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Did You Know?
City Offices Close for Holidays
The City of Greensboro offices and facilities will be closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays. City offices are closed Friday, December 24, and Monday, December 27, in observance of Christmas and Friday, December 31, in observance of New Year's Day.
Holiday Trash and Recycling Schedule
There will be no trash or recycling collection on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, or New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31. As a result, your collection day will be one day earlier. Thursday collections will take place Wednesday, December 22, and December 29, and Friday collections will be Thursday, December 23 and December 30. For more information, call 373-CITY(2489).
Water Rate Reduction Goes into Effect
January 1
A 3 percent reduction in water rates goes into effect January 1 for all Greensboro residents.
Loose Leaf Collection Continues
The City's 2010-11 Loose Leaf Collection Program continues. Leaves that are curbside by December 13 will be picked up by January 22, 2011. Read more.
Police Community Forum December 16
The City of Greensboro Police Department hosts its final community forum of the year December 16 at 6:30 pm at the Warnersville Recreation Center. The forums are designed to educate residents about a variety of topics and solicit suggestions about GPD's core values and mission. Read more. |
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| Privacy Policy | |
Any person that subscribes to City Connections should be aware that in accordance with the North Carolina Public Records law, found in North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 132, e-mail addresses of persons that subscribe to this Web communication are considered public records. Read more about the City's Privacy Policy |
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| City Council Action Wrap-Up | |
Former Council member Claudette Burroughs-White honored
At its December 7 meeting, Greensboro City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the continued distribution of free methane gas from the City's landfill to be used to power the International Textile Group's White Oak Plant. The $1.8 million worth of methane gas will sustain the plant for another year and retain nearly 300 jobs.
In other action, Council agreed to re-allocate $60,000 from a reserved capital improvements fund to be used by the Interactive Resource Center, a day shelter for the City's homeless, for the operation of its new facility over the next three months. Council also passed a resolution renaming Southside Pocket Park, located on McAdoo Ave. in the Southside Neighborhood, to Claudette Burroughs-White Park. The naming of the park honors of the late Burroughs-White, who served on City Council from 1994-2005 and was intricately involved in the Greensboro community as a leader and activist.
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 5:30 pm in the Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
To view past meetings, visit City Council's video archive page.
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| New Development Services Center Opens | |
Residents and contractors to benefit from services
 Greensboro residents and contractors have a new business ally with the formation of the City's Development Services Center, at 300 W. Washington St. Celebrating its grand opening January 3, the office makes the building permit and planning process more efficient by offering customers' access to the City representatives and technology involved in reviewing submissions. Formed out of the City's inspections division, Development Services offers an all-in-one location that houses representatives from planning, engineering and inspections, transportation, water resources, soil erosion, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire prevention. The office space for Development Services was created as part of a just-completed initial renovation of the upper ground (UG) level of the Melvin Municipal Office Building and can be accessed via the redefined main entrance to the building, which faces Washington Street. Designated parking is located in the City/County lot adjacent to the building. To contact the Development Services Center, call 336-373-2155. |
| Local Business Honored for Community Involvement | |
Evonik Stockhausen provides computers for Warnersville children
 | | Representatives from Evonik Stockhausen were recognized during the December 7 City Council meeting. |
Evonik Stockhausen, an industrial organic chemical manufacturer in Greensboro, was recognized on December 7 by City Council for its involvement in the community. The company recently purchased five computers for the Warnersville Recreation Center for neighborhood students who need assistance with school work and projects. Because many of the school-age children in the area do not have access to transportation to the Central Library, Evonik Stockhausen purchased the computers and worked through the City to ensure networking hardware and internet service was available at the location. |
| Central Library Hosts Bill of Rights Exhibit | |
Copy of US Senate markup on display through December 31
A Bill of Rights exhibit is on display through December 31 in the Central Library. The exhibit coincides with the recognition of Human Rights Day (December 10), Human Rights Week and Bill of Rights Day, which was recently established as December 15 by Greensboro Mayor William H. Knight. The exhibit features a copy of the US Senate's editorial markup of the original Bill of Rights and is on loan from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Jackson Library. Its visit to the library is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad and the Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina.
The full text of the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Human Rights documents are available here. |
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