The Fayetteville City Council met on August 24, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chamber. The meeting included the approval of consent items, two public hearings, presentations from the Fire and Police Departments, and authorization for Fire Station 4 site preparation. Several items were discussed in detail, including a rezoning for SteelFab and a special use permit for a junkyard.
If y'all give us just a minute. Oh, there we go. All right. So we will we'll call our August 24th meeting to order. We welcome those who join us in the audience, those who also uh. Those who also joining us remote, we welcome you. At this time, as with every meeting, we would like to start with our invocation to prayer. We have Apostle April High Tower of the New Salem International Ministries. Gracious Father, we pause at the beginning of this gathering to recognize the responsibilities, duties, and assignment given to our mayor and the city council. May those who serve in this chamber be guided by wisdom, integrity, fairness, and courage. Give them the ability to listen carefully, consider diverse perspectives, and make decisions with the well-being of our entire community in mind. May they remember that behind every policy and every decision are people, families, children, seniors, veterans, workers, business owners, students, neighbors, and individuals from many cultures, backgrounds, and traditions that rely on their decision-making ability to enhance the future of our great city. Help us to build a city where every person is treated with dignity and respect, where differences do not divide us, but broaden our understanding, where opportunity is pursued with fairness and where compassion guides our response to those who are experiencing difficulty. Grant our elected leaders patience when challenges are difficult, humility when perspectives differ, and wisdom to seek common ground without compromising the principle of justice and human dignity that represents our creator. Bless the mayor, the city council, city officials, employees, and all who contribute to the life and future of our community. Give them clarity when decisions are difficult, patience when opinions defer, and discernment to recognize solutions that strengthen the entire community. Amen. Amen. Very good. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. And to the Republic. Under God, individual with liberty. Justice for all. I've known you for a long time. You're doing great work in your ministry on Marchison Road with the after school care and some of the other things that you're doing. Tell uh the audience a little bit about yourself and your ministry. Yes, sir. My name is Apostle April Hightower. Um, I bring your greetings on behalf of New Salem International Ministries, located at 4006 Murchison Road, right here in the God Blessed City of Fairville, North Carolina. The focus and purpose of our ministry is to teach biblical principles and strategies that's going to challenge you to change in order to improve your quality of life in four specific areas, spiritual growth, community and economic development, housing, as well as educational excellence. On this weekend, our community and we are inviting the entire city of Fairville to come out. We're having a community give back to school program where we're going to have free um haircuts. We're giving away school supplies, we're also giving away food, clothing, and we're also going to have information concerning our upcoming um private school, New Salem Christian Academy that will be open up in the 2027-2028 school year. So we'll be giving our information concerning that. So you all are welcome to come if you're not busy this Saturday from 10 to 3. All right, thank you. Can we give Pastor High Tower Apostle High Tower a round of applause? Apostle Hightower. What time would that be? 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock. Okay. All right. All right. Well, thank you so much, Apostle. Thank you for that wonderful prayer. Uh, Council, as we move to uh the next item, we have um the announcements. I will go to Councilmember Jones. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to take a few moments to uh acknowledge my other half.