The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted 5-1 on Oct. 19 to send staff looking for up to five other sites for the Unhoused Support Center, per the Fayetteville Observer. The board also kept its contract with the Salvation Army for another year. For now, the project has no confirmed address. County staff expect it to open in early 2028.
Commissioner Glenn Adams cast the only vote against the search. The same motion told staff to get special-use rules for the Hawley Lane site from the city and the Cumberland County Board of Education. It also asked for a request for information to build a second plan with the board-approved design, plus a list of county-owned buildings that might work. Staff will share what they find at the Nov. 12 agenda session.
The center would give temporary housing and support to people who have no home. Plans call for 24,000 square feet and 100 beds. Of those, 53 are for men, 28 for women, 18 for families, and one for isolation. The price is about $17 million. Leaders had set a target date of December 2027…