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Approval of Budget Ordinance Amendment No.27BCC028 Appropriating $278,200 of General Fund Fund Balance to the Engineering Department and Authorizing the County Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Contract with the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative for Phase I of the Pre-Development Process for the Former Lowe’s Grove School Site - Located at 4505 S. Alston Avenue - to Include the Old Northern High School Site at 117 Tom Wilkinson Road and the Durham School of the Arts Site Located at 400 N. Duke Street by $193,200 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $265,600.00.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 28, 2026
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No.27BCC028 appropriating $278,200.00 of General Fund Fund Balance to the Engineering Department and authorizing the County Manager to execute an amendment to the contract with the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative to include the Old Northern High School site at 117 Tom Wilkinson Road and the Durham School of the Arts site located at 400 North Duke Street to Phase I of the Pre-Development Process for the former Lowe’s Grove School Site located at 4505 S. Alston Avenue by $193,200 for a total not-to exceed $265,600.00.
Durham County and Durham Public Schools (DPS) requested technical assistance from DFI in November 2025 in evaluating the redevelopment potential of a former school site, Lowe’s Grove, that presents a strategic opportunity for the County and DPS to meet their community development goals. On January 26, 2026, the BOCC approved the Budget Ordinance Amendment and authorized the County Manager to execute a contract with the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative for the Phase I of the Pre-development Process for this site. The County and DPS leadership is exploring a range of redevelopment scenarios for DPS-owned properties in the area that align with their miss...
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