Greensboro City Council, in their March 10 meeting, heard a resolution for changing the hours of operation for Greensboro City Hall. The current hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The resolution called for a shortening of hours to 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Councilmember Lewis motioned to adopt the resolution. Councilmember Curtis seconded the motion, and it was unanimously carried. The new hours of operation will go into effect April 6 of this year.
Mayor Ralph Howard spoke of the ongoing situation with the Greensboro Housing Authority.
“I had a long conversation with HUD yesterday. This situation is very concerning to me. The Housing Authority situation is being handled by federal officials. I don’t think it’s appropriate for a person to be accused of stealing millions of dollars,” Mayor Howard said.
“Because of this, we will have to have an interim director. There is a member on the board that is there illegally. We are doing what we can to remedy the situation. I am working with the city attorney. We are close to losing our federal funding based on this mess.”
Jonathan Rossell, former Mayor of Akron, addressed the room during the allotted time for public comments.
“I love the way this City Council operates. Hale County is 28% in poverty. That’s one in five. We’re already poor in this county. The local government is not the problem. There’s people above this level that are taking from these people,” said Rossell.
“Work with your local leaders, don’t fight with them.”
A representative of the Live in Your Dreams group asked the Council if they had considered the group’s request for funding. Jacqueline Long, a member of the group, had previously asked the Council for a $3,000 allotment to improve the after-school program’s facilities and transportation.
“I’m sorry, but we as a city body cannot fund a church outreach program. We can’t fund that,” said Howard.
“We can fund after school help, but we can’t fund a church program. We can’t legally do that.”
