FEBRUARY 2006-: WITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FINANCIAL HELP AND PRIVATELY RAISED DONATIONS PAINTED THE REARS OF 6 DOWNTOWN STORES WHICH WERE AN EYE  SORE.

FEBRUARY 2006-APRIL 2006: ERAISED $30,000 FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS TO TEAR DOWN THE DECAYING CAPITOL THEATER AND PUT HERITAGE PARK IN ITS PLACE. ACCOMPLISHED IN JULY 06-APRIL 07.  AFTERWARDS OFFERED JOHNNY’S HOT DOGS A PLACE TO OPERATE IN THE REAR OF THE PARK. HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL

FEBRUARY 2006-RAISED $3,500 FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS TO BUY AND ERECT AN ILLUMINATED ANNOUNCEMENT SIGN ON THE LAWN OF THE LIBRARY FOR BETTER COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION.

OCTOBER 2008- CREATED “SENIORS IN TOUCH” A PHONE TREE NETWORK TO REACH SENIOR CITIZENS AND OFFER WHOLESOME SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THEM. THE GROUP PLAYS BINGO THE 1ST SAT. OF EACH MONTH AND HAVE BEEN ON PICNIC OUTINGS LAST YEAR TO LUMBER RIVER PARK AND ON OCT. 4TH TO LUTHER BRITT PARK HAD SEVERAL CHRISTMAS PARTYS, A VALENTINE SWEETHEART BALL AND A FASHION SHOW..

JANUARY 2007- MET WITH SEN. DAVID WEINSTEIN AND GOLDEN LEAF STAFF TO REQUEST GRANT DOLLARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING. WITH A STRONG EFFORT BY SEN. WEINSTEIN AND A GREAT GRANT WRITTEN BY TOWN MANAGER BLAKE PROCTOR WE WERE AWARDED A $504,850 GRANT IN JUNE 2007. WORK STARTED BY RONNIE NYE COMPANY IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND HERITAGE CENTER WAS DEDICATED ON AUGUST 29TH 2008.

THROUGHOUT 2007- TWO NORTHERN COMPANIES, ADVANCED RECOVERY (N.J.) AND HARGER (ILL.) CHOSE OUR COMMUNITY AS THEIR NEW EXPANSION SITES. WHEN FULLY EMPLOYED 100 NEW JOBS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIZENS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANSION OF TOTAL SOLUTIONS, ALREADY LOCATED HERE.

THROUGHOUT 2006-2007- WORK PROGRESSED ON THREE COLUMBUS COUNTY TOWNS HOOKING ON TO OUR SEWER. WE ALREADY HAVE PROCTORVILLE AND ORRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHEN THE 3 COLUMBUS COUNTY COMMUNITIES ARE FULLY ON LINE ADDEED REVENUE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OUR OPERATIONS. THIS SHOULD OCCUR BY MID 2009.

JULY 2007, 2008, 2009- NEVER BEFORE JULY 4TH FIREWORKS CELEBRATIONS OFFERED THOUSANDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THIS HOLIDAY AND COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. 3RD ANNUAL SHOW IS SET FOR SUNDAY JUNE 28TH.

THROUGHOUT 2008 & 2009- RAISED $22,000 FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PROGRESS ENERGY, TIME WARNER, AND THE NC ARTS COUNCIL TO CONSTRUCT MEMORY LANE WITH ITS 7 HISTORIC MURALS AND THE WALL OF HONOR WITH 177 MEMORIAL PLAQUES TO HONOR OUR CITIZENS. THIS PROJECT RECLAIMED A “MISSING TOOTH” IN OUR DOWNTOWN STREET SCAPE AND IT WAS DEDICATED ON MEMORIAL DAY MAY 25TH, 2009. LANDSCAPING COMPLETED IN EARLY MAY 2009.

2007, 2008, 2009- ARRANGED AND PARTNERED WITH EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMM., MOUNTAIRE FARMS, AND PURDUE TO HOLD A TOTAL OF 6 JOB FAIRS FOR OUR CITIZENS EMPLOYMENT NEEDS

SEPT. 2007- RESTARTED THE LABOR DAY SIDEWALK SALES TO REKINDLE INTEREST IN DOWNTOWN. 2007 AND 2008 WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL. PLANS ARE TO CONTINUE THEM PLUS ADD VETERANS DAY, VALENTINES,  AND MEMORIAL DAY SALES AS WELL.

