Durham city manager proposes raising taxes to increase worker pay. How you can weigh in
City leaders also agreed to a bond referendum for parks, streets and sidewalks that voters will decide in the November election.
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City leaders also agreed to a bond referendum for parks, streets and sidewalks that voters will decide in the November election.
Hundreds of employees will receive thousands of dollars in one-time bonuses based on their current wages. Here is the breakdown.
‘We come to work every day just like the mailman: rain, sleet, snow.’
“We want to be able to live in this city,” one worker said. “Retirement is not in our future if we stay. That’s not going to happen. Not here.”
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) β Growing up in the Walltown neighborhood of Durham, Joseph Blue swam in the creeks and played at the nearby park. Years later, an issue with the soil has come to light. βIt makes me feel disrespected, simply because of the timing,β Blue said. A study conducted at Duke University found elevated […]