Cumberland County
On Sept. 11, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to release a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for renovating or modernizing the Crown Theatre and Arena with a budget not to exceed $100 million and with seating options of 2,500 and 3,000, joint and separate project approaches and references to prior scope and market studies.
With the revitalization of the theatre and arena where the existing Crown Complex is located, the County is also seeking community input for the current Gillespie Street lot around the downtown Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse area. The survey can be found by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NZ5K58N. Survey results will be presented at the Oct. 9 board meeting. To date, the County has received more than 1,000 responses.
Also, the board will vote on consent at their Sept. 15 meeting to transfer governance of the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, otherwise known as DistiNCtly Fayetteville, to the Cumberland County Tourism Development Authority. The FACVB Board of Directors adopted amendments to its articles of incorporation and bylaws, effective July 1, 2025, and dissolved its board…