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 "city": "Winston-Salem",
 "state": "NC",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-20",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-17",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider $25.4M bond for Lofts at Motor Road affordable housing",
   "summary": "The Winston-Salem City Council is meeting to consider consent agenda items, including the conveyance of property for affordable housing, acceptance of homeless assistance funds, and the purchase of solid waste collection trucks. The general agenda includes public hearings on several zoning petitions and a text amendment related to flood insurance compliance. The council will also recognize centenarians and honor Citizens Police Academy graduates.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/8/2821_A_City_Council_26-08-17_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2821&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Finance Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to consider $25.4M bond for Lofts at Motor Road affordable housing",
   "summary": "The Finance Committee is meeting to consider consent agenda items and one general agenda item. The most consequential item is a resolution approving up to $25,400,000 in multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Lofts at Motor Road, a housing project. Other items include contracts for solid waste trucks, a park improvement contract, a property sale for affordable housing, and a budget amendment.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/8/2819_A_Finance_Committee_26-08-11_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2819&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Public Works Committee",
   "headline": "Committee weighs $2.09M sidewalk funding, road closure, fare policy change",
   "summary": "The Public Works Committee will consider consent items including a public hearing request to close part of South Spring Street, an easement abandonment on Weston Brooke Trail, and a $2,086,722 supplemental agreement with NCDOT for the Silas Creek Parkway sidewalk project. General agenda items include a Northwest Boulevard streetscape feasibility study, a resolution amending the WSTA extreme weather fare policy, and a presentation on the July 30 water main break. The committee is deciding on the consent items and discussing the general agenda items.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/8/2820_A_Public_Works_Committee_26-08-11_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2820&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-10",
   "body": "Public Safety Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to accept highway-safety grants for bike, DWI, and traffic enforcement",
   "summary": "The Public Safety Committee will consider accepting several grants from the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program, including funding for the BikeSafe Regional Coordinator, the Forsyth County DWI Task Force, and police overtime traffic enforcement. They will also receive updates on the Fire Department's SUV Response Program and a police public safety report.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/8/2817_A_Public_Safety_Committee_26-08-10_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2817&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-10",
   "body": "General Government Committee ",
   "headline": "Committee to request hearings on demolitions, historic landmark, flood rules",
   "summary": "The General Government Committee will consider consent agenda items including requests for public hearings on demolishing three structures, a flood insurance compliance text amendment, and resolutions on homeless assistance funding. The general agenda includes a request for a public hearing to designate the Chatham Block as a local historic landmark and resolutions to extend construction deadlines for two affordable housing projects.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/8/2818_A_General_Government_Committee__26-08-10_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2818&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-17",
   "body": "Public Art Commission (City-County)",
   "headline": "Public Art Commission to select finalists for Choice Neighborhood residency",
   "summary": "The Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee will meet to discuss applications and make a final selection of candidates. The committee will also discuss subsequent steps in the process.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07172026-1231",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Utility Commission (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County)",
   "headline": "Utility Commission considers water/sewer improvements and contract changes",
   "summary": "The Utility Commission will review several resolutions regarding infrastructure projects, including developer agreements for water and sewer improvements. The agenda also includes a construction contract award, a change order for system-wide sewer rehabilitation, and a utility agreement for roadwork at Germanton Road and Oak Summit Road.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07132026-1230",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-09",
   "body": "Planning Board (City-County)",
   "headline": "Planning Board to vote on flood insurance ordinance update",
   "summary": "The board will hold public hearings on four zoning requests and consider a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinances to incorporate National Flood Insurance Program updates. They will also review several subdivision and planned residential development proposals. Procedural items include election of officers and approval of minutes.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07092026-1229",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-06",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2816&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-24",
   "body": "Community Appearance Commission",
   "headline": "Approval of past minutes and committee reports",
   "summary": "This meeting is largely procedural, focused on approving over 20 sets of minutes from past meetings and receiving updates from committees including Technical Advisory, Education and Awards, and Trees and Woodlands.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06242026-1226",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-24",
   "body": "Community Appearance Commission",
   "headline": "No Education and Awards Committee meeting in June",
   "summary": "The Education and Awards Committee of the Community Appearance Commission has canceled its June meeting. No items are being discussed or decided.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06242026-1227",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-22",
   "body": "Special Meeting of the City Council",
   "headline": "Council considers second readings on updated noise rules and youth curfew.",
   "summary": "The Winston-Salem City Council will hold a special meeting to vote on two ordinances. The first updates city noise regulations, while the second establishes restricted hours for minors to reduce late-night crime. The council will also review an honorarium invitation for the local Winston-Salem Dash baseball team.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2838_A_Special_Meeting_of_the_City_Council_26-06-22_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2838&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-17",
   "body": "Zoning Board of Adjustment (Forsyth County)",
   "headline": "Zoning Board to review manufactured home permits",
   "summary": "The Forsyth County Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear requests to renew special use permits for manufactured homes on various residential and agricultural properties. The agenda includes consent items and a new application for a manufactured home on Bowen Road.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06172026-1224",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council considers youth curfew ordinance and approves $3.2M security contract",
