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You can watch the May edition of City Connections online. This episode focuses on new programs at Greensboro's watershed parks, GPD's new Community Watch Web site, spring/summer fire safety tips and much more. Storytellers will share their craft and love for one of the oldest and most powerful learning traditions at Greensboro's Storyfest. The event will be held Saturday, May 16, at Festival Park in Downtown Greensboro. Headliner Donald Davis and regional and international storytellers will use humor, music and personal experiences to captivate audiences of all ages! Get more information. The Greensboro Planning Board will meet Wednesday, May 20, from 2-4 pm in Council Chambers of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. The meeting is open to the public. The 2008-09 OPUS Concert Series comes to a close on Friday, May 22, with a spectacular performance by the Choral Society of Greensboro and special guest, the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra. The concert begins at 7:30 pm at Guilford College's Dana Auditorium, 5800 W. Friendly Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Music Center at 373-2549. Bur-Mil Park's Family Aquatic Center will open for the summer season Saturday, May 23. The season will end August 24. Get hours of operation. For information on swimming lessons and pool party rentals, call Bur-Mil Park at 373-3819. |
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| Public Input Welcomed in City Manager Search |
| Council wants to know your thoughts!
City Council is seeking your input on the search for a new City Manager. Two meetings will be held Wednesday, May 20, at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, 1921 W. Lee St., to give residents a chance to talk to the coordinator of the search process. The first meeting, from 5:30-7 pm, will cover any community concerns that might impact the selection of a new manager, from roads to recreation centers to planning to partnerships. The second meeting, from 7-8:30 pm, will focus on the needs of small and large businesses and the community's economic needs. |
| City Council Action Wrap-Up |
| Council ok's Transportation Department's plans to improve city's sidewalks and bikeways.
At its meeting on Tuesday, May 5, City Council gave the green light to a number of sidewalk and bikeway improvement projects proposed by the City's Transportation Department. These projects will help make Greensboro more pedestrian-friendly and provide more connectivity for the city's network of bike trails.
Included in the list of approved projects is the Battleground Rail-Trail (BRT). Council awarded the construction contract to Yates Construction Company, Inc. to begin work on the first phase of the project. Once complete, BRT will be a one-mile, multiple-use trail that extends from Pisgah Church Road to Markland Drive connecting to the Lake Brandt, Bicentennial and planned Piedmont greenways. The total cost of the project is $1,845,675. The federal government will pay for 80 percent of the project, $1,476,540, while the City will contribute the remaining funds of $369,135. Learn more about this project.
Other approved projects include the installation of new sidewalks and wheelchair ramps along various city streets including West Market Street, Cone Boulevard, Florida Street, Randleman Road and many more.
Council also:
- Approved Colin Baenziger & Associates, an executive search firm from Florida, to assist the City in hiring a new City Manager.
- Approved the formation of a stakeholders committee, comprised of representatives from local swim associations and other interested groups, to assist City staff in the development of a regional competitive aquatics center at the Greensboro Coliseum. Funding for the aquatic center will come from the $20 million Parks & Recreation bond that was approved by citizens this past November.
- Approved the first phase of construction for the ACC Hall of Champions in the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. The cost of constructing this phase will be about $2 million.
To view the entire meeting or past meetings, visit City Council's video archive page. |
| Spring into Safety with GPD |
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Simple preventive measures can keep you and your property safe this spring and summer.
With spring upon us, now is the time of year that we start working on our yards, taking vacations and splashing around in the pool. While we enjoy the warm weather, it's important to remember that we have to keep ourselves and our property safe at all times. The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) offers the following safety tips to help you reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime this spring and summer:
- Don't go to sleep with your windows open. Always close and lock them when you're asleep or away from home.
- Keep your doors locked at all times, even when you are working in your yard. You never want to give an intruder an opportunity.
- Don't play music too loud when working in your yard. You want to remain alert so no one sneaks up on you.
- Remember to record serial numbers for power equipment and engrave other tools with your NC Driver's License Number.
- When on vacation, don't let mail or newspapers pile up in your mailbox or in on your porch. This is a clear sign to criminals that you are away from home. Postpone your newspaper delivery and ask the post office to hold your mail until you return.
These are just a few preventive measures you can take. Get more on GPD's Web site. |
| Update on Randleman Lake |
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The long awaited Randleman Lake project, which dates as far back as the 1930s, is almost complete. The final step, completion of a water treatment plant that will pump water into Greensboro and partnering municipalities, is well underway. The purpose of the project is to develop a safe and dependable water supply for the Triad region that will satisfy the area's projected water demand for the next 30-50 years. The 18 billion gallon lake will produce 48 million gallons of water per day that will be distributed to cooperating jurisdictions, which include Greensboro, Archdale, High Point, Randleman, Jamestown and Randolph County. Greensboro's initial share of water will be more than seven million gallons per day. That will increase the city's water supply by 20 percent. The cost of the $140 million project will be divided among the participating jurisdictions. Greensboro's share will be larger because of the higher percentage of water it will receive from the lake. Greensboro's financial responsibility for capital expenditures relating to the Randleman Dam project is $77.5 million. Learn more about the project and view current construction progress. |
| GPD's Crime Stoppers Recognized for Excellence |
Program wins productivity award for the region.
The Greensboro Police Department's (GPD) Crime Stoppers program was recently recognized with the Productivity Award by the Southeastern Crime Stoppers Association. Greensboro won the award for having the most arrests and dollar amount of recovery in the Southeastern United States (Delaware to Florida) for 2008. Last year, GPD's Crime Stoppers made 720 arrests and recovered $242,320 in drugs and property | |
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