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ROAD AND HIGHWAY 70 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THAT PONCE, IT'S ON A REMOTE STRETCH BEHIND SOME TREES ON HIGHWAY 70. >> THE DURHAM CITY COUNCIL IS GETTING CREATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING THE CITY MORE AFFORDABLE. THE MOVE COMES AS HOME PRICES SOAR AND INFANT HARRY INVENTORY RUNS LOW WRAL'S. JULIAN GRACE IS LIVE IN DURHAM WITH MORE ON THE PLAN. JULIAN. >> WELL, TEMPERATURES LOOK AROUND. IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE IN DURHAM. AND RIGHT NOW THE MAYOR IS THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. MAYOR ELAINE O'NEAL. SHE WANTS TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE. SO SHE HAS A PLAN WITH THE CITY WOULD PURCHASE HOMES HERE IN THE CITY AND THEN SELL SAME HOMES TO RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO CALL THIS HOME. >> IS THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT SEEMS TO BE PASSING SOMEBODY? >> WE ARE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, GET IN THE PROPERTY, REACHED OUT TO RELATE TO THE PROPERTIES ARE BEING SNATCHED UP. THAT'S TOO REAL BLOOD. AND HE WANTS TO CALL DURHAM HOME. HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE IT HERE? >> A LOT THIS, A GREAT PLACE. WHAT HASN'T BEEN SO GREAT FOR BLUNT IS PURCHASING A HOUSE. >> HE MOVED HERE FROM JERSEY TO TAKE A JOB IN RTP IN THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED. HE'S TRIED TO PURCHASE A HOUSE ONLY TO BE PRICED OUT. AND NOW HE'S LOOKING AT A $200 INCREASE IN HIS RIGHT. >> HARDEN, WE'VE INJURES AND WAS TO HAVE LIKE A LOWER COST TO THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE. I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT JUST LAST WEEK, MAYOR ELAINE O'NEAL SHARED A PLAN WHERE THE CITY WILL PURCHASE HOMES AND THEN SELL THE HOME AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE TO DURHAM RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO LIVE HERE LIKE TEACHERS, POLICE >> I TALKED WITH MAYOR O'NEAL ABOUT THE PLANNED OVER THE PHONE. SHE'S CURRENTLY AWAY AT A CONFERENCE IN DC AND SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO GIVE COUNCIL THE REST OF THE MONTH TO THINK ABOUT THE MOVIE. BUT WE ALREADY KNOW ONE PERSON WHO SOLD ON THE IDEA. AND I THINK THAT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA BRINGS MORE. >> YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, LOWER INCOME AND INCOME, YOU KNOW, MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE. >> STAYING OPTIMISTIC. NOW MERONI ALSO TOLD ME OVER THE DEBORAH, SHE HOPES THE TALKS WILL HEAT UP IN MAY ON HOW TO MAKE THE CITY MORE FOR IT.