Forsyth County commissioners have approved a new budget that includes a property tax increase and additional funding for local schools. But the district will still receive far less than it requested.
Commissioners signed off on a plan that raises property taxes by about 1.9 cents and provides new funding for infrastructure upgrades.
The budget also includes an extra $1.3 million for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools — but that’s about $32 million less than what the educators who packed the room were hoping for…