Greensboro City Council passes $751M Budget with property tax increase
Greensboro City Council voted 7-2 to approve a $751 million budget Tuesday that increases the property tax rate and raises pay for city employees.
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City of Winston-Salem asks public for help selecting new city manager
The City of Winston-Salem wants the public’s help to pick a new city manager.
Greensboro approves $6.6M plan to reduce homelessness
The City of Greensboro approved a plan to allocate millions of dollars to ad
20% of full-time positions are vacant at the City of Winston-Salem
The City of Winston-Salem is struggling to fill open positions.
Greensboro’s highest paid city employee probably isn’t who you think it is
Greensboro’s highest-paid city employee doesn’t actually work at city hall. And yet, they still make more than many of the city’s top executives. That’s according to a WFDD review of publicly available salary data.
Advocates concerned after city orders residents of two Winston-Salem buildings to vacate
Winston-Salem officials are ordering tenants at two city-owned buildings to leave their homes indefinitely so repairs can be made.
Investigation reveals high overhead costs for fertilizer plant fire relief project, raising questions about city oversight
Less than a quarter of the Winston Weaver fire relief fund actually got to residents in need. And yet, a local nonprofit was still paid a sizeable fee to distribute the money.
Winston-Salem City Council changes meeting time despite criticism
Members of Winston-Salem’s city council opted to move up their regular meeting time by one hour, despite survey results showing most city residents were against the change.
Changing city council meeting time will cut citizen participation, advocates say
Winston-Salem City Council delayed a vote to change its regular meeting time after pushback from community members on Monday.
Winston-Salem City Council agrees to finance affordable housing project, despite concerns
Winston-Salem City Council approved financing for a new affordable housing project for the city’s Northeast Ward on Monday, despite pushback from the councilmember who represents that area.