SPRING/SUMMER 2008-  WITH PROGRESS ENERGY HELP HAD THE METALLIC STREET LIGHT POLES REPAINTED, OUTFITTED WITH ANTIQUE TEAR DROP FIXTURE AND A LIGHT CHANGE TO BRIGHTEN DOWNTOWN.  ALSO DOT RESURFACED OUR MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN TOWN PLUS 3 SIDE STREETS.

SEPTEMBER 2008- UNVEILED OUR FIRST EVER TOWN FLAG. FLYS NOW OVER TOWN HALL AND COMMUNITY PARK.

HELD/HOSTED THE FIRST EVER FAIRMONT YOUTH SUMMIT WHERE 24 EDUCATORS, RECREATION OFFICIALS, AND YOUTH SAT FOR 4 HOURS AND IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF YOUTH IN TOWN.

2007-2008- CREATED A MAYORS COMMITTEE ON IDENTIFYING AND FINDING FUNDING FOR A BOY’S AND GIRL’S CLUB. THAT EFFORT IS CURRENTLY ON GOING.

2006-2008- HELD VETERANS AND MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES IN TOWN HALL PARKING LOT  AND HERITAGE CENTER TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AND THOSE WHO LOST LIVES DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY.

2007- STARTED A TOWN FLEA MARKET. EACH SATURDAY IN TOWN HALL PARKING LOT. WILL START UP AGAIN ON APRIL 4TH ’09 ON MUSEUM GROUNDS.

BEGAN RADIO SHOW, “FOCUS ON FAIRMONT” WHICH AIRS EACH SATURDAY AT NOON ON WSTS 100.9 FM. HAVE GUESTS ON TO INFORM LISTENERS WHATS GOING ON IN COMMUNITY.

2007-2008- DEVELOPED AN EMAIL DATA BASE (UP TO 300 NAMES) OF CITIZENS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND CHURCHES WHO CAN BE EMAILED WEEKLY/MONTHLY EVENTS IN TOWN. STILL ADDING NAMES.

ORGANIZED A COMMITTEE CALLED “SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS” TO PLAN AND CONDUCT FAIRMONT’S FIRST CHRISTMAS PARADE IN 30 YEARS. IT WAS A “TWILIGHT” PARADE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING IN THE COMMUNITY PARK WITH ENTERTAINMENT, SANTA, AND MUSIC IN THE HERITAGE CENTER AFTER THAT. 200 ATTENDED THE HERITAGE CENTER PROGRAM. ALL THAT IN DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY DEC. 5TH.
IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

2007 & 2008- HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY NC DEPT. OF COMMERCE AS A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE NOW HIRED A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST US WITH APPLYING AND BEING ACCEPTED INTO THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. THIS PROCESS BEGAIN IN LATE APRIL ‘09. OUR MUSEUM (OLD TRAIN DEPOT) HAS RECENTLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE ROBESON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

RECEIVED WORD FROM N.C. DEPT. OF INSURANCE THAT OUR FIRE RATING WAS REDUCED FROM A “7” TO A “5” THUS LOWERING ALL HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS FIRE INSURANCE IN THE TOWN STARTING JUNE 1ST. ALSO NOTIFIED THAT THE TOWN IS RECEIVING A $75,000 URP (URGENT REPAIR PROGRAM) GRANT.

MARCH 2009- NEEDED DRAINAGE WORK BEGUN AND COMPLETED IN THE OLD FIELD NEIGHBORHOOD.

MARCH 2009- CINDER BLOCK STORAGE BUILDING IN EAST ALLEY BEHIND THE HERITAGE CENTER WAS DONATED TO TOWN, TORN DOWN, ASPHALTED AND STRIPED TO MAKE A PARKING LOT TO RELIEVE PARKING WHEN BIG EVENTS ARE HELD IN THE CENTER.
AN ADDITIONAL 58 PARKING PLACES WERE ADDED.

MARCH 2009- NOTIFIED BY CONGRESSMAN MIKE MCINTYRE’S OFFICE THAT TOWN POLICE DEPT. WILL RECIEVE A $38,000 DOJ GRANT TO UPDATE EQUIPMENT.                                                                                                         

JUNE 2009- WAS ABLE, AFTER CONFERENCES WITH NC DMV COMMISSIONER, TO KEEP DMV MOBILE VAN IN FAIRMONT FOR 1 DAY PER MONTH.                                                                                                   

JUNE 2009- CALLED FOR A SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SEWER IN EAST SIDE PARK. MEETING ATTENDED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS OF EAST SIDE PARK.