Column: Emergency City Council meeting, and 3 members fail to show
Council members Shakeyla Ingram, Courtney Banks-McLaughlin and Brenda McNair did not attend an emergency meeting of the Fayetteville City Council on Sept. 2 to discuss Cumberland County Superior …
City Council votes to appeal ruling that could lead to its restructuring
The Fayetteville City Council voted in an emergency session Friday morning to appeal a judge’s ruling to allow a referendum on the November ballot that could change how people vote for council members.
Status of petition to change City Council elections remains unresolved
Whether a Fayetteville advocacy group’s petition to change the way City Council members are elected is valid is still up in the air after the Cumberland County Board of Elections on Tuesday …
Debate heats up as deadline looms on plan to change Fayetteville elections
An effort to restructure how Fayetteville City Council members are elected hit a snag this week when the council delayed action on whether to put the issue before voters in November. The …
City Council tables consideration of Vote Yes initiative
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday tabled consideration of a resolution calling for a special election on Nov. 8 to put the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative before city voters. Instead, the …
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Column: Most City Council candidates ignore Vote Yes Fayetteville questionnaire
Apparently, some City Council members are ducking when it comes to the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative to change the elected municipal government body from nine districts to five district …