Fayetteville Gets $1M Grant to Address Chronic Flooding in Locks Creek
Fayetteville has secured nearly $1 million from the state to improve roadway access and stormwater drainage in the flood‑prone Locks Creek neighborhood.
‘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.
Neighbors in flood-prone area off of Cedar Creek Road protest proposed apartment complex
A development on the southeastern outskirts of Fayetteville has drawn the ire of residents who believe it will exacerbate flooding issues in their neighborhood — and are concerned their fight against its approval will be a difficult one because of Mayor Mitch Colvin’s financial investment in the project.
Fixing local flooding when feds deny it’s in a flood plain
Fayetteville is making plans to address recurrent flooding in a neighborhood in the southeast part of the city. The City Council last week unanimously gave approval for an effort to design a …
