The Durham City Council has adopted a $772 million budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, focusing on community safety programs, employee compensation, public services, and major infrastructure investments.
The approved budget represents an 8% increase over the previous year, driven by the need to expand public safety programs, keep pace with service demands in a growing city, maintain competitive pay for city employees, and fund long-term capital projects approved by voters.
I’m so sick and tired of Cary and Raleigh talking about their nice parks, I want nice parks, and I don’t want just a new park, I want a nice park and those things are expensive…