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WS/FCS receives grant to clean site of new Brunson Elementary

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will receive nearly $750,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to prepare the site for the new Brunson Elementary School.

The funding is part of a multipurpose grant from the agency’s Brownfields Program, which provides assistance in assessing and safely reusing properties “contaminated by prior industrial use.”

The site was formerly a Thomasville Furniture plant on the north side of Winston-Salem. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the school district purchased the land for $2.25 million in late 2021.

In a press release, WS/FCS says the funding will be available on September 1, and the district can start applying expenses towards the grant this summer.   

The new Brunson Elementary is slated to open in 2025.

Bethany joined the staff of WFDD in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University and focused on Anglo-Irish writing. Between undergraduate studies and graduate school, Bethany served as the intern to Talk of the Nation at NPR in D.C., participating in live NPR Election Night Coverage, Presidential debate broadcasts, regular Talk of the Nation shows, and helping to plan the inaugural broadcast of ‘Talk of the World.' She enjoys engaging with her interests in books, politics, and art in the interdisciplinary world of public radio. Before becoming Assistant News Director, Bethany was a reporter and Associate Producer for WFDD's Triad Arts and Triad Arts Weekend. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bethany enjoys calling the Piedmont home.

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