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Council settles consent agenda; approves loan commitment for 68 affordable units and discusses water/sewer code amendment
Summary
Durham City Council approved a consent package that included a forgivable loan commitment to support 68 affordable units at Trails at Twin Lakes and a code amendment affecting water and sewer connections for properties within 500 feet of existing lines.
Durham City Council moved and approved settling its agenda, approving consent items 1 through 17 and public hearing items 18 through 23, after brief discussion of several pulled items including a housing loan and a proposed code amendment for water and sewer connections.
Council members asked questions about a proposed code amendment that would clarify municipal requirements for water and sewer connections. Planning staff and senior planners said the amendment would not change the city's existing administrative procedures for which extensions require council approval; it would add an exemption for certain connections and apply to…
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