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Walt Unks, Journal
A greenhouse, shown in December 2019, has been built at
Kimberley Park with the objective a starting a hydroponic tomato
operation.
Though he had every right to toss out a smug âI told you so,â Councilman Robert Clark wasnât biting.
Five years ago this summer when members of the Winston-Salem City Council voted to spend nearly $1 million in a risky hydroponics farm â they later threw another $500,000 on top of that â Clark was the lone voice to speak in opposition.
No one outside the fringiest, stingiest Scrooge-set could possibly oppose trying to alleviate childhood hunger, food deserts and providing job opportunities. But as a business proposition, dropping more than $1.4 million on such a venture didnât â and doesnât â make a whole lot of sense.
A proposed football stadium near the park would cost about $6.5 million. The school board has indicated that it would like to help pay for the stadium, as it has for other schools.
If the district is committed to a public-private partnership to raise money for a stadium, the âpublicâ side of the arrangement needs to pledge money, Jones said.
âWeâve never raised our hand and pledged any dollars toward it,â she said.
A tie on that vote resulted in a failed motion. Parker joined Jones, Crowley and Kaplan in favor of the proposal.
The board did vote 6-2 to direct Superintendent Tricia McManus to meet with her staff on how to improve athletic facilities at three schools that lack stadiums â Reynolds, Parkland and Winston-Salem Prep â as well as to estimate the cost of those projects and to identify how to pay for them.