|
City Government
Mayor
Allen Joines
City Council
Vivian H. Burke,
Mayor Pro Tempore
Dan Besse
Robert C. Clark
Joycelyn V.Johnson
Molly Leight
Nelson L. Malloy, Jr.
Wanda Merschel
Evelyn A. Terry
City Manager
Lee D. Garrity
www.cityofws.org
City Council online |
2008 Heritage Awards presentation highlights Historic Preservation Month
Announcement of the 2008 Heritage Awards and a speech by Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. of Charleston, S.C., highlight the Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission’s observance of Historic Preservation Month in May.
Also during the month, the commission will unveil a local historic marker at the site of Maynard Field and sponsor a series of lectures on preservation topics.
The Heritage Awards are presented biannually to honor individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses active in the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation or interpretation of the county’s architectural, cultural, or natural heritage. The winners of the 2008 awards will be announced at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Hanes Auditorium in the Salem Fine Arts Center on the campus of Salem College. Entrance to parking for the Hanes Auditorium is at Stadium Drive/Salem Drive.
Riley, who is serving an unprecedented ninth term as mayor of Charleston, will be the keynote speaker. Under his leadership, Charleston has experienced a remarkable revitalization of its historic downtown business district, developed affordable housing, and experienced unprecedented growth even as the city has been recognized as one of the most livable and progressive cities in the United States.
At 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, the commission will unveil a local historic marker on Kernersville Road near the site of Maynard Field, the first commercial air field in North Carolina. The field bears the name of Belvin W. Maynard, a North Carolina native, World War I test pilot and ordained minister who earned national fame after the war as “the Flying Parson.” Maynard Road is near the intersection of Kernersville Road and Linville Road, on the west side.
Also during Historic Preservation Month, the commission is sponsoring a series of free lectures every Wednesday at noon at the Horton Museum Center Auditorium in Old Salem on these topics:
- May 7: Farmland History and Preservation: The Hope-Fraternity Landscape.
- May 14: Maynard Field: A Beacon for Early Aviation.
- May 21: Reynoldstown Historic District.
- May 28: Saving Downtown: The Pepper Building & Tax Credits.
Parking for the lectures is available at the Old Salem Visitor Center and visitors are welcome to bring their lunch. The Old Salem Visitor Center is at 900 Old Salem Road.
Volunteers sought for summer feeding program
Mayor Allen Joines and Superintendent Don Martin of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have announced plans to again collaborate to ensure children who need breakfast and lunch during the summer months are served by the school system’s summer nutrition program, and appeal for volunteers to make it possible.
Volunteers are needed to help serve children at schools designated as feeding sites, and to monitor the cafeterias. No cooking will be involved.
The inaugural “Summer Feeding Program for Hungry Children” last summer brought a 17 percent increase in the number of lunches served compared with 2006. The 2007 program offered breakfast for the first time, and the average number meals served per day increased by more than 200 compared with 2006.
“With the help of more than 50 volunteers, we made a significant increase in the number of meals served to hungry children last summer,” Martin said. “But when you consider that more than 24,000 students qualify for reduced or free meals, we can still do better.”
Joines said that his office will again coordinate the services of volunteers. “We were very pleased with the turn-out for the first year of the program, but with the help of individuals, churches and service organizations in the community, we hope to do better this year.”
Last year the YWCA, the city Recreation and Parks Department and the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs participated in the program. Volunteers from Calvary Baptist Church brought meals to children at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, which was not near any of the feeding sites last year, said Alexandra Milner, the church’s director of community ministries. “This year, we hope to have more volunteers and serve a second recreation center,” she said.
The collaboration between the city and the schools is a result of the Leadership Winston-Salem 2006 Action Learning project on summer feeding recommendations.
This year the summer feeding program will begin June 16 and end Aug. 8. The program will provide both breakfast and lunch. Volunteers are needed for both meals. For more details and to volunteer, call the mayor’s office at 727-2058 or fill out an application online.
Online application for summer feeding program volunteers
National Law Enforcement Week activities scheduled
The Winston-Salem Police Department, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the Kernersville Police Department, and the North Carolina Highway Patrol in Forsyth County are joining forces to commemorate National Law Enforcement Week, being observed May 12-16. The week honors those officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.
An opening ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in Hanes Auditorium in the Salem Fine Arts Center at Salem College. WXII News anchor Cameron Kent will serve as Master of Ceremonies. A roll of officers killed or injured in the line of duty will be read. The winners of the law enforcement poster contest in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools will also be recognized. Entrance to parking for the Hanes Auditorium is at Stadium Drive/Salem Drive.
A memorial service to remember fallen officers in Forsyth County is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at Pinedale Christian Church, 3395 Peters Creek Parkway.
