Aug 5, 2025 - News

The Agenda: Fayetteville to vote on shelter funds, street upgrades

Alex Golden

Photo illustration of Fayetteville City Hall with lines radiating from it. — Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Alex Golden/Axios

The Fayetteville City Council meets tonight and plans to vote on:

🏠 A resolution expressing the city's intent to give $70,000 to the Salvation Army for shelter services, fulfilling a required match for a $70,000 grant the Salvation Army is applying for from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The council last month agreed to commit a total of up to $450,000 to address homelessness.

🚧 Street-related contracts, including:

A $787,660 contract with Garver for design services for improvements to North College Avenue from Sycamore and Township streets.
A $287,000 contract with I & S Group for design services for improvements to South School Avenue from 15th Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
A $287,000 contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates for study and design services for improvements to East Joyce Boulevard from Highway 71B to Crossover Road.

📍 If you go: 5:30pm at City Hall or online

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The Agenda: Fayetteville to vote on shelter funds, street upgrades

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