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Durham County receives updates on 911 consolidation, Bike + Walk plan, economic development and legislative priorities
Summary
At the Feb. 2 work session the Board heard an update on a 911 consolidation and HEART expansion feasibility study, received the first combined City–County Bike + Walk Plan update, and heard an economic-development report from the Greater Durham Black Chamber; staff also briefed Commissioners on legislative goals ahead of the General Assembly short session.
Durham County Commissioners received a series of discussion presentations Feb. 2 focused on emergency-dispatch consolidation, active-transportation planning and economic and legislative priorities.
ADCOMM Engineering and county staff updated the Board on the 911 Consolidation and H.E.A.R.T. Expansion feasibility study, a follow-up to the Board’s November 2025 authorization to proceed. The agenda listed Sherri Bush, vice president of ADCOMM Engineering, and Dan Nosbusch, project manager, as resource persons and asked the Board to receive the update and provide feedback and direction to staff if appropriate.
Planning staff presented the 2026 Bike + Walk Plan update — the first combined City of Durham and Durham County plan — outlining priority bicycle and pedestrian projects, a potential County sidewalk maintenance framework to clarify responsibilities, and a proposed County regional greenway approach to support long-term connectivity. Ellen Beckmann, Transportation Director, and Brooke Roper, Transportation Planner, were listed as resource persons; the agenda notes staff anticipate returning later in spring with a final plan for adoption.
The Board also heard an update from the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce on business and workforce services from CJ Broderick, president and CEO, with Deputy County Manager Maurice Jones and Economic Development Director Andrew Miracle listed as resource persons. Staff closed the discussion items with a briefing by communications staff on the status of Durham County’s 2025 legislative goals and invited Commissioners to identify any additional local bills for consideration ahead of the short session in April; Deborah Craig-Ray was listed as resource person on that item.
The agenda text frames these items as informational updates and requests feedback; it does not record motions or votes. Where staff anticipate further action (for example, returning a final Bike + Walk Plan for adoption), the packet identifies likely next steps and future return dates.
