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Kernersville board discusses $5,000 classrooms fund; staff to research legal route, consider chamber grant option
Summary
Town Manager told the board a direct contribution to the Winston‑Salem Foundation may not meet legal public‑purpose tests; staff proposed alternatives, including routing $5,000 through the school system or the Kernersville Chamber’s teacher‑grant program. The board asked staff to return with options at the Jan. 6 meeting.
The Kernersville Board of Aldermen discussed Dec. 9 whether to contribute $5,000 to a classroom-supplies fund run by the Winston‑Salem Foundation’s education program. Town Manager Curtis Swisher said the town’s finance director and attorney raised concerns that a direct donation to that foundation might not meet the legal test for a public purpose, and he recommended alternatives so the town could retain appropriate…
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