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Note: <span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Thanksgiving this year is November 23, and the 4th Tuesday is November 28. Therefore, the
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Please let me know about any additions or corrections to the minutes below. Thanks, pat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">September Delegate Meeting </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">InterNeighborhood Council of Durham, Via Zoom</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">September 26, 2023</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Bragtown – Vannessa Mason Evans</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Burch Avenue – Hannah McKnight</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Cross Counties – Pat Carstensen</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Falconbridge – Richard Ford</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Leesville Road Coalition – Steven Knill</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Long Meadow – Pakis</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Bessias</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Merrick-Moore – Bonita Green</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Morehead Hill – Bruce Mitchell </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Old North Durham – Mimi O’Brien </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Trinity Park – Mimi Kessler</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Tuscaloosa-Lakewood – Susan Sewell</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">President Bonita Green called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone; those present introduced themselves. Tom Miller moved to approve the August minutes, Mimi O’Brien seconded, and this passed.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Bonita shared a letter from Mr. McClain about his situation. He lives at 4000 Fayetteville Street. The city declared eminent domain for some of his property in 2013, in order to build a road (“simplifying”
the intersection of Riddle and Fayetteville). They later said they would need more of his property, but have never actually used or paid for anything. He can’t do anything with the property, even build a front porch. He is being sued for back taxes, which
seems unfair when he doesn’t even know what property he really owns. He would like to have his expenses paid and to be made whole. The city is admitting they made a mistake. Sherri and Council Member DeDreana Freeman are looking into the matter. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">INC Elections</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;"> – Bruce Mitchell and Mimi O’Brien have been working on recruiting candidates and have the following nominations: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">President --
</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Mimi Kessler (with the understanding she will not continue in 2025)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Vice President -- Mimi O’Brien</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Secretary -- Pat Carstensen</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Treasurer -- Susan Sewell</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Pakis</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Bessias,
</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Vannessa Mason Evans</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Tom Miller moved to close the nominations and to propose the above as the slate. Bruce Mitchell seconded and this passed. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">Election Matters</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;"> – Matt Hartman has done a series of articles about the municipal elections, which, in the print and early on-line
versions but not the version currently on line, had some negative statements about INC. We will make a statement about how we operate, to be put on website and on list-serve, and possibly to more broadly inform the public; Hannah and the Mimis will create
a draft. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">So far, nothing has been scheduled for a
</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">SCAD</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;"> task force, having chewed up almost ½ the time available. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">National Night Out</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – Many activities are planned at
Merrick-Moore Park, starting at 4 PM. TLNA is joining with neighbors, expecting about 100 people. Watts Hospital Hillandale is doing the Beer Garden. Bragtown is planning their event with food trucks, Wool E. Bull and free books from the library branch.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Forest Hills list-serve has seen some controversy around the
</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">controlled burn</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on Bivens Street. Lead was found
in nearby yards (from lead paint), which was remediated. What is the protocol going forward (advance notification, testing and remediation, etc.)? The reality is that any older home will probably have some lead paint so nearby homes (though probably not
further) could be affected. The city’s information on it is </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5116/Bivins-Street-Controlled-Burn-Informatio" id="OWAcf10804c-d976-7bc4-e7e4-4de5e1611d32" class="OWAAutoLink" style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.durhamnc.gov/5116/Bivins-Street-Controlled-Burn-Informatio</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
News story: </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.wral.com/controlled-burn-spread-lead-based-paint-chips-into-neighborhood-forest-hill-residents-say/20970122/" id="OWA85b78621-6409-0b90-5406-8455f7f91ed5" class="OWAAutoLink" style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.wral.com/controlled-burn-spread-lead-based-paint-chips-into-neighborhood-forest-hill-residents-say/20970122/</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Watts Hospital Hillandale</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is intensely involved in rezonings
for multi-family developments in the neighborhood. Both developments will use townhouses as a transition from taller apartment buildings to single family homes (which are on relatively large lots because they were on septic tanks when they were built). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Leesville Road Coalition is doing a bus tour for various officials and media so they can see how much fun it is to sit in traffic looking at the effects of development
in SE Durham.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Burch Avenue is working on an oral history of the neighborhood. Other community stories are at:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.durhamcommunityengagement.org/our_community_stories" id="OWA8a8eef46-d0f2-83c6-ba0b-b31af0e47625" class="OWAAutoLink" style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.durhamcommunityengagement.org/our_community_stories</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Durham Drives helps people to get to the polls and could use more volunteers. There will be a follow-up on the list-serve.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks to Leesville Road Coalition for work on election forums. We will get links on the website.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bragtown is eager to see the renderings of the apartments and clubhouse in the development they have been working with. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">Adjourn - </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 700;">Next meeting October 24</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: 400;">, 2023, @7 PM.</span></div>
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