[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Little Five Points Neighborhood Streetscape Design Meeting July 24

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

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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: July 11, 2012

 

 

Durham Hosts Little Five Points Neighborhood Streetscape Design Meeting

City to Unveil Final Concept on North Mangum and Corporation Streets
Intersection Gateway Design 

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents and project stakeholders interested in
viewing the final design concepts for the North Mangum Street and
Corporation Street Gateway Entrance Intersection Project should mark
their calendars now.

 

On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 6 p.m., the final design concept will be
presented during a public meeting at the UDI Community Resource Center,
located at 800 N. Mangum St., Durham.

 

Hosted by the City of Durham's Office of Economic and Workforce
Development and the Public Works Department, residents and other project
stakeholders will be able to review the final civic gateway design
concepts for the neighborhood, learn more about the direction the
project is moving toward, and provide additional input to City staff.

 

The project, which is a part of the planning process for the civic
gateway streetscape design in the Little Five Points neighborhood area,
is funded by 2010 Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Funds. The City
is continuing to work with its consultant to develop the schematic
designs for the project. Initial community meetings were conducted in
April, September, and October 2008. In April 2012, meetings were
conducted again with residents, businesses, and other stakeholders in
the project area to gather additional input and provide opportunities to
help determine the conceptual design. 

 

The final design concepts can also be viewed on the City's website at 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/oewd/Pages/Little-Five-Points.aspx.

 

For more information on this upcoming community meeting or this project,
contact Senior Economic Development Manager Chris Dickey with the City's
Office of Economic and Workforce Development at (919) 560-4965, ext.
15204 or by email at Chris.Dickey at DurhamNC.gov
<mailto:Chris.Dickey at DurhamNC.gov> . Residents may also contact James
Golias with EG&G, Inc. at (330) 379-2790 or by email at office at eggco.com
<mailto:office at eggco.com> . 

 

About the Office of Economic and Workforce Development

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development seeks to increase the
city's tax base through several revitalization initiatives, including
new development efforts in the central city area. The department also
plans and promotes cultural awareness and events, identifies and
recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains Durham
residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org
<http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org> . 

 

About the Public Works Department

The 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
plans and executes the City's winter weather and natural disaster plans.
Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, 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/Pages/Home.aspx
<http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd/Pages/Home.aspx> . 

 

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