4 UCW NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6, 2016
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I'm glad we live in a city that
respects its residents enough
to allow us to voice our
opinions on major issues
affecting the community.
Unfortunately, these
opportunities sometimes
appear ceremonial and
gratuitous. I hope that
was not the case at
last Monday's public
hearing at City Hall.
Three minutes is
not a long time, but in
most cases, it is long
enough to make one's
point. This being said, I
want to share with you
my three minutes before
the City Council. I'm
trying hard to debunk
that haunting adage
that "Fayetteville never
misses an opportunity
to miss an opportunity."
Here's what I shared
with the city:
"Good evening, Mayor, City
Council. Thank you for this
opportunity. I want to go on record in support of our new
baseball team and the downtown baseball stadium as well as
the Vision 2026 project that supports several quality-of-life
venues such as the Civil War History Center and a downtown
Performing Arts Center. I am here to go on record requesting
that the city seriously consider naming the new stadium
the Babe Ruth Memorial Stadium, securing Fayetteville's
unique station in baseball history. In addition, I urge the city
and the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to
collaborate on establishing
The Babe Ruth Museum
and Visitors Center. This
facility would attract 50,000
-75,000 visitors a year to
our community, serving as
an economic stimulus for
downtown Fayetteville and
the surrounding area.
These suggestions are
rather simplistic in nature,
but simple ideas sometimes
reap the biggest returns. It
is said that "Fayetteville and
Cumberland County never miss
an opportunity to misses an opportunity." These ideas are
simple yet exclusively unique to our community. Please take
them under serious consideration."
That's it. Short and sweet. Now, let's wait
and see if anyone was listening. Thank you for
reading Up &
Coming Weekly.
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My Three Minutes
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Babe Ruth earned his nickname right here in Fayetteville in 1914
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