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- Durham City Manager Lifts Ban on Activist Who Disrupted Swearing-In
- Recommended Films Coming to Local Theaters
- A Raleigh Activist Buys a Prison to Help Others Who Served Time
- ICYMI: Cary Mayor Reflects on Town Manager’s Departure
Good morning, readers.
A Durham resident facing a two-year ban from Durham City Hall will regain access to the building next week—roughly two years earlier than expected.
Amanda Wallace was banned from city hall in December after disrupting the swearing-in ceremony of a newly elected council member. She appealed the ban soon after and, on Monday, attended a hearing presided over by City Manager Bo Ferguson, who had issued her the original ban.
The day after the hearing, Ferguson told Wallace that the ban would be lifted.
The quick reversal is striking, given the severity of the initial ban. Moreover, throughout Monday’s closed-door hearing, of which the INDY obtained a recording, Ferguson seemed keen to give Wallace an exit ramp; in the end, Wallace’s verbal acknowledgement that the city has rules it is allowed to enforce was enough for Ferguson.
“While you did not expressly commit to following those rules in the future,” Ferguson wrote in his decision letter to Wallace after the hearing, “you also did not state an intent to disregard them.”
Read more about the change of course below. Have a good Wednesday.
—Lena
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Activist Kerwin Pittman returned to Southeast Raleigh after being released from prison eight years ago. He just bought a former correctional facility in Goldsboro to help others who have served time, NC Newsline reports.
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