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Durham Council Struggles to Define Living Wage and Incentive Priorities Durham City Council at a virtual January meeting. Things were going pretty well during a city council meeting this month for Ian Bracken, who requested a $102,000 economic incentive grant to help open a modest sandwich shop and grocery with a rooftop garden in east Durham. Bracken, who purchased the late 1940s red-brick building for $130,000 last May, envisions a place where the facade remains unchanged. He wants to replace the awning at the entrance to protect his patrons from the elements. In an area that s pretty much a food desert, he wants to teach neighborhood youngsters how to grow and cook their own food. ....
Over the past three months, ambition has turned into action. While the majority of Task Force members have finished their initial assignments, Chandler, Hammond, and Rivkin continue to move the work forward, joined by Dobbin Bookman, Jean Cunningham, Jen Eliason, Brian Kenny, and Kathleen McGinn to comprise a steering committee that will coordinate and impel efforts until a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) is hired (see below). Additionally, Jill Fadule has been brought on as an interim project manager, ensuring coordination across the many areas of activity and working with others to advance progress on strategic priorities. Below are some highlights of the work that has been unfolding in selected areas. (See here for a comprehensive account of the progress that HBS has made on its Racial Equity Plan) ....