Last month the Winston-Salem City Council voted to change their Council meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. The City Council also moved their committee meetings to 2 and 4 p.m. on their appointed days instead of the former 4:30 and 6 p.m. start times (W-S Journal). These meeting times were moved up despite substantial opposition in the commu… More
“How do these buildings get into this type of condition? It looks like years of neglect and deterioration.” -John Larson
“City Council Members approved the demolition of several vacant buildings along Liberty Street. But councilwoman Annette Scipio questioned why the City can’t restore the buildings … More
Former Winston-Salem Councilmember and state representative Derwin Montgomery accepted a plea deal earlier this week. Montgomery pleaded guilty to “one count of program fraud in connection to allegations that he embezzled more than $26,000 from the Bethesda Center for the Homeless.” According to the W-S Journal&… More
“How many housing studies does it take to build an apartment? I’m counting [that] this is the fourth study, not the third. And if we approve $322,000, we are approaching 1 million dollars spent on housing studies…”
-Councilmember Robert Clark, 8/8/2022
The Winston-Salem City Council’s lone Repub… More
Last month the Winston-Salem City Council approved a giant public art project at Salem Parkway, in front of Truist Stadium and adjacent to Peters Creek Parkway. The $1 million art project is part of the City of Winston-Salem’s 2018 bond package. A smaller dandelion bouquet is planned for the Church Street bridge. Eventually, … More
“If someone says Winston-Salem is falling behind, the numbers just don’t support that. We are still going very strong”
“20 years ago, we laughed and said you could shoot a cannon down 4th street after 5 and not hit anybody…Today that’s not true.”
-Allen Joines, March 30, 2022
Wednesday… More
On a cold January afternoon over a month ago, HAWS’ Executive Director, Kevin Cheshire, and Winston-Salem Alliance President and Mayor Allen Joines addressed the residents of Crystal Towers. At that meeting that was closed to the media and the general public, the residents of Crystal Towers were told that their building wou… More
A month after the deadly ammonium nitrate explosion at the West Fertilizer facility in West, Texas, city officials brought Weaver Fertilizer before the Public Safety Committee. On May 13, 2013, then Fire Chief Antony Farmer and then Weaver Fertilizer co-owner Vernon Carlton told the committee that Winston’s only fertiliz… More
Finance Committee Meeting – Virtual, Monday, February 14, 2022, 4:30-6:00
Public Safety Committee Meeting – Virtual, Monday, February 14, 2022, 4:30-6 pm
Community Development/Housing/General Government Committee Meeting – Virtual, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 4:30-6 pm
Public Works Comm… More
Mayor and Winston-Salem Alliance President Allen Joines has largely failed to maintain existing affordable housing units or produce new affordable housing units in Winston-Salem. As Joines has now been in office for 2o years. He is by far the longest-serving mayor in the twin city’s history. Through state and federal offic… More