MyCityofWS receives national recognition
The Public Technology Institute has honored the MyCityofWS feature of the city’s Web site with a Special Achievement award in its 2007-2008 Solutions Awards. The annual competition honors local governments that apply technology to improve service delivery, reduce operating costs and create new revenue opportunities.
MyCityofWS gives citizens a source of information customized to their interests and delivers that information to them by e-mail. For example, local businesses can be notified when the Bids page is updated. Citizens can be notified when minutes for City Council meetings are posted. Members of Recreation Department athletic leagues can be notified when the latest league standings are posted.
Citizens can also use MyCityofWS to sign up to receive electronic newsletters from various departments and can be sent reminders in advance of calendar events that interest them.
Currently there are almost 3,200 registered users for MyCityofWS. On an average day, the system sends out more than 250 e-mails to registered users.
To become a MyCityofWS member, go to the web site and click on the Sign In link under MyCityofWS. Click on the register link and fill out the form. After registering, new members are sent an e-mail with a link to confirm their registration. This keeps pranksters from signing up people without their permission.
The Public Technology Institute is a national, non-profit, member-supported organization that works with local government officials to identify opportunities for technology research, share best practices, offer consultancies and pilot demonstrations, promote technology development initiatives and develop educational programming.
City of Winston-Salem web site | Read more about MyCityofWS
WSTV 13 honored by Telly Awards
Two productions by WSTV 13 The Government Channel were recently honored as finalists in the judging for the 29th Annual Telly Awards.
The competition honored the documentary “Engine Four” and the “Feed the Bin” series of public service announcements for meeting industry standards of excellence in non-network television and video production.
The Telly Awards were established in 1980 to recognize outstanding film and video productions and non-network television programs and commercials. Productions selected for awards are recognized as winners or as finalists.
“Engine Four” received four bronze Tellies, for documentary production, writing, editing and use of music. The documentary tells the story of the men who served in North Carolina’s first integrated firehouse on Dunleith Avenue in 1951. The eight black and seven white firemen overcame the opposition of their fire chief and the segregation of the Jim Crow South to live and work as one company. The documentary features rare photographs, historical footage, an original score and an original song.
The “Feed the Bin” PSAs received a bronze Telly for a non-for-profit campaign. Eight 15-second spots were produced, each highlighting a different type of recyclable material.
See the "Feed the Bin" videos
City lifts voluntary water conservation, urges responsible water use
The City/County Utility Commission is lifting the voluntary water conservation measures it implemented last year but is urging residents to continue to use water responsibly.
Utilities Director David Saunders said that the move was prompted by the water supply. “The Yadkin River is flowing at more than 20 times our daily water demand, and the Kerr Scott Reservoir is at full capacity,” Saunders said. “Based on this, the Utilities Division determined that it was no longer necessary to maintain the voluntary water conservation measures that have been in place since the fall.”
Residents should continue to use water responsibly by repairing leaky faucets and leaking toilets, using low-flow showerheads, and following other common-sense measures that not only save water, but reduce their water bill.
Paige credentialed by ICMA
Deputy City Manager Derwick Paige has received the Credentialed Manager designation from International City/County Management Association. Paige is one of more than 1,000 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.
To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government, have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field, and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development.
Paige is qualified by 24 years of service in local government, including service as a police officer, a planner and development director. He is a 1998 graduate of the School of Government’s Municipal Administration program and a 2006 graduate of the school’s Public Executive Leadership Academy. He is also a 1989 graduate of the MPA program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Paige also serves on the United Way Board of Directors; Northwest Piedmont Community Development Corporation Executive Board; and the Executive Committee of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community Safety Partnership. He previously served on the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) Local Advisory Committee; Northwest Piedmont Workforce Development Board; Micro-Enterprise Loan Program Board; Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Board of Directors; Chamber of Commerce - East Area Council Board; and Chamber of Commerce-Technology Council.
ICMA is the premier local government leadership and management organization. Its mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and advocating professional management of local government worldwide. ICMA provides member support through publications, data, and information; peer and results-oriented assistance; and training and professional development to more than 9,000 city, town, and county experts and other individuals throughout the world.
Wheelock, Bjorling complete IOG Municipal Administration Course
Assistant City Manager Martha Wheelock and city Real Estate Administrator Kirk Bjorling have successfully completed the 2007-2008 Municipal Administration Course of the School of Government of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A graduation ceremony was held today at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill.
The program in municipal administration is designed for managers, department heads, and officials whose responsibilities require a broad understanding of functions beyond their individual areas of specialization. The course is about 150 hours in length, and more than 60 instructors participate in leading the program. Course instruction covers North Carolina local government law, organization and management, finance and budgeting, employment law and administration, planning and regulation of development and the delivery of specific city or county services.
Wheelock and Bjorling are among the 63 municipal officials who graduated the course this year. More than 2,550 municipal officials have completed the course since it began in 1954.
|