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Resident's Guide to Services ~ Alphabetical Listing M-Q
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Maplewood Cemetery
Burial plots are available for purchase at Forest Lawn, Maplewood, and Green Hill cemeteries. For more information, call 373-2160.
Mayor
The Mayor’s Office is located in the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 West Washington Street. The Mayor is a member of City Council, presides over Council meetings, and is the Council spokesperson. To reach the Mayor, call 373-2396.
McGirt-Horton Branch Library
The McGirt-Horton Branch Library, 2509 Phillips Avenue, features a home improvement section with tool lending services. For more information, call 373-5810.
Melvin Municipal Office Building (MMOB)
The Melvin Municipal Office Building (City Hall), 300 West Washington Street, is named for former Greensboro Mayor Jim Melvin and houses many of the City’s administrative offices. City Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber on the second floor of MMOB. For more information about departments located in the MMOB, call the City Contact Center at 373-CITY (2489), TTY 333-6930.
Minority & Women’s Business Enterprise Program (MWBE)
The Minority & Women’s Business Enterprise (MWBE) program helps identify qualified minority- and women-owned firms to participate in City contracting, and seeks increased opportunities for those firms to provide goods and services to the City. For more information, call 373-2674.
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Museum
The Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Avenue, provides a first-hand look at the rich history of the Piedmont area. For more information, call 373-2043.
The Music Center
The Music Center houses the music education and performing music groups of City Arts. For more information, call 373-2547.
Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park (MUSEP)
MUSEP is an outdoor concert series held in various parks around the City from June through August, featuring local groups from orchestras to concert bands, big bands to jazz, and pop oldies to rock n’ roll. Picnics, chairs, and blankets are all you need to enjoy these free concerts. For more information, call 373-2549.
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Neighborhoods
For information on neighborhood groups and services, call the Planning and Community Development Department at 373-2144 or visit the Greensboro Neighborhood Information Center website. Find out how the City can help you resolve neighborhood complaints.
Neighborhood Watch
Also known as “Community Watch,” Neighborhood Watch is a mutual aid program of neighbors watching out for neighbors. The Police Department can help your neighborhood begin a Neighborhood Watch Program. For more information, call 373-2636.
New Construction
For inspections of new construction, call the Inspections division at 373-2155.
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Oka T. Hester Park
Hester Park, 3615 Deutzia Street, features three soccer/football fields, lighted tennis courts, a 1.3-mile fitness trail, horseshoe pits, and picnic shelters. For more information, call 373-2937.
Ordinances
For information on adopted ordinances, call the City Clerk at 373-2397. For information on proposed ordinances, call the City Attorney at 373-2320.
Overgrown Lots
To report overgrown lots, call 373-CITY (2489) or use this online form.
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Parade Permits
The Special Events Division issues parade permits. For more information, call 315-8301.
Park Maintenance
The Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for park maintenance throughout the City. For more information, call 373-5866.
Park ’N Ride
City Park ’N Ride lots provide weekday parking for commuters who ride in carpools or vanpools. For more information, call 373-2332.
Parking
The Department of Transportation operates four downtown parking decks:
•Bellemeade Street Parking Deck 220 North Greene St. 373-2157
•Church Street Parking Deck 215 North Church St. 373-2973
•Davie Street Parking Deck 109 East Market St. 373-2136
•Greene Street Parking Deck 211 South Greene St. 373-2113
The Department also maintains numerous downtown surface parking lots. For general parking information, call 373-2156.
Parking Tickets
Parking tickets can be paid at the Collections division in the Melvin Municipal Office Building Plaza Level, 300 West Washington Street, 373-2503. Parking tickets may also be paid online. Complaints may be made to the Parking Enforcement section at 373-2648.
Parks & Recreation
The Parks & Recreation Department operates neighborhood and regional parks, walking trails, athletic fields, gardens, recreation centers, swimming pools, campgrounds, lakes, golf courses, tennis courts, cemeteries, Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, Tannenbaum Historic Park, and City Arts. The department offers leisure activities for people of all ages from athletics and cultural arts to programs for special populations, the Greensboro Youth Council, Senior Citizen programs, and special events. For more information, call 373-2574.
PART/RSVP
PART/RSVP, Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation/Ridesharing Services & Vanpooling of the Piedmont (formerly MUNICIPOOL), provides car and vanpooling matches and vehicles for residents of the Piedmont area. For more information, call 1-800-588-RSVP.
Peeler Recreation Center
Peeler Recreation Center is located at 1300 Sykes Avenue. For more information, call 373-5877.
Permits
For information on building permits and building inspections, visit Development Services or call 373-2155.
Persons With Disabilities
The Parks & Recreation Department’s Special Populations Unit offers year-round programs, including summer day camp and Special Olympics. For more information, call 373-2735 (voice), 373-2636 (TTY).
Philharmonia of Greensboro
The Philharmonia is a community orchestra with wind, brass, and percussion vacancies filled by audition. Strings are heard for placement. For more information, call 373-2549.
Planning
The Planning and Community Development Department administers land development codes, enforces local land use and zoning codes, and advises and provides technical assistance to the Zoning Commission, Planning Board, and Board of Adjustment. This department also performs annexation studies, neighborhood and corridor studies, and maintains zoning, land use, demographic, and socio-economic information on Greensboro. For more information, call 373-2144.
Playgrounds
The Parks & Recreation Department has playgrounds located throughout the City. For more information, call 373-2574.
Plumbing Inspections
For plumbing inspections information, call the Building Permit office at 373-2086. For plumbing permits, call 412-6333.
Police Department
The Police Department has a community-oriented policing philosophy that empowers neighborhoods to work with the Police Department to meet the needs of the community through crime reduction efforts and quality of life improvements. For more information, call 373-2450.
• Chief of Police 373-2450
• Police Communications 373-2222
• Community Relations 373-2636
• Criminal Investigation 373-2255
• Special Intelligence 373-2650
• Watch Operations Center (24 hours) 373-2496
Potholes
To report a street area that needs repair, call 373-CITY (2489).
Privilege License
Privilege, business, and beer/wine licenses are available from the City Collections division at 373-2501.
Property Clean-Up
The Inspections division works to remove nuisances and clean property. For more information, call 373-2111.
Property Management
The Engineering Department handles City real property purchases, sales, rentals, leases, garden agreements, and similar activities concerning City-owned real estate. For more information, call 373-2302.
Public Affairs
The Public Affairs Department provides information about City government and services to residents, community groups, and the local news media. For more information, call 373-3302.
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