Charlie Reece

This was the official Twitter account for Charlie Reece, Durham City Council. December 2015 - March 2022.

#DurhamForever

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

I just provided to our @CityofDurhamNC clerk my letter of resignation from the Durham City Council, effective March 7, 2022.

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

Thanks, Durham.

I am burdened with a debt of gratitude and love that I will never fully be able to repay. But I���m going to try because Durham will always be my home.

Durham today.

Durham tomorrow.

❤️💛💙 #DurhamForever

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

I just provided to our @CityofDurhamNC clerk my letter of resignation from the Durham City Council, effective March 7, 2022.

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

This afternoon, I shared the following letter with our amazing @CityofDurhamNC employees.

“I leave our beloved City of Durham in your excellent hands.”

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

Privileged to attend @durhamcityfire Fire Academy 32’s graduation ceremony this afternoon. #BullCitysBravest

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So proud of the work of great leaders on the @DCHCMPO board to push forward with this plan.

This road map to a better NC transportation future presents an unusual route. https://t.co/bFNJIO77h6

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Can’t wait to be on hand this afternoon to cheer y’all on!! #DurhamsBravest

[Durham Fire Department @durhamcityfire]

Graduation day 🙌

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Log on and join us virtually, something tells me it will be good.

❤️💛💙 #DurhamForever

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Spent some time this afternoon with the folks at @DurhamBeautiful out at @DurhamSouthern planting trees and spreading mulch and compost. Click the link below to look for your opportunity to join them this month, they really are keeping Durham beautiful! ❤️https://t.co/Ced34srxwU

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Here’s a bit more context for what this means: https://t.co/kk6cFaXWkw

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@Bec_Shrader I know, I know — it can be hard for those of us in Durham to acknowledge when our hometown team gets beat by a fantastic UNC squad. Still, I just have to admit that Carolina played so much better than Duke, especially down the stretch!

But like I said, many thanks to Coach K. 👍🏻

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

As a member of the Durham City Council, I want to thank Coach K for his contributions to our community over the years. And though it pains me to do so, I must congratulate the Carolina men’s basketball team for their wonderful and amazing win tonight here in Durham.

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@southerblue2 I’m sorry you feel that way but I understand your perspective and I’m grateful to you for your past service to Durham.

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Today, a majority of the council has given staff direction to move forward with pilot program for the deployment of Shotspotter gunshot detection technology here in the city of Durham.

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If you’re just hearing about all this, here’s a thread from a week and a half ago explaining the whole thing: https://t.co/TtgnOxm7L5

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

Some personal and professional news this evening:

I will be resigning from the Durham City Council effective March 7, 2022.

https://t.co/le8Fcjc5Nj

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[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

I just provided to our @CityofDurhamNC clerk my letter of resignation from the Durham City Council, effective March 7, 2022.

[Charlie Reece @CMCREECEARCHIVE]

@RobinKirk @shyamalanadkat @DukeChronicle @DurhamSheriff @DukeNews @TheDurhamPolice @CharlieReece @JillianDURM @MayorEONeal @DeDreanaFreeman @Javiera4Durham @LeoForDurham If a crowdfunding effort has been started to help these folks, please share that information with me so that I can broadcast it broadly (and of course contribute myself).

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Reminder!

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So I should probably let y'all know that this account will go inactive at about 7:15pm on Monday, March 7th, when my colleagues will (hopefully) vote to accept my letter of resignation from the Durham City Council. I'll change the handle to @CM_REECEARCHIVE at that time. 👍🏻

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@mimcRED @fish33cat I understand your position and I share it. If you want to provide your thoughts on this decision to the council, email [email protected]

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@BullCityLife200 Like most other complicated public policy issues, 280 characters can’t really do it justice. Which is one of the many reasons why I wanted a broader conversation across Durham about this technology, like what the city did in 2015 with police worn body cameras.

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@BullCityLife200 But all the work in the world and even the significant reductions we saw in shootings in 2021 are all cold comfort to our neighbors who are living with — and too often dying from — daily gun violence in their communities. We need to do more and do better.