Two political newcomers are vying for an open seat on the Fayetteville City Council to represent District 6. Businessman Peter Pappas says the city needs “mature, reasoned leadership.” Retired postal worker Derrick Thompson says quality of life should be “everyone’s top priority.”
Jami McLaughlin
Jami McLaughlin is a freelance writer for CityView. She has deep family roots in Spring Lake and in Cumberland County and is also currently the director of government relations and military affairs for the Greater Fayetteville Chamber. She is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in communications, and Central Michigan University, where she earned a master’s degree in administration. She has four beautiful children who attend Village Christian Academy.
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Spring Lake board approves appointment of new town attorney
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved the appointment of Michael Porter as the new town attorney. The terms of the agreement, which is for two years, are …
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Spring Lake to consider contract for new town attorney
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday is expected to hire Michael Porter as the new town attorney. Porter has a law practice in Fayetteville that specializes in business …
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Incumbent champions growth; challenger says better planning is vital
Kathy Keefe Jensen says rapid growth is bringing opportunity to Fayetteville. Alex Rodriguez says the fast pace of development, particularly of large residential projects, is taxing public services.
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Spring Lake board tables endorsement of town budget
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night voted to table an endorsement of the fiscal 2022-23 budget ordinance passed by the Local Government Commission on June 22.
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Spring Lake board expected to endorse proposed budget
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to endorse the proposed town budget on Monday night ahead of the Local Government Commission’s adoption this week. The …
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Spring Lake Town Hall soon to be open for standard work week
SPRING LAKE — The town of Spring Lake will be moving to a standard work week when the furloughs end at the end of the month. For the first time in over two decades, Town Hall …
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Hearing on Spring Lake budget set for Monday night
SPRING LAKE — The Board of Aldermen on Monday night, along with the Local Government Commission, will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget, and it also is expected to pass a resolution to bring the town into the Cumberland County Recreation Service District.
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Spring Lake’s proposed budget calls for end to furloughs
SPRING LAKE — Spring Lake’s proposed budget calls for an end to furloughs and increases in water and sewer rates. The $13.3 million proposed budget would keep the property tax rate …
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Spring Lake ceremony honors those ‘who made the ultimate sacrifice’
SPRING LAKE — Around two dozen people attended a Memorial Day ceremony Friday in Spring Lake. The Rev. Jeffrey Stafford, an Army veteran and pastor of Manna Life Center off Manchester Road, was the keynote speaker.
