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The list of possible sites for the new Brunson Elementary School includes one late entry, 17 acres at the Crossnore School & Children s Home, among the last large swaths of green space in Winston-Salem.
Crossnore has offered to sell the land to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for $2 million, according to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
The tract in question is on the far east side of Crossnore s 200-acre site though the exact location remains in closed negotiations. It is not part of the 92-acre conservation easement that the Piedmont Land Conservancy oversees, said Colon Moore, the district s Director of Facility Planning and Construction Operations
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools wants to hear what people in the Brunson Elementary School community think about building a replacement school on the site of a former furniture plant on North Patterson Avenue.
On Tuesday, the boardâs building and grounds committee gave district leaders the go-ahead to conduct a survey about the site at 1201 N. Patterson Ave., the former home of Thomasville Furnitureâs Plant H, which closed in 2003. The school district has been evaluating property to build a new Brunson for more than a year, a challenging task considering the lack of large plots within the schoolâs boundaries. School leaders said Tuesday that the North Patterson site is their top choice. Itâs also the cheapest, with a project cost of $34.6 million.
New refuge sign interprets mosquitos
By REFUGE / DDWS - | Feb 3, 2021
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Lee County Mosquito Control District Deputy Director Eric Jackson and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Manager Kevin Godsea dedicated the new interpretive sign last week.
One of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s unsung wildlife residents received its due last week when representatives from a partnership with the Lee County Mosquito Control District dedicated a new interpretive sign at the historic Colon’s Point along Wildlife Drive. “The Salt Water Mosquito: A Mighty but Tiny Resident” reveals how mosquitos are responsible for the building of Wildlife Drive as a result of drainage ditches dug in 1962. Colon’s Point memorializes LCMCD heavy equipment operator Colon Moore, who did most of the digging. The new signage lays down some positive facts about mosquitos and their island populations. Refuge management created the panel as part
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