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Watch City Life: Supporting Justice-Involved Residents in Durham

Now on Durham Television Network & YouTube; Audio Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher

For those who have been involved with the justice system and are now working to get their life back on track, getting a job and finding decent housing can be a challenge...

City of Durham Launches New Community Safety Pilot Programs

Durham Becomes First City in North Carolina to Dispatch Mental Health Professionals to 911 Calls; Three New HEART Pilot Programs Begin This Week to Connect Residents in Crisis to the Right Care

This week, the City of Durham will become the first city in No...

Approved City Budget Funds Employee Compensation, Public Safety & Shared Prosperity Initiatives

City Council Approves 0.6 Cent Property Tax Rate Increase

During the June 21 City Council meeting, the City of Durham FY2022-2023 budget was approved and contains a little more than a half-cent property tax rate increase to help support the restoration of ...

Durham Joins National Project to Boost High-Quality Jobs

Results For America and the Families and Workers Fund Helping Communities Use Federal Recovery Funds to Improve Job Quality

City of Durham staff will soon be better equipped to apply an equity lens in how investments are allocated to create higher quality ...

City of Durham Announces New Human Resources Director

City Manager Wanda Page has named Robin Patrick Wynn as the new director of the Human Resources Department. 

Wynn, who formerly served as the human resources director for the City of Suffolk, Va. since 2020, starts her new role on Tuesday, June 21...

Durham Replacing Stormwater Infrastructure Along West Club Boulevard

Construction and Periodic Lane Closures Begin May 4

On May 4, the City of Durham Public Works Department will begin a construction project to replace a section of stormwater pipe on West Club Boulevard between Acadia Street and Farthing Street.

Vehicular tr...