Durham City Council voted 4-3 to rezone 12.25 acres on Ellis Road for 102 townhouses despite Planning Commission opposition and resident concerns about flooding and traffic.
City Council voted 4-3 to rezone 12.25 acres on Ellis Road for 102 townhouses despite Planning Commission opposition and resident concerns about flooding and traffic infrastructure.
Family homelessness in Durham reached a crisis with 50 unsheltered families with children currently and 30 more at risk within two weeks, according to Families Moving Forward director Shanetta Burris.
Council approved a second contentious 4-3 rezoning of 24.2 acres in Sharon Grove for 120 units after the applicant increased affordable housing contributions to $120,000.