City of Greensboro
February 22, 2011
In This Issue
City Council Action Wrap-Up
City Invests Reader's Digest Award into Community
HUD Grant Supports Lead Safe Housing Program
New Program Focuses on Sustainable Workforce

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Workforce Development Focuses on Literacy 

The Guilford County Workforce Development Board, managed by the City, has partnered with six other workforce development boards across the region to promote literacy awareness during the month of February. The partnership group, called TriadWorks, recently launched the "Get Not Out of Your Life" campaign to encourage literacy in the community. Under TriadWorks' direction, the Guilford County JobLink Career Center offers personal assistance to individuals in the community who need educational and training programs to increase their literacy skills. For more information, contact Crystal Zellous with the JobLink Career Center at 336-373-3014.

  

Flag of Hope Comes

to Greensboro

March 4-5          

City Arts hosts Colombian artist Edwin Gil and his Flag of Hope social art initiative March 4-5 at the Cultural Arts Center, 200 N. Davie St. The Flag of Hope promotes multicultural awareness, cultural diversity and HOPE among the residents of North Carolina through art. The flag consists of six large canvases sewn together to form the nation's first flag made solely with the handprints of North Carolina residents. Gil is visiting urban centers and rural areas across North Carolina to collect handprints and signatures on a giant canvas, which will eventually become the world's largest diversity flag (36 feet X 70 feet).

 

Historical Museum Hosts Women's Day Event March 8

At 11:30 am on Tuesday, March 8, the Greensboro Historical Museum hosts a lunchtime panel entitled "Four Marys, Gertrude and Virginia - Six Quakers Who Shaped Higher Education in Guilford County." The panel will discuss the influences of Mary E. Mendenhall, Mary Woody, Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, Mary Petty, Gertrude Mendenhall, and Virginia Ragsdale on the development of Guilford College and the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School,  which went on to become known as the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, and now is UNCG. The presentation is in celebration of International Women's Day and Women's Month. Admission is free and boxed lunches are available for $12 by calling 336-373-2949. For more information, visit the Historical Museum website.

   

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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City Council Action Wrap-Up
 Council approves incentive grant, plans for Coliseum parking
 

At its February 15 meeting, Greensboro City Council approved a $52,000 economic development incentive grant for Ziehl-Abegg Inc., a German manufacturer of parts and machinery for use in elevators and appliances. The company, with operations in Greensboro, is looking to increase its presence in the US and is considering expanding in Greensboro and Memphis, Tenn.

 

Council also approved a proposed plan for parking lot improvements at the Greensboro Coliseum. The improvements, estimated to cost $200,000, will add more than 450 additional parking spaces in the form of "relief" lots. The plan will provide additional parking for patrons attending Coliseum events and will improve traffic flow along High Point Road.

 

The next City Council meeting is set for Tuesday, March 1, 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.

 
City Invests Reader's Digest Award into Community
$10,000 divided between Red Cross and United Way
  Reader's Digest Award

In a celebration of Greensboro's selection as one of the best cities in America by Reader's Digest, City Council has donated $10,000 to two community nonprofits. The City earned the cash from the publication after receiving online "cheers" from the Greensboro community as part the Reader's Digest "We Hear You America" campaign.

 

Council accepted a resolution during its February 15 meeting approving the distribution of the $10,000 evenly between the Greensboro Chapter of the American Red Cross, in support of its "Salute to Heroes" celebration, and the United Way of Greater Greensboro. This contribution to the community comes after receiving $1,000 from Reader's Digest on January 24 during the publication's 100 Cities in 100 Days RV tour. City Council voted to divide the $1,000 evenly between the Interactive Resource Center and Urban Ministry.

 

Greensboro was selected as the runner-up in the category of cities with a population between 250,000 and 499,999. In addition to the cash winnings, Greensboro will be one of 10 cities featured in May's "Best of America" issue of Reader's Digest.

 
HUD Grant Supports Lead Safe Housing Program 
$3.1 million to help City protect children from lead paint hazards

The City has received a $3.1 million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to continue funding its Lead Safe Housing Program. The grant assists the City's efforts to protect children in low-income households from lead-based paint and other public health and safety hazards.

 

A comprehensive, community-based plan, Greensboro's Lead Safe Housing Program identifies and controls lead-based paint hazards in eligible homes. The focus of the program is to prevent the incidence of childhood lead poisoning by promoting public awareness and creating healthy living conditions for children. 

 

Lead-based paint hazards, typically found in homes built before 1978, can cause health and learning problems for young children, especially those under the age of six. To combat the issue locally, the City started its Lead Safe Housing Program in 2002. Since that time, the Planning and Community Development Department has tested and treated lead hazards in more than 600 homes in the community. 

 

For more information, contact Mildred Powell, the City's Lead Safe Housing Program administrator, at 336-373-3624. Also, visit the program's website.   
New Program Focuses on Sustainable Workforce
City offers training, education on fair employment laws 

The City's Human Relations Department (HRD) and Commission (HRC) have launched a new initiFair Employment Laws Programative to assist small business owners with creating a sustainable workforce. The "Partnering with Business" initiative provides free training and education on fair employment laws and other consulting services. The services provided through the initiative include training, consultation, and mediation.

 

The focus is for HRD and HRC to educate employers and small business owners to overcome or prevent employment law issues. For more information about the initiative or to schedule an appointment with an HRD representative, contact Robert Nunn at 336-373-2038.