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Announcements (5min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 10, 2024
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1. Coming 2025 - Renegade, located in Downtown Durham is the new up and coming urban living community located at 300 E. Main Street. Interested resident are asked to visit the website www.renegadedurham.com <http://www.renegadedurham.com> to complete a request form for more information.
2. Innovate Durham Demo Day - Everyone is invited to learn more about the results from four startups that recently tested their new technology with Durham County and the City of Durham’s governments at 2024 Innovate Durham Demo Day. This year’s event is Thursday, June 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Fayetteville Street. Register for free here: <https://events.humanitix.com/innovate-durham-demo-day>.
3. What’s the 411: Besides food, what other things raise my sugar? - In another episode of What’s the 411 from the Durham County Department of Public Health, we talk about topics related to diabetes, we will have Duke Endocrinologist Dr. Bryan Batch, talk about things that affect blood sugar-hormones and other conditions such as pain, stress, etc. Free session. On Tuesday, June 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom. Register here: <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdu2gpzMtE9XhKKs4pEhB7TbF5VokLoc2>.
4. Juneteenth Holiday Impacts Services - Most Durham County Government offices will be closed in recognition of the Juneteenth Holiday on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. All offices will reopen with normal business hours on Thursday, June 20. To read about impacts to specific services, read here: <https://www.dconc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/10135>.
5. Durham Refugee Day on June 29 - Come and celebrate Durham’s refugee and immigrant communities at Durham Refugee Day 2024 at Durham Central Park on Saturday, June 29 from 3 to 6 p.m. Durham Refugee Day is a community-wide event that celebrates the contributions and cultures of our refugee and immigrant neighbors and provides an opportunity to stand in solidarity with these communities. This is a FREE family-friendly event with live music, community education booths, activities for kids, and food vendors from around the world! Learn more at <https://durhamrefugeeday.com/>.
6. Davis Appears on Latest “In Touch with Durham County” - The latest edition of the Durham County Public Information Office’s “In Touch with Durham County” show for June 2024 features a full episode with Durham County Register of Deeds Sharon A. Davis. Watch it here: <https://youtu.be/iBrSi3E9vDY>.
7. DCo Library Summer Reading Program - Summer is here, and with it comes the National Summer Reading Program. This year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library. Throughout the month of June, each Durham County Library location will hold a Summer Reading kickoff celebration. Be sure to stop by your library and pick up your reading tracker and stock up on books! Learn more at www.DurhamCountyLibrary.org <http://www.DurhamCountyLibrary.org>.
8. Durham Rezoning Explorer - Find active zoning and annexation projects and share your input. Community members can navigate to areas of Durham on this Durham City-County Planning interactive map, and share their input with staff, applicants, and governing bodies on current rezoning and annexation proposals submitted by applicants. This input may be used to inform the project itself, staff analysis, and information communicated to the Planning Commission, City Council or Board of County Commissioners. Visit it here: <https://engagedurham.com/>.