Contact: Pat Boswell
Phone:  (336) 373-2600

Greensboro Council Calls Emergency Meeting

GREENSBORO, NC -- (December 10, 2007) – The Greensboro City Council has called an emergency meeting on Tuesday, December 11 at 2:30 pm in the Council Chamber on the second floor of the Melvin Municipal Office Building to hear a report from Chief of Police Tim Bellamy on what the Greensboro Police Department is doing regarding the high incidence of crime, illustrated by the past weekend’s shootings.

For more information, contact Pat Boswell at 373-2600 or Juanita Cooper at 373-2991.

The City of Greensboro works in partnership with the community to build an increased quality of life for all residents by fostering an environment where inclusion, diversity, and trust are valued.  As the seventh largest employer in Greensboro, the City has a dedicated professional staff of 2700 employees who maintain four core values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect.  The City of Greensboro is governed by a council-manager form of government where a mayor and eight council members act as the legislative body.  For more information on the City of Greensboro, please visit us online at www.greensboro-nc.gov.

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