McCrory discusses
bond plan, W-S
1-74 construction
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
DURHAM - On
Wednesday, June 17, on the
campus of North Carolina
Central University, Gov.
Pat McCrory sat down to
discuss a bond proposal
that would fund a $1,417
million highway to be built
in Winston-Salem.
The highway is expect
ed to begin at U.S. 158
southwest of Winston
Salem and end at U.S. 311
southeast of the city. The
total length of the project is
34.2 miles, and portions of
the beltway are already
under construction.
According to the N.C.
Department of
Transportation, the
Northern Beltway (1-74),
would help alleviate con
gestion and enhance safety
?on U.S. 421/Business 40
and U.S. 52 in Forsyth
County.
The project is part of
Connect NC, two bond
'proposals of about 1.5 bil
lion each that will be used
to make improvements
across the state. One is for
roads and one is for educa
tion and infrastructure.
' The projects in the
bonds are intended to con
nect sites by building
roads, upgrading technolo
gy and constructing educa
tion facilities.
In a roundtable discus
sion with Secretary of
Transportation Tony Tata.
McCrory said, "the state
?has not approved a bond of
this magnitude in 15 years
and that North Carolina has
to prepare for the growth of
the next generation, and the
generation after that."
"The longer we wait,
the more expensive the
improvements will be,"
McCrory said.
"If we wait, it's only
going to get more expen
sive. We're going to con
tinue to grow, so we either
deal with it today or deal
with it tomorrow."
Since the year 2000, the
state has added 2 million
people.
According to Tony
Tata, if the bond plan is not
approved later this year, the
project for the highway in
Winston-Salem will not be
done.
"The major projects in
the Piedmont Region will
fall off without the bond
money," said Tata. "When
you talk to General
Assembly members, press
upon them the importance
of these bonds."
The multiple highway
construction projects listed
in the proposal, expands
across the state and are pri
oritized based upon their
ability to reduce conges
tion, the ability to reduce
travel time and increase
safety.
Tata also discussed the
number of jobs the project
would bring to the state.
Connect NC is expected to
create 12,751 short-term
jobs and 4316 long-term
jobs.
"This is a jobs program
and an economic program
more than anything else,"
Tata said.
Lee Roberts, who has
been the budget director for
the state since September
2014, seemed confident the
bond would get approved.
"Polls have been
showing a 60 percent
approval rating," Roberts
said. "Our numbers are
showing the high 60s
around a 67 percent
approval rating."
The Connect NC bond
proposal will also fund
construction of a new sci
ence building at Winston
Salem-Sate University, and
a new medical examiners
office building in Forsyth
County.
'"This is about if we're
going to be competitive or
not," McCrory said. "N.C.
is the ninth most populous
state in the country, and we
have to prepare for the next
generation."
According to McCrory,
the project would not result
in a tax increase.
For more information
on Connect NC or to view a
map of other bond projects,
go to connectnc.gov.
Scholarship program hopes
to promote diversity within
Winston-Salem police force
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
In an effort to increase
the number of minority
officers, the Winston
Salem Police Department
(WSPD) has established
the Bonner-Redd-Surrat
Davis Scholarship pro
gram.
The program is named
after four former chiefs and
is a ongoing effort to pro
mote diver^ly. within the
department. The WSPD
has teamed up with
Winston-Salem State
University and other his
toric black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) to
offer the scholarships to
minority students. The
department is offering
money for college and a
job upon graduation.
" The scholarship covers
tuition, book costs and all
other fees at public
HBCUs. At private
HBCUs, the program pro
vides an amount based on
the average cost of public
HBCUs.
Officer Randall White,
a graduate of Winston
Salem State University,
participated in the program
and said he became inter
ested in it after seeing fliers
posted around the campus.
He decided to ask one of
his professors about it, and
the rest is history.
"I knew it was what I
wanted to do after graduat
ing, so I looked more into it
after talking to my profes
sor," said White.
White said knowing the
program would help him
financially was another
1
reason he decided to go
through with the program.
The program is open to
sophomores, juniors and
seniors of all majors. To
qualify for the scholarship,
students must maintain a
3.0 GPA, pass a mini-back
ground check and initial
eligibility testing.
Scholarship recipients
must also complete a sum
mer internship with the
WSPD.
After graduation,
scholarship recipients have
a three-year service com
mitment with the depart
ment.
Lt. Danny Watts, who
oversees the WSPD
Recruiting unit, said the
department has made it a
priority to make sure the
police department reflects
the population of the com
munity.
"We are using some of
the newest techniques
available to us to recruit
minority applicants," Watts
said. "We have purchased
ads on Youtube, Facebook,
Twitter and Pandora that
target African-American
and Latino applicants."
Watts said that 127
applicants have applied.
"Of those 127 applicants,
37 were African-Ajnerican
and 15 were Hispanic,"
Watts said.
For more information
on the recruiting efforts of
the Winston-Salem Police
Department or the Bonner
Redd-Surrat-Davis
Scholarship Program, call
336-773-7856 or visit
www.cityofws .org/depart
ments/police and click the
employment link.
I
Photo by Tevin Slinson
Lee Roberts, N.C. budget director, left, and N.C. Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata, right, listen as Gov.
Pat McCrory discusses his bond proposal at North Carolina Central University in Durham on June 17.
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