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Durham council approves permanent closure of Cleg Drive, passes consent agenda 7-0

2753672 · March 24, 2025
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The Durham City Council voted unanimously to close Cleg Drive permanently and approved a consent agenda that included multiple construction and transit contracts. A staff presentation said the closure enables a multifamily development and includes a companion comprehensive-plan map amendment.

The Durham City Council voted 7-0 to close Cleg Drive permanently and approved a consent agenda that included a series of construction and transit contracts during its March 3, 2025 meeting.

City planner Shelissa Aris told the council the application requested permanent closure of the full right-of-way of Cleg Drive to allow recombination of the right-of-way with adjacent parcels and to permit construction of a multifamily residential development. Aris read the statutory findings the governing body must make for a street closing as listed in the staff report, quoting the relevant state statutory sections cited in that report.

Mayor Leonardo Williams opened a public hearing on the item and said no one had signed…

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