Also buys $8,500 in office furniture, and the city asks owners to keep dogs off the streets
The Greensboro City Council voted at its Tuesday, Oct. 13, meeting to pay Cornerstone Civil Contractors LLC $106,433.34 for a 2025 drainage and street improvement project.
Councilmember Pearl Shepherd made the motion to make the payment. Councilmember Bobbie Curtis seconded the motion, and it was unanimously approved.
Citing a need for updated furniture for the mayor’s office and City Clerk Shereka Walker, Curtis made a motion to purchase furniture from One Source Office Products of Northport.
Shepherd seconded the motion, and it was approved by all members aside from Mayor Ralph Howard, who abstained.
The total cost of the furniture is $8,500, and that amount will be paid out of a capital account.
During a workshop meeting before the twice-monthly public meeting, the council voted to approve pay raises for all city employees.5The mayor’s and councilmembers’ pay will not be increased as a result of this action.
After many public complaints about loose and wandering dogs, the City of Greensboro has issued a public notice asking residents to keep their dogs secured and off the streets.
Dogs roaming freely through neighborhoods, streets and public areas can create safety concerns for children walking to school, pedestrians, motorists, other animals and residents enjoying their own property, the notice says.
Dog owners are asked to keep their dogs secured on their property or under appropriate supervision and control, and not to let them roam through neighborhoods or onto other people’s property.
They are also asked to check fences, gates and other enclosures to keep dogs from escaping, and to make sure their dogs have adequate food, clean water, shelter and proper care.
The city asks owners to be considerate of their neighbors and to promptly address concerns involving their pets.
Concerns about roaming dogs may be referred to the appropriate city department or animal-control authority for review and action under applicable laws and ordinances.
