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Forsyth County approves revised community grants list, funds capped and tied to 0.28¢ tax increase
Summary
After debate, the county approved a reduced list of community grants totaling $1,591,008.12 and authorized up to $1,849,200 as a cap; the board tied the appropriation to a 0.28¢ tax‑rate increase to cover the amounts, and later rejected a separate $225,000 Colladium add‑on in a tie vote.
Forsyth County commissioners voted to restore a portion of community grants that had been omitted from the county manager’s recommended budget, approving a revised grants list and authorizing a funding cap while reserving the board’s final allocation decisions for the budget adoption process.
Why it matters: the grants fund a range of social, senior, veterans, health and cultural services across Forsyth County; the board tied the restored funding to a 0.28¢ tax‑rate increase and set a cap on total community grants while emphasizing the funding is not guaranteed in future years.
The sequence of board actions began when Chairman Martin proposed restoring the full community‑grants amount that staff and the grants review committee had recommended. The board amended and authorized a cap of up to $1,849,200 for community grants (motion amended to explicitly authorize “up to $1,849,200”)…
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