Category: Editorials

There is no doubt that some Guilford County Schools are in dire need of repairs. So one question voters should be asking is: Why hasn’t the Guilford County school board spent the $300 million in bonds that were approved in November 2020? A lot of roofs and air-conditioning systems can be replaced for $300 million.

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners and Guilford County Schools continue to provide ammunition to those who oppose the $1.7 billion school bond referendum on the May 17 ballot. Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners has been leading tours of schools that are in need of repair.  These tours bring up a lot of questions. One is, if the facilities of Guilford County Schools are in such bad repair because the GCS doesn’t have the money to pay for the repairs, why hasn’t Alston led a tour of the GCS administration building? 

It is long past time for the City of Greensboro to discontinue the PIRT and return to a policy of providing public records to the public in accordance with the North Carolina Public Records Law. 

The Greensboro City Council had no annexations, zonings or rezonings on the agenda for the Feb. 15 meeting, which may be good for the people who have to sit through those meetings, but it’s bad news for Greensboro.

All indications are that Chair of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston has the votes to pass a mask mandate for Guilford County at the Guilford County Board of Health meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13.