Kernersville aldermen approve $2.4 million stream grant and series of infrastructure, procurement and budget measures

The Kernersville Board of Aldermen on Oct. 29 approved a bundle of infrastructure, procurement and budget actions, including establishing a capital project ordinance for a $2,400,000 stream-restoration grant at Ivy Redmond Park and awarding a contract to relocate a waterline needed for the Shields Road widening project.

The measures, most of them approved unanimously, also included an update to the town fire-prevention code to require Knox boxes for access to gated communities; the board’s approval of the low bid for the Shields Road waterline relocation; a motion to relinquish funding for three N.C. Department of Transportation sidewalk projects so money can be reallocated to higher-priority work; a sole-source authorization to buy rescue tools from the state’s authorized dealer; a resolution to apply for $20,890 from the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (the town plans to appropriate $62,000 in its budget if awarded); and Budget Amendment No. 4 to fund the waterline relocation and other items.

Why it matters: The Ivy Redmond Park grant and the Shields Road waterline work both involve multi-year construction and budget commitments; the board’s actions establish the town’s accounting approach for the grant and allocate local funding needed to complete the waterline work tied to…