School Board to Hold 8 Public Hearings on November Bond Referendum

By Staff

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education will hold eight public hearings to gather feedback about a proposed bond referendum in November.

If approved, the bond package would pay for school construction, renovations and repairs. It would be the first large-scale referendum for WS/FCS’ school construction since 2006.

The school board has developed a project list based on needs that total about $325 million in present-day costs. After gathering public feedback, the board will finalize its list before it presents a formal request to Forsyth County Commissioners this spring.

Each meeting will start with a brief presentation about the proposed projects, followed by time for public comments.

The dates, times and locations of the meetings are:

• Monday, Feb. 8 at 7pm. – East Forsyth High School (2500 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville)
• Wednesday, Feb. 17 at noon – Kernersville Elementary School (512 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville)
• Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7pm – Carver High School (3545 Carver School Road, Winston-Salem)
• Monday, Feb. 22 at 7pm – Parkland High School (1600 Brewer Road, Winston-Salem)
• Thursday, March 3 at 7:30pm – West Forsyth High School (1735 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons)
• Monday, March 7 at 7pm – North Forsyth High School (5705 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem)
• Thursday, March 10 at noon – The Downtown School (601 N. Cherry Street, Winston-Salem)
• Monday, March 14 at 7pm. – Speas Elementary School (2000 W. Polo Road, Winston-Salem)