Government Affairs
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City of Fayetteville is Looking to Partner for Future Development Downtown
City seeks qualified developers for future development project Published on May 07, 2026 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The City of Fayetteville has issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ) seeking an experienced development team to partner on the development of the Blount and Gillespie site, a 9.3-acre, city-owned assembly of 41 parcels located immediately south of Downtown…
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Cumberland County Property Appeal Deadline Looming
Taxpayers Reminded of May 20 Deadline to Appeal Property Values May 4, 2026, 14:32 PM by Jon Soles Cumberland County property owners have until May 20, 2026, at 5 p.m. to submit a formal appeal for their 2026 real property assessed value to the Board of Equalization and Review. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Cumberland County property…
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City of Fayetteville Conducting Survey on their Permitting Process
The City of Fayetteville, NC (City) has retained BerryDunn (Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC) to assess the City’s development review process. For the purposes of this project, development review includes site plan review through the Technical Review Committee, building and related construction permitting, and construction inspections. This project focuses on assessing the City’s current procedures and identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen…
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REALTOR® Voice in Action: Advocacy in the Rooms Where Decisions Are Made in April 2026
Advocacy remained active throughout April as Longleaf Pine REALTORS® continued to stay engaged in local and regional meetings where housing, infrastructure, land use, economic development, and community growth were being discussed. By showing up consistently, our Government Affairs Director helped ensure LPR stayed informed on the issues shaping the communities our members serve and the…
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Data Center Lawsuit in Chatham County – Article from the Sanford Herald
Sanford developer sues Chatham County over data center moratorium Facebook A Sanford developer sued Chatham County on April 23 over its one-year moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining. ECO Tip West LLC filed the suit in Chatham County Superior Court. The sole principal of the business is Kirk J. Bradley, with an address at…
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Housing Developments in Hoke County to Resume in PWC areas
Hoke County Commissioners approved an increase in water distribution from 70% to 80% percent. The increase will allow subdivisions that have been approved previously to begin building again after a moratorium was put in place last year. Water allocation is at capacity in all other zones other than the PWC areas. The following is a…
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City of Sanford Approves Regulations on Future Data Centers
After a five-hour meeting, the Sanford City Council voted to approve regulations for the possibility of future data centers. Highlights of the ordinance change are below. During the public hearing, Eric Evanson spoke on the His position and said “I called a woman in prince William County, Virginia about their data center situation and the…
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City of Raeford & Hoke County Updates
City of Raeford The City of Raeford denied a rezoning for 39 townhomes. The rezoning is located on South Vass Road/North of Main Street. The rezoning was tabled in March. The property is 6.5 acres and the request from J & K Development is to rezone from R12 residential to RMF residential multi-family. The property…
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Public Works Commission Providing New Incentive Program for In-Fill Development
Participation Regulations (Water & Sewer Service) Development Participation PWC wants to encourage and facilitate development within the corporate boundaries of the City of Fayetteville by participating in the Developer cost for water and sanitary sewer infrastructure. Projects located, in whole or in part, inside the City boundaries are eligible to receive a Development Participation amount…
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NCDOT Road Projects in Hope Mills
The town manager of Hope Mills has presented a list of road projects that the North Carolina Department of Transportation has underway. Active Projects NCDOT Division 6 Future Corridor Projects
