In 1999, the governing bodies of Durham County and the City of Durham created a Joint City Council/County Commissioners Merger Steering Committee to oversee a citizen review process.  The links below contain the findings and recommendations of the citizen task forces appointed by the Merger Steering Committee to review the advisability of consolidation.  The report is presented in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format).  You can view, navigate, search, and print these documents directly from within your Web browser on any platform. You may use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page.

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