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OCTOBER 15-21, 2014 UCW 7 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM www.cityoffayetteville.org www.facebook.com/cityoffayettevillegovernment www.faytv7.com Twitter @CityOfFayNC The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities. continued Reserved Parking Combat Wounded Opportunity The City now invites business owners to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices made by Purple Heart recipient service men and women by allocating a distinct designated parking space at their business. Because of the generous donation of 50 signs by the Wounded Warrior Family Support Foundation (www.woundedwarriorsfamilysupport.org), the signs are being offered at no cost on a first-come, first-serve basis to any Fayetteville business owner or owner of a parking lot within the city limits. Each business owner will be responsible for providing a sign post (if needed), hardware and installation. The sign measures 12x18 inches. To be eligible, the City's minimum parking requirements must be met. It is not the intent to replace existing ADA parking stalls, but rather designate a place of honor for these service men and women. Submit the completed application and attachments to: Lee Jernigan, P.E. City Traffic Engineer 339 Alexander Street Fayetteville, NC, 28301 Business owners will be notified of approval and the sign can be picked up at 339 Alexander Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. For questions, business owners can contact Lee Jernigan at (910) 433-1660 or ljernigan@ci.fay.nc.us. Please give back to those who "put their lives at risk because their country asked them to". – USO Free Flu Shots Offered at City Hall Free flu shots are being offered to the public at Fayetteville City Hall, located at 433 Hay St., on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cumberland HealthNET and Walgreens on Skibo Road are providing the flu shots for ages 14 years and up. Enroll America will be present answering questions about Affordable Care. Cumberland HealthNET (CHN) is a collaborative network of community organizations with a primary focus of improving the health outcomes for the uninsured by linking them with a medical home and other needed health and community services. For questions, call (910) 483-6869. NC Veterans Park The significance of the North Carolina Veterans Park is addressed in the guiding vision behind the park's design, which states: "From the soils of North Carolina, you left your families and homes with purpose to serve your country. The people of North Carolina honor your service and welcome you home." The vision for the North Carolina Veterans Park included specific planning goals relative to place-making and community building: • An investment to catalyze additional downtown redevelopment • Enhance an important downtown gateway corridor • Improve visual, pedestrian and vehicular connectivity between the downtown, Fayetteville State University and residential neighborhoods • Create a campus to connect existing facilities, including the Airborne and Special Operations Museum and Freedom Memorial Park • Showcase public art as a key design element The park is appropriately married to its surroundings, providing a seamless extension of existing facilities and linking other critical elements through the gateway to the greater downtown area. The Marvin Collins Outstanding Awards Program is named in honor of the late Marvin Collins, a former Planning Director for Orange County, North Carolina, who developed the idea for the program in 1975. He received a Professional Achievement Award from the APA-NC just prior to his death in 1998. For the 25th anniversary of the awards program, the APA-NC Executive Committee recognized Collins' service to the chapter by adding his name to the awards program. Veterans and all citizens are invited to visit the park for a Veterans Day ceremony, which will be held following the Saturday, Nov. 8 Veterans Day parade (10 to 11:30 a.m.) in downtown Fayetteville. The ceremony is scheduled for approximately 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. and admission is free.