Gone South

If you wonder why the E-FORUM went dark for a week or more, it was because I finally got to squeeze in a vacation between the last City Council meeting and ramp up of campaign forums. The week was dominated by the Fayetteville Roots Festival, a growing celebration of...

On the Campaign Trail

The campaign is in full swing. We completed our second candidates forum last night at the Shops at Hilltop. It was attended by about 50 or so people, half of them staff or devoted supporters of the various candidates. Rogers, Rivers and Bates were missing, and Pimple...

Goodbye!

Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council: Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to serve as the city manager for Richmond. In addition to the task of clearing out my office, I took the opportunity today to thank the city staff and community members for...