Fayetteville City Council Passes Emergency COVID-19 Measures

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published March 17, 2020 at 1:38 PM CDT

All seating at Fayetteville City Council meetings is now arranged six feet apart, under a new nationwide social distancing protocol.

A special Fayetteville City Council meeting was held late Monday to approve three key emergency measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic – the first municipality in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley to take such action.

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