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Cumberland County sets aside $400,000 to help recruit airline service at Fayetteville Regional Airport
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a $400,000 allocation to partner with the city and tourism development authorities to attract new air routes; supporters called it a modest, strategic incentive while opponents said the money shouldn’t be reserved before a carrier is identified.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted April 27 to set aside $400,000 from available general-fund capacity as an economic-incentive match to the city’s effort to attract additional airline service at Fayetteville Regional Airport. The allocation is meant to support route-development offers and leverage a pending DOT grant for regional transportation work.
Commissioner Pat el (said) the county’s commitment is intended as a conditional reserve, not an immediate expenditure: “This is a…
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