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<b><span style="color:#00467E">News Media Contact</span></b><b><span style="color:#00467E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: December 22, 2023</span><span style="color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Durham Hosts Community Conversations for Budget Input</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Online Registration Now Open for In-Person and Virtual Conversations in January<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">DURHAM, N.C. – City of Durham residents are now invited to share their funding priorities
for the City’s upcoming budget by joining in </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5175/Community-Conversations"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Community Conversations</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">
next month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color:#00467F">What You Need to Know<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">In-person and virtual conversations scheduled to better understand resident priorities for City spending.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Funding priorities will be shared with the City Council and used to inform the City’s FY24-25 Budget.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Participants 16 years old and over are eligible for $50 gift cards. In-person attendees will also receive food and beverage, on-site childcare, and Spanish interpretation services.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DurhamConversations"><span style="color:blue">Pre-registration</span></a></span> for all four Community Conversations
now open.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">The City’s
</span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/199/Budget-Management-Services"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Budget and Management Services Department</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">is seeking input to better understand resident priorities for City spending through a series of in-person and virtual conversations.
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The department has partnered with
</span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.etrservices.org/"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">ETR Services</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
to facilitate these conversations where attendees will have opportunities to make their voices heard early in the budget development process</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<span class="normaltextrun"> The funding
priorities identified during these conversations will then be shared with the City Council during their February and March Budget Retreats and used to help inform the City’s upcoming budget for fiscal year 2024-2025.</span></span><span class="eop"><b><span style="color:#00467F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In-Person Conversations</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DurhamConversations"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Pre-registration is requested</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
and in-person attendees 16 and over will be eligible for a $50 gift card. In-person attendees will also be provided with food and beverage, on-site childcare, and Spanish interpretation.
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thursday, January 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the I.R. Holmes Recreation Center, 2000 S. Alston Ave.</span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Saturday, January 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the I.R. Holmes Recreation Center, 2000 S. Alston Ave.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tuesday, January 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Durham Armory, 212 Foster St.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Each Community Conversation will begin with a brief overview of the process and then attendees will join
smaller groups for discussions based around their priorities for future spending, such as:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Safe communities (e.g., public safety, crime reduction, streetlights, reducing recidivism, community policing).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Infrastructure (e.g., land use, sidewalks, parks, transportation, roads, physical activity infrastructure).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Housing (e.g., affordable housing, homelessness, food insecurity).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Workforce development (e.g., training programs, job fairs).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Virtual Conversation</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For residents who are unable to participate in one of the three in-person conversations, a virtual meeting
is also set for Tuesday, January 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcO-rqTkjHdDdkcH11Zny8h0ZN9CyHY2G"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Pre-registration
is requested</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and active participants in this virtual event will be eligible for a $50 gift card.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Community Conversations Survey</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Durham residents are also encouraged to give their input on how to frame the four Community Conversations
by submitting their feedback through a brief </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WW9Y53T"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">online survey</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
Participants who submit a completed survey will be entered into a raffle for one-of-20 $50 gift cards. After completing the survey, residents are encouraged to register for
</span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DurhamConversations" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">in-person</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">or
</span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcO-rqTkjHdDdkcH11Zny8h0ZN9CyHY2G"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">virtual</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">conversations.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information about the upcoming Community Conversations, visit the City’s
</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5175/Community-Conversations"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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