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County to decline right of first refusal on two school-owned parcels so Board of Education can sell for Ashley Elementary funding

5730568 · September 5, 2025
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Forsyth County staff briefed commissioners Sept. 8 that the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Board of Education offered the county the right of first refusal on two surplus parcels valued at about $1.07 million combined.

Forsyth County staff told commissioners at the Sept. 8 briefing that the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Board of Education had declared two tracts (0 Nicholson Road and 0 Terry Road) surplus and offered the county a statutory right of first refusal. The parcels were originally acquired as a site for Atkins High School but have since been deemed surplus by the school district.

Deputy CFO Lee Plunkett told commissioners the combined tax-office valuation for the two tracts is $1,066,600 and that the Board of Education had a…

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