Mental health, public safety and homelessness continue to be a major focus for Fayetteville residents voicing concerns to the Fayetteville City Council.
Evey Weisblat
Evey Weisblat is a journalist with five years of experience in local news reporting. She has previously worked at papers in central North Carolina, including The Pilot and the Chatham News + Record. Her central beat is government accountability reporting, covering the Fayetteville City Council.
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Fayetteville leaders ask state legislators for over $38 million to address local needs
As the North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up its first week back in session in Raleigh, local elected officials are asking for more than $38 million from the state legislature to address Fayetteville’s needs.
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Here’s what to expect at Fayetteville’s upcoming public safety summit
With a week until Fayetteville’s public safety summit, city staff released more information about the upcoming event during Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting.
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Fayetteville seeks county’s support to expand Day Resource Center services
Three-fourths of the way through its first year in operation, Fayetteville’s Day Resource Center has faced some operational challenges, but city leaders and community partners are engaged in ongoing efforts to expand available services at the DRC.
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Gray’s Creek community, elementary schools to get PWC water
GRAY’S CREEK — Cumberland County and the Fayetteville Public Works Commission are partnering to bring public water to Gray’s Creek and two elementary schools where residents have used specialized filters and bottled water for years to avoid exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals.
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Unprecedented EPA rules will regulate public water systems’ PFAS contaminant levels
Seven years after it was discovered that the drinking water of hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians had been contaminated with toxic chemical waste from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the federal government will enforce the first-ever regulations for public drinking water contaminated with PFAS.
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In Fayetteville, EPA to announce first-ever enforceable PFAS contamination standards
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency will announce new national regulations for drinking water contaminated with PFAS.
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City makes Interim Attorney Lachelle Pulliam permanent
Interim City Attorney Lachelle H. Pulliam will become Fayetteville’s permanent city attorney, Mayor Mitch Colvin said in a surprise announcement at the end of Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting.
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Fayetteville misses state audit submission deadline, again
Fayetteville has missed the deadline to submit its annual audit to the state for the second time in a row.
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Council to hold public comment period, discuss Airport Commission appointment
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
