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Below are the formal items recorded on the meeting agenda and the board’s votes or motions as recorded in the meeting transcript.

• Ordinance — Teague Lane speed limits: The board approved an ordinance amending Traffic Schedule 2 of Chapter 9 by lowering the posted speed limit on a portion of Teague Lane to 35 mph and designating a 25 mph school speed zone near Caddo’s Creek Elementary during school times; motion by Alderman Apple, second by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson; board recorded the vote as unanimous.

• Contract award — Financial auditing services: The board approved a three‑year contract recommendation to Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams & Co., PA to provide audit services; motion by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, second by Alderman Gorham; vote unanimous. Staff noted the statutory requirement to approve the audit each year; this action authorizes the three‑year engagement recommendation.

• Resolution — Capital Improvement Plan: The board adopted the Town of Kernersville Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2025–2030 (5‑year plan) by resolution; motion by Alderman Gorham, second by Alderman Penix; vote unanimous. Staff emphasized that the CIP is a planning document and individual projects remain subject to funding availability.

• Property disposition — Sale of 7‑acre town parcel: The board declared a 7‑acre parcel on Teague Lane surplus and approved moving forward with the sale at the appraised value, subject to upset bid procedures and final board confirmation; motion by Alderman Apple, second by Alderman Gorham; unanimous vote.

• Surplus declarations and transfers — Fire department radios and miscellaneous property: The board declared specified items surplus and authorized transfers/sales of portable radios to Piney Grove Volunteer Fire Rescue and to Beeson’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Rescue, and authorized public auction for other surplus items; motions and seconds recorded for each resolution; all votes unanimous.

• Budget amendment (Amendment No. 7): The board approved Budget Amendment No. 7 for the fiscal year, including carryforward funds for a historic fire truck restoration and other line adjustments; motion to adopt by Alderman Barrow, second by Alderman Gore; vote unanimous.

• Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda (minutes, a retiree badge/weapon presentation authorization, and some technical corrections) by motion of Alderman Penix, second by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson; vote unanimous.

• Grant application authorization (Land and Water Fund): The board authorized staff to pursue the Land and Water Fund waiver and application for the Ivy‑Redmond stream restoration; motion and second recorded; vote unanimous. (See separate article on the grant discussion.)

Why it matters: The actions include both recurring operational decisions (auditor selection, consent items) and capital or policy matters (CIP, property disposition, pavement and stormwater funding to be discussed in future budgets). Several items will affect future budgets and require staff follow‑up or later board approval for contracts and expenditures.

The board recorded unanimous votes on the actions above in the meeting transcript; in several cases staff emphasized that some actions (for example, accepting a grant award or closing on a property sale) will return to the board for final approval before the town commits funds or executes final contracts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Kernersville Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting, April 1st, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Aldermen approved a series of routine and capital items including selection of an auditor, a speed‑limit ordinance, capital improvement plan adoption, property surplus declarations and budget amendments. Several votes were unanimous. This roundup lists each formal action recorded in the meeting.","taxTitle","Town of Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina","taxId",51115,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617344,"Kernersville board authorizes staff to pursue Land and Water Fund waiver and submit grant application for Ivy‑Redmond stream restoration",281,6440000,6721000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285&start=6440&end=6721","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285/thumbnail_6440000.jpg","/articles/6617344/North-Carolina/Kernersville-board-authorizes-staff-to-pursue-Land-and-Water-Fund-waiver-and-submit-grant-application-for-IvyRedmond-stream-restoration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617344-6834f43c3944797abcfb919490d23f64/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155185&Signature=bimIHfWM4m8UzhfqQSYDMlFNzY~PiNBYFTuulgoU9Y2koK6HQ37T5iqItTm5~C7G9QlvoEV54rFhi1KN-j6~wDAfDTudRwL4PYY0tB0nVdHPVEY0I22LCu87NR2R65GtT9nhiTnJwxeFM4o7Bc7lFwpVzuO2R1Z3BCiua-q-2pNhn4Ub9fY-aWf1zN3hpE-2Ugw9fwjRdd~w2OwHhiPHIQ2YnEPcczz~qVD6tfWP8wxJlXmfb9-9zkBrdhjTQqeb~XBuiSbhguGQq-xVl3RXEtZsJRL5jOm-C80OZQCNzJp~yrkg3V3wTXMq6VfXoqEqn7a9-kTcBVsHqpHQbkzuXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Aldermen voted to authorize town staff to pursue a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant and to seek a waiver of a local match connected to a previously awarded project for the Ivy‑Redmond stream restoration behind the Ivy‑Redmond Sports Complex.

Town staff said the project had originally been awarded approximately $2.42 million through a congressional office several years earlier. Project estimates have since grown to about $3.0 million, creating an approximately $600,000 shortfall. Under the current funding pathway town staff said the N.C. Land and Water Fund requires the town to pay project costs upfront and seek reimbursement; the town’s stormwater enterprise fund would have to provide the cash flow.

