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Earlier this month members of The Winston-Salem City Council continued talks about creating a housing trust fund to help address the need for affordable housing for low- and moderate-income citizens.
The Winston-Salem City Council weighed the environmental impacts of police vehicles at a meeting Monday night. Members ultimately approved the purchase of 45 new gas-powered cars, despite concerns raised by two councilmembers. Councilmember Kevin Mundy told the council he didn’t think the purchase was in line with the city’s climate goals, and that his constituents felt similarly. “We need to be kind of setting the bar for the rest of the community," said Mundy. "And right now, it feels like we're talking the talk, but we're not walking the walk.”
Nearly three months after the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire left Winston-Salem holding its collective breath for five days, members of the city’s public works committee sat rapt in council chambers, listening to city staffers present their thoughts on how to prevent the incident from repeating itself. Then came the big question, from Councilmember John Larson: “Is there another fertilizer plant type example out there somewhere that we should be worried about?”
During a Winston-Salem public works committee meeting, councilmembers tasked with brainstorming rule changes that could prevent disasters like the Winston Weaver fire kept circling back to one big question: “Is there another fertilizer plant type example out there somewhere that we should be worried about?" asked Councilmember John Larson. Public records show several facilities in Forsyth County store hazardous chemicals that could pose risks.