Durham County Commissioners approved an $890 million fiscal 2024 budget with a 3-cent property tax increase and $9.8 million in employee salary raises.
Durham County Commissioners approved an $890 million fiscal 2024 budget with a 3-cent property tax increase and $9.8 million in employee salary raises, including a 7 percent base raise for all 1,876 county employees.
The board announced a $1.2 billion joint partnership with the City of Durham to create 1,200 new affordable housing units, bringing recent county initiatives to more than 1,300 total units.
Commissioners opened a public hearing on a $1.1 billion transit investment plan through 2040, with 75 percent of funds dedicated to improving existing bus service and facilities.