[SeeGov] Durham NC Council: Police Tech, East Durham Investment, and Budget Pressure
Council approved the Axon contract after hours of debate, opened a tough budget hearing with no proposed tax increase, narrowly backed the Coco Fro incentive, and took up Vision Zero and downtown parking.
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Wes Platt
Durham City Council’s June 1 meeting felt like one of those nights where half the city’s biggest debates ended up in the same room.
The longest and most emotionally charged fight was over the city’s Axon police technology contract, where council members weighed civil-liberties concerns against calls for better tools to investigate violent crime.
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