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Volume 44, Number 51
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, August 23, 2018
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Officials delay
decision on how
to fill
Montgomery’s
seat after backlash
BY TODD LUCK
THPCHRONiq-F
The City Council put
on hold its decision on how
to pick a replacement for
the East Ward City Council
member after being berat
ed by several Democrats in
the ward who demanded a
special election.
The City Council voted
5-3 to accept applications
for East Ward Democrats
once Derwin Montgomery
resigns the seat and have
the City Council choose his
CAMPAIGN
successor. Montgomery, who
is also one of the Chronicle’s
co-owners, was recently
appointed to take the seat
of N.C. Rep. Ed Hanes,
who recendy resigned to
pursue other opportunities.
Mayor Allen Joines
submitted the resolution
after consulting with City
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Montgomery
Council members. He said
there wasn’t enough time
for it to be on die ballot
the General Election and
a special election was held,
the city would have to pay
for it.
The vote divided the
Washington
council, with Robert Clark,
Jeff Macintosh and James
Taylor siding against it.
Clark, a Republican, drew
applause when he said it
wasn’t right for a body
with seven people who
don’t live in the East Ward
Clark
to decide who represents
that ward. He felt a special
election was worth the
money.
“I think democracy
doesn’t have a price to it,”
said Clark.
A group of East Ward
Carter
Democratic precinct chairs
and residents attended with
plans to advocate for a spe
cial election. They filled
almost the entire 30
minute public comment
session with spirited con
See Council on A2
City of Winston-Salem phdt
Food for thought
Children at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Winston-Salem are served breakfast as part
of a summer feeding program: A coalition of groups unveiled a Think Orange campaign against hunger on
Aug. 17, hoping to get more families to participate in programs like the summer feeding program. SEE
STORY ON PAGE A3.
Aretha Franklin: history-maker
BY RUSSELL CONTRERAS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aretha Franklin, arguably the
greatest voice in music history, died
at her home in Detroit on Thursday,
Aug. 16.
Her legacy lives on.
As a 21-year-old Aretha Franklin
worked on her singing voice in New
York during the summer of 1963, her
father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, raced to
finish the final touches on the
planned March on Washington.
Nearly five decades later,
Franklin found herself in Washington
and performing "My Country 'Tis of
Thee" at the inauguration of the
nation's first black president.
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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin
sings "My Country 'Tis of
Thee" at the inauguration of the
nation's first black president,
Barack Obama, in 2009.
It wasn't the first time she sang to
a Leader of the Free World.
Throughout her career, the
'Queen of Soul" often returned to
the nation's capital for performances
that at times put her in line with key
moments of U.S. history. She sang
for diplomats, welcomed emperors
and brought one president - Barack
Obama - to tears. Franklin accepted
many honors and performed for char
ities and civil rights groups in
Washington. She even got in one
heated argument at the White House
with another unnamed diva that
resulted in the two performers report
edly exchanging obscene gestures
toward each other.
See Franklin on A2
East Winston
development
plan gets
mixed reviews
BY TEVIN STINSON
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After holding meetings with residents and stakehold
ers in East Winston and surrounding communities on
several different occasions over the past two years, on
Tuesday, Aug. 21 representatives from Ayers Saint
Gross, a Baltimore-based design firm unveiled the East
End Master Plan during a public gathering at First
Calvary Baptist Church.
Since February 2016, Ayers Saint Gross has been
More than 100 residents gathered at First Calvary
Baptist Church earlier this week to get a glimpse
at the East End Master Plan developed by Ayers
Saint Gross, a Baltimore-based design firm.
holding public meetings to receive feedback on what the
community would like to see the future of the East End
look like. The design firm, which is responsible for Wake
Forest Innovation Quarter and most of the redevelop
ment downtown, was brought on by city officials and the
Simon Green Atkins Community Development
Corporation (CDC) to take a serious look at the neigh
borhoods west of U.S. Highway 52 and along Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive.
City Council Member Derwin Montgomery, who is a
co-owner of The Chronicle, said the purpose of hiring
Ayers Saint Gross is to set guidelines for future develop
ers and investors in East Winston.
During the question and answer portion of the meet
ing, Montgomery received mixed emotions from the
See East Winston on A10
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Crystal Towers sale would displace 200
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Crystal Towers, an 11-story pub
lic housing apartment building for
seniors and those with disabilities, is
up for sale.
The high-rise on West Sixth
Street was built in 1970 and has
approximately 200 residents. It’s
owned by the Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem, whose board
approved the sale last week. HAWS
says that the building’s more than $7
million in repairs is more than it can
afford. A Request for Offers is open
from Aug. 20-Oct. 15. HAWS has
the right to reject any offer and any
sale would need be to approved by
the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
If the sale is approved, HAWS
will offer Crystal Towers residents
the option of moving into a one-bed
room unit at one of HAWS’ proper
ties or a voucher for a one-bedroom
unit in privately owned rental hous
ing, which could also be used outside
the city and in other states as well. If
residents use the voucher and their
rent doesn’t cover water, electricity
See Towers on A10
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