Utility Tree Trimming

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by Ian Beatty

The City of Greensboro Tree Trimming and Removal Practices Work Team presented the following presentation at the Jan. 15, 2013 City Council Meeting. Tree Practices Update 1-15-13

The City Council is working to revise the tree protection ordinance and anticipates presenting the revised ordinance at the March 5 City Council meeting. Be sure to contact District 3 Councilman Zach Methany, the mayor and other council members with your concerns and suggestions!

News 14 Carolina covered the Jan. 9, 2013, Sierra Club meeting, held at the Church of the Covenant on S. Mendenhall Street, where a panel of neighborhood experts and residents met to develop ways Greensboro citizens can work with the city and Duke Energy to create new tree-cutting guidelines. View online coverage
Summary of this meeting prepared for the CHNA board: Sierra Club Tree Mtg Summary

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Free Presentation: Secrets of College Hill

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by Ian Beatty

On April 20, 2013, Preservation Greensboro will present “The Secrets of College Hill.” Learn about the history and architecture of the historic College Hill neighborhood. As one of the Gate City’s oldest neighborhoods, College Hill features some of the oldest homes in Greensboro, but its story does not end there. In the 1970s the area was designated a slum and rehabilitation plans pondered wholesale demolition. A plucky group of citizens banded together and offered another plan of action – creation of Greensboro’s first historic district. This event is FREE. Location TBA.

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College Hill House Tour, May 18-19 2013

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by Ian Beatty

Preservation Greensboro’s Third Annual Tour of Historic Homes will feature the  College Hill neighborhood.  Participants can tour nineteenth century homes that highlight interesting architecture, design ideas, and local history. Festivites begin for Patron Pass holders on Thursday, May 16 with a Patron’s Party featuring refreshments in a historic home. Patrons have access to the Patron’s Porch House all weeeknd long. The annual Tour of Historic Homes is a signature fundraising and educational event of Preservation Greensboro, and proceeds benefit all efforts for the non-profit organization. Learn more.

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