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Kernersville backs Piedmont Greenway study, adopts TPO MOU; commits $15,000 local match if grant awarded

Town of Kernersville Board of Aldermen · February 4, 2026

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Summary

The board endorsed participation in a Piedmont Greenway feasibility study and unanimously adopted a memorandum of understanding with the Winston‑Salem Area TPO. The council agreed to commit $15,000 as the town's share of a $30,000 local match, contingent on the TPO grant award.

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — The Kernersville Board of Aldermen on Feb. 3 endorsed next steps for the Piedmont Greenway and adopted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) recertifying the town's participation in the Winston‑Salem Area Transportation Planning Organization.

Palmer McIntyre, conservation planner with Piedmont Land Conservancy, described the Piedmont Greenway as a roughly 19‑mile regional trail intended to connect Winston‑Salem and Greensboro and link existing local greenways. McIntyre summarized benefits for recreation, public health, property values, and safety and reviewed ongoing feasibility and design efforts in Forsyth and Guilford counties.

McIntyre said the coalition recently secured $1,000,000 in state funding for the project: $500,000 for design and engineering on the Forsyth County segment into downtown Kernersville and $500,000 toward a one‑mile segment in Summerfield.

Council then considered item C, a request for local matching funds for a special feasibility study connecting East Forsyth High School to the Kerner Mill Greenway. Staff said the study cost is $150,000 and that the TPO requires a 20% local match ($30,000). Forsyth County committed $15,000 and staff asked the town to commit the remaining $15,000. Alderman Thompson moved to approve the town's $15,000 contribution contingent on the grant award; the motion passed unanimously.

Later in the meeting, Hunter Staszak, administrator for the Winston‑Salem Area TPO, described the TPO's role in programming federal and regional transportation funds, regional project prioritization, and locally administered project support. The board moved to authorize execution of an MOU recertifying Kernersville's membership in the TPO; the resolution passed unanimously.

Staff said the town and partner agencies will continue feasibility, design and NCDOT coordination as funding and studies progress.