The plan to open a facility for recovering addicts in East Winston came to a screeching halt earlier this week when the City Council voted 7-1 to deny the rezoning of The Commons of Forsyth County and more than 16 acres of land along Old Greensboro Road.
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![No fly zone: City panel votes to remove Bird scooters](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BirdScooter-505x306_c.jpg)
Just a few months after they landed on street corners across the city, on Monday, Nov. 19, the Public Safety Committee voted 3-1 to remove all Bird Scooters from public sidewalks.
![Montgomery to step down from City Council on Nov. 5](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/East-Ward-seat-505x306_c.jpg)
Derwin Montgomery has announced that he will step down from representing the East Ward on the Winston-Salem City Council on Nov. 5. Montgomery, who is also co-owner of the Chronicle,
![Council finds 2-step solution](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/City-Council-505x306_c.jpg)
Filling East Ward vacancy to include temporary appointment The Winston-Salem City Council has decided to appoint someone to temporarily fill the East Ward seat and then hold a special election,
![Council does about face](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/edit-derwin-505x306_c.jpg)
Officials delay decision on how to fill Montgomery’s seat after backlash The City Council put on hold its decision on
![City passes budget](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CityBudget-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The Winston-Salem City Council passed its $530 million budget with no tax increase on Monday, June 18, with a commitment to raise the minimum wage for city workers to $15 by 2021.
![Fair advertising goes to local firm after diversity controversy](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CITYCOUNCIL-505x306_c.jpg)
The City Council unanimously voted to give a one-year $230,000 contract to Wildfire LLC for advertising and marketing the fair.
![City bonds move forward for public comment](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018Bonds-505x306_c.jpg)
The City of Winston-Salem will be holding community meetings starting March 21 on a potential $122 million in bonds that may be on the November ballot.
![City Council splits over fair advertising and earmarking](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Dixie-Classic-Fair-505x306_c.jpg)
The City Council had split votes involving Dixie Classic Fair advertising after the top bidder was found to have no
![City begins meetings on new bonds](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Bonds-505x306_c.jpg)
A 2018 bond referendum is getting closer to reality as the City Council held a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 29.