Durham City Council narrowly approved a controversial 260-unit apartment complex rezoning on a 4-3 vote despite objections over affordable housing and environmental concerns.
City Council voted 4-3 to rezone 24.87 acres on Sharon Road for 260 apartments despite objections over just 5 percent affordable units and developer refusal to fund $80,000 to $100,000 in ADA crosswalk upgrades.
Over 60 budget speakers requested raises for solid waste workers from $19.57 to $25 per hour and highlighted police department's 166 operational vacancies with $43,000 starting salary trailing nearby jurisdictions.
Environmental justice advocates requested $5 million for lead and arsenic remediation in historically Black neighborhood parks, while gun violence survivors sought roughly $1 million for a three-year survivor care pilot program.