Fayetteville City Council Hits Pause on New Parking Contract
Councilmembers pushed for answers to questions about downtown parking as they consider replacing city’s parking vendor in a new $678,000 contract.
Fayetteville Considers Higher Fees, Sweeping Changes to Parking Program
New fees, higher special event rates, and a converted lot are proposed as the city looks to shrink the cost of a parking program that doesn’t pay for itself.
Fayetteville officials eye downtown parking changes, Festival Park management
After a social media storm — including a petition and the creation of a Facebook group dedicated to protecting downtown trees — swept through Fayetteville over the weekend, Parks and Recreation Director Michael Gibson clarified that the city will not be, in fact, chopping down healthy trees downtown.
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 approves new hours for downtown paid parking
The city of Fayetteville is reducing its enforcement hours for paid parking during the week in the downtown district. Effective May 2, the city said in a news release, paid parking will be from 9 …

