Brown, who also contributed the concept for the Fayetteville Celebrates America campaign earlier this year, said the association was trying to find a worthy cause for the money since it was no longer active.
The city's Main Street Program was a good fit, Brown told the council.
The city's Christmas tree is erected on the square at Stonewall Village and previously had no decorations save for a topper.
"Since most of the association members were Fayetteville businesses, we decided to earmark the money for a project everyone could relate to and appreciate," Brown said. "We wanted to do something nice for the folks and to benefit Fayetteville."
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