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| From the Mayor's Desk | January 2009 |
The beginning of a new year gives us to chance to look ahead to a year filled with challenges and great opportunities for Fayetteville. We’re getting great feedback on this newsletter. Please forward it to other people in the community to help them share in the exciting positive things happening in Fayetteville. Thank you for your continued prayers and support. |
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Local Schools Named Best in the Country U.S. News & World Report, in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis business that provides parents with education data on schoolmatters.com, analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools to find the very best across the county and recognized Jack Britt High School and Cape Fear High School a bronze award. |
2009 Hiring Plans Show Positive Signs for Fayetteville The Fayetteville metro area ranks lowest in North Carolina for percentage of employees who say they expect to cut jobs in the first quarter, according to Manpower Inc. 73% of employers plan to at least maintain current staff levels, higher than the national average. |
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State of the City Report Available
The 2008 State of the City Report is available at www.mayorchavonne.com. The report highlights the accomplishments of 2008 as well as many of the city’s goals planned for 2009. |
Police Department Receives Accreditation The Fayetteville Police Department recently received the Meritorious Award of Distinction, giving the department its sixth reaccreditation endorsement. |
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Local Athlete Named Best in the Country Jack Britt High football star Xavier Nixon was named the High School Maxwell Award winner among offensive linemen. The award recognizes him as the top high school offensive lineman in the entire nation. Nixon helped Jack Britt reach the state 4-AA championship game this year. |
Business has taken off at Fayetteville Regional Airport with the number of passengers taking off at the airport up 14 percent over last year. Those extra passengers mean additional airport revenue and extra federal grants for capital-improvement project at the facility |
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Large Recycling Carts Available
To order, residents should call the City Customer Call Center at 433-1FAY; by placing their order in person at the City Services Building located at 455 Grove Street; or order online at www.1fay.com. | |
| Mayor Tony Chavonne | 433 Hay Street | Fayetteville | NC | 28301 | |
Larger 96-gallon recycling carts are now available to super recyclers in the city in response to the overwhelming success of the recycling effort. The cost of the larger cart is $54. It can be delivered for an additional $11.