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Good morning. A plan by the Fayetteville Public Works Commission to place a 5-megawatt solar farm off Ramsey Street was stymied on Monday when the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners rejected a rezoning request.
The PWC wants to build its fourth solar farm on 45 acres at 430 Carvers Falls Road, near the Zipquest Waterfall & Treetop Adventure Park. The public utility company said construction of the $9.5 million project would have employed more than 100 people. “We are disappointed by the County Commissioner’s vote last night,” Tyler C. Patton, the PWC’s chief communications officer, said in an email to CityView.
Meanwhile, a neighboring property owner and a county commissioner both expressed opposition to the solar farm at Monday’s meeting, citing deforestation and other environmental concerns. More in our lead story today.
Welcome to CityView Today. In today’s newsletter: Hope Mills commissioners were presented with a proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on Monday. The budget touts Hope Mill’s lowest tax rate in decade, Town Manager Chancer McLaughlin told commissioners. Plus, retired Fayetteville businessman Charlie Harrell was honored earlier this month at Fayetteville Technical Community College, where he received the Distinguished Citizen Award. The award dinner is an annual fundraiser for the Cumberland County Scouting America Occoneechee Council. More details below.
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Maydha Devarajan
Editor-in-Chief
Cumberland commissioners reject PWC’s proposed Ramsey Street solar farm
Public Works Commission needed zoning change to build a 5-megawatt facility.
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Hope Mills commissioners presented with new budget, touts lowest tax rate in decade
Town Manager Chancer McLaughlin described the proposed budget as a conservative forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
THE KIRBY FILE: Retired Fayetteville businessman honored with Distinguished Citizen Award
Perhaps there was no better venue for Charlie Harrell to be honored than here at the Tony Rand Student Center on the Fayetteville Technical Community College campus.
Events
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INAUGURAL TIGHT’N IT UP – HONORING OUR FATHERS, VALUING OUR MEN
- Where: The Orange Street School, 600 Orange St., Fayetteville
- When: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, June 12
- What: Welcoming fathers, grandfathers, nephews, uncles, male cousins, and at-risk young adult men to join us as we celebrate a pillar of society long neglected, yet vitally needed. Register here!
FAYETTEVILLE WOODPECKERS VS LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
- Where: Segra Stadium, 460 Hay St., Fayetteville
- When: 6:30 p.m. today
- What: Watch as the Fayetteville Woodpeckers face off against the Lynchburg Hillcats!
FOOD MYTHS
- Where: Integrative MedSpace, 2529 Raeford Road, Suite A, Fayetteville
- When: 6-7:30 p.m. today
- What: Food myths, fads and diet culture — what is actually good for you? Join us for an informative event discussing myths about food.
Obituaries
Bonnie Michelle Slade
Bonnie Michelle Slade, 61, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, May 17.
Sally Biggs
Sally Biggs, 75, of Autryville, passed away in her home on Monday, May 19.
Vincent JamesEarl Braxton
Vincent JamesEarl Braxton, 53, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, May 10.
Until tomorrow!
💰 The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine received a $250,000 donation on Tuesday from The Longleaf Pine REALTORS Association. According to a press release, the donation marks the largest gift made in the association’s history. “We are incredibly grateful to The Longleaf Pine REALTORS® Association, this is a remarkably generous gift,” Methodist University President Stanley Wearden said in the press release.
~ Maydha
