Rezoning and Courthouse draw crowd to city council

GREENE COUNTY

  • Resident Catherine Harris urged the council to pass a resolution opposing moving court and legal business out of the 174-year-old Greene County Courthouse. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Resident Catherine Harris urged the council to pass a resolution opposing moving court and legal business out of the 174-year-old Greene County Courthouse. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • Councilmember Morris Miller made it clear that he strongly opposes moving courthouse business out of downtown Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Councilmember Morris Miller made it clear that he strongly opposes moving courthouse business out of downtown Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • Mayor Corey Williams is handling some of the workload at City Hall while City Manager Jarvis Sims is on medical leave. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Mayor Corey Williams is handling some of the workload at City Hall while City Manager Jarvis Sims is on medical leave. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • “I think this is one of the largest crowds we’ve had for a city council meeting this year,” said Mayor Corey Williams Monday Night. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    “I think this is one of the largest crowds we’ve had for a city council meeting this year,” said Mayor Corey Williams Monday Night. MARK ENGEL/Staff
It was a full house at the Greensboro City Council meeting in Festival Hall Monday night. Two items on the agenda appeared to attract the crowd – a major rezoning request and the future of the Greene County Courthouse building. Chountelle Hudson representing Bureau Veritas, the company that is contracted by the city to review all planning and zoning requests, presented a proposal from Grind…

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