Winston-Salem meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Winston-Salem committees review grants, bonds, and demolition requests; no decisions yet

In the past week, Winston-Salem city committees met to consider a range of items, including highway-safety grants, a $25.4 million bond for affordable housing, and requests for public hearings on demolitions and a historic landmark. No votes were taken; minutes have not yet been published, so all items remain pending.

Public Safety Committee

The Public Safety Committee met Aug. 10 to consider accepting several grants from the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program. These include funding for the BikeSafe Regional Coordinator (Year 7), the Forsyth County DWI Task Force (Year 17) with interlocal and mutual assistance agreements, and police overtime traffic enforcement with budget ordinance amendments. The committee also received updates on the Fire Department's SUV Response Program and a police public safety report.

General Government Committee

Also on Aug. 10, the General Government Committee reviewed consent agenda items, including requests for public hearings on demolishing structures at 2608 Stockton Street, 3005 Teresa Avenue, and 1511 Attucks Street, all scheduled for Sept. 8. A public hearing on the National Flood Insurance Program Compliance Text Amendment (UDO-CC36) was requested for Aug. 17. The committee also considered a resolution rescinding $2,258,234 in HOME-ARP funding to Step Up America and a resolution authorizing $3,751,283 in Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance funds.

On the general agenda, the committee discussed a request for a public hearing to designate the Chatham Block as a local historic landmark, as well as resolutions to extend construction deadlines for two affordable housing projects.

Public Works Committee

The Public Works Committee met Aug. 11 and considered consent items including a public hearing request to close and abandon a portion of South Spring Street (hearing set for Oct. 5), 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 included a Northwest Boulevard streetscape feasibility study, a resolution amending the Winston-Salem Transit Authority Extreme Weather and Special Events Fare Policy, and a presentation on the July 30 water main break.

Finance Committee

Also on Aug. 11, the Finance Committee considered a resolution approving up to $25,400,000 in Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the Lofts at Motor Road, a housing project. Other items included a resolution authorizing conveyance of 1214 Gholson Avenue for affordable housing, purchase orders for two rear loading solid waste trucks at $559,830.00 and eight automated side loading solid waste trucks at $3,412,750.24, and a construction contract for Miller Park Improvements with a not-to-exceed amount of $968,622.64.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.

Winston-Salem boards weighed flood rules, water-sewer contracts, and public art residency; outcomes not yet public

Three Winston-Salem and Forsyth County boards met over the past two weeks, but official minutes have not yet been published for any of the sessions. Based on the agendas, the meetings covered a flood-insurance ordinance update, more than $1.8 million in proposed water and sewer improvements, and the selection of finalists for a public-art residency. Because minutes are not available, no votes, approvals, or final decisions can be confirmed.

Planning Board (City-County) — July 9

The City-County Planning Board was scheduled to hold public hearings on four zoning requests and consider a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinances, identified as UDO-CC36, to incorporate National Flood Insurance Program updates into Chapter 8.

Zoning requests on the agenda included:

• Allred Investment Company rezoning of a 30-plus-acre parcel on East Hanes Mill Road to GB-L.
• Alma Mata rezoning from RS9 to NO-L on Country Club Road.
• Andrea Adams Strickland rezoning to HB-L at University Parkway and Laura Avenue.
• Valmont Hills planned residential development: 222 lots on 102.85 acres in RS9 zoning, listed as a continued item.

Procedural items included election of officers and approval of minutes. Outcomes are not yet available.

Utility Commission (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County) — July 13

The Utility Commission agenda listed several infrastructure resolutions, including developer agreements for water and sewer improvements totaling $1,838,050:

• Water improvements: $437,050.
• Sewer improvements: $1,401,000.

The agenda also included a construction contract award for the Water Distribution System Improvements Project; a change order for KRG Utility, Inc. regarding System-Wide Sewer Rehabilitation – Phase 7; a utility agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for work at NC 8 (Germanton Road) and SR 1686 (Oak Summit Road); and a revision to the FY 2026-27 User Rate & Fee Manual.

No vote tallies or contract amounts beyond the water and sewer improvement figures were listed in the agenda. Final actions cannot be confirmed until minutes are published.

Public Art Commission (City-County) — July 17

The Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee met to discuss residency applications and make a final selection of candidates, with discussion of subsequent steps in the process. The agenda did not name applicants or finalists, and no outcome has been published.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the data for the next 14 days. Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the July 9, July 13, and July 17 sessions should watch for posted minutes from the Planning Board, Utility Commission, and Public Art Commission.

Winston-Salem City Council reviews noise code update, youth curfew at special meeting; no outcomes reported

The Winston-Salem City Council held a special meeting on June 22 to consider second readings of two ordinances — one updating the city's noise regulations and another establishing restricted hours for minors — as well as an honorarium invitation for the Winston-Salem Dash baseball team. The meeting minutes have not yet been approved or published, so no vote results or final decisions are available at this time.

Agenda items from the June 22 special meeting

• **Ordinance amending Chapter 46 noise regulations (Phase 2, second reading):** The council reviewed a second reading of proposed updates to the city's noise code. The agenda summary did not detail the specific changes.

• **Ordinance establishing youth restricted hours to reduce late-night disorder (second reading):** The council considered a second reading of an ordinance that would set restricted hours for minors, with the stated goal of reducing late-night disorder.

• **Honorarium review for Winston-Salem Dash America 250 event invitation:** The council reviewed an invitation for the local baseball team's America 250 event and discussed an honorarium.

Status of actions

Because the minutes from the June 22 special meeting have not been published, the outcomes of these agenda items are not yet known. Residents can monitor the city's official records for final actions.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are currently listed for the next two weeks.