Donning the obligatory hard hats and wielding prop shovels, a group of Fayetteville elected officials and special guests broke ceremonial ground Tuesday morning for the new City Hall complex.

The 10-acre site at 210 Stonewall Avenue, purchased from and formerly occupied by the Fayette County Board of Education, will soon be under construction for approximately 13 months to build a two-story administrative building and an expansive park with such amenities as a playground, splash pad, dog park and performance space. Mayor Ed Johnson called the project “the beginning of the revitalization of downtown Fayetteville.” City offices, including the City Council chamber, currently occupy a former school building on South Glynn Street.

The estimated cost of the project, whose planning began four years ago, is just over $24 million.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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