Durham's City Council confronted a homelessness crisis with 90 unsheltered people waiting for beds in a system with only 93 total emergency shelter spaces.
Durham has only 93 emergency shelter beds for 90 unsheltered people currently waiting, with 405 experiencing homelessness citywide and permanent supportive housing success rates declining from 43% to 34% since 2018.
Durham Public Schools projects enrollment will grow 5,000 students over the next decade, causing critical capacity shortages especially at Jordan High School, which already has 2,300 students in space designed for 1,800.
Council approved a $1,173,291 waterline relocation project under Cornwallis Road and directed staff to increase disadvantaged business enterprise participation goals from 3% to 20% for Federal Transit Administration compliance.