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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: May 20, 2011

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Tonight

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, May 20 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on the
City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the May 16, 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,
May 20 at 8 p.m. and will also be available to watch on demand at 
www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

City Administration Unveils 2011-2012 Proposed $362.4 Million Budget 

The City Council is now considering and receiving feedback on the
proposed $362.4 million budget for next year. The City Administration's
proposed spending plan includes a tax increase of $0.56 cents per $100
of assessed property value for debt service. The increase would raise
the annual taxes for the owner of a $150,000 home by $8.40. City Manager
Tom Bonfield offers more details on the proposed budget on the upcoming
episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

City Council Approves Stormwater Rate Increase

The City's stormwater rate will be going up by 8.5 percent. The increase
will go toward the addition of a new Water Quality Analyst in connection
with the Jordan Lake Rules, a reclassification of an existing stormwater
maintenance position, and the replacement of seven street cleaning and
stormwater maintenance vehicles. The rate increase will go into effect
on July 1. Public Works Department Public Education Coordinator Laura
Smith explains how the increase is expected to impact residents on the
upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

Commercial Meter Replacement Project Set to Begin

The City Council approved a $1,678,394 contract for the first phase of
the City's commercial meter replacement project. The project includes
upgrading 360 manual-read commercial water meters to new remote-read
meters. The program is part of Durham's automated meter reading project
to replace all residential and commercial manual-read meters with the
remote-read meters. By the time the project is complete, approximately
2,800 commercial meters will have been replaced. 

 

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

*         Durham Emergency Communications Director Jim Soukup - Explains
how new technology is expected to help the 911 Center save time and
potentially lives. 

*         Transportation Department Planner Ellen Beckmann - Explains
what future projects Durham is submitting to the regional Transportation
Improvement Program.

*         Durham Police Department Sgt. Jermaine Jackson - Explains how
the department's Gang Resistance Training and Education (G.R.E.A.T.)
Summer Youth Camp will help to keep dozens of Durham's youth active and
out of trouble.

 

"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 DTV8's Webpage at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8, DTV8's Facebook
page at www.Facebook/DurhamTV8, or DTV8's Twitter feed at 
www.Twitter.com/DTV8.    

 

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