Remarks by Michelle Burton
44 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Yes, thank you. If you could just repeat when the event will be.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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“Wonderful. Thank you so much. You're welcome.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes, thank you so much, Chair Lee. And I just wanted to piggyback on what Vice Chair Alam said with regards to our youth definitely partnering with Durham Public Schools. And I know the DPS Foundation gave away grant. They give away grants. But I remember one year, I believe when I was on the board, they gave a grant to Hillside High School where the students painted a beautiful mural of Pauli Murray. So, yeah, I like that idea of really working closely with the schools but I wanted to ask manager Hager I know that we're supposed to do like youth grants and things like that and I was…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes, and I'm really excited about the cultural roadmap, so thank you to the cultural roadmap team, and thank you, Rebecca, for all your hard work, so thanks.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you so much for this report. It is really relevant. I'm reading a book, well, I'm almost finished with it, that talks about the working homeless. And these same kind of issues come up because they're working, but they're working jobs that are low pay, trying to secure housing, but they're not caught up in the point of time count because HUD has a specific, definition of what homelessness is so you could be a person you know you know going from home to home with relatives or friends etc and you're not considered homeless right and it's stressful and it takes a toll in many…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Chair Alon. Land acknowledgment, as we convene for the Durham County Commissioner's meeting, it's crucial to recognize the painful truth of history. We stand on the stolen ancestral lands of the Catawba, Eno, Okanichi, Tuscarora peoples whose deep connection to the land predates our arrival we acknowledge with humility the unjust displacement and violence that occurred leading to the dispossession of indigenous peoples from their homelands their resilience in the face of such adversity is a testament to their strength and spirit may we humbly honor the ancestors and elders of…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair Lee, for that. And like you two, I listen to public comments, and I do take in consideration what people say when they come to the podium to speak. I wanted to say this because I feel like it's kind of necessary for me to say, and I wanted to go back to our August 3rd work session when we were discussing the moratorium. um that we subsequently voted on on august 24th so i went back and i listened to that meeting i looked at it listened to it about three times and when i was listening to it i didn't really get a clear that we were directing staff um if we were it was ambiguous…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“fund account for future allocation and then closing the projects in the county accounting system yes i had a question about that because i get a when i'm out talking with members in the community about the lottery funds things of that nature is when schools get the lottery funds it comes to the county first and is it only specifically used for capital funding”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“I appreciate you explaining that. Thank you so much.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, I just have a comment. I really get really excited when we see these conservation easements before us because I want the public to know that we are very committed to protecting farmland here in Durham County, particularly in northern Durham County. I know that discussion came up during the data center vote. However, we are very, very committed to making sure land is preserved in our county. So I'm always glad when we see these conservation easements come before us and want to encourage other people in Durham County who have land that they want to preserve to do that because that's…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“I just have a quick question I was wondering the North Carolina public school building repair fund is does the schools get money from that fund every year is it sporadic or how does that usually work”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, I'm going to be brief. Thank you all for this presentation and the report. And I'm the liaison to the farmland protection. I feel like there's something, I don't know, missing. Particularly, nothing that you have done. It's about getting this message out about food insecurity in our community. and how, particularly with these SNAP requirements that are now going into place, and what a big, big negative effect it's gonna have on us as a county, and how do we get this word out about food insecurity? I feel like the silos, because i don't think people understand how kids get fed at school…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Wow, thank you so much for this presentation. It was outstanding and just learning about all the ways that we're trying to support people in their economic mobility. So very informative, thank you. I wanna make it brief because I know we're limited on time. um andy i agree with you we should do something around local government pathways a lot of people really don't understand local government and what we do and there was something at ncacc where i think halifax county had the young county commissioners it was something they did they got an award for it and i was thinking we can bring that…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, and the reason I ask is because I know that with academics, you know, if you're having challenges with the curriculum, with the reading and things like that, that can be a barrier as well as those economic housing, childcare, and then where we can support and make sure that young people are successful. So thank you so much. You're welcome.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, and I'll keep it brief. I just wanna thank you all for your report, and I really am glad that we're focusing on cognitive behavior therapy. I think it's really needed. Being a former, well, I'm still an educator, but seeing what happened a lot in schools with kids, because it just happens in an instant, and trying to get them, you know, calm down or refocus, and it carries into adulthood. So I'm really glad that that's going to be a focus with this. I'm really interested in how will the outreach look with happening, with cognitive behavioral therapy, because a lot of people need…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you Chair Lee thank you to the Durham Cultural Roadmap team it's been an honor to serve as the honorary chairperson I really enjoyed it the arts do matter to me I grew up in a really big city where arts and culture are a big deal. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois, went to the Art Institute, went to the Museum of Science and Industry, all that kind of stuff. So it's really big. And I know that Durham, we are a city with lots of artists. And so I'm really glad that was able to serve and learn so I the question I had and it was kind of answered like the first year it would be just the staff…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“And with regards to, I was wondering, and I know what we're trying to do here is bigger and really make something set in stone. I was just wondering, like with the Durham Arts Council, like how is that set up? Is that a specific nonprofit? And I know the city funds that as well.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026
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“And then the final question I have is basically what has happened in Durham, Durham County, is it basically just been nonprofits just trying to pull together arts and culture and things like that? They just come and get grants or they find their own grants and it's just kind of been, I guess, you know, just pulled together.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 8, 2026