“I'm gonna tell you that it is my recommendation if you all approve this grant to give staff some flexibility in whether or not to apply for it or to move forward with it,” Town Manager Mister Swisher told the board. “This is a federal grant, not a state grant. We have to put the $2,420,000.00, now $3,000,000. We have to pay it upfront, and we get reimbursed. So if we go in and start that project and we pay $3,000,000 for the stream restoration project and then either, a, the money gets cut … or b, the whole department gets cut, we're on the hook for the $3,000,000.”

Staff said the request before the board was to authorize pursuing a waiver of the match requirement and to continue application steps; the board did not accept any grant contract or commit funding that night. The board’s action allows staff to apply for the waiver and to continue negotiating with the state agency. If staff does not secure the waiver or alternate grant funding, the town would return to the board before signing any cost‑reimbursement contract.

Board members asked for caution. The town manager, public works and stormwater staff recommended proceeding to seek the waiver while making clear to the board that final contracting would return to the board for approval. The board voted unanimously to allow staff to proceed with the application process and waiver request.

Why it matters: The project addresses stream restoration and water‑quality improvements for a corridor that runs from the sports complex; it was previously awarded funding but now faces a higher local match requirement because of cost increases. Staff warned the board that federal reimbursement grants require cash flow and that proceeding without a confirmed waiver or additional funding could expose the town to substantial upfront costs.","The Board of Aldermen authorized staff to apply for a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant and seek a waiver of a newly required local match for a stream restoration project behind Ivy‑Redmond Sports Complex. Staff warned the board the federal reimbursement model could expose the town to upfront costs if the grant is altered or cut later.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617348,"Consultant: Kernersville should raise annual pavement investment to about $2.5 million to maintain network condition",593,2643000,3236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285&start=2643&end=3236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285/thumbnail_2643000.jpg","/articles/6617348/North-Carolina/Consultant-Kernersville-should-raise-annual-pavement-investment-to-about-25-million-to-maintain-network-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617348-f8bf93929344ae067bb265340c392de0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155185&Signature=h3w0ZF9CmGqWl-a6r0DWEptDaZ38VBluuBfVbLodN0npF7EOkhYkH8V1N3Kuz5WeNLEiuC9wF94aVI2ZVsFdpAE2OUvf2Ss6cnV9BCOfZj6qGq6KNj3HcUbv18BHaJEZx9jv9BunP0HYZy27YN5DXLc~ZRazo-BxQ1SBeAhI6PJJ1jFpU0UsyBzFo-WTeENq1vrkLTIB78Xf9kC~6ImYlgzfeK~7gb3~HOmPbzZsx-AunojDxn2hKF7P9bA-hXJuhqGzwIze9BxjdTOyWyM9sV4IAtXUnjll8eqlN1rtQ0yAmOIrpVpxK1HBdaQivNrwik6~jlL~onmg3LuHVVTx7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A consultant presented the Town of Kernersville’s pavement condition survey and a 10‑year financial model that shows the effect of different annual funding levels on the town road network.

Eddie Staley of Withers Rabanne Engineering told the Board of Aldermen that the town’s current pavement condition index (PCI) is about an 80, a level he described as “optimal” for citizen experience. Staley said the town currently budgets roughly $1.5 million a year for pavement work but that the model indicates an annualized funding level of about $2.5 million would be required to maintain the network condition over the next decade.

\"When we talk about asset management, really the goal of asset management is to really get the longest life, the highest level of service for the least amount of investment,\" Staley said. He showed model scenarios for $1.5 million and $2.5 million per year: at $1.5 million, the town’s network score would fall by about eight points over the modeled period and add lane miles in fair/poor condition; at $2.5 million, the model projected the town could eliminate streets in the poor category and improve the system score to about 82.

The financial model estimates the town’s municipally‑owned pavement asset value at roughly $72–73 million. Staley highlighted the “cost of deferring” maintenance: small, timely treatments such as rejuvenators or slurry seals cost a fraction of an eventual mill‑and‑overlay or full reconstruction. He said a typical rejuvenator can cost as little as $1.20 per square yard whereas a mill‑and‑overlay can approach $30 per square yard; deferring preventive work, he said, increases long‑term expenses and accelerates the move into reconstruction.

Board members asked about growth and adoption of new streets through development. Staley replied that newly adopted streets increase the town’s maintenance liability and should be included in long‑range planning. Public works staff noted that some stormwater and utility projects are outside town control and that coordination can reduce repeated pavement cutting.

The presentation includes an interactive executive dashboard staff will use to prioritize segments and to show the operational impact of funding decisions. Staley said the model runs many project combinations and is meant to provide transparency and an operational plan for staff to present targeted paving recommendations.

