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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. ....

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