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DPS Considering New Salary Administration Policy
Last year’s fiasco with classified worker pay may have been – if not entirely avoided, perhaps caught sooner – if members of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education had been called on to vote on the newly implemented pay schedules. At this week’s board meeting on Thursday, members will consider a policy to ensure…
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Durham May Move Forward with Parks and Rec Bond Referendum
The Durham City Council is considering a $200 million bond referendum for the November election ballot, earmarked for work on parks, recreation facilities, and streets and sidewalks. It’s set for discussion during Thursday’s council work session. Council members on May 20 adopted two resolutions to move forward with the plan. If further approved, the referendum…
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Apply Now for Durham Neighborhood College
The award-winning resident academy program Durham Neighborhood College, co-sponsored by the City of Durham and Durham County Government, is back for the 2024 season. The program provides an opportunity for residents to learn about the operations and services of both local governments and features a series of interactive classes facilitated by city and county leaders…
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Good Intentions Might Be Too Expensive for Durham County
The best intentions of Durham Public Schools may soon collide with a difficult fiscal reality facing the Durham County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday, the DPS Board of Education held its quarterly meeting with commissioners, and Interim Superintendent Catty Moore made her pitch for a historic $27.7 million budget increase proposal that includes $8.8 million…
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Durham City Service Changes for Memorial Day
Most City of Durham offices, including City Hall and all nonemergency city facilities and operations, will close May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Curbside Solid Waste Collections The Solid Waste Management Department will close May 27. All curbside collections for garbage, recycling and yard waste will be delayed by one business day. Customers with…
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Deadline Ahead for Durham Low-Income Property Tax Assistance
Homeowners of any age who have lived in their Durham home for at least five years, who haven’t received property tax assistance from another program, and whose household income falls below one of the area median income limits can apply for grants to help pay their 2023 property tax bill. The deadline for the Durham…
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Are You Durham’s Next Poet Laureate?
The City of Durham is now seeking candidates to serve as its second Poet Laureate. The first-ever Poet Laureate, D.J. Rogers, is wrapping up a two-year term during which he has hosted eight public readings and 13 free educational opportunities for adults and more than 170 students. The term for the next Poet Laureate runs…
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DPS Board Clears Administration to Develop Classified Salary Plan
The last time Durham Public Schools tried to implement a brand new structure for classified worker pay, the district sent out letters of intent on which employees based critical spending decisions. They bought new cars. They moved into bigger apartments. And then district administrators discovered they’d botched the math, talked about clawbacks, and school board…
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Legislative Agenda, Budget, and DSA Plans Up for School Board Discussion
Demolition and asbestos abatement ahead of construction of the new Durham School of the Arts could move forward if the Durham Public Schools Board of Education approves $325,819 in funding for that phase. The board is set to discuss that proposal, with Monteith Construction/Balfour Realty Joint Venture in Association with Right Build International, during Thursday’s…
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What Does the Future Hold for RTP South?
Change may be coming to 458 acres known as Research Triangle Park (RTP) South, between NC Highway 54, Davis Drive, Hopson Road, and South Miami Boulevard. The Durham City-County Planning Department is proposing a zoning change that would “encourage transit-oriented development; support future publicly-funded multimodal projects (like bus rapid transit, passenger rail, or bicycle and…
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Neighborhood Meeting Ahead for Potential Lakewood Shopping Center Redevelopment
More than eight acres on the site of Lakewood Shopping Center along Chapel Hill Road could be rezoned from commercial center to commercial general and redeveloped to include self-storage units. A neighborhood meeting about this project is scheduled for April 16, between 6 and 7 p.m., on Zoom. Hyman J. Brody also serves as president…
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New HAWK Signal Activated for Jordan High School
The City of Durham on April 3 switched on what’s called a pedestrian hybrid or HAWK (High-Intensity Activated crossWalK) beacon near Garrett Road and Hope Valley Road at Jordan High School. “These types of pedestrian treatments are designed for mid-block crosswalks on high-volume roadways,” said Leslie Tracey, a city transportation engineer. How the HAWK Signal…
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