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<a name="_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For Immediate Release Date: 01/07/21</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Contact: Public Information Office Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax:
(919) 560-0020</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">E-mail: </span></b></span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">BOCC to Hold January 11<sup>th</sup> Regular Session Virtually</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Residents Can Access Video Live on Durham Television Network and Online</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham, N.C. – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Due
to the ongoing social distancing restrictions in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will continue to hold its meetings virtually. The next Regular Session is Monday, January 11, 2021 at 7 p.m. It
is the first Board Regular Session meeting for 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The virtual option aligns with social distancing requirements which ensures the safety of citizens who wish to participate as well as Board members
and Durham County Government staff. Citizens who wish to view the BOCC meeting can watch it live on the Durham Television Network live on Spectrum Channel 8. The meeting will also be streamed live on the County’s
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings/bocc-live-archived-media-library"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
and on the County’s </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/dcowebmaster"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">YouTube channel</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.
Replays are available on DTN, along with AT&T U-verse Channel 99, Google Fiber Channel 8 and Frontier Communications Channel 70.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">To view the full 2021 BOCC meeting schedule (subject to change), visit
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/2021-meeting-schedule"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black">During the meeting, there will be two public hearings in which residents can sign up in advance to provide their comments on:</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><a name="_Hlk58484442"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">21-0005 – Landscape Manual for Durham Revisions<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:#201F1E;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58484442"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">21-0022 – Public Hearing to Consider Allocating Economic Development Funds to Taysha Gene Therapies<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black">Residents wishing to comment on the public hearings must sign up by emailing the Durham County Clerk to the Board at
</span></span><a href="mailto:mtoomer@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">mtoomer@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black">
no later than 2 p.m. on Monday, January 11. The call-in information for the public hearing will be shared to those individuals after they have emailed the Clerk.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Residents wishing to submit comments regarding agenda items should do so via email to
</span></span><a href="mailto:mtoomer@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">mtoomer@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
by Sunday, January 10 at 12 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black">The agenda for Monday’s BOCC meeting can be downloaded
</span></span><a href="https://durhamcounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&event_id=460"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For more information about the Board of Commissioners’ meetings and agendas, visit
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.
Citizens may also call the Clerk to the Board’s Office at (919) 560-0025 or email to
</span></span><a href="mailto:mtoomer@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">mtoomer@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50627857"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.
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