Vote Yes Fayetteville

Bobby Hurst You can’t grow and become a great city if you leave entire segments of the community behind. I remember those words from our City Council’s budget message for the 2012-2013 city budget. Sadly, we have continued to see that the current structure with nine single-member districts has precisely

During the discussion this morning on WIDU’s Straight Talk radio program, it was reported that there was no public vote held prior to the change in City Council structure in 2000. We now know that there was a public vote. When researching the election results on the Board of Elections

Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. on WIDU 1600 AM for Straight Talk with Tony Chavonne, featuring special guests Bobby Hurst and Jim Arp.

By Bobby HurstFor the past 20 years the Fayetteville City Council has used an antiquated structure of nine single members elected by districts and one mayor elected at large. The nine districts include about 25,000 residents but the representatives are often elected by an average of 1,300 voters in a