Durham City Council met on March 7, 2024, with Mayor Leonardo Williams attending virtually from Washington, D.C., where Mayoral Leonardo Williams had met with White House national security staff and Fortune 500 CEOs. The council addressed affordable housing gaps, transit expansion, public housing development, and persistent challenges filling volunteer board positions.
The most significant revealed problem: Durham has no database tracking hundreds of affordable housing units losing federal tax credit protection after 30 years. Council Members Nate Baker and a colleague highlighted that the city cannot identify which units are expiring when, putting public dollars at risk with no advance warning system. Community Development Director Reginal Johnson acknowledged this gap exists and is on the work plan but provided no timeline.
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