CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 49 Flowering vines twined around tree branches and shrubs in Linear Park on a sunny day in mid-March. Wind rustled through the trees and robins scoured the ground for food. At an overlook, Cross Creek could be seen flowing tranquilly far below. e trail that runs through Linear Park in Fayetteville is a nice place to walk. But you can't go from one end of the trail to the other. A 150-foot section in the middle of the trail's nearly 3-mile length was severely damaged by Hur- ricane Matthew in October 2016 and it still awaits repairs. Officials say the work should be completed within the next year. "e good Lord willing, by the next Dogwood Festival," said Michael Gib- son, director of the Fayetteville-Cum- berland County Parks and Recreation Department, which oversees Linear Park. Linear Park is a greenway that stretches from Festival Park in down- town Fayetteville to the Riverside Dog Park off U.S. 301. It runs alongside or very near Cross Creek its entire length and through a variety of surroundings – includ- ing shady portions of downtown, past historic buildings, into the city's oldest cemetery, down long quiet paths in the woods and in sight of the wriggly waggy bodies of dogs headed into the dog park. Twelve years in the making, the park was completed in July 2015. Fieen months later, it was one of the many casualties of a devastating hurricane that dumped 18 inches of water in parts of Fayetteville in less than 24 hours. Much of downtown was submerged, including large swaths of Linear Park. e floodwaters ruined landscaping, le all kinds of debris in Cross Creek and Blount's Creek and 30,000 sq.ft. Clubhouse • Award-Winning Willard Byrd Championship Golf Course • Olympic-Size Pool • USTA Tennis Courts • Banquet Facilities • Outdoor Pavilion • 10-Acre Nature Trail & Park • Member Bar & Grill • Private Guarded, Gated Community • Convenient to Ft. Bragg & Downtown Fayetteville G ates Four Discover what's behind the gates… 6775 Irongate Dr., Fayetteville NC 28306 910.425.6667 | www.GatesFour.com Please call 910.425.6667 to learn more about becoming a Member for a Day! 30,000 sq.ft. Clubhouse • Award-Winning Willard Byrd Championship Golf Course • Olympic-Size Pool • USTA Tennis Courts • Banquet Facilities • Outdoor Pavilion • 10-Acre Nature Trail & Park • Member Bar & Grill • Private Guarded, Gated Community • Convenient to Ft. Bragg & Downtown Fayetteville GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 910.425.6667 | 6775 Irongate Drive, Fayetteville, NC | www.GatesFour.com Discover what's behind the gates... GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Holmes Security's HD Video Doorbell gives you new levels of security, control and convenience – wherever in the world you are. Use our Total Connect 2.0 app to see, hear and speak to visitors right from your iPhone or iPad when they ring your doorbell. Total control, instant access... now that has a nice ring to it! even when you're not home? 910.483.1196 • 127 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 • www.HolmesSecurity.net