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$605.7 Million Budget Proposed for 2023-2024

City employees, firefighters and sworn law enforcement officers would receive pay increases and the city’s minimum wage would rise to $15.45 per hour in order to increase retention, and fill crucial vacancies, in the city’s proposed $6...

Council Member Burke Statement on Proposed Apartment Renovations

On Monday night the City Council approved a $750,000 plan to renovate ten city-owned apartments at 1200 Willie Davis Drive and 1635 N. Cleveland Ave. The renovations will include necessary repairs and updates. Landscaping, cabinets, countertops and applia...

Council Member Burke Statement on Proposed Apartment Renovations

On Monday night the City Council approved a $750,000 plan to renovate ten city-owned apartments at 1200 Willie Davis Drive and 1635 N. Cleveland Ave. The renovations will include necessary repairs and updates. Landscaping, cabinets, countertops and applia...

Now’s the Time to Prepare for Hurricane Season

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management is encouraging residents to plan now for hurricane season by updating their emergency plans and supply kits. Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and runs through November. 

To encourage resid...

Council Member Burke Statement on Proposed Airport Compromise

Northeast Ward Council Member Barbara Hanes Burke issued the following statement today on the proposed compromise on the status of Smith Reynolds Airport:

“I met with Mayor Allen Joines and Representative Donny Lambeth on April 19 regarding the b...

City Reorganizes Department To Focus on Affordable Housing and Code Enforcement

The city has divided the Community Development Department into two new departments—Neighborhood Services, which will focus on code enforcement and neighborhood revitalization, and Housing Development, which will focus on building new affordable ...

Smith Reynolds Airport Compromise Proposed

Local and state leaders have worked to reach a compromise that would keep Smith Reynolds airport within the city limits, but would create a special airport tax arrangement whereby property owners located at the airport would pay half of the city tax rate ...

Section of Underwood Avenue To Be Closed for Extended Period Starting April 20

The portion of Underwood Avenue between Northwest Boulevard and 13th Street will be closed starting Thursday, April 20, to complete drainage and sewer pipe repairs. Work is scheduled to be complete by June 30. There will be no access inside the closed por...

City Offers Free Legal Help to Citizens Facing Evictions

Citizens who are facing evictions may qualify for free legal help through the Right-to-Counsel program, a partnership between the city and Legal Aid of North Carolina, with a goal of reducing housing displacement and homelessness.

The program is funded thr...

City Takes Over Recycling Collections

The city will take over recycling collection service from Waste Management of Carolinas Inc., beginning on Monday, April 3. The current recycling collection schedules will remain in place, said Helen Peplowski, the city’s sustainability program ...

Mayor Joines’ Statement on House Bill 459

Mayor Allen Joines today released the following statement on House Bill 459:

“City Council members and I have learned that House Bill 459 was filed yesterday to deannex Smith Reynolds Airport from the city of Winston-Salem. This action would resu...

Police Accepting Applications for Youth Citizens’ Police Academy

The Winston-Salem Police Department is now accepting applications online for the Youth Citizens’ Police Academy. This program is being offered to young men and women, from the sixth through 12th grades, who are interested in learning about the W...

Winston-Salem Recreation App Puts the City’s Parks at User’s Fingertips

The Winston-Salem Recreation app gives users information about the city of Winston-Salem’s over 80 parks and greenways. Citizens can find specific amenities such as dog parks, ball fields and tennis courts. They can reserve shelters, as well as ...

City Manager Lee Garrity To Retire June 23

City Manager Lee Garrity has informed Mayor Allen Joines and the City Council that he is retiring effective June 23. At his retirement Garrity, 61, will have served the citizens of Winston-Salem for more than 32 years, including almost 17 years as city ma...

Independent Contractor Agreement (ICA) Revised

Please use the updated version of the Independent Contractor Agreement.  It was revised on December 12, 2022.  You can find the new document on the Purchasing division page in the Employee Center. 

The ICA should have all of the ...

City Wins Employee Safety Awards From N.C. Department Of Labor

Risk Management - July 1, 2019

City departments and facilities received 32 gold and 11 silver awards in the NC. Department of Labor’s annual safety awards program. The awards recognized city departments or city facilities with 10 or more employee...

Think Orange Roundtable Leads To New Partnership For Feeding Kids

Business Inclusion and Advancement - June 28, 2019

Thanks to a connection made through the city's Think Orange campaign, 280 children in Winston-Salem are receiving meals during summer weekends through a new partnership between the Forsyth Backpack Program...

Disparity Study Information Now Online

The City of Winston-Salem is working on a disparity study, led by MGT Consulting Group, to determine if a gap exists between the use and availability of minority- and women-owned businesses in the city's relevant marketplace.

MGT will be studying expenditu...