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Signature Achievements

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  • The new Fayetteville Public Library Expansion, including the Level Up workforce training program

  • Award-winning low-carbon economy efforts; Arkansas's only LEED Cities Gold Certification City, for building a city where "every citizen (present and future) can experience a naturally beautiful, healthy, and sustainable Fayetteville"

  • The city's 2023 Fayetteville Housing Assessment, which lays out a clear path to create further housing options to meet population growth; prioritizes new housing density along existing growth & infrastructure corridors

  • The city's 2023 Parks Master Plan was adopted to support active lifestyles & preserve "space for our residents to play, laugh, learn, heal, gather together, and build community"

  • December 2023:  secured $25 million "Safe Streets for All" Grant, focusing on walkways, trails, roads, and safe intersections around College, Gregg, Joyce, School, Maple

  • Built three Fire Stations to meet city safety needs

  • The Cultural Arts Corridor, Upper & Lower Ramble

  • Since 2017 Fayetteville averages 1 new business per day and 4.5 new jobs per day

  • Support for entrepreneurial and high-tech job growth, along with University partnerships

  • 46 new staff members in the last 3 years - to meet city growth demands and improve city services (without raising city taxes!)

  • Built state-of-the-art Police Headquarters to meet the needs of a large, modern city

  • 1200 acres of green space preservation, including Centennial Park, Kessler Mtn, Deadhorse Mtn, Underwood Park, and more

  • Secured a citizen-approved $226 million bond package (without raising taxes!) that funded Downtown & MLK walkability improvements, 71B corridor road improvements, Porter & Deane improvements, 15th/Razorback Rd improvements, Center St/Harmon Ave improvements, Rupple Rd Extension, Zion Rd Improvements, Old Wire Rd cycle track

  • New & improved parkland including Underwood, Walker, Wilson, Gulley, and the future Blue Way at Combs Park (12 miles of family-friendly floatable waterway)

  • Ongoing investment in Fayetteville's arts community - including establishing the city's Arts & Culture Program, investments in public art, and multi-million dollar investments in Walton Arts Center and Theatre Squared

  • New West Ave Parking Deck to meet parking needs of Dickson St entertainment district

  • The Wilson Park Hub - safe, free & all-season outdoor gathering place

  • Constructed $6.8 million in miles of trails & improvements - including the Razorback Greenway, Tsa La Gi Trail, Shiloh Trail at Centennial, The Mission Blvd Corridor, The Midtown Corridor Trail, Drake St. Trail, Sang Ave Trail

  • Fayetteville's youth-outreach Yvonne Richardson Center expansion 

  • Built Centennial Park - state of the art mountain biking

  • Citywide Renewable Energy - 3 solar farms (!)

  • Historic Preservation Plan to maintain sense of place (including Woolsey Farm & Porter Warehouse)

  • Drake Field airport improvements - economic vitality services

  • During the pandemic, Fayetteville extended unprecedented relief to local businesses & families, including $2,000,000 for childcare assistance

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