State Action Agenda 2024

QUALITY OF LIFE
• $16.3 million for McArthur Road Sports Complex project completion
• $1 million for homeless support initiatives
• $9 million for Cape Fear River Park project completion
• $2 million for Cape Fear River Park Trail Extension Phase II
• $2 million for Solid Waste & Transit facility modernization and improvements
• Policy support and resources to address affordable housing shortage
• Authority for telecommunication expansion and permitting
• Continued improvement and resources for stormwater improvement projects

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• $2.5 million for City corridor improvements
• $1 million for workforce development initiatives including STEM and NextGen workforce
• Interstate connectivity linking I-95 and I-295 to the proposed I-685 through Cumberland County
• Equitable tax distribution among local government entities
• Revision of the lowest responsive, responsible bidding process

PUBLIC SAFETY
• $3 million for regional police training center
• $1 million for mental health co-response
• $1 million for community-based violence interruption programs
• Support for expansion of firefighter cancer prevention pilot program
• Support for law enforcement officer retirement and retention

TRANSIT
• Railroad route expansion and track relocation preventing disconnection of downtown
• Fayetteville Regional Airport expansion of flights and incentive program
• Transit regionalization from urban single-city to regional transit service