The Fayette City Council met on Tuesday, Oct. 13 to discuss a host of topics, including a $1.50 increase in the city’s garbage collection fee, appointments to the city’s gas board, and the potential purchase of a street sweeper.
The Fayette City Council approved its fiscal year 2027 budget, authorized bids for the first phase of improvements to Bill’s Trail and took action on several infrastructure projects during its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22. All council members were present. Gavin Norris, student and youth pastor at Southside Baptist Church, opened the meeting with prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Prior to the regular meeting, the council held a public hearing concerning the elimination of the city’s floodplain zoning district.
Longtime Fayette City Attorney Dale Lawrence speaks during his final Fayette City Council meeting Sept. 8. Lawrence, who began working with the city in 1992 and took over as city attorney in the mid-1990s, reflected on decades of service and the changes he has seen in Fayette through the years.
The Fayette City Council heard updates from Fayette Medical Center and the Fayette Aquatic Center, approved several personnel matters and reviewed a preliminary budget for the coming fiscal year during its Sept. 8 meeting. Before the regular meeting, the council held a public hearing concerning the proposed abatement of a property at 406 Temple Ave. S. No one spoke for or against the abatement. All council members were present for the regular meeting.
Fayette County Memorial Library Director Jessie Crowe shares the results of the library’s 2026 Summer Reading Program with the council.
The Fayette City Council heard updates from Fayette County Memorial Library and approved sewer rate increases and moved forward with more than $682,000 in paving work during its Tuesday, Aug. 25, meeting. All council members were present. Fayette County Memorial Library Director Jessie Crowe began the meeting with an update on the library’s summer reading program and upcoming activities. Crowe said the library held 38 programs during the summer and recorded nearly 2,000 participants. The library also held seven summer camps with the assistance of 10 high school and college-age counselors.
Members of the Fayette Garden Club, Brother 2 Brother and the City Council celebrate the success of the back-to-school basketball tournament and backpack giveaway.
The Fayette City Council discussed more than $680,000 in proposed paving work, appointed a new city attorney and prosecutor and reviewed upcoming sewer rate increases during its Aug. 11 meeting. All council members were present. The first speakers, representatives of the Fayette Garden Club and Brother 2 Brother, thanked the city and community for supporting their recent basketball tournament and back-to-school event. Kathy Bordelon and Brother 2 Brother President Felix Caine said the groups organized the event to raise money for backpacks and school supplies for local children.
The Fayette City Council approved a new resolution governing the policies and procedures of the Fayette Fire Department, heard updates on several city projects and received information about community programs during its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 28. Councilman Tommy Williams was absent. The meeting opened with an invocation by the Rev. Chris Fluker, pastor of New Grace Baptist Church and the nephew of Councilman Cedric Wilson. Jackson Kimbrell updated the council on the ACE Leadership program’s ongoing downtown revitalization efforts.
City of Fayette garbage can
The City of Fayette has formally responded to concerns raised earlier this year by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), defending its garbage collection policies while announcing several changes to its billing and collection procedures. The four-page response, dated July 8 and addressed to SPLC Senior Supervising Attorney Micah West, was prepared by City Attorney Dale Lawrence and shared publicly during the Fayette City Council meeting on July 14.
Fayette Junior Mayor Sean White was recognized during the July 14 Fayette City Council meeting as he concluded his service with the Junior City Council. White thanked city leaders for the opportunity to serve and encouraged continued support for the Junior City Council. Shown are (front, from left) Councilman Floyd Rodgers, White, Mayor Rod Northam and Councilman Mickey Joe Morgan; (back, from left) Councilman Tommy Williams and Councilman Cedric Wilson.
The Fayette City Council approved an ordinance updating the city’s firefighter work schedule, approved several routine business items and discussed changes to the city’s garbage collection notification process during its July 14 meeting. Before the regular meeting began, a scheduled public hearing concerning the possible abatement of a house at 725 First St. S.W. was postponed after City Attorney Dale Lawrence determined the required legal notice had not been properly published.
City officials and members of the Fayette Fire Department met June 24 to discuss proposed policy changes that prompted an extended discussion during the previous night’s City Council meeting. Present for the meeting were Fire Chief Shannon Taylor, City Clerk Sherry Fowler, Councilmen Floyd Rodgers, Steve Herring and Cedric Wilson, along with six members of the fire department. The meeting was held after the City Council voted to table proposed fire department policy changes and appoint a committee to meet with firefighters before the matter returns to the council.
The Fayette City Council discussed proposed fire department policy changes, received updates on paving projects and the city’s America 250 celebration, and addressed several other matters during its June 23 meeting. All council members were present. Southside Baptist Church pastor Kent Shepherd led the group in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the meeting was called to order. The council approved minutes from the previous meeting.
