Durham City Council plans to preserve and restore Durham Athletic Park

The city of Durham has been collecting public input on the future of the site for months. The feedback shows a desire for more accessible and inclusive programming, emphasizing the need for low-cost or free events.
Posted 11/6/2025, 11:45:39 PM Updated 11/7/2025, 12:00:11 AM

2012. HE WAS ARRESTED 9 YEARS

LATER, PROSECUTORS FILED NEW

DRUG CHARGES AGAINST HIM

EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE HOME

OF THE OLD YOUR OWN MOVIE IS A

LITTLE CLEARER TONIGHT.

>> IN THE LAST HOUR, DURHAM

LEADERS DECIDED ON THE FUTURE

FOR DURHAM ATHLETIC PARK WRAL'S

MONICA KACI IS LIVE OUTSIDE

CITY HALL WITH WHAT'S ON THE

WAY. MONICA.

>> ACTUALLY, THERE IS A LOT

OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THE

DISCUSSION AND THE FUTURE FOR

THAT HISTORIC LANDMARK IN

DURHAM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

SETTLED ON THE OPTION THAT

ALLOWS THEM TO PRESERVE THE

MOST OF THE PARK WITH AN EYE

TOWARD CONNECTIVITY AND

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

>> WHAT'S NEXT FOR THIS BELOVED

DURHAM, LANDMARK CITY COUNCIL

MEMBERS HAVE CHOSEN TO MOVE

FORWARD WITH THE OPTION TO

PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE DURHAM

ATHLETIC PARK, KEEPING THE

HISTORIC FEATURES SUCH AS THE

1939 ERA BRICK WALL GRANDSTAND

AND TAKEN BOOST INTACT. THAT

OPTION IS PROJECTED TO COST

BETWEEN 48 68 MILLION DOLLARS.

MANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS WERE IN

FAVOR OF THAT OPTION WE HAVE

HAD IN OUR LAPS.

>> DON'T TODAY LANDMARK A

CULTURAL ICON THAT THAT WE

SHOULD TRY TO PRESERVE AND

MULTIPLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

AGREE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT

OF SENTIMENT. I THINK

>> FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY

AROUND.

>> THE STADIUM, THIS ONCE ONLY

OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE

BELOVED SET BACK TO LIFE

DISCOVERED IRAN'S SUSAN AMY

SAYS THIS WILL HAVE AN ECONOMIC

IMPACT FOR THE CITY AS IT

BRINGS PEOPLE DOWN FOR EVENTS

AND ACTIVITIES ON A VERY

REGULAR BASIS. WE CAN PROGRAM

THE SPACE OUT AS FOR AS MANY

DAYS OF THE YEAR AS WE POSSIBLY

CAN.

>> NOW THE DURHAM SPORTS

COMMISSION HAS BEEN IN EARLY

CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME

POSSIBLE TENANTS FOR THE SITE,

INCLUDING A PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL LEAGUE BASEBALL

ACADEMY AND COLLEGIATE SPORTS.

THOSE COULD CREATE EVEN MORE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.

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