The Durham City Council put their final stamp of approval on the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, garnering a round of applause from the packed audience inside city hall during Monday’s meeting.
The total budget remains at the city manager’s proposed $722 million. The city council also approved an additional $2.48 billion for its five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Major highlights include the expansion of HEART program services during the day, investments in transportation for fare-free buses and Vision Zero, employee pay, and a slate of infrastructure projects funded through the CIP including a water treatment plant at Jordan Lake. (INDY reported on these initiatives in more detail earlier in the budget season.)…