Durham City Council discovered it cannot track hundreds of affordable housing units losing federal tax credit protection, putting public dollars at risk with no advance warning system.
Durham cannot track hundreds of affordable housing units losing federal tax credit protection after 30 years, leaving public dollars at risk with no advance warning system, despite Community Development Director Reginal Johnson acknowledging the gap exists.
GoTriangle ridership jumped 19 percent in 2023 to over 900,000 additional trips, but federal COVID relief funding keeping bus fares free ends in 2025, forcing council to decide whether to continue free service and fund increased operator wages starting at $19.65 hourly.
Mayor Leonardo Williams signaled he wants proposals for the former police station site at 505 Chapel Hill Street to include well above the minimum 91 affordable units, referencing county projects with 100 to 200 units as benchmarks.