| Did You Know? |
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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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![Randleman Dam]()
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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