Highlights from All Governments

The Durham County Board of Commissioners reviews downtown’s new blueprint before confronting slowing transit tax revenues, an unsustainable long‑range transit model, and pressure to delay or cancel projects rather than amend the current plan. Commissioners debate city–county cost sharing, the idea of a new transit tax, and how updated development rules and street designs could better support walking, biking, and bus rapid transit.

This week, the board celebrated student athletics and updated the community on e-learning plan changes, upcoming school preview nights, and the superintendent search.

The Springfield City Council hears a year-end ‘Springfield Wrapped’ from residents who spotlight business closures, crime, and housing instability alongside new investments and growing civic engagement, then face a blunt call for concrete action on unsafe housing, traffic enforcement, and distracted driving heading into 2026.

The Springfield City Council reviewed a clean annual audit with no significant control issues, then heard a pension funding forecast showing about $310 million in shortfalls through fiscal year 41 that will need non–property tax sources. Public comment pressed the council on decorum and raised concerns about police practices and records handling, while a resident introduced a new community radio effort.