Thursday, March 25, 2004

Wilmington, N.C.—The University of North Carolina at Wilmington and City of Wilmington joint university/community relations task force meeting is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 7 in the Madeline Suite on the campus of UNCW. This meeting will address the topic of litter in the neighborhoods. Members of the community are welcome.

The task force, announced by UNCW and the city in January, will examine a variety of quality of life issues related to UNCW's impact on city neighborhoods. It will make recommendations to the university and the City Council for action, and ultimately develop partnerships and shared responsibility for managing these issues.

Among the other issues the task force will consider are parking, housing density, late night parties and noise, with the underlying value of how the community preserves a reasonable quality of life for families while allowing students to maintain that same quality of life.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For more information, contact Malissa Talbert, public information officer, City Manager's Office, City of Wilmington, 910/342-2736.