tRump has scissor jacked covid-19 off the nation’s neck and made room for other headlines. This is Dred’s Discussion, where we take a look a municipal government from street level. After being forced to cancel Spring Furniture Market, International Market Center has created a virtual market. Karen Olson, IMC senior VP of marketing said, “We’re just trying to create that sense of community that comes along with a face-to-face market…”. The Fall Market has been extended from 5 days to 9, as part of a plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. A group of business leaders from High Point and other parts of Guilford County recommended that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners place a $900 million school facilities bond referendum issue before the voters this fall. The Commissioners disagreed by limiting the bond to $300 million. Sharp Brothers has been awarded a $2.30 million contract by the City Council to pave about 27 miles of various street segments by Oct. 1. BOTSO —-Brothers Organized To Serve Others—- received a grant from the United Way of Greater High Point Covid-19 emergency Fund to buy equipment that will allow the non-profit to use social media and keep in contact with adolescents and teenagers. Rueben Barba, Eli Yu, Rosirian Santiago, Heaven Williams, Amirah Irby-Shabazz, and Destiny Blue were honored during a virtual Student Leadership Awards ceremony. Greg Demko, on a 6-3 City Council vote, is out as City Manager. Gov. Roy Cooper followed the other 49 governors by lifting restrictions to allow some businesses to re-open. City officials expect High Point to receive about $1.1 millions in federal coronavirus relief funds through Guilford County
Dred’s Discussion
