FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) A trailblazer and an inspiration. Those words describe former Fayetteville Mayor Beth Finch and now the city is renaming a downtown park in her honor. She let me be where I am today, Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen said. She opened up doors for me. She opened up doors for all women in Fayetteville.
For Jensen, Monday night s decision to rename Cross Creek Park in honor of the city s first and only female mayor brings back many memories and reminds her of how far she and other women in Fayetteville have come.
Finch, who served as mayor from 1975 to 1981, was also the first female city council member as well the first female mayor pro tem.
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