Highlights about Budget

The Woodbury City Council fields resident concerns about rising taxes and meeting access while unpacking redevelopment PILOT agreements, a proposed budget cap increase, and long-term incentives for an $80 million project. The council also hears a proposal to revitalize Wing-Dickerson Park after past violence, support a rapidly growing youth soccer program, and address infrastructure, police–youth outreach, and the Canoe Brook project.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners celebrates 25 years of farmland preservation, backs a jobs-heavy Welcome Venture Park deal, and lifts up second-chance reentry and fair housing work, while confronting a budget “inflection point” driven by school funding needs, shrinking federal support, and rising pressure on local property taxes.

The Durham City Council faces a tough budget year while weighing a contentious $10 million ARPA investment in the Hayti corridor, wrestling with accountability, history, and community trust before approving revised terms for Hayti Promise CDC. Residents push council on everything from gun violence and fare-free buses to park funding, tax relief, safer school crossings, and even native plants on a small rezoning as the first budget hearing sets the stage for hard choices ahead.

The Durham Public Schools Board of Education hears from teachers, staff, and parents about unsafe classroom conditions, mold and air quality concerns, and the push for fair extra‑duty pay and a living wage for classified workers. The board weighs shifting to a $19.22 hourly minimum, tightening central office and contract spending, updating arts and counselor funding, and confronting the limits of its power over state policy and local taxes.