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Resident urges Clemmons council to press state and federal lawmakers on school funding
Summary
At public comment on March 10, 2025, resident Matt Sinn urged the Village of Clemmons Council to hold lawmakers accountable for proposals to cut federal school funding and to ensure funds reach local students and teachers.
Matt Sinn, a resident of 631 Firetruck Road, used the council’s public-comment period on March 10, 2025, to urge local officials to press state and federal representatives to protect and ensure delivery of funds for public schools.
Sinn said he was alarmed by national and state proposals he described as freezing or cutting funds for child nutrition programs and teachers. "Public schools are a load-bearing wall. You weaken them and the whole house of our society crumbles," he told the council. Sinn said he favors fiscal restraint generally but urged that state and federal cuts be backfilled so local schools do not lose services.
Sinn asked the council to "hold our representatives in Raleigh and Washington responsible" and, if elected officials do not act to safeguard funding, to support candidates who will, he said. He closed his remarks with a cultural expression: "That dog don't hunt." Sinn identified himself as having attended North Carolina public schools K–12 and said he wants local funding preserved for student supports such as free or reduced-price meals and teacher pay.
No formal council action was taken in response to the comment; the period provided an opportunity for the council to hear residents' concerns about broader state and federal policy decisions and their local effects.
