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22 hours ago | wxii12.com | Kelly Kendall

FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, GUYS. DAVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FORSYTH COUNTY HAS A NEW BUDGET AND IF YOU OWN A HOME, IT’S ALMOST CERTAIN THAT YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS GOING UP. KELLY KENDALL HAS BEEN DIVING INTO THE BUDGET FOR US. KELLY. THIS NEW TAX RATE IS LOWER. SO WHY ARE THE BILLS GOING UP? CHRISTINE. KENNY IT’S BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES PROPERTIES WERE REAPPRAISED THIS YEAR AND VALUES SAW A HISTORIC RISE. THE NEW TAX RATE IS LOWER BUT NOT LOW ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE RISE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

22 hours ago | wxii12.com | Kelly Kendall

KELLY THANK YOU. A REQUEST THAT WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAD HOPED WOULD HELP REDUCE ITS $42 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. IT’S OFFICIALLY OFF THE TABLE AFTER TONIGHT’S BUDGET VOTE. DON MARTIN WROTE A LETTER INFORMING SCHOOL LEADERS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A ONE TIME PAYMENT OF $32.1 MILLION.

23 hours ago | wxii12.com | Kelly Kendall

JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO, DAVE. THANK YOU. FORSYTH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET BUT IT WAS NOT EASY. IT COMES TO ALMOST $600 MILLION. AND THE VOTE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN CLOSER. 4 TO 3 WXII 12 KELLY KENDALL WAS THERE FOR THE VOTE. AND SHE JOINS US WITH WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN FORSYTH COUNTY. KELLY. PROPERTY TAXES AND WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN TWO HOT TOPICS THIS BUDGET SEASON. SO LET’S START WITH PROPERTY TAXES. THEY WILL BE GOING UP.

1 day ago | wxii12.com | Stephanie Moore

THANK YOU. FORSYTH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE TODAY ON WHETHER TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THEY MET PRIVATELY THIS WEEK WITH WINSTON-SALEM, FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S FINANCIAL ISSUES. COMMISSIONER DON MARTIN TELLS US THE GROUP HAD A DETAILED DISCUSSION ABOUT CLOSING OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, ALONG WITH NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET AND HOW TO ADDRESS STATE DEFICITS AND UNPAID VENDORS.

1 day ago | wxii12.com | Kelly Kendall

JUST A LITTLE BIT. DEVONTE DAVE THANK YOU. NEW TONIGHT CANNABIS SELLERS ARE REACTING TO THE NEW TASK FORCE BEING CREATED BY GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN. THE COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES, ALONGSIDE HEALTH LEADERS WILL INVESTIGATE HOW THE STATE SHOULD SELL AND REGULATE CANNABIS PRODUCTS. OUR KELLY KENDALL SPOKE TO THOSE SELLERS ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. SHE JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO. AND KELLY, FIRST OFF, WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR’S GOAL FOR THIS NEW COUNCIL.