<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">There was a virtual Town Hall last night in the continuing series which has now covered all the City Council candidates and this is the first of 3 for the 6 mayoral candidates. <br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Here is the link to Monday's town hall with <b>DeDreana
 Freeman</b> and <b>Leonardo Willams</b>, 2 of the 8 candidates for mayor.  Here’s 
the link  <a href="https://youtu.be/GEgxoFeFMqw" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GEgxoFeFMqw</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">We’ve been using some acronyms that should be explained:</font></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="m_8640003428949334516MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in"><font size="4"><b>DCHC</b> – Durham, Carrboro, Chapel Hill</font></li><li class="m_8640003428949334516MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in"><font size="4"><b>MPO</b>
 – Metropolitan Planning Organization. This is a federally mandated 
group to plan transportation in coordination with state (NCDOT) and 
federal (DOT) agencies</font></li><li class="m_8640003428949334516MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in"><font size="4"><b>HEART</b> – is an unarmed crisis intervention program  <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/4576/Community-Safety" target="_blank">https://www.durhamnc.gov/4576/Community-Safety</a></font></li><li class="m_8640003428949334516MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in"><font size="4"><b>SCAD</b>
 amendment - Simplifying Codes for More Affordable Development.  A 
50-page proposal produced by developers that has some interesting and controversial components.  <br></font></li></ul>

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<font size="4"><b>Our next town hall will be this Wednesday the 13^th at 7 PM with 3 candidates for mayor, Mike Woodard, C. Burruss, and Sylvester Williams </b><br></font></div><div><br></div><div>=========================================================================================================================</div><div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please also find the links to the 4 town halls for Durham
City Council presented by The Leesville Road Coalition, The Inter-Neighborhood
Council of Durham, and the Carolina Arbors Politics and Culture Club.  We
were able to present 11 of the 12 candidates.  (Only Waldo Fenner was
unable to fit us in his calendar.)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Javiera
Caballero, Bonita Green, Shelia Ann Huggins<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://youtu.be/Qj06Mdf454E" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://youtu.be/Qj06Mdf454E</span></a><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nate
Baker, Monique Hosley-Hyman, Shelia Ann Huggins<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://youtu.be/vHl7l_1eUmA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://youtu.be/vHl7l_1eUmA</span></a><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shanetta
Burris, JJ Campbell<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://youtu.be/PXtuRqVOW9U" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://youtu.be/PXtuRqVOW9U</span></a><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kalilah
Karim, Carl Rist, Sheri Zann Rosenthal<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://youtu.be/5Db3oUg3vfY" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://youtu.be/5Db3oUg3vfY</span></a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> We will be hosting the </span>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">next</span>

<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mayoral candidates will be held on the following dates:</span></p>

<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">C.
     Burruss, Sylvester Williams, and Mike Woodard on September 13^th<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jontae
     Dunston, Nick Petiford, Marshall Williams Jr. on September 20.</span></li></ul><div><b><u><br></u></b></div><div><b><u><font size="4">INFORMATION ABOUT PRIMARY VOTING DATES:</font></u></b><br></div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Early voting for the primaries will start at 8 am on
September 21^st<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Absentee request deadline is on October 3^rd.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Primary election day starts at 6:30 AM on October 10^th</span></p>



</div><div><br></div>Mimi Kessler<br>919-599-2892<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>