Fayetteville Greenlights Affordable Housing Project on Long‑Vacant Murchison Road Site
After years of waiting on a plan from Fayetteville State University that never materialized, Fayetteville is turning to a private development team to build affordable housing on city-owned vacant land along Murchison Road. The City Council voted on December 8 to allow JBS Developers to build Central Park Villas, a garden-style, 84-unit community serving low-…
In Cumberland County, there’s not enough housing and what’s available is unaffordable for many
Real estate professionals, local elected officials and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville were presented with a dire message: a large portion of Cumberland County’s growing workforce cannot afford to live here.
A UNC program is helping Cumberland County address the affordable housing crisis
The Our State, Our Homes program hopes to increase affordable stock across the state. As a member of one of the program teams, Cumberland County will spend the next 18 months developing an affordable housing pilot project.
Day Resource Center operator acknowledges challenges since homeless support center opening
At the Fayetteville City Council meeting Monday, council members heard a report about operations at the Day Resource Center (DRC), the city’s homeless support center downtown that provides meals, showers and laundry services to people experiencing homelessness.
Fayetteville and Cumberland County officials still determined to tackle homelessness in wake of recent blows
As city and county leaders gathered Thursday to discuss next steps in tackling homelessness in Cumberland County, one woman on the front lines provided a stark reminder of the county’s situation.
Additional details on EPA’s GenX shipment approval emerge in Cumberland commissioners’ meeting
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners held its first agenda session of 2024 on Thursday, with commissioners questioning county staff on issues like disaster recovery shelters, affordable housing and the canceled shipment of tons of GenX to Fayetteville.
Council to hold hearing on homeless shelter, receive police quarterly report at Monday meeting
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 433 Hay St. The lengthy agenda marks the final regular meeting of the current council, as new members will be sworn in on Dec. …
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City Council to hear report on plans for affordable housing projects
After a July recess, the Fayetteville City Council will resume regular meetings with a work session at 5 p.m. Monday in the Lafayette Conference Room at City Hall, 433 Hay St. On the docket are several important topics, ranging from the results of a City Council audit, updates on affordable housing projects, a discussion of…
Fayetteville moving forward with projects financed by $97 million bond packages
Last November, Fayetteville voters approved $97 million worth of bonds to go toward improvements in public safety, infrastructure and housing affordability. The bonds were approved in separate in separate packages for those categories by 62%, 67% and 59% of voters, respectively.
Cumberland commissioners to debate spending $1 million to help opioid addicts
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider spending almost $1 million of opioid lawsuit settlement money for several support programs aimed to help people who are addicted …
Commissioners express frustrations over cost of affordable housing
Frustrations among Cumberland County commissioners over the cost of affordable housing came to a head Tuesday evening when they were given a presentation recommending the spending of federal dollars …
Fayetteville City Council approves plan for affordable housing in Murchison corridor
The Fayetteville City Council on Oct. 24 unanimously approved an affordable housing plan for the wider Murchison neighborhood, the first step in a potentially long federal approval process. …
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