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Millis and Main Apartment Homes at Grandover are nearing completion. The Jamestown Town Council annexed the Koury Corporation project last week.

Jamestown annexes new Koury apartments By CAROL BROOKS Editor Does your world feel a little more spacious these days? It should after Jamestown annexed approximately 8.5 acres across from Millis Road School on Jan. 17. The property is the site of the apartments being constructed by Koury Corporation. Located along East Main Street between Millis Road and Jamestown Parkway, the units are located at 4301 Millis Road and will have the designation Millis and Main Apartment Homes at Grandover. The voluntary annexation was requested by Koury Corporation. “This is another step in Koury Corporation’s partnership to become a citizen of Jamestown,” said Dick Franks, Koury vice president and director of planning. “[In] our agreement with

By MARY M. DALTON Special to the News I turned 55 years old on Jan. 20. During the fall months, I thought it would be fun to plan a party to celebrate in the afterglow of the inauguration of the first woman president of the United States. That scenario did not come to pass. Within a few days after the November election, I decided that instead of a party, I would charter a bus and take my friends to the Women’s March on

Jamestown for the utilities, we had an obligation to create a certain amount of tax base,” he added. “This project well exceeds that.” Franks said leasing for several of the buildings would begin the end of February. Franks added that land being cleared across Guilford College Road next to the State Employees’ Credit Union – in Jamestown’s extra-territorial jurisdiction – is another Koury project and will be a large shopping center with a grocery store and retail businesses. He declined to reveal the name of the grocery store due to ongoing negotiations. The company plans to request annexation for this property and two other parcels in the future, thereby again adding to the size of the town. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the annexation application. The motion passed unanimously and went into effect immediately. Mayor Keith

Washington. Though I have worked on progressive women’s issues for many years, this is the first time I’ve organized an event like this one. As word got out, inquiries about joining us as well as offers of resources started to pour in. The seats filled quickly, and I had a wait list to ride my bus throughout the process. One friend in Colorado and her 6-year-old daughter made pink, fleece hats for our passengers. An Elkin woman saw the story about our trip on News 14, and she offered me more hats made from alpaca she raised, spun, dyed and knitted. A Madison County woman, whom I had also never met, contacted me to donate cases of bottled water and organic snacks for passengers, and some of my friends donated muffins and pastries and apples. That spirit of caring and helping infused our experience the entire day.

Volz welcomed Koury Corporation to Jamestown. A proposed change to the town’s personnel policy was delayed by the Town Council after Councilmember Lawrence Straughn stated he wanted to see the procedures necessary to conduct these policies. Ann Taylor, of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council, which is reviewing the policies, stated that the Council would only be able to approve the policies, not procedures. “Procedures are a separate document that serve as a guide for your department heads, (town manager), and the rest of the employees to follow to assure they are in compliance with your policy,” Taylor said. “The procedures are much more detailed and we have been working on those some.” Both Taylor and Interim Town Manager Cookie Billings said the procedures manual would be longer See ANNEXES, page A3

It’s cookie time Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 2113 participated in two cookie booths over the weekend. Sophia Hutto, Lilly Fry and Evelyn Dennis, above, helped with a booth Sunday at Walmart Market Place on Gate City Boulevard. On Saturday, Harriet Patterson and Mia Grider sold cookies at Harris Teeter at Adams Farm. The girls sold approximately 185 boxes of cookies. If you missed the opportunity to purchase your favorite Girl Scout cookies, don’t worry. Different Scout troops will be selling cookies throughout the community through the end of March.

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Town in good fiscal shape By CAROL BROOKS Editor The audit report for fiscal year 2015-16 showed no significant audit findings. John Frank, of Dixon Hughes Goodman, which did the audit, noted that for the 10th straight year, Finance Officer Judy Gallman has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting.

The town’s financial summary for fiscal year 2015-16 indicated cash, investments, fund balance, revenue and other sources totaled $4,486,653, compared to $4,020,772 for FY 2014-15, an 11.6 percent increase. Insulation was one of the top items addressed during renovation to the clubhouse and it has paid off. Gallman noted that a recent study by Duke Energy indicated significant energy savings.

Since reopening Sept. 1, the town has saved approximately 66 percent from the previous year. The Council passed a budget amendment for $12,000 for repairs to the 2002 garbage truck.

Carol Brooks can be reached at 336-841-4933 or jamestownnews@north state.net.

Why I March

When we reached Northern Virginia midmorning Saturday, we left the bus to wait for nearly two hours in massive lines at the Metro Station to board a train to get to the (National) Mall where marchers gathered. Perhaps surprisingly, the mood while waiting was festive and positive instead of restive. Normally, I hate to wait around because it feels so inefficient. The day of the march was a different story because I was thrilled to see the crowds, to feel the common purpose surging among us, and to witness the early success of the event. Once on the train, we sang “This Land is Your Land” and “This Little Light of Mine” in my car. After disembarking, we marched and chanted in massive numbers. I wore the hat I had made for myself – one of five I knitted over the last few weeks – and admired the

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Mary M. Dalton, her friend from college, Katie Scarvey of Salisbury, and her neighbor in Jamestown, Sheree Crane, wait in line for a Metro train to take them to the March. various shades and shapes of hats amid the sea of pinks. Not every one of the demonstrators was gentle, perhaps, but all I saw were

peaceful and earnest and linked by the desire to reject a new normal that makes some among us fearful because of various identities – identities based

on sex, race, religion, sexuality, social class, immigration status, gender identity or disability. The day was healing for See WHY, page A3


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