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The Salvation Army accepting energy assistance applications to March 3 SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Salvation Army of the Greater Winston-Salem Area wants families to know they can still sign up for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The North Carolina Low Income Energy Assistance < Program (LIEAP) provides eligible residents of Forsyth County a one-time vendor payment of $200, $300 or $400 to help pay their heat ing bills. The overall time frame to apply for this ben efit runs through March 31. To qualify for this ben efit program, you must be a North Carolina resident liv ing in Forsyth County and you must meet income and resource guidelines. If eligible and approved, payments will be made directly to the utility companies. Payments will not be made to the appli cant. Everyone who is eli gible must apply as no one will automatically be approved. Please call 336-722 8721 to schedule an appointment and for a list of items that you will need to bring in order to process the application. Available appointment times are Monday through Saturday and some evenings. LIEAP applications Forsyth County are taken at The Salvation Army of Winston-Salem located at 901 N Cleveland Ave. Area Commander Major James Allison says, "The recent winter storm and colder weather makes it especially difficult for our neighbors in need to keep their fanulies warm. The Low Income Energy Assistance Program will ensure they don't have to choose between heating their homes or feeding their families." Further information is also available at www.SalvationArmy WS .0 tg ? WS/FCS to hold eight public hearings on possible 2016 bond referendum Special to the chronicle The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education will hold eight public hear ings to gather feedback about a proposed bond referendum in November. If approved, the bond package would pay for school construction, renovation 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, fol lowed by time for public comments. The dates, times and locations of the meetings are: ?Monday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. - East Forsyth High School (2500 W. Mountain Street, Kemersville) ?Wednesday, Feb. 17 at noon - Kemersville Elementary School (512 W. Mountain Street, Kemersville) ?Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. - Carver High School (3545 Carver School Road, Winston-Salem) ?Monday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. - Parkland High School (1600 Brewer Road, Winston Salem) ?Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. - West Forsyth High School (1735 Lewisville Clemmons Road, Clemmons) ?Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. - 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 7 pm. - Speas Elementary School (2000 W. Polo Road, Winston-Salem) More information can be found at http://wsfcsJcl2.nc.us/2016bond. W^f^^fmrXJWfXJWfVS Years of planning and community involvement have resulted in plans to reimagine our city's major roadways as a Green, Artful, Iconic Network for Winston-Salem. The Creative Corridors Coalition worked closely with local and state transportation officials and hired world-renowned bridge designers, landscape architects and public artists for five iconic projects: ? Research Parkway betterments and Twin Arches at US 52 ? Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive betterments ? Strollway Pedestrian Bridge ? Green Street Pedestrian Bridge ? Peters Creek Parkway Bridge Creative Corridors is raising $5 million from the private sector in addition to the $14.5 million in-public funding required to make this plan a reality. This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity that will define our city for the 21st century and reconnect our community across roadways that have separated us for generations. We need your support to make these bridges reality. I Have a Story Idea? Let us Know | Mvs@wschronicle?om ?Pen x/Ai Mon-Fri 11-3 oWeta's Restaurant cuttliav 102 Wnt 3rd Stmt, SalteLpS 7 Wintoa-Salem, NC 27101 12-4 Pkome: (330) 750-08II 'BSBF POESN'T PAY. BUT WE P0 LOWFR npRT QM/p MONEY npA#%ij vnilQ aaai e gfreiTigTT^^QiiggyiM mmmmmmm [|HpHHppHHppHBHRMH^^H|^pHHIH I MliVfiiJ Jl|l rql yiT?l Jj 1 | i. -? wi-i H|^^^l|IU|^UUlUw^^^UI||M|MUiA
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