Map of location for proposed development, 751 South UPDATE, 10 p.m., May 24: Commissioners decided at a meeting Monday night they no longer needed to hold a closed session on the Board of Adjustment appeal, since Rooney withdrew it. Attorneys representing the developer had sent a memo to the Board of Commissioners requesting the public […]
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Public hearing for 751 rezoning still at issue; commissioners to hold closed session on matter tonight
Map of location for proposed development, 751 South Last week, it appeared that a public hearing for June 1 on the controversial 751 South development would be postponed until the Board of Adjustment heard an appeal in the matter. (This came from Planning Director Steve Medlin.) This might not be the case. Durham’s Board of […]
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Neville backs Beyer in Durham school board runoff
Shea Neville, the third-place finisher in the recent election for school board district 4B, announced Thursday he’s supporting candidate Natalie Beyer when the county holds a runoff for the seat on June 22. Beyer is facing two-term incumbent school board member Steve Martin. Beyer requested the runoff on May 5, the day after the school […]
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Public hearing for 751 rezoning postponed to fall (at the earliest)
Map of location for proposed development, 751 South UPDATE: This post was updated at 3:30 p.m. with a quote from Melissa Rooney.Melissa Rooney, a South Durham resident and opponent of the proposed 751 South development near Jordan Lake, filed an appeal (PDF) to the Board of Adjustment Wednesday morning. The appeal means an upcoming public […]
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In Durham Public Schools, budget cuts chip away at the classroom
What’s next for the budget? The school board and county commissioners will meet Tuesday, May 25, at 9 a.m. at 200 E. Main St., second floor, to discuss the budget. The school board is requesting an additional $13 million from the county while significantly reducing its expenses. The board trimmed $9.3 million from its budget […]
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Bonfield pitches 1.19-cent property tax increase, 15 layoffs and no raises for city employees
Tom Bonfield In tonight’s meeting of the Durham City Council, City Manager Tom Bonfield pitched a 1.19-cent property tax increase to balance this year’s budget. Under Bonfield’s proposal, the budget would increase by $7.7 million (about two percent) to $353.4 million. If the City Council adopts this budget later this summer, the increase would mean […]
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Site offers free stickers protesting Arizona’s controversial immigration law
Presente.org is giving away free stickers Presente.org, in partnership with MoveOn.org, is giving away stickers protesting Arizona’s recent immigration law (SB1070) that many see as an attempt to legalize racial profiling in efforts to identify, prosecute and deport residents who are in the U.S. illegally. By signing up for Presente.org and MoveOn.org political action committee […]
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Police arrest one, seek second man in shooting of police chief’s car
Tony Person Lebron Brown Durham police have charged one man in the April 29 shooting at South Roxboro and Dillard streets that injured a man and left Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez with a hole in the windshield of his unmarked car. Lopez happened to be driving near the scene of an apparent shootout on […]
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A look at local legislation for the short session
If you haven’t yet read the Indy’s preview of this year’s legislative short session, visit the story to learn about the challenges with this year’s budget and the cuts that will affect schools, corrections and other important state and local services. We wanted to include information about local legislation, but we ran out of room. […]
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Elizabeth Edwards at The Monti
Given the notoriety of her husband’s affair and the fact that his mistress just went on Oprah in an attempt to justify the adultery, many would assume Elizabeth Edwards would want to skirt public view just now. She has been lied to, humiliated, and left with young children to care for and a cancer battle […]