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Barnes Hicks said the rooster “crows all day” at intervals she estimated at least every 30 minutes and that the noise has prevented her from opening windows or using her backyard. She also said she has experienced a fly infestation and a strong odor since the coop was built, and that she brought video to demonstrate the disturbance.

A staff member told Barnes Hicks the council had spoken with her before the meeting and that “there is some movement in a direction but nothing definitive at this point,” and thanked her for returning to raise the issue. No ordinance change or enforcement action was recorded during the meeting; staff asked residents to await updates as the village considers possible revisions to its noise and animal ordinances.

Barnes Hicks said she wanted the council to know the problem persists and to be notified if updates to the village’s ordinances will be proposed. The council did not take formal action on the complaint during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Village of Clemmons Council meeting September 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Clemmons resident told the council she continues to experience all‑day rooster crowing and a fly infestation since a neighbor built a chicken coop; staff told the meeting there is movement on ordinance updates but no definitive outcome yet.","taxTitle","Village of Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina","taxId",52708,"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},6462150,"Clemons approves Encode Plus codification platform with modified three-year term",964,2476000,3440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7&start=2476&end=3440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7/thumbnail_2476000.jpg","/articles/6462150/North-Carolina/Clemons-approves-Encode-Plus-codification-platform-with-modified-three-year-term","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462150-e61cabd5c42af103cc399384093386f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776138763&Signature=eYeqKF3URVwcT0vi9BPQFjSqQtJWTq5IDTwXP00lyimnziPZxySWVpxVRkqDiFqrKuFp~AAJ~--CzUtzMzbr7AKF4P1R-ogoY~nA712siVWKfdfdayzU~YfWhBO~7LeASxYV9vCiOSNxYpBQ~s9uMQtnoCFKQAGsfD1H6yuKv5VahwxTDKOmoN89cxS-0KmpujehVFzf~G~bXR3V0spuDX1dxB~-E4nj8B~LD3yxyWdzcEV7qWLh8Q5fVE631TKn1fypMXXVz001LbQQXJ9XxCbLtINVpWC8-cCe1CCcjOPOq6ioqb~8cSXVzfwVblxXI7sFdjcsunB5Y2l9aGt~IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village of Clemmons on Monday voted to authorize a contract with Encode Plus to host the village’s updated Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), municipal code and other plans in a single interactive, ADA-accessible platform.

Staff said the platform will combine the existing UDO, the new UDO draft, the municipal code, the comprehensive plan, the sub-area plan and — once adopted — the transportation plan so that linked references appear when a user looks up a provision. Staff highlighted features including development calculators, a zoning navigator and a land‑use lookup tied to GIS addresses.

Council members raised concerns about the contract’s automatic-renewal language in section 6(b). One council member proposed that, because the agreement is a sole-source arrangement, renewal should require an affirmative council action rather than automatic yearly renewal. Al (last name not provided), representing the village’s counsel, noted state statutes require the clerk to maintain a code of ordinances but said a short lapse in publication would not necessarily create legal jeopardy; he recommended an initial three-year term consistent with the village’s standing vendor-review cycle.

Council members approved those changes in the meeting’s motion: the final action sets a three-year initial term from the effective date and makes renewal a matter between the village and the vendor by request at the end of the term, with a 30‑day notice requirement. A motion to approve the Encode Plus agreement as revised passed unanimously.

Staff said the one-time build cost is slightly higher than current budget estimates because it will include the existing UDO in the build; an annual fee will follow. Staff told the council money was budgeted for the platform and that moving both UDOs and the municipal code to a single vendor should reduce future costs compared with separate codification services.

The council’s motion accepted the contract with the agreed modification; the council did not disclose an exact dollar figure for the initial build or for recurring annual costs during the public discussion.","The council approved an Encode Plus agreement to host the village’s unified development ordinance, municipal code and plans in one interactive site after amending the contract to a three-year initial term and requiring renewal by request with 30 days' notice; the vote was unanimous.",{"_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},6462155,"Clemmons transportation draft targets corridors, schedules public open house and November adoption",1017,1442000,2459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7&start=1442&end=2459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7/thumbnail_1442000.jpg","/articles/6462155/North-Carolina/Clemmons-transportation-draft-targets-corridors-schedules-public-open-house-and-November-adoption","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462155-fa7da94f9c438ce64c54bf70c223b9d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776138763&Signature=JbH2WZjfQb2hTbNvXXcYIeccwJ96mAWpOLi27VPWcCylwddoFTQGrcu7PFsxL~CwRUyRT~6alKEdH8I4f~NvwMrJyal14xVC5OIK-FK-WvBT30qVRqFpfVk3WFfIuKW-qGyuTnjBuZCn2qZGNZ5kXNYgrEYKENBg21czh7Cda4jOMfUWUvqtYFo4jc5NAmcdTHx28NJVt3xMwb9j-Hs~UXnvJw-qPZgS0HDUbExzzbOvwHeZrChMJxj2JZPiiwImavI70nhNotfjh-Ph50n5NtprWovyKYTXst5bNw25eS~NaovjKY769IBlCuMHx17fOv0622-0cBj5NDuXlqOTxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Village staff and consultants on Monday updated the Village of Clemmons Board of Commissioners on a draft master transportation plan that lays out a long-range vision for roads, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit and freight connections.

