Tuesday's Internet Edition, September 07, 2010.
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The council also approved a budget amendment of $9,500 for the building costs, which included steel price increases. This brings the total for the building construction costs to $302,500. Three years ago the council budgeted $290,000 for the project.
Public Works director, Larry Kirby, told council as soon as the permits for the building expansion are issued, construction should begin after September 1.
Council also voted to purchase a message board for the Public Works department at a cost of $14,985; storm water survey equipment for $10,717 and approved an expenditure of $10,800 for a pavement condition rating survey. All of these items had been budgeted.
Clemmons UDO Adopted
A separate book of Unified Development Ordinances for Clemmons was adopted in a vote of 5-0. The village manager and Ronnie Grubbs of the Winston-Salem Inspections Division have spent some 138 hours compiling this book.
Grubbs told the council that all the towns in Forsyth County will now have their own book of ordinances and codes. “We did not change a lot, but took out the other towns’ ordinances that did not pertain to Clemmons,” said Grubbs. The book has all of Clemmons’ amendments.
No Solicitation on Streets
An ordinance, regulating solicitation on any city streets in Clemmons, was passed in a 5-0 vote by council.
Previously an ordinance banned solicitation by pedestrians soliciting rides, employment, business or funds upon state highways was in effect.
The new ordinance now includes Clemmons’ streets. This reads “Village of Clemmons hereby prohibits a person from standing on any street, highway, right-of-way, excluding sidewalks, while soliciting, or attempting to solicit, any employment, business or contributions from the driver or occupants of any vehicle.”
Village manager Gary Looper said he had talked with the principal of West Forsyth High School about this ordinance and he was in agreement. Students at West Forsyth have formerly stood near the Lewisville-Clemmons Road to solicit for fund-raising. The students will be instructed to be on the sidewalks at the school and not in the street.
Grant to Cycle NC
Cycle North Carolina applied to Clemmons Council for a $3000 grant on their cross-state recreational bicycle tour September 30 to October 7 from Banner Elk to Emerald Isle.
Looper informed the council the grant would come from Occupancy Funds to promote tourism, and would be used for the 300 to 400 bikers staying in Clemmons on one night. They requested the grant for entertainment. Looper suggested granting $2,500 and another $1,500 to be used for goodie bags for about 1,000 riders.
Councilman Larry McClellan said he did not favor giving this grant because “If the bikers ride from Wilkesboro to Clemmons in one day, they are going to be tired and want to go to bed, not be entertained,” said McClellan. He said the thought the council gave away too much money.
Council members voted 4-0 to give the funds as suggested by Looper, and considered this to be good publicity for the village. Looper had said these bikers were professional people making $80,000 and up salaries. Councilwoman Mary Cameron said this is the type of people Clemmons wants to attract.
Traffic Signal Boxes
During the public comments portion of the meeting, Fire Chief Jerry Brooks spoke to the council on the purchase of a traffic signal pre-emption system to address growth and expansion in the village and regarding traffic, especially from the new business complex being built on Kinnamon Road near the Peace Haven fire station.
Brooks and the fire chief of Lewisville and the Forsyth County fire administration met recently with the 3M Company representation on purchasing such a system, which would allow the fire men in the two stations to control traffic lights at key traffic intersections during emergency calls.
Costs for the system are expected to be around $66,000, and would be shared by Clemmons, Lewisville, Forsyth County Fire Departments and Clemmons Council.
At present the fire departments are collecting necessary data on traffic patterns and rush hour counts, etc. prior to the purchase. Brooks distributed packets of costs to the council. Council is expected to vote on this purchase within the next couple of months.
Sound Wall Requested
Dewey Sherrill of 4316 Riverside Drive across from Tanglewood Park, asked council to have a soundproof wall installed on the south side of Interstate 40 near Harper Road and to plant Leland Cypress trees as a sound barrier next to New Meadowbrook.
This wall would be to lessen the noise from the interstate to residents living near the Harper Road interchange.
Sherrill also asked council to consider building two-way ramps on Kinnamon Road. He said he had suggested this possibility several years ago and a former mayor was opposed. “We need these ramps to lessen traffic on Lewisville-Clemmons Road, and the state owes us something,” said Sherrill.
Next Meeting
The Clemmons Village Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m.
All meetings are held at Village Hall and are open to the public.
The council’s next meeting is scheduled for August 28.