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Samiha Khanna ·
10 Dec 2009, 6:05 PM ·
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Long-time members of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People (and likely lots of newcomers) will be headed to White Rock Baptist Church, 3400 Fayetteville St. in Durham, shortly for the election of a chairperson for the 74-year-old organization.
Local leaders and bloggers have been busy looking forward to tonight, when the Rev. Melvin Whitley challenges 12-year incumbent Lavonia Allison for the position. Read the Indy story >>
The faceoff certainly has people talking (a lot more than they were about Durham’s fall municipal election). Here are some takes by people we interviewed, but who didn’t make it into Wednesday’s story:
“I’m supporting change for the Committee. I’d be comfortable with anyone but Lavonia.” — Chuck Watts, attorney and recent addition to the N.C. Board of Transportation
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Durham, Durham County, news, politics Durham City Council, Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, Durham County Commissioners, Durham politics, Lavonia Allison, Melvin Whitley, People's Alliance
Samiha Khanna ·
5 Nov 2009, 4:01 PM ·
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The People’s Alliance this morning released a letter it sent (pasted below) to Durham County Commissioners, Durham’s county manager, planning director and county attorney supporting the validity of a protest petition filed earlier this year by two environmental groups looking to preserve development restrictions around Jordan Lake.
The petition, filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Haw River Assembly, was ruled invalid one business day before Durham’s County Commissioners voted 3-2 to move the protected area around the water reservoir, which will allow commercial and residential development closer to the lake. Last week, petitioners challenged the Durham planning department and its director, Steve Medlin, to take another look at the petition.
The groups who filed the petition say the county missed two parcels of land that could have affected the outcome of the petition. Medlin said this week that the planning department hadn’t yet ruled on whether those parcels were mistakenly left out, but did say there was a question about the validity of the signatures.
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Durham, Durham County, news 751 Assemblage, Durham County Commissioners, haw river assembly, jordan lake, Lowell Siler, Mike Ruffin, People's Alliance, protest petition, Southern Environmental Law Center, Steve Medlin
Lisa Sorg ·
2 Sep 2009, 9:06 AM ·
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Mayor Bill Bell and incumbent Council members Cora Cole-McFadden, Howard Clement and Mike Woodard received the endorsement of the Durham People’s Alliance, a progressive political action committee.
According to PA spokesman Milo Pyne, about 60 people attended its meeting Tuesday night.
The Indy will issue its endorsements for the Durham primary Sept. 16, the day before early voting begins. The primary will be held Oct. 6, with the general election to follow Nov. 3.
Durham, politics Bill Bell, Cora Cole-McFadden, Howard Clement, Mike Woodard, People's Alliance
Fiona Morgan ·
29 Sep 2008, 10:37 AM ·
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The Durham People’s Alliance, a progressive grassroots citizens’ group, announced last week that its political action committee voted to support a ballot referendum to impose a 1 percent sales-tax surcharge on restaurant meals in the city order to fund a minor league baseball museum and other cultural amenities.
“[M]embers of the organization engaged in a spirited discussion over the wisdom and desirability of the proposed one percent prepared meals tax,” the release said. “During the discussion, PA members sharpened their understanding of the balance between the impact of the tax on ordinary citizens and the local governments’ need for a reliable funding source in addition to the property tax. After a well-informed and spirited debate, the People’s Alliance decided to lend its support to the tax referendum.”
Bull City Rising has this analysis.
Meanwhile, another Durham institution has announced opposition. In an interview (reg. required) with The Herald-Sun, Elmo’s Diner manager Cammie Brantley sounded convinced by the position statement of the N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association, which opposes the tax because of the rising economic hardships on restaurants and their customers.
“It’s not necessarily a bad thing for another time,” Brantley told the paper. “Our position is it’s not a great thing for right now.”
Durham, Durham County, food endorsements, meals tax, People's Alliance
