The family is cleaning up after floodwaters damaged their home during heavy storms Tuesday night. They're asking the city for help.
The city is considering a 3-cent property tax increase. For the average Fayetteville home, valued at around $226,000, that would mean roughly $68 more per year.
Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell noted that the city held off on raising taxes last year specifically because of widespread affordability concerns.
North Carolina lawmakers in the House and Senate passed HB 1089, which places a constitutional ballot in November to enact a property tax levy limit.
The North Carolina House voted to put a constitutional amendment before voters in November that, if approved, would limit the state's personal income tax rate.
"Pedestrian traffic is really our life blood. They don't all have to be buyers, but they all bring energy with them."