthia.Booth at durhamnc.gov> 

 

Parks and Recreation Department

 

 

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Durham Hosts Series of Public Meetings on Old North Durham Park

Community Input Sought on Possible Developments at Park

 

What:              Public Meetings to Seek Ideas About the Future Use of
Old North Durham Park 

 

Who:               Friends of Old North Durham Park & Durham Parks and
Recreation

 

When:             Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

                        Sunday, March 27, 2011, from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

                        Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Where:            Durham County Main Library 

                        300 N. Roxboro Street

                        Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         The Friends of Old North Durham Park (FONDP) and Durham Parks
and Recreation (DPR) are seeking community input and ideas on possible
future uses of the Old North Durham Park, located at 310 W. Geer Street.
Regardless of the final plan that is adopted for the Old North Durham
Park, it will continue to be open to the public as a recreational site. 

 

*         Three public meetings have been scheduled and Spanish-speaking
interpreters will be on hand at each meeting. 

 

*         For additional information on this plan or these public
meetings, contact FONDP at friendsondp at gmail.com.

 

*         Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: Persons who
require assistance should call (919) 560-4197, TTY (919) 560-1200, or
e-mail ADA at DurhamNC.gov no later than 48 hours before the event. 

 

Background:

*         The three-and-a-half acres that make up the Old North Durham
Park were acquired by the City of Durham in 1993.

 

*         The City exchanged the former Edgemont Park property on Alston
Avenue with Durham Public Schools in return for the playing field behind
the closed Old North Durham School. The Edgemont Park site is now
Eastway Elementary School and the former Old North Durham School is now
home to Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA).

 

*         Edgemont Park had a deed restriction that required the City to
keep it as a public recreation space and that deed restriction came with
the land exchange. 

 

About Durham Parks and Recreation 

Durham Parks and Recreation provides opportunities for the Durham
community to "Play More." The department strives to help citizens
discover, explore and enjoy life through creative and challenging
recreational choices that contribute to their physical, emotional and
social health. For more information, call (919) 560-4355 or visit 
www.DPRPlayMore.org. 

 

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