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From a City of Durham news release: Wayne Fenton, who has served as acting director of Durham’s Solid Waste Management Department since late 2022, on Feb. 26 officially became director. He oversees the department’s collections, disposal facilities, and waste-reduction initiatives. Before joining the city in 2015, Fenton served
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Are you a Southpoint Access subscriber? Support our ultra-local news at this link! Innovate Durham, a city/county program that allows entrepreneurs and startups to test ideas, products, or services with access to government staff and data, received 28 applications for this year’s program. The four finalists selected include:
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After months of citizens calling for action during public comment periods, the Durham City Council now is set to pass a resolution seeking an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. The resolution, included in the agenda for the Feb. 19 council meeting, recognizes the diverse nationalities, ethnicities,
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Where’s the magic in water conservation? The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management is calling all students (kindergarten through 8th grade) to share their visions in the 2024 annual poster contest. The contest, open to students who are in public, private, or home schools in the city’
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Durham residents are least impressed with the city’s public and charter schools, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and our public transit system. That’s according to the 2023 Durham City Resident Survey, conducted by the ETC Institute on behalf of the city. The survey ranks responses in three tiers based
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Starting March 1, City of Durham water customers can expect altered taste and scent of tap water while the Department of Water Management performs its annual water treatment disinfection changeover process. It lasts through April 15. The changeover, required by federal and state regulations, isn’t expected to affect safety
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Thousands of Duke Energy customers remain without power after problems at a substation on Wednesday. Utility workers may get power back on by 6 p.m. today. However, if residents remain without power after that, the Durham City-County Emergency Management Department is opening an emergency shelter at 8 p.m.
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Office closures and trash pickup are scheduled for the City of Durham for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15. Most city offices and non-emergency facilities and operations will be closed. Officials announced schedule changes for the following areas: Curbside Solid Waste Collections The Solid Waste Management Department is closed
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City officials in Durham have invited bids from qualified engineering firms to complete a stormwater basin study to identify and design retrofits or restorations of stormwater systems in seven Equitable and Green Infrastructure neighborhoods. Identified neighborhoods include: * Stokesdale * Merrick Moore * Lyon Park * Ganyard Farm * East Durham * Cornwallis * Braggtown Durham is
Local Government
Residents of Durham are invited to share their funding priorities for Durham’s upcoming budget during January’s Community Conversations. The city government is hosting in-person and virtual conversations to inform the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget. Pre-registration is now open. Participants who are 16 and older are eligible for $50
Local Government
Office closures and trash pickup are scheduled for the City of Durham for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Officials announced schedule changes for the following areas: Curbside Solid Waste Collections Solid Waste Management Department services including garbage, recycling, and yard waste delayed by one business day starting Tuesday,