[Durham INC] DTV8 Debuts New "City Hall This Week" Tomorrow

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2011

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Saturday

New Episode Begins Airing Saturday, October 8 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the October 3, 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
Saturday, October 8 at 10 a.m. and will also be available to watch on
demand at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

City Makes Progress on Failed and Struggling Developments

The City Council received an update on what is being done to address
street and stormwater improvements needed in Durham's failed or
struggling developments. These are developments that have not been
completed by the developer, often because of a bankruptcy situation due
to the recent economic downturn. Public Works Department Engineering and
Stormwater Services Manager Ed Venable explains what the City is doing
to make sure the improvements are still made on this episode of "City
Hall This Week."

 

City Council Approves Teer Quarry Contract

Plans are moving forward to reduce Durham's risk during future water
shortage emergencies and to adapt to continuing growth. The City Council
approved a $993,820 site design contract to allow for the evaluation of
Teer Quarry. The City hopes to use the quarry as a short-term water
storage and pumping facility that can meet Durham's needs during
emergencies as well as be expanded for long-term operations. To find out
more about Durham's water supply sources, visit 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/WM. 

 

City Continues Support of Central Warrant Control Office

The City of Durham and Durham County are continuing their support of a
Central Warrant Control Office in an effort to make sure that
outstanding and backlogged warrants are handled as efficiently as
possible. To help fund the cost of the office, the City will pay up to
$182,516 to help pay for eight full-time clerks and one full-time
supervising clerk, plus specific office costs. In addition to the shared
clerical costs of operating the office, the City will also pay $282,181
for the salary and benefits of four officers in the Warrant Squad
Division. Durham County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Brendan Hardigan explains
why the Central Warrant Control Office has become an effective law
enforcement resource on this episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

City Accepts Federal Lead Abatement Grant

The City's lead abatement program is getting another boost - thanks to a
$416,550 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant awarded by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant will be used to
provide help to 30 homes that are occupied by young children. Community
Development Department Housing and Rehabilitation Program Manager Donald
Ham explains why lead is especially hazardous to children under the age
of six and how he hopes this grant will help stem the effects of lead
exposure in Durham's youngest residents on this episode of "City Hall
This Week."

      

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

*         Community Development Department Interim Director Reginald
Johnson and other City Staff - Unveil their plan for making sure the
Southside Revitalization Project sets the standard for how such projects
should be handled in the future.

 

*         City Attorney Patrick Baker - Explains how future elections
will be changed by Durham's 2010 Census numbers.

 

*         Transportation Department Director Mark Ahrendsen - Offers
some important information about the upcoming half-cent sales tax
referendum to support transit improvements in Durham.

 

"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, "like" DTV8's
Facebook page at www.Facebook/DurhamTV8, or follow DTV8's Twitter feed
at www.Twitter.com/DTV8.    

 

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