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Sheriff’s lieutenant urges caution as schools reopen; village and NCDOT projects pending
Summary
Lieutenant Chapman briefed the Village of Clemmons on school reopening traffic plans, said deputies will assist during drop-off and pick-up, warned of "zero tolerance" for illegal stopping on Lewisville–Plymouth Road, and described pending infrastructure work conditioned on NCDOT right-of-way approvals and DOT funding.
Lieutenant Chapman updated the Village of Clemmons at its Aug. 11 meeting on school reopening plans and related traffic and infrastructure matters.
“We started school. School will start back on Wednesday,” Chapman said, describing stepped-up enforcement and staffing for the first weeks of classes. He said deputies will be present at problem locations during the early days of school and asked drivers to obey traffic laws, watch for children and avoid blocking intersections. Chapman said there will be “zero tolerance from the sheriff’s office as far as people stopping on Lewisville–Plymouth Road,” and that the sheriff’s office will do speed enforcement and install signage; village staff will assist with deploying a billboard sign.
Chapman credited a teacher at Southwest Elementary, identified in the transcript as Miss Jackson, with helping direct traffic on campus during recent practice runs. He said the village has approved a crosswalk and signage that had not yet been installed at the time of the meeting.
On longer-term infrastructure, Chapman said the West Forsyth project was funded by DOT and that the school system and village are awaiting funds and right-of-way approvals before beginning design and construction. He said the village is waiting for right-of-way approval from NCDOT to acquire easements required for sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure; once the right-of-way is secured, the village can progress to construction.
Chapman did not provide specific implementation dates beyond an expectation that some work could begin during a future summer; the transcript records him saying officials expect to move forward after funding and approvals are in place. The meeting record did not include specific dollar amounts for any of the infrastructure projects.
