Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

4:15 a.m. • 5-19-13

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 78° F
  • Mon: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 78° F
  • Tue: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 83° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Published: 2003-11-25 12:39:00
Updated: 2003-11-25 12:39:00

Fayetteville City Council Approves Annexation Plan


print friendly

Maps of Fayetteville will have to be redrawn after Monday night. The City Council voted 8-2 in favor of the city's largest annexation plan in history.

More than 43,000 county residents and 28 square miles will be affected by the annexation. Many of them have opposed the plan at a number of public hearings, and again at Monday's vote.

"I think this is horrible," said one person in the audience. "Eight people have just voted against the wishes of 43,000."

The annexation will mean an additional $14 million in tax revenue for Fayetteville. It is scheduled to begin next July.


0 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments 0 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

View Comments 0 COMMENTS