Column: J. Cole Coming Home to Sold-Out Concert in Fayetteville
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including J. Cole’s September concert, higher electric rates, the price of eggs, and a new centenarian celebrating in Godwin.
Fayetteville-Area Leaders Say ‘No Way!’ to Triangle Town’s Desire to Take Cape Fear River Water
Fuquay-Varina wants to pull 6.17 million gallons a day from the river upstream of Cumberland County.
PWC is cleaning its water lines. Here’s what that means for customers
Over the next six weeks, PWC customers may notice a slight discoloration, changes in taste or odor or small bubbles in their water, but they should not be alarmed: the water is still safe to drink.
FSU awarded $900,000 grant in energy efficiency collaboration with FTCC and PWC
The community partners hope the collaboration will provide a foundation for “new green-economy jobs” and fill a need in the energy efficiency market by tapping into an under-resourced area.
PWC awarded $30 million for PFAS filtration
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission received $30 million in state and federal funding to develop a water filtration system to remove harmful PFAS chemicals from PWC’s water supply, which primarily comes from the heavily-contaminated Cape Fear River.
Fayetteville Public Works Commission approves $439.1 million budget
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission expects to take in and spend $439.1 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year. That is $11.8 million less than the almost $450.9 million that the city-owned water, sewer and electric utility expects to spend in the current fiscal year, according to PWC documents. The utility serves Fayetteville and some surrounding…
Fayetteville PWC plans to reduce its budget by $25.8 million
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans a $439.1 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, a decrease of $25.8 million from this year’s budget, which is $464.9 million.
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Public Works Commission scores well in keeping the lights on
Electricity customers of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission experience less time without power than those of most other electric utility companies.
Cape Fear Regional Theatre wants power lines put underground
With renovations getting ready to start, leaders of the Cape Fear Regional Theatre would like the Fayetteville PWC to bury power lines around the building so they don’t obscure the view from the street.
Fayetteville’s Cape Fear Regional Theatre to present big plans to PWC
Leaders from the Cape Fear Regional Theatre will make a presentation about the theater’s expansion project.
New electric rates coming for factory-sized Fayetteville Public Works Commission customers
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission will soon have new electricity rate plans for its massive consumers of electricity, such as factories, whose bills may run into the tens of millions of dollars per year.
PWC OKs bid for new solar farm
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission anticipates opening its second solar farm by late 2025, utility spokeswoman Carolyn Justice-Hinson said on Wednesday.
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