Village Briefing — May 12

Published 12:00 am Thursday, May 12, 2022

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Employment

The Village of Clemmons currently has openings for public works facilities & landscape technician, stormwater technician, and a village engineer. Find out more at clemmons.org/jobs

Citizen board openings

The village is currently accepting applications from citizens interested in serving on citizen boards including the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the Sustainable Development and Smart Growth Ad-Hoc Committees.

Meetings

The regularly scheduled council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 23, in council chambers.

The regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, in council chambers.

Events

The Village of Clemmons is turning 220 years old and what better way to celebrate than with a huge birthday party in her honor. Join in at the Jerry Long Family YMCA for a giant Birthday Bash party from 5-8 p.m. on June 4. This event is for everyone in the Clemmons community. The Birthday Bash will be complete with a DJ, inflatables, outdoor games, food trucks, a video game truck, balloon twisting and treats galore. And if you’re lucky, the lip sync contestants may finally even have a chance to battle it out on the stage.

Public works

Limbs should be placed on the edge of your street by 7 a.m. on Monday morning of the following schedule between March and November.

East of Lewisville-Clemmons Road and Middlebrook Drive (Winston-Salem side) — second full week of the month

West of Lewisville-Clemmons Road and Middlebrook Drive (Tanglewood side) first full week of the month.

The Village of Clemmons no longer provides yard waste pick up for grass clippings. Please do not dispose of yard waste in residential trash or recycle carts. N.C. State Law (130A-309.10(F) 3) prohibits the disposal of yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, tree limbs, brush, untreated wood, etc.) in sanitary landfills.

Clemmons Farmers Market

The Clemmons Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Jerry Long Family YMCA at 1150 S Peace Haven Road in Clemmons (located in the open field at the intersection of S. Peace Haven Road and Jessie Village Drive). With over 40 registered vendors, the market offers a wide range of products including but not limited to fresh baked goods, candies, kettle corn, pickles, sauces, jams, jellies, fresh flowers, soaps, lotions, sustainable livestock, plants and a harvest of fresh produce each Saturday.

Stormwater

Staff will be performing stormwater inlet inspections throughout the Village of Clemmons as part of the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s NPDES Phase II permit throughout the months of April and May 2022 from 8-5 p.m. All Stormwater personnel will be wearing reflective vests, driving marked vehicles and carrying identification.

Property tax relief

North Carolina offers three targeted tax relief programs: Elderly/Disabled Exclusion, Disabled Veteran’s Exclusion, and Circuit Breaker. The deadline for submitting applications is June 1. More details are available at forsyth.cc

App

Download the SeeClickFix App for Clemmons. Submit and follow requests. Also available to submit on Clemmons.org – Search Report a Concern

Transportation

Work is underway on the last phase of Market Center Drive (which extends north from Stadium Drive to the ABC Store in front of Aldi) this week. Please exercise caution in the area.