Council voted 4-3 to rezone land near Sandy Creek Park for a 140-unit apartment complex, approving housing development over environmental and flooding concerns.
Council voted 4-3 to rezone land near Sandy Creek Park for a 140-unit apartment complex despite over 40 speakers' concerns about flooding risk, loss of habitat for 116 bird species, and lack of transit access.
Council unanimously passed a resolution demanding the federal government lift its stop work order on foreign assistance, citing Durham's $1 billion annual USAID funding and 500 jobs already lost to federal cuts.
During a three-hour budget hearing, residents urged Council to maintain fare-free transit, fund 24/7 HEART crisis response, and fully finance Vision Zero street redesigns amid competing needs.