Durham City Council approved nearly $2.3 million in infrastructure contracts and introduced a sweeping zoning rewrite that sparked debate over whether new compact housing must include affordability requirements.
Council approved nearly $2.3 million in infrastructure contracts including $2 million for Lawson Street improvements with Durham Technical Community College and a $630,000 workers' compensation administration deal with CorVel Enterprise Claims.
A sweeping three-year zoning code rewrite introduces compact housing units but sparked council debate over whether developers should be required to include affordable units, with votes scheduled for April 22.
Council unanimously removed St. Joseph Historic Foundation as fiscal agent for $10 million in pandemic relief funds to Hatai Promise CDC after residents testified the arrangement unfairly credited the younger organization for prior work.