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Durham Council Gives Pink Slip to the Company It Selected to Redevelop the Old Police Headquarters The old police headquarters in Durham The Durham City Council faced criticism two years ago when it unanimously awarded the sale and redevelopment of the old police headquarters to the Fallon Company. The Boston-based commercial real estate firm had offered millions less than what another out-of-state developer, Akridge, in partnership with New South Ventures, a local Black-owned firm, had offered. Fallon won the bid, however, in part because of its national recognition and its own partnership with WinnCompanies, the nationâs largest developer of affordable housing. ....
Durham Police Chief Cerelyn CJ Davis takes top Memphis law enforcement job Charlie Innis, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Apr. 19 DURHAM Durham Police Chief Cerelyn C.J. Davis will leave the Bull City to become the top cop in Memphis, Tennessee, the City of Memphis announced Monday morning. She s the right person to lead this department here in Memphis. She has an outstanding career in law enforcement, as an officer and as a leader, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said in a recorded announcement. She has a strategic vision for reducing violent crime. Davis has been Durham s chief for five years. Her exit will follow a year of record gun violence in the city. ....
Durham City Council Names a New City Manager New Durham City Manager Wanda Page Durham City Council by unanimous vote Monday named interim City Manager Wanda Page to the position permanently. Pageâs selection during Mondayâs special council meetingâheld âto consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, and other attributes of one or more candidates for the position of City Managerââcomes just one month after city leaders had contacted a firm to begin a national search. âThis is an opportunity of a lifetimeâto lead an organization that I truly love that serves the needs of a community that I truly love,â Page said in a press release. âWhile recovery from the economic and personal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been my strong focus over the past six months, other issues the city faces, like many other cities across the country, are just as complex. Creating a safer community continues ....