Mayor Anthony G. Chavonne 433 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 433-1992, 433-3401 Fax 433-1948 mayor@ci.fay.nc.us

Anthony G. Chavonne was elected Mayor of the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2005 and re-elected to a fourth term in November 2011. Chavonne has helped guide Fayetteville through rapid growth since his appointment to office. Previously being populated by more than 150,000 citizens, Fayetteville has expanded into a booming city of over 200,000, largely inhabited by military who serve their country at nearby Ft. Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.

Under his leadership, curbside recycling was implemented, transit services have improved, an infill ordinance was passed, more appearance ordinances have been established, corridor studies have helped prepare pockets of the city for future growth, HOPE VI funding was approved for downtown revitalization and a state veterans park will open July 4, 2011.

These changes are a part of Mayor Chavonne’s strong focus to gearing Fayetteville for an economic transformation associated with local Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) changes. As part of BRAC changes, military and civilian personnel from Georgia are relocating to Fayetteville.

Mayor Chavonne has had strong military ties for years. He is an honorary member of the 82^nd Airborne Association. In 2007, he was appointed to the North Carolina Advisory Commission on Military Affairs. He has served as a member of the Bragg and Pope Special Activities Committees since 1996 and Congressman Robin Hayes named him to the Congressional Military Activities Committee in 2000. He was inducted as a National Honorary Member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association on Oct. 7, 2010. Chavonne received the Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Public Service in 1995.

He has been honored with other awards, including the Fayetteville Business & Professional League’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2002, Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Realtor’s Cup Award in 2002 and the Sam Walton Business Leader Award in 1999. He is an honorary member of the Methodist University Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society. 

As Mayor, Chavonne has been very successful at reaching out to the public, making it easier and more comfortable for citizens to interact with the City’s elected officials. This has seen him involved in open discussion with citizens at town hall meetings, events that allow the public to speak to and seek answers from City officials and staff members. Chavonne has also participated in a blog on the Fayetteville Observer website and he sends out an E-newsletter to citizens to keep them apprised of city and local news.

Prior to his stint in office, Mayor Chavonne served as chairman of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, Fayetteville Area Economic Development Corporation and the Cumberland County Business Council. He was a 1992 participant in a multi-service orientation program for civilian public opinion leaders called the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference.

Tony is a CPA and retired as general manager of Fayetteville Publishing Company in 2004 after a 25-year career. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977. The Mayor graduated from the first graduating class of Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville in 1973 and attended Massey Hill High School in Fayetteville from 1969-1972.

Tony is the President of Chavonne Group, LLC and Single Source Real Estate Services, Inc. He and his wife Joanne have two sons, Grayson and Tyson, and are members of Highland Presbyterian Church.