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It’s Monday, January 27.
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Good morning, readers.
Last week Durham city council members enthusiastically approved rezoning needed for a massive redevelopment in East Durham.
The 95-acre site sits between Hoover Road, Angier Avenue and US Highway 70 and—100 years ago—was home to a brick factory. Staff writer and resident Durham city council expert Justin Laidlaw reports that the developer is proposing something rare for outside the city center: A dense, mixed-use development with commercial space and nearly 1,900 apartments and townhomes. In addition, the developer plans to preserve tree canopy and include walking trails.
Justin spoke to councilmember Nate Baker, “arguably the city council’s toughest critic on development,” about the project, known as Brickworks.
“I’m always skeptical when a developer comes and says we’re going to do something but it’s not put in writing,” Baker told the INDY. “I think we get tricked a lot.”
Read more about why Baker and others are optimistic about the Brickworks project.
And while you’re thinking about development in Durham, remember to snag your ticket and join us Wednesday evening at Motorco for a thought-provoking discussion on the city’s future. Have a good Monday.
—Sarah W.
Durham
ICYMI: In our top read post last week, INDY staffer Chase Pellegrini de Paur sends a dispatch from the Durham GOP, where he ventured to see what, if anything, a new headquarters said about the Bull City minority party’s post-inauguration outlook.
An analysis by the Voting Rights Lab found that young voters are more likely than those over 65 to have their ballots questioned by NC Supreme Court candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin. In urban counties like Durham, the disparities are starker.
A truck that looked like an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement vehicle prompted rumors of an ICE raid at Durham grocery store last week, but it was a hoax.
Wake
Two state troopers are now on leave after the Wake County DA’s Office dismissed nearly 200 cases over credibility issues.
Orange
A Chapel Hill man being held by Hamas is expected to be released next weekend.
North Carolina
Congressmen from North Carolina introduced federal legislation last week that would allow victims of felony crimes to sue so-called “sanctuary cities” if they did not cooperate with deporting the responsible person before the crime occurred.
North Carolina has a worsening shortage of special education teachers.
Today’s weather
Cloudy with a high of 49 degrees.
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