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Well, that message was again heard loud and clear on Jan. 13, when the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce hosted a community-wide "thank you" reception for our delegation at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. And rightfully so. Our Legislative Delegation under Chairman Rep. Billy Richardson's leadership passed North Carolina's first budget since 2018. Working together, Richardson, Sen. Kirk deViere, Sen. Ben Clark,
Rep. John Szoka, Rep. Diane Wheatley, and Rep. Marvin Lucas brought an unprecedented $412 million back to Fayetteville and Cumberland County. For this, we are truly grateful! $412 million, which will improve the quality of life for every citizen in our community.
Fayetteville's future is bright, with plenty of economic potential and opportunity for growth. But only if we have competent and responsible leadership with vision. Leadership who appreciates the value of negotiation, compromise, teamwork and communication. As a media source and your local community newspaper, we will continue to do our part by providing the space in print and online to any citizen, candidate or elected official to speak directly to the Fayetteville and Cumberland County community. No exceptions! In this edition, there are several letters from Fayetteville mayoral candidates expressing their views, concerns and insights about their vision for the city. These views are theirs and theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of our newspaper. Up & Coming Weekly is not endorsing these candidates. These are views from citizens who want to contribute their time and talents to the community. We welcome and encourage this type of communication. Again, our publication is open and available to all citizens.
Remember, $412 million didn't just happen; it resulted from hard work, compromise, communication and teamwork.
Our Cumberland County Legislative Delegation set the example. Now, all we have to do is follow it.
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