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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: December 9, 2011

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Tonight

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, December 9 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
Monday, December 12 on the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the November 21, 2011 and
December 5, 2011 Durham City Council meetings and other topics of
interest will be featured in this episode of "City Hall This Week." The
show begins airing on Friday, December 9 at 8 p.m. and will also be
available to watch on demand beginning Monday, December 12 at 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/pa/Pages/DTV8/chtw.aspx.  

 

Third Quarter Crime Report Offers Mixed News

There's mixed news stemming from the Durham Police Department's Third
Quarter Crime Report. While the numbers show a 1 percent decrease in
overall part one violent and property crimes during the first nine
months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, they also show an
increase in violent crime. Police Chief Jose Lopez, Sr. breaks the
report down further on this episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

City Receives Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant

The City's effort to replace two of its older diesel garbage trucks with
more environmentally-friendly models is getting a boost - thanks to a
grant from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources. The $80,000 "Diesel Emissions Reduction Project" grant will
go toward the purchase of two new solid waste vehicles. The grant will
help to offset recent funding cuts while the City is aggressively trying
to replace outdated fleet vehicles.

 

Boundaries Changed for City's Electoral Wards 

Durham's three electoral wards now have new boundaries. The changes were
needed because of the population growth identified in the 2010 Census.
The boundaries for the wards are supposed to contain approximately equal
populations - which they now do with around 76,000 people in each area.
The next election that will be affected by the ward changes will be held
in 2013.

 

City Council Installs Newly Elected Members

Durham's City Council now features many familiar faces plus one new one.
An installation ceremony was held before the December 5th Council
meeting for the recently elected members. William V. "Bill" Bell will
serve a sixth consecutive term as mayor. Incumbents Diane Catotti and
Eugene Brown, as well as Council newcomer Steve Schewel, will fill the
three at-large seats.

            

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

*      Public Works Department Assistant Stormwater Manager Paul Wiebke
- Explains why the City will continue to limit its Stormwater Private
Drainage Assistance Program and in what cases it will be able to help
property owners.

 

*      CJI Research Corporation President Hugh Clark - Discusses the
results of an on-board passenger survey for Durham Area Transit
Authority (DATA) and how the results will help to shape the future of
the bus system.

 

*      Office of Economic and Workforce Development Cultural and
Business Initiatives Coordinator Peter Coyle - Explains the City's new
Public Art Policy and why it was needed.

 

*      Public Works Department Design Engineer Supervisor Jeff Lecky -
Offers an update on the American Tobacco Trail Project.

 

"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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