[Durham INC] INC Forum Announcement for Posting

[Richard Ford]

All,

Several of you have  requested a notice to be posted by INC members on their neighborhood and other listservs. We have crafted the below, using as a model a posting from Falconbridge.  Thank you, Rosemarie. 

Please feel free to change as best for your community.  

Don Lebkes and Dick Ford



The InterNeighborhood Council of Durham has organized a County Commissioners' Candidates forum for Wednesday, March 28, from 6:45 to 9:00 P.M. at the North Carolina Center School of Education Auditorium.  All fourteen candidates for Durham County Commissioner have agreed to participate that evening. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. 

All five Commissioner seats are up for election this year, and, because there are only Democratic candidates running, the Democratic May primary may be tantamount to election. Bob Ashley, 
former editor of the Herald Sun and current Executive Director for Preservation Durham, will be the moderator that evening. If you are registered to vote as an independent or unaffiliated voter, you may vote in the Democratic primary.

You are invited to hear what these candidates have to say because five of them will make important decisions about life in our community as they govern the county. I find it helpful to remember the difference between county and city services. Here's a simple way to think about it: Durham County is responsible for "soft services"-- education, social programs, etc., and the County Commissioners set priorities (and tax rates) for these. Durham City is responsible for "hard services" --fire, police, physical plant and city street maintenance, and Durham City Council members set priorities (and tax rates) for those. 

There is easy parking near the auditorium.  Driving directions may be found at http://www.nccu.edu/discover/drivingdirections.cfm

Durham InterNeighborhood Council (INC) organized in 1984, is a coalition of Durham's neighborhoods and homeowner associations. Its mission is to promote the quality, stability and vitality of Durham's residential neighborhoods.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Forum.






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