We might be singing this song.....

Cool Clear Water

Sons of the Pioneers, 1948.

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I don't live in Fayetteville, but I could never understand how they always complain about the traffic from the retail paradise (Ga 85) and they went and built two major centers on the southside of their downtown. Now people are complaining their traffic is worse than ever, DUH!

Less than 600 voters turned out for the election earlier this month. No one ran against the so-called “mayor” Ken Steele, and no one ran against one of the incumbents for one city council seat. The one person (that had no previous ties to the current mayor and his cronies) that did step up and run for the empty council seat lost the election by a mere 6 votes to a former city councilman. I know there are more than 6 people in this town that care enough that should have voted. Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to run for either mayor or city councilman, but I am a registered voter that actually VOTED, so I believe I have all the right in the world to gripe.

Fayetteville will soon be just another Riverdale. Fayetteville used to be a nice, quiet little town with not a lot going on. You didn’t have to worry about what kind of neighbor you might have living next door. Everyone knew each other. I understand that growth is good. But please, for the life of me, why does the city of Fayetteville continue to allow developers to come in, bulldoze a few acres of trees, throw up a building in just a matter of a few weeks and then sit back and watch it remain empty for months on end? There has to be some political or monetary gain out of this because there couldn’t possibly be any other reason.

WAKE UP FAYETTEVILLE VOTERS!!! There is another election coming up next year. It’s not too early to step up to the plate and put your name out there. Get to know some of your fellow residents. Show that you care about YOUR town. Let’s get some new people on the council. Slowly but surely, we can start to turn this around so that our children and grandchildren will be able to come back to Fayetteville and not have to look over their shoulder as they walk down the street. They won’t have to look at house after house with burglar bars on every window. There won’t be any vacant lots (well, we already have vacant commercial structures). If enough concerned citizens speak up and attend some of the council meetings, they can see what kind of person Ken Steele is. Trust me, you have to see him in action to understand why we need new leadership.

Not being in a position to make these kinds of decisions, I hope there is something I am missing. How much thought does it take to see that we already have shopping centers/strip malls that are EMPTY and store fronts that have not been leased in years. Why build more places for businesses when they already have places waiting for them? Location, etc, is, of course, an issue, but I hate to see the rows and rows of shopping centers when every third one is desolute. Add more? Seems stupid to me. Riverdale has miles and miles of small shopping centers and look at that overall impression!

I hope it's another nail salon or real estate brokerage!!!!

The City of Fayetteville will not be happy until every tree between the square and hospital is chopped down.