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City Council Voted “Yes” Tuesday April 2 Thank you Omni folks for your support! Wed, Apr 3 2024 at 8:55 AM Next steps: Help Mayor Jordan form a STRONG Task Force to to the job. There are specific groups the city is seeking task force members from: government agencies, nonprofit agencies, renters groups, developers, landlords and community members. Do you fit into any of those categories? If you’re in one of those groups and you’d like to serve on the Housing Task Force and help this town fix its housing problem, then please go to this link to fill out […]

City Council Voted “Yes” Tuesday April 2 Thank you Omni folks for your support! Wed, Apr 3 2024 at 8:55 AM Dear Housing Action Community, This is Billy with Arkansas Renters United, and I have the pleasure of delivering some fantastic news for you all! Last night, the Fayetteville City Council voted UNANIMOUSLY to pass our resolution to declare a housing crisis. The counter-resolution first proposed by Council member Mike Wiederkehr was tabled indefinitely and will never be considered again. We should all take this moment to celebrate the power of community organizing to make change happen. While this resolution […]

Tuesday April 2 – 5:30 pm City Hall Room 219, 113 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville The struggle for good housing policy in Fayetteville goes on. The Housing Crisis Resolution goes before City Council these nights. At the agenda session there is no need to take action, but observers are hugely important to emphasize that people care and are watching closely. At the city council meeting there will be need for people to take one of two roles: First, you may choose to quietly be present and supportive as the resolution is presented and discussed. This is a very very important […]

After the scheduled housing crisis workshop City Council held on March 26 Dear Housing Action Community, Billy with ARU here, and I wanted to give you all an update following last night’s workshop that the city council held to look over a new combined housing resolution that includes much of what our resolution called for as well as parts from Councilmember Wiederkehr’s resolution. I have attached a copy of what is more or less the final product of the resolution, minus two changes that were included by the city council after last night’s workshop.   In short, this combined resolution declares a […]

What happened at City Hall last Tuesday? Nothing. That’s not the whole story, but the outcome of the city council process was that the housing crisis resolution was tabled to clarify several versions that had emerged. Over 30 people gave impactful testimony about their own struggles with housing in the city we all love. You could see that Councilors were moved. But the discussion afterword broke down in confusion that needed stronger moderation to create clarity. What happens next is that the Fayetteville assistant attorney agreed to take the four different versions of the resolution and combine them into a […]