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

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: January 9, 2012

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins Tonight

New Episode Begins Airing Monday, January 9 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
Tuesday, January 10 on the City's DTV8 Website

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The following highlights from the December 19, 2011 and
January 3, 2012 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 Monday, January 9 at 8 p.m. and will also be
available to watch on demand on Tuesday, January 10 at 
www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8/CityHallThisWeek.cfm. 

 

New Policies to Guide How City Handles Failed and Struggling
Developments

New guidelines are now in place for the way the City will be handling
failed and struggling developments. The changes were needed due to the
increasing number of developments that have been left incomplete because
of the current economy. Assistant Manager of Stormwater Development
Review Robert Joyner explains how the new policies are expected to help
address the issue on this episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

Management of the Durham Athletic Park Changes Hands

The Durham Athletic Park is now operating under new management. The
Durham Bulls have temporarily taken over operations of the facility from
Minor League Baseball through August while the City finds a new
permanent manager. Office of Economic and Workforce Development Director
Kevin Dick explains how the new agreement will work and how the facility
will remain a vital part of baseball in Durham on this episode of "City
Hall This Week."

 

City Awards Economic Development Building Improvement Grants

The City is encouraging more economic development in the downtown area
through the award of four building improvement grants. The grants range
from $62,000 to $75,000 and will be used to upgrade and revitalize
vacant commercial buildings. The goal of the grant program is to attract
additional investment and help with overall economic improvement in
Durham.

            

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

*	Senior Transportation Planner Patrick McDonough with Triangle
Transit - Presents the recommended locally preferred alternative for the
Durham-Wake and Durham-Orange transit corridors.
*	Director Mark Ahrendsen of the City's Transportation Department
- Offers an update on the first year of operations for the Bull City
Connector.
*	Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator Sgt. Lori Ray with the
Durham Police Department - Explains how a powerful new initiative is
expected to help support youth with serious mental health conditions 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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