[Durham INC] New "City Hall This Week" Begins Oct. 19

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2012

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins October 19

"Our Trail, Our Town" Campaign Launched; Durham Monster Dash Set for
October 26

 

DTV8's "City Hall This Week" will debut a new show tonight at 8 p.m.
Hosted by Senior Public Affairs Specialist Amy Blalock, this show will
feature the following highlights and other topics of interest. You can
also watch this new episode on demand at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. 

 

City Launches "Our Trail, Our Town" Campaign 

The City of Durham recently launched the "Our Trail, Our Town" campaign
to raise safety awareness on the American Tobacco Trail. The campaign
allows the City and trail users to work in partnership to keep those on
the trail safe. One component of the campaign is a Trail Watch Program,
which is modeled after the Neighborhood Watch Program. Durham Police
Department Master Officer Reese Carson III explains how the program will
work.

 

Significant Sewer Main Project About to Get Underway

One of the sanitary sewer mains feeding into the North Durham Water
Reclamation Facility is about to undergo some much-needed repairs. The
project includes repairing approximately 1,900 linear feet of the
Ellerbe Creek bank north of Club Boulevard. The stream bank surrounding
one of the primary mains has significantly eroded, threatening to expose
the main itself. The City Council approved a $595,000 contract to repair
the stream bank, which should protect it from future erosion.

 

Southeast Central Durham Revitalization Effort Gets Boost from Federal
Government

The effort to revitalize several communities within Southeast Central
Durham recently got a big boost. The Durham Housing Authority received a
$300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The grant, which is leveraged to approximately $1 million,
will be used for the area that is bordered by Highway 147 on the north,
Elmira Park on the south, Bacon Street on the east, and Roxboro Street
on the west. It also includes the McDougald Terrace public housing
community.

 

City-County Planning Department to Host Durham Monster Dash

The Durham City-County Planning Department is inviting all runners and
walkers alike to the first ever Durham Monster Dash. The event will be
held on Friday, October 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Durham.
Participants can register online at http://www.DurhamMonsterDash.org and
are asked to provide a monetary donation. Proceeds from the event will
go toward KidzNotes, The Scrap Exchange, Keep Durham Beautiful, and
Girls Rock, N.C.

 

About "City Hall This Week"

"City Hall This Week," a news program dedicated to informing Durham
residents and City employees about what's going on inside Durham's City
Hall, airs daily at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. on DTV8 (Time Warner
Cable channel 8). The show is also available for on demand viewing at 
http://www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8  or on the City's YouTube channel at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. For more information, call (919)
560-4123, "like" http://www.Facebook/CityofDurhamNC, or "follow" 
http://www.Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC.

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