In this episode of ⁠Southpoint Access Office Hours⁠, Wes Platt talks with Matt Sears of RootEd in DPS about what lies ahead for the Tickets for Teachers program - and what a new group of Board of Education members can expect during the start of their journey guiding Durham Public Schools.

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In this episode of Southpoint Access Office Hours, Wes Platt catches listeners up on a busy stretch in Durham and South Durham, from end-of-school-year chaos to the latest local government decisions.

Topics include:

• Durham County’s newly approved budget, including a 2.5-cent tax increase to support raises for classified Durham Public Schools workers.
• Funding approval for family drug treatment court.
• The library Pride display controversy and commissioners’ response.
• Tonight’s Planning Commission agenda, including data center moratoria, Page Road Townhouses, Oak Grove Landing, Avalon Place Phase 9, and a proposed 200-unit project at 3815 Wake Forest Hwy.
• Concerns about vegetation clearing along Third Fork Creek Trail and its impact on wildlife.
• A new sports trading card shop, Bull City Slabs, planned for The Shoppes of Hope Valley.
• Reminders about the SoDu We Have Favorites voting deadline, graduation and pet obituary announcements, and the June 10 deadline for Southpoint Access’s revenue-sharing campaign benefiting RootEd in DPS.

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In the quest for quality education, families often find themselves overwhelmed by the options available, especially when relocating to a new area.

In this episode of Office Hours, Emmy Renquist of SchoolUp offers insights into that process. She's an education consultant with deep roots in the community. SchoolUp's team primarily covers Wake and Durham counties.

Plus:

• Data center moratorium on Monday's Council agenda
• Rogers-Herr performers take their talents to Carowinds
• SoDu We Have Favorites: Submit your nominations
• New Fiction: Dispatches Received in Error, Issue 4
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