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Volume45,Number4 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, September 27, 2018
Residents raise questions
about changes to airport
Photos by Tevin Stinson
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last Friday afternoon the multi-purpose room at Carl
Russell Recreation Center was overflowing with resi
dents from the Northeast Ward with questions about
upcoming changes at the Smith Reynolds Airport and
how it will affect their property.
But most of those questions went unanswered.
Here’s what we know: After a $150,000 deal between
the city and county fell through over the payment of taxes
and stormwater fees earlier
State Sen. Lowe
this summer, county com
missioners requested that
the Smith Reynolds
Airport be de-annexed
from the city, putting the
airport under the control of
the county. After making
their request to Rep. Debra
Conrad during an open
meeting, state lawmakers
did not approve the local
legislation.
On Friday, Sept. 21
Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke shares her thoughts on the changes planned for the Smith Reynolds
Airport during a public meeting on Friday, Sept. 21.
residents in the Northeast Ward were invited to attend an
open meeting to discuss upcoming changes at the airport,
specifically a planned runway and taxiway extension.
The airport sits in the Northeast Ward.
During the meeting hosted by Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian Burke, who represents the Northeast Ward on
Winston-Salem City Council, assistant city manager
See Airport on A2
Tiger Woods winning adds to Ryder Cup buzz
BY DOUG FERGUSON
AP GOLF WRITER
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVE-
LINES, France — Already the most
intense competition in golf. the Ryder
Cup doesn't need help to boost the
excitement.
Tiger Woods managed to take it to
another level.
On Sunday, Sept. 23, he looked
like the Woods of old by leading the
final 36 holes of the Tour
Championship, not letting anyone
near him until it was too late, a vin
tage performance made all the more
remarkable by four back surgeries
and a future that looked bleak only a
year ago.
Woods was a vice captain at the
Presidents Cup a year ago this week
and said he envisioned a scenario
where he never returned to competi
tion. One PGA Tour event into his
return, Jim Furyk selected him as a
vice captain for the Ryder Cup.
And then he picked him for the
team. And then Woods won for the
first time in more than five years.
"It's obviously a nice buzz for our
team,"- Furyk said Monday, a few
hours after the American charter
plane landed in Paris. The entire U.S.
team was on a charter that arrived in
Paris at about 12:45 p.m.
Monday was as much a time to
reflect on Woods as it was to rest up
for a busy week at Le Golf National.
"I spent 25 years playing profes
sional golf with Tiger Woods on the
scene, and any time he does anything
great, that's a story. And that's where
we want to see him," said European
captain Thomas Bjorn, the only play
er to be paired with Woods over 72
holes and beat him. That was in
Dubai in 2001.
"He does so much for the game
of golf," Bjorn said. "Watching that
last night, I thought it was brilliant. It
was great for the greater aspect of the
game."
The television ratings show as
much.
NBC Sports Group said the
overnight rating from the Tour
See Woods on A2
Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Tiger Woods celebrates after picking up his putt for
par on the 18th green to win the final round of the
Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, Sept.
23, in Atlanta.
County
approves
TROSA
zoning
change
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Forsyth County com
missioners approved a zon
ing change that may allow
TROSA to open a Triad
location for its rehab serv
ices and voted 5-2 for near
ly $2.4 million in incen
tives for Cook Medical to
keep its 650 jobs in
Winston-Salem during
their meeting last week.
Commissioners unani
mously approved a new
zoning use to allow for a
group care facility of up to
250 residents at the request
of TROSA, a nonprofit in
Durham that offers com-
Martin
prehensive treatment for
those struggling with sub
stance abuse. Previously,
county zoning only
allowed a group care facili
ty of up to 40 residents. The
new zoning use is called
“Group Care Facility C”
and would be in General
Business districts with
Special Use District
Rezoning that is approved
by county commissioners.
The city is expected to vote
on the same zoning amend
ment in its Oct. 1 meeting.
TROSA offers a two
year residential treatment
program that includes
vocational training at no
expense to clients. The
nonprofit funds itself
through a variety of social
enterprises, including a
thrift store and a lawn care
business.
The rehab program
serves people from around
the state at its Durham
facility. The Triad was cho
sen for its second location
because Forsyth and
Guilford are among the top
five counties its clients
come from. TROSA is
expected to a pick a site for
the new location in the
coming months.
The commissioners had
a split vote over incentives
for Cook Medical of up to
$2,387,550 over a 10-year
period. The company has
run out of space at its cur
rent location and was con
sidering moving to Stokes
County, where it could
build larger facilities. The
incentives help offset the
See TROSA on A2
New aviation program coming to Mazie Woodruff Center
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
While celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
Mazie S. Woodruff Center, Forsyth Tech
Community College (FTCC) announced the
launch of a new aviation program and others that
will be housed at the Woodruff Center on Lansing
Drive.
During the celebration held on Thursday, Sept.
20, elected officials, educators, students and oth
ers from various walks of life came together to
celebrate the legacy of one of the city’s most well-
known public figures. In 1976 Woodruff became
the first African-American to be elected to the
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, on
which she served for 14 years. In 1997, when
Woodruff died, she was known for standing up for
those in need throughout the Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County community.
In 2017, a scholarship was established to give
one non-traditional Forsyth Tech student $250
each semester. This year the big announcement
during the celebration was the start of an aviation
program scheduled to launch in 2020.
The program, which will be housed at the
See Program on A2