Nat Haywood of Kimley‑Horn summarized the plan’s purpose and schedule, saying the draft is available for review and that staff will host a public open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20 at the library. The council was told the goal is to return to the board on Monday, Nov. 24 for plan adoption after a planning board hearing on Oct. 21.

Haywood described the plan as a “vision” document rather than a construction manual: it documents existing conditions, summarizes public engagement and recommends prioritized projects and policies. The draft breaks recommendations into multimodal networks and identifies three “catalytic corridors” for further development — Springfield Farm, Harper Road and Route 158 — with illustrative cross-sections, cost notes and constraints for each corridor.

The plan’s prioritization ranks projects into tiers using weighted criteria drawn from data and public input; staff said the highest-priority projects appear in the top tier shown in the draft. Consultants also proposed eight high-level policies covering neighborhood connectivity, roadway safety (including alignment with the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All work), congestion management, safe school access, regional connectivity, development-code updates and sustainability-oriented transportation improvements.

Councilman (name not specified) reported that the Winston‑Salem Area Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met Sept. 25 and unanimously approved two regional items: an update to the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the 2026–2035 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The council member reported those regional plans include roughly 20 projects earmarked for Clemmons — primarily upgrades and modernization of existing roads and intersections — and that most funding cited at the TAC meeting comes from state and federal sources. The TAC report cited about $4.6 billion in state and federal funding compared with about $13.6 million in county and municipal funding for the region’s plan, figures reported to council from the TAC briefing.

Council members and staff said the village will solicit public feedback during the October open house and that consultants will use comments to refine the draft before a November adoption vote. No formal council action on the transportation plan occurred at the Sept. 22 meeting.","Consultants and staff told the Village Council a draft master transportation plan is available for public review, with an open house scheduled Oct. 20 and council adoption targeted for Nov. 24; the plan identifies priority corridors and a tiered project list.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6462160,"Clemens council hears drone AED delivery plan to speed cardiac-arrest response",854,562000,1416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7&start=562&end=1416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811895-978fddad51663b47c033dc93811630c7/thumbnail_562000.jpg","/articles/6462160/North-Carolina/Clemens-council-hears-drone-AED-delivery-plan-to-speed-cardiac-arrest-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462160-30acf8be30af71c9d7f4e1dc68bf5a5d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776138763&Signature=oNBNljO3QIidhQl~c8X2JS-PY4SucJUnaLWgIQOIgO~InQWN4xwIeODEvWuLLcEA0s5enRCkxrh9HzfrekSDzFqgoWPKVfW7b4Fx5Ncbx9JHVymmdHFz7tJhHcN89gNRQUDqXhxjKCWUHRZ~RkvgxznCIEYpp08rQ8Gt7IkeSeRYbzLQ-6~QZrEwDO9BZIKj2G2Ok-b4Mpugw7HmR0vfvltir5n0cJy6w3OQDUgy9tWjUyOisUrpIQHFCg6rh~wRqCwVpOJXYgV4BOHCZ0X1VZk2T5GWhNcANwlOO68mC2TgxY1nxcuwwDuw2q~Da7pUP2yypKfMTbQrLo7mWnutBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village of Clemmons on Monday heard a presentation on a drone-based AED delivery program intended to get automated external defibrillators to suspected cardiac-arrest scenes faster than traditional first responders.

Lisa (last name not provided), a nurse and researcher who presented the proposal and described the program’s local pilot, said the pilot launched in Clemmons on Sept. 8 in a limited area and will expand to two other North Carolina sites and three locations in James City County, Virginia. She and partners emphasized that faster AED access and immediate bystander CPR can improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

The presentation noted that roughly 350,000 cardiac arrests occur annually nationwide and that survival overall is under 10 percent; in suburban communities such as Winston-Salem and Clemmons, presenters cited survival rates of about 6 to 8 percent. The speaker said every minute without defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by about 10 percent and that AEDs carried by drones could bridge gaps where fire and EMS arrival is slower.

The drone described in the presentation carries an AED (the device weighs under 10 pounds in the demonstrator photos) and can lower the device for a bystander to retrieve while the telecommunicator instructs rescuers to continue CPR. The program relies on coordination among the sheriff’s office drone program, 9-1-1 telecommunicators, fire departments and local EMS. Chief Gary Stiers of the Clemens Fire Department was acknowledged as a local partner during the presentation.

Presenters said pilots and dispatchers are trained to recognize cardiac arrest and launch the drone when appropriate; the speaker also said the program must satisfy FAA regulations and other approvals before broader deployment. The pilot’s first phase covers a small area of Clemmons because of the drone’s current flight limitations; program staff said they will analyze response-time data over roughly 18 months to optimize station placement and measure whether the drone can arrive before fire or law enforcement in rural areas.

Council members and staff applauded the research collaboration; one council member encouraged community training and said organizers plan hands-on demonstrations at the Clemmons Community Day and other outreach events. The presenter said training will be available for residents and that 9-1-1 telecommunicators will guide bystanders to use the AED once it arrives.

The presentation closed with the presenter saying, “We can’t wait for our first survivor,” and council members thanked presenters for the briefing. No formal council action was taken on the drone program during the meeting.

The council packet will include follow-up details and timelines if additional approvals or code changes are required for broader deployment.","A researcher and local partners described a pilot that will use drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to suspected cardiac-arrest sites in parts of the Village of Clemmons; program launched Sept. 8 in a limited area with planned expansion and community training.","actionData","errors"]

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