Public Works Commission Field Trip

From PWC memo:
We are planning our next PWC Day for Oct 2, 2019! If you haven’t attended, we hope you will join us. If you know someone you think would benefit from attending, please share this information with them. Signup is through PWC Day Signup. We have space available for 25 people to attend so please have them RSVP soon to reserve their seat on the bus! PWC Day Wednesday, October 2, 2019 PWC Day includes tours of our Butler-Warner Generation Plant as well as a sneak peak at our new Community Solar farm, our water and wastewater plants. We’ll also have an up close look at the power restoration, water main rehabilitation, PWC’s customer call center, emergency operations and new initiatives that will impact your utilities services. The Day will begin at 8:00 am at the PWC Operations Center at 955 Old Wilmington Road and ends between 2-3 pm. Lunch and transportation to other PWC facilities will be provided. Transportation back to your car will be available should you need to leave at any point during the day.

PWC Day Signup – Carolyn Justice-Hinson Communications & Community Relations Officer Fayetteville Public Works Commission

PO Box 1089 Fayetteville, NC 28302 910-223-4015 910-678-8156 (Fax)

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City of Fayetteville Boards & Commissions Openings

The City of Fayetteville is looking to its citizens to help fill vacancies for the following boards and commissions:

Joint Appearance Commission – 4 openings
Human Relations Commission – 6 openings
Stormwater Advisory Commission – 3 openings
Senior Citizens Advisory Council – 6 openings
Metropolitan Housing Authority – 3 Mayoral Appointment openings
Public Works Commission – 1 opening
Zoning Commission – 3 openings
Planning Commission – 5 openings
Board of Appeals – 2 openings

Applications will be accepted until 8 a.m. on August 1, 2019.  The Fayetteville City Council will approve boards and commission members at a regular meeting in September.

The City will accept applications on the City website www.fayettevillenc.gov.

You may also contact Angie Hedgepeth, Government Affairs Director at Longleaf Pine REALTORS

angie@longleafpinerealtors.com

Fayetteville City Council Update

The following votes were passed during the April 23 City Council meeting as they pertain to the real estate industry.

McArthur Road rezoning and annexation – rezoned from residential to mixed residential. Property is located near the intersection of McArthur Road and Idlewild Drive. Property will be annexed into the city.

Ramsey Street rezoning and annexation – zoning of property from planned service and retail and planned commercial county zoning districts to community commercial. Property is located at Ramsey Street and Farmers Road. Property will be annexed into the city.

Public Works Commission – Phase 5 annexation project areas 18 & 19 are underway. To view the project area, click the link below.

https://www.faypwc.com/project-updates/

NCDOT Public Meeting – All American Freeway Widening

Description: Proposed widening of All American Freeway from Owen Drive to I-295 (Fayetteville Outer Loop) from 2-lanes to 3-lanes in each direction.

Meeting Details:

Thursday, May 2 – Village Baptist Church at 906 S. McPherson Church Road, Fayetteville

4:00 – 7:00 p.m. floating

For additional information: Steve Kendall, P.E., Division 6 Project Development Engineer sdkendall@ncdot.gov (910) 437-2577

NCDOT Public Meeting -Rockfish Area

NCDOT is proposing to make roadway improvements in the Rockfish area. Details below.

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church (3181 Lindsay Road in Rockfish)

Details of Project:

Widen Wayside Road between Plank Road and U.S. 401

Widen Lindsay Road between U.S. 401 and Rockfish Road

Widen Gillis Hill Road between U.S. 401 and Lindsay Road

Gillis Hill Road Extension – New Location between Lindsay Road and Rockfish Road

Widen Rockfish Road between Lindsay Road and Cameron Road

Maps: www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings

Rep. John Szoka Files Bill re: High Utility Rates

North Carolina House Representative John Szoka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marshall Conrad Date: April 5, 2019

REP. JOHN SZOKA FILES BILL TO STUDY WATER RATES CHARGED TO CUSTOMERS SERVED OUTSIDE OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES

Raleigh, N.C. – Sponsor, Rep. John Szoka filed House Bill 522, directing the Legislative Research Commission to study water and wastewater rates charged to customers outside of municipal boundaries.
“After hearing from many of my constituents outside of the city of Fayetteville about their high water bills, I started looking at outside water rates across the State and found wide variations in the amount municipalities were charging.” State Rep. John Szoka stated.
Currently, PWC customers outside of the city of Fayetteville are paying around 75% more for water and wastewater services than those customers that live inside the city. These higher rates seem to be a trend across North Carolina with some outside customers paying, as high as, 200% more than inside customers.
Representative Szoka states, “With these large variations in water bills folks are paying across the State, the Legislature needs to look into this issue and ensure that both customers are paying a fair rate for their water and that municipalities are charging a sustainable rate.”

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