Two residents and the homeowners’ association for Chancellor’s Ridge, a neighborhood across from the site proposed for the 751 South development, have filed an appeal to the Durham Board of Adjustment in the highly controversial rezoning case along N.C. 751 in southern Durham. This was not an unexpected action, as a resident who organized a […]
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Mangum Street repairs back under way
An update to a blog entry from Aug. 19, about a delay in downtown street improvements that had some motorists and residents frustrated: Chad Hinnant, engineer with the N.C. Department of Transportation, says repair work started today on Mangum Street, where contractors found some unexpected problems when they started removing the asphalt there. Mangum is […]
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Durham Sheriff Hill declines Indy’s request for debate
Worth Hill Roy Taylor Durham Sheriff Worth Hill, a Democrat incumbent who is up for re-election in November, declined an invitation from the Independent Weekly Thursday to participate in a debate in one of the county’s most important down-ballot races this fall. When contacted this week, Republican sheriff candidate Roy Taylor, agreed to participate and […]
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Ka-ching! Totaling the costs of 751 South
It has been two weeks since Durham’s county commissioners voted to approve plans for 751 South, a vehemently debated new community planned for rural south Durham. And documents show the cost to the county to examine and review the controversial case so far exceeds more than $100,000, including legal fees. The project’s size and its […]
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N.C. DOT explains delay on downtown street repaving
Three common water-cooler topics of the summer: the Gulf oil spill, the World Cup and… the bumpy roads in downtown Durham, which are being fixed by the N.C. Department of Transportation, but, according to the number of complaints, not quickly enough. The repaving of Roxboro, Mangum and Chapel Hill/Kent streets, and Lakewood Avenue, has jolted […]
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In Durham, teacher mentoring is cut, leaving newbies at risk
Just as students are combing store aisles this week for crisp white notebook paper and neon highlighters for classes that begin Aug. 25, Durham’s newest teachers are harvesting their own supplies: markers, grade books and maybe even an aspirin stash for late-day headaches. But shrinking budgets, both at home and at school, mean many kids […]
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751S update: the final version of the developer’s commitments, in print
UPDATE, 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13: When Southern Durham Development presented its final committed elements Monday, they used some new language they had agreed upon with the planning department on items including affordable housing, stormwater management and the structure of some of the retail space. But the county and developer only had a messy draft […]
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Judge clears assistant Durham DA of intentionally keeping man in prison; calls for new DA’s office policy
D.L. AndersonIrvin Broussard was released from prison on June 1, after being held 58 days after the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned his conviction. A superior court judge has ruled that a Durham assistant district attorney and court clerk did make mistakes in a recent case, which led to the man serving unnecessary time in […]
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There’s only one way to describe the 751 vote: ugly
A brief and tortured history of 751 South With a 3-2 vote Monday night, the Durham County Board of Commissioners finally weighed in on whether to allow Southern Durham Development to build a huge new community in southwest Durham County. As expected from their past stances on the development, commissioners Michael Page, Joe Bowser and […]
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How Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler reached his decision on 751
Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler Before presenting his legal opinion (PDF) Monday night that the N.C. DOT didn’t follow the proper procedure in returning land to a local developer, Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler consulted five law experts: Two representing the developer, one representing opponents of the project, and one each from the office of […]