‘Coffee with Council’ meetings set

Durham residents interested in giving their input directly to the City Council on the City of Durham’s 2013-2014 fiscal year budget should mark their calendars now to attend one of five  “Coffee with Council” community meetings in February and March.

The Coffee with Council sessions are designed to give residents the opportunity to provide direct feedback to council members on budget priorities. The sessions also include a presentation on the City’s budget outlook for the upcoming fiscal year.

The meeting schedule is:

-- Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to noon – Campus Hill Recreation Center, 2000 S. Alston Ave. (PAC 4).

-- Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Holton Career and Resource Center’s Child Care Center, Second Floor, 401 N. Driver St. (PAC 1).

-- March 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – City Hall Committee Room, Second Floor, 101 City Hall Plaza (PAC 5; Spanish translation will be provided).

-- March 9, 10 a.m. to noon – Lyon Park Community Family Life and Recreation Center, 1309 Halley St. (PAC 3).

-- March 11, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Durham Public Schools Resource Center, 2107 Hillandale Rd. (PAC 2).

Two budget public hearings will be held in conjunction with regularly scheduled City Council meetings. March 4 and June 3.

For more information about the Coffee with Council meetings, contact Vivienne Bass with the City’s Budget and Management Services Department by email at Vivienne.Bass@DurhamNC.gov or call (919) 560-4111, ext. 20225.