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Adopted Budget
The City's entire adopted FY 2010-11 Budget is now posted online. Review or download the budget document as a whole or as individual sections from this page. National Night Out
National Night Out, a crime and drug prevention event sponsored locally by the Greensboro Police Department, takes place Tuesday, August 3, with events throughout the city. This unique crime and drug prevention event annually features more than 100 Greensboro neighborhoods and the City's participation in the national event has earned it 12 national awards from the National Association of Town Watch. Learn more. |
Mapping Tool Want to know if there are any road projects planned near your neighborhood? Use the City's new online Road Project Mapping Tool for access to information on major City- and state-planned roadway projects.
Voices of the City
The Greensboro Historical Museum's state-of-the-art, 8,000-square-foot exhibit called Voices of a City: Greensboro, North Carolina is now open. The exhibit weaves first-person observations and remembrances with technology to tell the story of Greensboro's history dating back to the early 1700s. Read more. Public Workshop The City is giving the public a chance to review design concepts for Phase 3 of the Downtown Greenway at two public workshops. The workshops are from 12 noon to 2 pm and from 5-7 pm Thursday, July 29, at the Old Bingo Hall, 421 W. Smith St. Human Relations Department Exceeds Federal Fair Housing Standards The City of Greensboro's Human Relations Department has met and exceeded the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) standards for fair housing assistance and enforcement in fiscal year 2009-10. Learn more. |
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| City Council Action Wrap-Up |
Council approves changes to the Greensboro Coliseum. At its July 20 meeting, Greensboro City Council approved a new $1.2 million VIP lounge for Greensboro Coliseum's War Memorial Auditorium as a commitment to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The lounge will be almost entirely funded from grant money provided by the Coliseum's food vendor, Ovations. In addition to funds for the lounge, Council approved finishing the Coliseum's amphitheater with $125,000 from Ovations. Also, after two previous attempts, Council approved a contract to build a pipeline on Southeast School Road. The new pipeline will provide water and sewer service to Alamance Elementary School. To view the entire meeting or past meetings, visit City Council's video archive page. |
| Police Chief Search | |
City narrows applicants down to two candidates.
Police professionals from Charlotte, NC, and Elgin, Ill., are the final two candidates for the City's Chief of Police post. The candidates are: Kenneth C. Miller, senior deputy chief for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and Lisa G. Womack, former police chief of the Elgin Police Department. The candidates were chosen following a national search that included much public input. The community's input will again play a role in the final selection. Read more about the candidates. |
| Changes to Trash Collection Schedule Coming in August | |
Some residents will get a new trash collection day, recycling collection week.
 Starting Monday, August 9, the City's residential trash collection day and recycling collection week will change for some customers to increase efficiency and balance service routes. Residents can view their collection day online. In addition to trash collection day and recycling week changes taking place August 9, the schedule for bulk collection (items too large to fit in a trash container) will change from weekly pickups to every other week pickups for all residents. Bulk items will be picked up the same weeks that recycling items are collected. Yard waste and appliance collection services will not change. This means that yard waste will be collected on your regular service day─ no appointment is needed─ and appliances are collected by appointments by calling 373-CITY (2489). |
| City Increases Fees for Some Services, Activities |
Increases approved as part of the FY 2010-11 Budget.  The City recently increased fees for some services and activities. These fees were approved by Greensboro City Council as part of the FY 2010-11 Budget. Fee increases include: Water Rate: Water rates for City of Greensboro water customers will increase 6 percent. Parking: Fee increases for parking violations are as follows:
- $10 per violation (up from $5): expired meter, over allowed time, parked more than eight feet into street, non-parking space, facing opposite traffic, between roadway and property line, and double parked
- $25 per violation (up from $10): obstruction of sidewalk
- $50 per violation (up from $25): parking within five feet of a fire hydrant.
Parks and Recreation: Fees for athletic programs, shelter rentals, watershed parks, fishing permits, the Greensboro Sportsplex, and the Gillespie Park Golf Course will increase. Get a complete list of Parks and Recreation fee increases at greensboro-nc.gov/departments/Parks. View more fee increases. Also, for more information about these fee increases, call 373-CITY (2489). |
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