State of the City Address

Description

Mayor Bill Bell will deliver the State of the City address. Bell is expected to review Durham's progress over the last year, challenges the city still faces and goals for the future. The public is invited.

February 6, 2012 from 7-7:30pm at City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza.

•  This annual address for Durham residents recounts the City’s achievements and challenges throughout the previous year and outlines the mayor’s goals for the coming year. This year’s address will also include a 18-minute video highlighting many of the accomplishments by the City of Durham in 2011.  

•  Attendance is free and residents, business owners, and local news media are encouraged to attend.  

•  The address will be televised live on DTV8 (Time Warner Cable channel 8) beginning at 7 p.m. as well as live on the City’s website at http://durham.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2. A recap of the address will also be included in the February 10th episode of “City Hall This Week.” 

•  The address will be immediately followed by the regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

•  News media will be provided access to a mult-box during the presentation. Wireless microphones are recommended to help avoid trip hazards. Hard copies of the mayor’s speech will also be available to the news media immediately after the address. 

•  The speech, along with the video of the presentation, will also be placed on the City’s website by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at http://durhamnc.gov/ich/mayor/Pages/Home.aspx.