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CityViewNC.com | 31 CityView's Downtown Visionaries awards will be presented to Mac Healy, Bruce Daws and Molly Arnold at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. June 22 in the Aevex Veterans Club at Segra Stadium. Daws' legacy and the future Daws says he realizes that revitalization is far from finished. He says city officials and business owners need to continue "all the good things that many leaders in the past have started." "e revitalization of Fayetteville certainly didn't happen overnight and didn't happen with one visionary," Daws says. Modesty aside, his peers and friends consider him a pillar of downtown revitalization. "e big picture is, he was saving our history, preserving it for the future," Parfitt says. "Anything that has historical significance, he has scooped it up, cataloged it and stored it. He's given the town back its identity." McMillan, his former supervisor, agrees. "It was important to him that he le the department in a good place, with a good team and prepared for the future in his retirement. He did just that. Fayetteville was fortunate to have Bruce Daws on its team." ough he's retired, Daws said he is not going anywhere. Aer all, he's been a fixture in Fayetteville since 1972. "My position is in great hands now with Heidi Bleazey," Daws says. "I'll always be there to assist." He admits the past 50 years have been quite a fun ride. "A lot of people get up in the morning, and they say, 'I sure don't want to go to work this morning,'" Daws says. "I can honestly say that I have been happy with every job that I've had. "It's all been good. It was with mixed emotions that I retired from this job. I certainly enjoy doing it, and it's almost hard to believe that I get paid to do it. is job is almost what you might call a hobby." at downtown puzzle might not be complete. But Daws certainly helped fit a lot of the pieces together. For the betterment of downtown Fayetteville. I can honestly say that I have been happy with every job that I've had." – Bruce Daws PRECINCT WORKERS NEEDED The Cumberland County, North Carolina Board of Elections is recruiting workers for 2023-2025. Individuals are needed to serve as precinct officials for the following dates: October 10, 2023; November 7, 2023; March 5, 2024; April 23, 2024; May 14, 2024 and November 5, 2024 Earn up to $190.00 for each election worked. To apply or request information visit ElectionReady.net or call 910-678-7733.

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