   "summary": "The Winston-Salem City Council will hold public hearings on two zoning petitions and a first reading of a youth curfew ordinance aimed at reducing late-night crime. The council will also approve infrastructure and greenway projects, allocate funds to local nonprofits, and finalize fiscal year 2025-2026 budget amendments. Most routine administrative items will be processed via the consent agenda without debate.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2815_A_City_Council_26-06-15_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2815&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-11",
   "body": "Planning Board (City-County)",
   "headline": "Planning Board to review 71-acre Jacob's Hollow subdivision",
   "summary": "The Planning Board will hold public hearings on seven zoning petitions, including rezonings for Long Creek Village and a landfill site. They will also consider special use permits for a kennel and a landfill, and review preliminary subdivision plats for Silver Oak Preserve and Jacob's Hollow. Recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council or County Commissioners.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112026-1223",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-11",
   "body": "Public Art Commission (City-County)",
   "headline": "Public Art Commission to select 2025 Open Call winners and Brown School Lofts colors",
   "summary": "The commission will vote on the 2025 Open Call selections and finalize color choices for the Brown School Lofts. Members will also discuss design feedback for the 6th-Cherry-Trade Parking Deck and review Dandelion sites.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112026-1221",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-11",
   "body": "Public Art Commission (City-County)",
   "headline": "Select artist for MLK Jr. Community Center mural",
   "summary": "The committee will review finalist presentations and community feedback, then make an artist selection for a mural at the MLK Jr. Community Center. They will also discuss contract requirements and next steps.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112026-1222",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-10",
   "body": "Bicycle / Pedestrian / Active Mobility Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee considers grant support for Long Branch Trail extension",
   "summary": "The committee will review design standards for greenways and marketing recommendations for biking and pedestrians. Members will also consider letters of support for a RAISE Grant and a safety initiative for the UNC School of the Arts Police Department.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102026-1225",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Public Works Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to vote on traffic calming, bridge betterments, and greenway projects",
   "summary": "The Public Works Committee will consider consent items including an alley closure, federal transit fund allocations to Davidson County and PART, and approval of 2026 traffic calming projects on six streets. General agenda items include supplemental agreements for Brushy Fork and Piedmont Regional Greenways, and advancing betterments for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Street Bridge Replacement Project.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2813_A_Public_Works_Committee_26-06-09_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2813_M_Public_Works_Committee_26-06-09_Summary.pdf",
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2813&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Finance Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to vote on $3.2M security contract and downtown amphitheater lease",
   "summary": "The Finance Committee will consider a $3,236,475.50 contract for security and police services to Allied Universal, a lease agreement for a hydroponics facility at Kimberley Park, a long-term lease of city park land for a downtown amphitheater, amendments to the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget ordinances, and funding for non-profit agencies.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2814_A_Finance_Committee_26-06-09_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2814_M_Finance_Committee_26-06-09_Summary.pdf",
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2814&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Utility Commission (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County)",
   "headline": "Commission to vote on $582K sewer cleaning contract and development water/sewer projects",
   "summary": "The commission will consider resolutions authorizing water and sewer improvements for Whitehall Village South and the Lewisville roundabout relocations, with costs borne by developers (total $623,990). They will also vote on awarding a $581,769 contract for sanitary sewer mainline inspection and cleaning to Sweeping Corporation of America. Other items include a purchase order for brass fittings, an easement relocation, updated capital projects financed by system development fees, an interlocal agreement for soil and water conservation, and a waiver of accrued rent for Aerox at Clemmons Water Tank.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06082026-1220",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Public Safety Committee",
   "headline": "Discussion of marijuana arrest data and a new youth protection ordinance",
   "summary": "The committee will review information regarding marijuana custodial arrests and citations. Members will also consider a proposed Youth Protection Safety Ordinance.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2811_A_Public_Safety_Committee_26-06-08_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2811_M_Public_Safety_Committee_26-06-08_Summary.pdf",
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2811&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "General Government Committee ",
   "headline": "Committee reviews noise ordinance overhaul and $714K downtown contract",
   "summary": "The General Government Committee will vote on Phase 2 amendments to the city's noise regulations and a $714,460 contract for services in the Downtown Business Improvement District. Members will also discuss a proposed downtown skate park partnership, a Boys & Girls Clubs partnership, and an S.G. Atkins CDC housing project extension. A public hearing on Unified Development Ordinance text amendments is being requested for August 17, 2026.",
   "agenda_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2812_A_General_Government_Committee__26-06-08_Committee_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://winston-salem.legistar1.com/winston-salem/meetings/2026/6/2812_M_General_Government_Committee__26-06-08_Summary.pdf",
   "source": "https://winston-salem.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2812&GID=657&G=8C57BC0C-9DFF-4123-B207-922118F33F71"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "Zoning Board of Adjustment (Winston-Salem)",
   "headline": "Board denies manufactured home on Shaw Ridge Street",
   "summary": "The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear and decide on three special use permit applications: two for placing manufactured homes and one for an oversized accessory structure. The board voted to deny one manufactured home application (5-1) and approved the other two (6-0 each).",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042026-1215",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-03",
   "body": "Historic Resources Commission (Forsyth County)",
   "headline": "Historic commission to decide on new construction in West End overlay",
   "summary": "The Historic Resources Commission will vote on several Certificate of Appropriateness applications, including new construction at 207 Glade View Court and signage at multiple historic properties. The commission will also review the West First Street Bridge project and discuss updates to the historic marker and heritage neighborhood programs.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06032026-1216",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter"
  }
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