Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans to spend $2.02 billion for projects, including Project Aero, filtering “forever chemicals,” solar farms, and water and sewer service.
Paul Woolverton
Paul Woolverton is CityView's senior reporter, covering courts, local politics, and Cumberland County affairs. He joined CityView from The Fayetteville Observer, where he worked for more than 30 years. He can be reached at pwoolverton@cityviewnc.com.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Cumberland County Proposes $656.5 Million Budget With No Tax Increase
Budget cuts 77 vacant positions while raising fees for health services, pet adoptions, and commercial waste disposal.
Posted inEconomic Development
Data Center Proposal Emerges as County Holds Hearing on Moratorium
A Cumberland County hearing about a temporary data center ban drew dozens of opponents, as a developer announced a project, and PWC’s CEO says a moratorium isn’t needed.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Upscale Hotel Development Proposed for Empty Lot Near County Courthouse
The Cumberland on Gillespie Street in downtown Fayetteville would have 126 rooms, a rooftop bar, and a signature restaurant and sit where Crown Event Center was supposed to be built.
Posted inNews
Cumberland County Proposes Data Center Moratorium Ahead of Public Hearing
County commissioners host a public hearing on the moratorium on Monday. The proposal would prohibit new data center construction for a period of time.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Town Manager Spring Lake Couldn’t Hire Gets $320,000 to Settle Lawsuit
Justine Jones sued former North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell and his office after he refused to let Spring Lake hire her in 2022.
Posted inNews
Fayetteville’s Goodyear Tire Factory to Close in 2027
The manufacturing plant opened in 1969 and employs 1,700 people.
Posted inNews
Cumberland Commissioners Pick Contractors to Rehab Crown Arena, Theatre
In a 5-1 vote, the Board of Commissioners chose T.A. Loving of Goldsboro and Metcon of Pembroke to manage and build the renovations.
Posted inCommunity
Cumberland County Approves Design for $17 Million Unhoused Support Center
Commissioners haven’t selected a site for the facility. The county aims to open the shelter serving homeless people by the end of 2027.
Posted inEnvironment
Cumberland Wants State to Make Chemours Fix Filters, Pay for Public Water
Cumberland County commissioners say the state has not sufficiently made the chemical company comply with obligations to assist after contaminating drinking water wells with PFAS.
