[Durham INC] New City Hall This Week Begins Oct. 11

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For Immediate Release: October 11, 2013


New City Hall This Week Begins October 11
Free E-Waste & Recycling Event Set for Oct. 26; City Recognizes National Customer Service Week

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.

Project Homeless Connect Serves People in Durham
More than 150 people in Durham who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, homelessness are now one step closer to having at least some of their needs met. This year's Project Homeless Connect was held on October 3, 2013 at the Durham Armory. The services provided included housing, employment, health and dental care, legal services, and much more. Matthew Schnars, project manager in the City's Community Development Department, explains why many more people needed to be served through this year's event.

City Employees Answer Challenge During National Customer Service Week
City employees have renewed their commitment to good customer service. National Customer Service Week was held October 7-11. It offered City employees a chance to hone their customer service skills, as well as prove how committed they are to providing good service to Durham residents. Durham One Call Supervisor Mona Moore explains the challenge that was issued to employees throughout the week and how that challenge was answered.

City Recognized for Use of Technology to Connect With Residents
The City of Durham is once again being recognized for its use of technology to connect with residents. The Public Technology Institute has designated the City as one of 13 Citizen-Engaged Communities from throughout the country for 2013-2015. This is the second time the institute has selected Durham for this designation. The program recognizes excellence in the use of technology to keep residents informed on the actions of, as well as interacting with, City government.

E-Waste Recycling and Paper Shredding Event Scheduled for October 26
The next E-Waste Recycling and Paper Shredding Event will be held on October 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Durham County Memorial Stadium. Residents and businesses can safely dispose of nearly all electronic devices with a cord and old paper documents at the event. Large appliances or anything that contains Freon will not be accepted. For more information contact Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200.

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 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. on DTV8 (Time Warner Cable channel 8). The show is also available at http://www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8 or 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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