Clipp added that city employees should continue to mask, continue maintaining social distancing, do staggered reentry, and perform temperature checks on employees and visitors.
On Tuesday, Clipp said in an emailed statement that a four-question survey was sent out to city employees prior to reopening that got 130 responses.
Ninety-five percent of respondents said they were comfortable sharing COVID-19 concerns with their supervisors, Clipp said. Fifty-eight percent said they were already working on-site, and another 47% said they felt confident the city would keep them safe as they returned to work.
City Manager Doug Hewett said that when city leaders looked at reopening City Hall, they said they hoped that long-term changes they were making to chambers and the lobby would help separate employees. One of those changes happening at City Hall, Hewett said, is moving the permanent inspections counter to the front of the building. He hoped they d be able to limit face-to-face contac
There s still no set guidance on how the city can use the funds it s receiving through the American Rescue Plan, the Fayetteville City Council learned Tuesday at its work session.
Fayetteville is expected to get $35.25 million through the American Rescue Plan. The total amount of assistance coming through the plan to the county and surrounding municipalities totals more than $113 million.
Guidance on the funding from the federal government has previously been minimal. In a special session last week with U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, a Republican who represents the 8th District, Colvin asked if he d heard news about what to do with the funding and Hudson responded he was going to ask the same question.
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As the Fayetteville City Council considers what to do with the Market House, the options for how it might be used could be limited.
City Manager Doug Hewett talked to the council at a special meeting Jan. 27 about potential obstacles to repurposing the Market House. The council voted at the meeting not to demolish it and not to leave it as it is.
The council’s other two options are finding a new way to use the Market House or move it to another location. The council voted to ask Hewett and city staff members to research those two possibilities.