[Durham INC] Durham Celebrates National Public Works Week Tomorrow

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: May 22, 2012

 

Celebrate National Public Works Week Tomorrow

Public Invited to Northgate Mall to Learn About Public Works Services
and Equipment; 

Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell Declares May 21-25 National Public Works
Week

 

What:              National Public Works Week

 

Who:               City of Durham Public Works Department

 

When:             Wednesday, May 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.


 

Where:            Northgate Mall Center Court and Sears Parking Lot 

1058 W. Club Blvd.

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         Visit Public Works staff at center court inside Northgate Mall
and learn about the City's Public Works Department, including Stormwater
Services, Engineering Design, Surveying, Street Maintenance, Development
Review, and Geographic Information Systems. 

	*	Public Works equipment will also be on display in the
Sears parking lot. The public is invited to learn about some of the
tools that City staff uses to maintain the community's infrastructure
such as dump trucks, motor graders, pothole patch trucks, street
sweepers, and flush trucks.
	*	Residents can also learn about the various careers
opportunities in Public Works.

 

*         Last night, Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell declared May 21-25 as
National Public Works Week. Residents are encouraged to visit the
display in the Durham City Hall lobby this week to learn more about how
the Public Works Department impacts the lives of Durham residents and
visitors.

 

*         The purpose of these events is to educate the public about the
important contributions that the Public Works Department makes to their
daily lives - planning, building, managing, operating and maintaining
the heart of our local communities and building quality of life. These
events are part of National Public Works Week, sponsored by the American
Public Works Association.

 

*         For more information about the City's Public Works Week
Celebration, visit www.DurhamNC.gov or contact Laura Smith at (919)
560-4326, ext. 30235 or by email at Laura.Smith at DurhamNC.gov.

 

*         For more information about National Public Works Week and the
American Public Works Association, visit 
www.APWA.net/Discover/National-Public-Works-Week.

 

About the Public Works Department

The City of Durham Public Works Department provides a wide range of
services, including street maintenance, engineering design, development
review and stormwater quality and infrastructure maintenance. The
department also oversees street resurfacing and sidewalk projects. The
department plans and executes the City's winter weather and natural
disaster plans. Public Works serves as a steward of the City's physical
assets and ensures that residents live in a safe, secure and thriving
community. For more information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd.

 

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