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18 UCW APRIL 16-22, 2014 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM CUMBERLAND Sheriff Earl "Moose" Butler received the Egon Bittner Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) during the organization's March 22 meeting in Garden Grove, Calif. Butler is the first law enforcement officer from North Carolina to receive the Bittner award, which honors Chief Executive Officers who have commanded a CALEA-accredited agency for 15 or more continuous years and recognizes their significant contributions to the public safety profession and CALEA. In November, the Sheriff 's Office received its sixth consecutive three- year CALEA accreditation. Sheriff Butler began the accreditation process shortly after taking office in 1994. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) is the world recognized credentialing authority established and maintained through the joint efforts of law enforcement's major executive associations. www.co.cumberland.nc.us Citizens may place bids on the more than 100 properties Cumberland County has obtained by tax foreclosure. More than 50 of the properties are jointly owned by the City of Fayetteville and the county. A list of the properties and the bid procedures are available on the county's website, co.cumberland.nc.us, under the Legal Department link. A new Surplus Property Viewer has been added to the website recently to help potential bidders easily research properties from their homes. All the properties are plotted on the map and different layers can be applied. By clicking on a dot, you may access the lien amount, deed number, and other tax information for the property. To place a bid on any of the properties, visit the County Attorney's Office on the fifth floor of the Courthouse, 117 Dick St., and complete the Offer to Purchase form and pay the bid deposit and other costs. If you have questions about the bid procedures, call the legal office at 910-678-7762. The Surplus Property Finder is one of several GIS applications offered by the county's Information Services Department through the county's website. The Tax Parcel Viewer provides property tax and assessment information as well as data on nearby schools and internet broadband availability. Users can search for a specific address or parcel number, view property characteristics, and share the data with a friend or co-worker. With the May 6 primary just a month away, you may want to check out the Polling Place Finder application to find your precinct and obtain information about the elected officials currently representing you. Foreclosure, Voting Info On County Website Sheriff Recognized For Accreditation Years Butler Fair Housing Education Workshop April 29 Cumberland County Community Development will host a Fair Housing Education Workshop April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, 1225 Ramsey St., conference room C. The workshop will cover topics including fair housing rights for people with disabilities and equal access for all people regardless of sexual orientation or identity. The presenters at the workshop will be Jack Holtzman, project director of the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid in North Carolina, and Elsie Gilmore, deputy director of the Kingdom Community Development Corporation. Call 910-323-6112 for information. April County Programs Available For Viewing The April 2014 episodes of "Cumberland Matters" and "Cumberland Conversations" are available for viewing on television and online. The programs are posted on the county's YouTube page at www. youtube.com/CumberlandCountyNC and on Fayetteville/Cumberland Educational TV (FCETV), Time Warner Cable Channel 5 and 97-3 on the digital tier.