Former Chapel Hill Town Council Member Jumps Into Durham Politics

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Welcome to the weekend, readers.

Tai Huynh, a former Chapel Hill town council member, is taking his talents to Durham as the city’s newest planning commissioner.

Huynh’s seat became available when former planning commissioner Tony Sease abruptly resigned in protest from the Durham Planning Commission, stating that some council members disregarded the work and expertise of planning commission members.

Huynh owns an impressive resume for a 25-year-old. He was elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council in 2019 as an undergraduate student at UNC. After serving a four-year term and graduating from college, Huynh chose to step back from politics and focused on ACTA Solutions, the company he co-founded.

But Huynh says he’s ready to get back into the world of local government and lend his expertise as a councilor to the growing development needs facing the Durham community.

“I think the city has so much untapped potential,” Huynh says. “And I think a lot of folks in the community feel that out of the growth, we’re seeing those positives overall, but there are some negative externalities that I think the city as a whole could do a better job of contending with.”

Read more about what Huynh envisions for Durham’s housing future.

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