History – Before Incorporation
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January 2003 – First organizational meeting
March 7, 2003 – Interim Mayor and Town Council appointed
March 19, 2003 – Senate Bill 472 “Incorporate Wallburg” introduced by Senator Stan Bingham
March 20, 2003 – Senate Bill 472 “Incorporate Wallburg” referred to Finanace Committee
April 4, 2003 – Public Meeting to discuss proposed Town of Wallburg
May 2, 2003 – Organizational Meeting held at Wallburg Fire Department
May 5, 2003 – June 7, 2003 – Community petition drive – over 51% of registered voters sign petition to incorporate and support proposed charter
May 16, 2003 – Organizational Meeting held at Wallburg Fire Department
May 29, 2003 – Organizational Meeting held at Wallburg Fire Department
June 14, 2003 & June 18, 2003 – Public notice of petition to incorporate the Town of Wallburg posted in local media outlets
December 1, 2003 – Resolution of approval to incorporate received from the City of Winston-Salem
February 16, 2004 – Resolution of approval to incorporate received from the City of Thomasville
March 18, 2004 – Resolution of approval to incorporate received from the City of High Point
March 23, 2004 – Resolution of approval to incorporate received from the Davidson County Commissioners
April 26, 2004 – Resolution of approval to incorporate received from the Town of Kernersville
May 2004 – Service agreements in place with Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, NC Department of Transportation, Davidson Water and Davidson County Planning and Zoning
May 14, 2004 – Organizational Meeting held at Wallburg Fire Department
May 28, 2004 – First proposed budget for the Town of Wallburg submitted to the State of North Carolina. Proposed tax rate is 5 cents per $100 of property value (lowest rate allowed by state law).
June 29, 2004 – Senator Stan Bingham is instrumental in getting Senate Bill 1127 approved to Incorporate the Town of Wallburg. The interim Town Council consisted of Jack Craven, Mayor and Ronnie Bailey, Zane Hedgecock, Sue Martin, Daphne Rogers, and Mark Swaim Council Members and are to serve until a regular municipal election can be held in November 2005.
June 29, 2004 – First Town Council Meeting held at the Wallburg Fire Station