Don Martin

At a Thursday meeting, several residents called out Forsyth County Board Chair Don Martin after a public clash with Commissioner Shai Woodbury.

The Winston-Salem NAACP says Shai Woodbury was demeaned and dismissed by Don Martin during a budget dispute.

Last year, the board voted to experiment with a new schedule that allowed for an evening meeting once a quarter. The first one of those was held late last week, and the public came out in droves to push for more of them.

The board now holds meetings at 2 p.m. – preventing many working people from participating. The new schedule will include a quarterly 6 p.m. meeting.

A new bill proposal would de-annex Smith Reynolds Airport from the City of Winston-Salem. House Bill 459 would take the airport away from the corporate…