Seeking To Attract Younger Residents, Fayetteville Mayor Wants To Give City A Face-Lift
The mayor of Fayetteville wants to give the city a face-lift.
The Atlanta suburb is growing older. About 1 out of every 4 residents will be 65 or older in 2040.
So, Mayor Ed Johnson says, the time has come to attract younger residents — especially millennials.
That piqued our interest here at WABE.
“Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam caught up with the mayor at the groundbreaking for a new $23 million City Hall and park that he calls “very necessary.”