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is on See Opinion/Forum pages on A6&7 Volume 44, Number 40 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C THURSDAY, June 7, 2018 County on new BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Instead of raising taxes in Forsyth County’s pro posed budget, county com missioners plan to gamble on taxpayers approving a quarter-cent sales tax to pay for the debt it’ll take to build the new courthouse. That’s the consensus that was reached on Tuesday afternoon, June 5, during a budget workshop. The budget proposed by County Manager Dudley Watts was $433.9 million and included a 2.3 cents property tax increase to cover $115 million in debt for the construction of a new courthouse. Commissioners, how ever, decided to go a differ ent route. Commission Vice Chairman Don Martin proposed, instead of a property tax increase, to pay for it with a new quarter-cent county sales tax that’ll be placed on the ballot in November. If rati fied, the tax would start in April and wouldn’t apply to gas and grocery pur chases. The tax is opposed by Commissioners Everette Witherspoon and Fleming El-Amin, who’ve argued that it’ll adversely affect low-income people, and both have expressed doubt voters would ratify it. “It’s so regressive,” said Witherspoon. In North Carolina, 31 counties have successfully passed a quarter-cent sales tax, while 38 counties have had voters reject it. Not implementing a property tax increase this year means that if the sales tax doesn’t pass, the county would need to have a 3.1 cents property tax increase next year to pay for court house debt. The county property tax is currently 72.35 cents per $100 of property value. The elimination of the See Sales tax on A2 E Photo by Todd Luck Commissioners Ted Kaplan, Fleming El-Amin, Gloria Whisenhunt listen dur ing Monday’s hearing on the county budget. Participants in last weekend’s JCB Dance course, led by the 10-year-old, stretch before the start of the course held at Dance Explosion School of Performing Arts in Clemmons. 10-year-old dancer defying the odds BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE Before Janihyn Carter-Blue could even walk, she- had an undeniable passion for music and dance. At only 16 months old, whenever she would hear music she would break out her best dance moves for whoever would watch. "She couldn’t event walk, but she would stand up just to dance," said Phylicia Carter-Blue, Janihyn’s moth er. "So when she turned 2,1 started looking for dance classes, and she just jumped right in like she had been dancing forever.” Today, at the age of 10, young Janihyn, who is known throughout the community as JCB Dance, has turned that passion into a thriving business. For the past year, JCB has been teaching her own dance classes for children throughout the communi ty She said what started as a dance class for children who are home schooled like herself grew into some See Dancer on A2 W-S one step closer to starry walkway Ceremony to unveil the Winston-Salem Arts, Culture and Entertainment Memorial Walk of Fame BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE___. ■ The City of Arts and Innovation took a step closer to making the Winston-Salem Arts, Culture and Entertainment Memorial Walk of Fame a reality. The idea for the Walk of Fame has been in discussion mode since November 2015, when the City Council voted to approve the project. Accepted nominees will be memo rialized with bronze stars embedded in the sidewalk out side the newly renovated Benton Convention Center. During the Development/Housing/General Government Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 15, committee members voted on names that will make up the Class of 2018. Although the Walk of Fame is not yet complete, board members have been selecting hon orees since 2016. Later this month, the stars, are expected to be unveiled during a special ceremony at the Benton. Here’s a list of the hon orees who will be enshrined on the sidewalk on Cherry Street: The 5 Roy ales, Larry Leon Hamlin, Phil Hanes, William “Wis” Samuel Scales, John Iuele, Chris Murrell and Dr. Robert Wise. Being inducted into any Hall of Fame is no easy task, and the Winston-Salem Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Memorial Walk will be no different. The city has set cer tain criteria that each nominee has to meet in order to have his or her name placed on a star. Rules for nominees are Rowe See Walkway on A2 City budget to enhance buses for Bus. 40 closing BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE_ The City of Winston-Salem’s proposed budget features $7.3 mil lion to enhance transportation to mit igate the congestion expected from the upcoming closure of Business 40. This was just one of the things in the $530 million budget for 2018-19 that was presented to the City Council in a special meeting last Thursday, May 31. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the budget at City Hall tonight, June 7, at 7 p.m. and will vote on the budget on June 18. The budget keeps current service levels without raising taxes and rais es the minimum pay for city workers to $12.50 an hour. The city remains committed to reaching a $15 mini mum wage for its employees, according to City Manager Lee Garrity. “It is very doable to get to $15 by 2021,” said Garrity. The extra $7.3 million comes from a N.C. Department of Transportation grant to increase pub lic transportation when a portion of Business 40 is scheduled to close this fall for construction. The closure is expected to last 20 months and See Budget on A2 (336) 924-7000 www.assuredstoragews.com 4191 Betfiama Station Roacs • W'^sajo-Sa1 V
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