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Merrick-Moore Elementary School serves community. Started as a high school, one of 2 Black high schools in Durham, named for 2 business magnates in Durham. Community leaders lobbied to have the school built in the community and was the namesake. School offered adult education classes at night to community members who had not had access to high school in their youth. Mt. Zoar Baptist Church, 160 year old church that combines with the school to form the nucleus of the community.
Historically Black community in Durham, built in the 1940s by WWII veterans.
Community has not been invested in by the city despite property taxes going up (even above the county average). I feel personally that there should be a way for new development taxes to offset the taxes of people who have lived here forever. Community is buffered by trees but sits in a largely industrial area. If developers cut down trees that will impact air quality, health, etc. Lots of natural springs mean flooding issues that can cause mold, flooding, etc.
Number 1 issue is safety on Cheek Road, which runs through the community. No sidewalks, narrow shoulder. People have died walking along that road. Deaths are classified as the pedestrian's fault because there is no shoulder. Started documenting traffic accidents because they are prevalent and DOT is ignoring. Co
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