MARCH 26, 2021 By Matt Richardsonin FAYETTEVILLE POLITICS A website advocating a change in the makeup of the Fayetteville City Council is making rounds on social media. From the homepage: Today, a local group of concerned citizens announces that they have formed a new group, VoteYesFayetteville (VoteYesFayetteville.com), to organize a
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OCTOBER 9, 2019 By Matt Richardsonin FAYETTEVILLE POLITICS Recently, our City Council made it more difficult to run for City Council by increasing filing fees five-fold. It used to be $24 to run. It’s now $170. The result of this change was that fewer people ran for City Council in
Continue readingCitizen Led Petition Drive Begins
Today, a local group of concerned citizens announces that they have formed a new group, VoteYesFayetteville (VoteYesFayetteville.com), to organize a citizen-led petition to add a referendum on an upcoming election to improve the structure of the City Council from its current nine single member districts and mayor to a structure
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