Durham County Commissioners approved $3 million in affordable housing and homeless services grants as three departing officials—the state's first all-female county commission—left office.
Commissioners approved $3 million in affordable housing and homeless services grants, including $1 million for the Durham Affordable Housing Loan Fund and $2 million for Housing for New Hope's homeless services.
Vice Chair Nimasheena Burns and two other departing commissioners ended North Carolina's first all-female county commission after collectively serving 40 years, with Burns warning that 47 percent of Durham Public Schools are currently failing.
The board transferred county property at 1510 E. Lawson Street to Durham Technical Community College for facility expansion and approved $600,000 toward the Santee Road Preserve Master Plan design.