East Durham residents John and Jane Holmes said they were thrilled to hear the city had placed a temporary moratorium on new construction in the Goose Creek overlay district, affecting parts of East Durham.
Durham city leaders recently halted new development permits in the Goose Creek area after discovering that the sewer servicing the area is already at capacity, after decades of under-investment and lack of maintenance by the City. John and Jane Holmes say the news felt like a relief.
“Things around here have already been changing pretty quickly,” John shared from the front porch of the East Durham bungalow they purchased two years ago. “Since we arrived, there’s been a lot of building. People say that these developers in Durham, they just want to cram in as many houses as possible to make the highest profits possible.”
Jane went on, “We need the city to halt all building by any means necessary, and force builders to build affordable housing before we do anything else. We need a radica…
