Good morning. When it rains in Locks Creek, there’s just nowhere for the water to go.
That was a common refrain repeated by both city engineers and frustrated residents at a community meeting Tuesday evening in Cedar Creek, which is located on the southeast edge of Fayetteville. Around 30 residents gathered to hear a presentation from city staff about stormwater infrastructure improvements in the Locks Creek and Cedar Creek neighborhoods, which have repeatedly flooded during heavy rain events and hurricanes in recent years, writes Evey Weisblat. Read more in our lead story about the infrastructure plans — and residents’ responses.
Welcome to CityView Today. In today’s newsletter: The Cumberland County Board of Education tabled a motion on Tuesday for the N.C. School Board Association to oversee selection of a new superintendent. Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. announced in December that he planned to retire, with his last day being June 30. And in what was previously a cold case, a man from Brunswick County pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the rape of a woman in Fayetteville in 2007. The crime took place at an off-campus apartment associated with Fayetteville State University.
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‘It’s like putting a pipe in the ocean’: City engineers defend plans to mitigate widespread flooding in Locks Creek community
Staff from the city’s Public Services Department said the infrastructure improvements, initially approved by the Fayetteville City Council in summer of 2022, will protect against roadway flooding on Locks Creek Road.
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