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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: November 10, 2011

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Tomorrow

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, November 11 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
Monday, November 14 on the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the November 7, 2011 Durham
City Council meeting and other topics of interest will be featured in
the new episode of "City Hall This Week." The show begins airing on
Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m. and will also be available to watch on
demand on Monday, November 14 at 
www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

Voters Approve Half-Cent Sales Tax for Public Transportation

A significant expansion is in store for Durham's mass transit system.
Voters approved a half-cent sales tax that will be used only for public
transportation. The increase will go to support bus service expansion
for the Durham Area Transit Authority and Triangle Transit throughout
Durham. It will also support a 37-mile commuter rail system connecting
West Durham, downtown, Research Triangle Park, Cary, Morrisville, West
Raleigh, downtown Raleigh, Garner, to Johnston County. The third
component of the plan is a 17-mile light rail system that would extend
from East Durham, through Alston Avenue, through downtown, Duke
University Medical Center, South Square, U.S. Highway 15-501, U.S.
Highway 54, and into Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina. 

 

More Progress Made in Repairing Streets in City's Failed and Struggling
Developments

Progress continues to be made in repairing streets in the City's failed
and struggling developments. A report by the City's Public Works
Department shows that repairs are being made to the streets at
Stoneybrook Cottages and Lynn Hollow subdivisions. The final asphalt
surface has also been installed at Riverside on the Eno subdivision. The
department will continue to work with the City Attorney's Office to
determine whether there are any other potentially responsible parties
who can complete the work or secure additional funding.

 

New Recycling Contract Means More Revenue for the City

Durham's recycling efforts will now turn into a revenue-generating
venture for the City. The City Council approved a new two-year contract
with Sonoco Recycling. The company will continue to receive and process
City-collected recyclable materials, but now, Durham will receive a
portion of the profits generated by processing those materials. Solid
Waste Management Department Director Donald Long explains how the
contract will work on the upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week."

            

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

*         Triangle Transit staff - Explain how new real-time technology
will help take the frustration out of waiting for a bus in Durham.

*         Public Works Department Engineering and Stormwater Division
Manager Ed Venable - Offers an update on the City Hall Improvements
Project.

*         Durham Emergency Communications Center Director James Soukup -
Explains how Verizon Wireless customers can make use of the Text-to-911
technology in emergency situations.

 

"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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