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Durham City Council Work Session - April 23, 2026: Policing, Homelessness Debate, and Data Centers

The Durham City Council honors a retiring police chief, introduces an interim leader, and fields emotional public comments on encampments and police activity at Longmeadow Park while outlining limits on city authority and new homelessness efforts. Council members also hear calls for a moratorium on data centers and AI infrastructure, receive updates on drought conditions and water conservation, and dig into transit maintenance problems, reparations demands, and new safety upgrades for people walking, biking, and working in the streets.
April 23rd, 2026 •
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Durham City Council Meeting - April 20, 2026: Weighing Sprawl, Safety, and Annexations
The Durham City Council hears sharp criticism of encampment clearances and homelessness strategy before wading into hours of growth battles over Bella Ridge, Patterson Hall, and the Morgan Farm tract. Council members, residents, and developers clash over sprawl, drinking water protections, school and EMS capacity, and who should pay for road and utility upgrades as close annexation votes split the chamber.
April 20th, 2026 • By Wes Platt
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Durham City Council Work Session - April 9, 2026: Deportation Outrage, Rough Roads, and Electric Bus Setback
The Durham City Council condemns the rapid deportation of a local asylee family with young children, then wrestles with shifting focus from electric to diesel buses and what that means for climate goals. Council members also dig into billion‑dollar street maintenance needs, American Rescue Plan investments, and a new push for state-level housing and transit reforms.
April 9th, 2026 • By Wes Platt
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Durham City Council Meeting - April 6, 2026: Homelessness, Historic Property, and Infinity Road Rezoning
The Durham City Council wrestles with homelessness in park encampments, budget tradeoffs, and competing visions for reusing a former police station while residents call for more shelter space and funding for unhoused neighbors. The council also debates and narrowly approves the Preserve at Infinity rezoning after intense disagreement over flooding, traffic, environmental protection, and affordable housing, alongside action on a smaller commercial rezoning near Top Golf Way.
April 6th, 2026 • By Wes Platt
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Durham City Council Work Session - March 19, 2026: Durham Debates 505 Chapel Hill Affordable Housing
The Durham City Council wrestles with how much affordable housing to build at 505 W Chapel Hill Street, balancing a tight 9% tax credit timeline, parking and design choices, and millions in potential subsidy against broader downtown goals and tax revenue. Council members also hear updates on landlord incentive funding for families leaving homelessness and preservation plans for the Milton Small building as part of the site’s future.
March 19th, 2026 • By Wes Platt
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