Why it matters: The model gives the town a data‑driven way to compare funding scenarios and to plan preventive maintenance. Staley and staff framed the recommendation as a budgetary choice: pay more now to keep roads in good condition, or defer and accept higher long‑term costs and more lane miles in poor condition.

The board did not take an immediate funding vote but recognized the presentation and thanked staff and the consultant for the analysis.","The town heard a presentation of its pavement condition survey and long‑range financial model. Withers Rabanne Engineering reported the town’s network scores about an 80 today and recommended roughly $2.5 million per year to sustain that level of service; lower funding would allow deterioration and higher long‑term costs.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":46,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617354,"Kernersville aldermen adopt resolution opposing state bills that would limit local land‑use authority",1657,4775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285&start=4775&end=6432","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842364-25ba8214c04e9352d70c198dd83af285/thumbnail_4775000.jpg","/articles/6617354/North-Carolina/Kernersville-aldermen-adopt-resolution-opposing-state-bills-that-would-limit-local-landuse-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617354-f90a9ffa1981882d35219b3901b3c0c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155185&Signature=emA-0N-ClFXMl6oQQ0ZtfhfQm2hlerejXdPqlPIikJMI1PI-k9tmDEE6aFB1QRnAMdSuOCFabKApNTLyEo9kowXxrsAqIhUAbX3Nl6ny1gxbefJsv5DVV4Y3CjDcIx6raXlh-kBA1kMLDLuN-FdQOFUZB9UfEIlxfGKgw0pZ4mS9t08ImsUqNgsM588Fp1Vde1XJ6h18gCzXzr1OyugSDBYES~vKIS529FEg8dXp5RWmLPSF7H4eYGPspW-OcaqbOq7FA3IrUR9qYX5tVvV0koVXZvnHx9JmaxspwlBXsFzQL9etXNq3MRQZ~bmXWNSb5ud-MhrbxjqJE87~eqs8Ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kernersville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing four recently filed North Carolina bills that board members and staff said would sharply restrict municipal land‑use authority and change the way zoning cases are decided.

Town staff described the measures as a package that would expand by‑right residential development, require “middle housing” in residential zones, and impose procedural changes that would turn most zoning decisions into quasi‑judicial hearings. Town Attorney Keith Powell cautioned that the bills would reduce ordinary citizens’ ability to speak during zoning hearings and shift the burden to paid expert testimony.

“At least one of the bills would require the siting of middle housing structures in all residential zones,” Town Manager Mister Swisher said during the board’s remarks. “Senate bill 499 is an act to allow by‑right residential development and use in all areas zoned commercial.” Swisher told the board staff had drafted a resolution and two letters for the mayor to send to the town’s state delegation.

Powell explained the procedural consequences the bills would create. “Quasi‑judicial, for those you do not who do not know, is like a jury. You cannot talk to either side before or during until after you’ve made a decision,” he said. Powell and several aldermen warned that requiring quasi‑judicial proceedings for routine rezoning would favor applicants able to pay for expert witnesses and make it harder for neighborhood residents to participate.

Board members highlighted other statutory language that alarmed them: provisions the town attorney said would (1) prevent local governments from conditioning approvals beyond what state law expressly authorizes, (2) prohibit some uses of comprehensive plans in evaluating rezonings, (3) bar local parking minimums in many cases, and (4) authorize courts to award attorneys’ fees and even pierce public‑official immunity in some successful legal challenges. “If the court finds that an elected official’s act was fraudulent, unlawful, arbitrary and capricious, beyond the scope of statutory authority, or malicious or corrupt, the defenses of public official immunity, legislative immunity, and judicial immunity are waived,” Swisher read from the draft.

Alderman Apple described the package as a fundamental shift in local governance: “This is taking away all the power to govern to protect the citizens that elect us,” he said. Several board members urged residents to contact state lawmakers and called for broad distribution of the town’s adopted resolution.

The board approved the staff‑prepared resolution and asked staff to distribute the resolution and the mayor’s accompanying letters to the town’s legislative delegation and to the broader set of General Assembly members. Staff said it would also post an informational summary on the town’s channels and notify local media to help citizens contact their representatives.

Why it matters: Board members said the bills, if enacted, would limit a municipal body’s discretion over development approvals, reduce public participation in zoning decisions, and could increase legal risk for individual elected officials. The board framed the action as a procedural defense of local planning tools rather than a position on any particular development.

Members of the public and staff on the dais requested copies of the resolution and related materials; the mayor and town attorney said they would be circulated and posted once finalized.","At a regularly scheduled meeting, the Kernersville Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted a resolution opposing four state bills that board members said would remove local control over zoning, require middle‑housing allowances across residential zones, and expose individual elected officials to personal liability.","actionData","errors"]

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