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F CUS On City Offers Stormwater Fee Incentive Program Commercial, Industrial and Multifamily Property Owners May Be Eligible For Credit Commercial, industrial and multifamily property owners in Fayetteville may be credited a portion ortion of their City stormwater fee if they manage their stormwater runoff through onsite water quality or quantity structural Best Management Practices. Some owners may be eligible to receive as much as an 80 percent fee credit if they meet one, two or all of three requirements. s. Requirements include: +DYLQJ DQ RQVLWH VWRUPZDWHU GHWHQWLRQ RU UHWHQWLRQ SRQG WKDW UHGXFHV WKH TXDQWLW\ RI VWRUPZDWHU UXQRII from the property that is designed and maintained according to the standards of the City of Fayetteville's Stormwater Control Ordinance Former Mayor Beth Finch Passes Away The only female mayor in the history of Fayetteville passed away Dec. 26. Former Mayor Finch was 91. ,Q )LQFK ZDV HOHFWHG WKH ¿UVW ZRPDQ PD\RU RI Fayetteville, serving from 1975 to 1981. Among her many accomplishments as mayor, she strengthened ties with Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base. In 1971, Finch was elected to the Fayetteville City Council and in her second term was elected mayor pro tem. She served on City Council from 1971 to 1975. 5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV IURP WKH &LW\¶V SROLFH DQG ¿UH departments served as pallbearers at Finch's funeral. $ &LW\ ÀDJ FRYHUHG WKH FDVNHW DQG D &LW\ 5HVROXWLRQ of Respect was on display at the funeral home. The Resolution of Respect will be formally adopted at the Monday, Jan. 14 City Council meeting. $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH &LW\ ÀDJ ZDV ORZHUHG WR KDOIVWDII IURP VXQULVH WR VXQVHW RQ 'HF 7KH 0DUNHW +RXVH bell tolled as the funeral procession passed by the 0DUNHW +RXVH "Fayetteville is saddened by the loss of its only female mayor, Beth Finch," Mayor Tony Chavonne VDLG ³+HU ZRUN DV PD\RU VWUHQJWKHQHG WLHV ZLWK )RUW Bragg and Pope Air Force Base and helped move Fayetteville forward. My heart goes out to Beth Finch's family." +DYLQJ DQ RQVLWH %HVW 0DQDJHPHQW 3UDFWLFH %03 WKDW UHGXFHV WKH LPSDFW RI SROOXWLRQ RQ ZDWHU TXDOLW\ and meets the design and maintenance standards in the City of Fayetteville's Stormwater Control Ordinance. $ %03 WHPSRUDULO\ VWRUHV DQGRU WUHDWV XUEDQ VWRUPZDWHU UXQRII WR UHGXFH ÀRRGLQJ UHPRYH SROOXWDQWV DQG provides other amenities %HLQJ FODVVL¿HG DV LQGXVWULDO DQG LV FRYHUHG E\ HLWKHU DQ LQGLYLGXDO RU JHQHUDO 1DWLRQDO 3ROOXWDQW 'LVFKDUJH Elimination System (NPDES) industrial permit. Industrial property owners can get up to an 80 percent credit by complying with all three requirements. Commercial and multifamily property owners can receive as much as a 60 percent credit on their stormwater fees. In order to receive the fee credit, owners must apply for the incentive by April 15 and have a completed, functioning stormwater facility. The facility will be inspected by the City to ensure it meets regulations. )DFLOLWLHV PXVW EH GHVLJQHG DQG FHUWL¿HG E\ D SURIHVVLRQDO HQJLQHHU OLFHQVHG LQ 1& 7R HQVXUH WKDW WKH engineer is licensed, owners can log onto www.ncbels.org and go to license lookup. 8SRQ DSSURYDO RI WKH VWRUPZDWHU IDFLOLW\ DQG DSSOLFDWLRQ WKH FUHGLW ZLOO EH UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH DQQXDO ELOOLQJ RI the stormwater fee in August. The fee credit is available annually as long as the BMP is properly maintained and continues to meet City criteria. 7R DSSO\ IRU WKH LQFHQWLYH VWRS E\ WKH (QJLQHHULQJ ,QIUDVWUXFWXUH GHVN RQ WKH ¿UVW ÀRRU RI &LW\ +DOO ORFDWHG DW +D\ 6WUHHW RU JR WR www.cityoffayetteville.org/stormwater, click on "All Stormwater Related Downloads," then "Stormwater Credit Manual for City Users." For more information, contact Stormwater at (910) 433-1613. Follow the City on Facebook and Twitter 1FAY At Your Service "Like" the City of Fayetteville on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityoffayettevillegovernment and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityOfFayNC. Did your trash get missed? The City of Fayetteville is at your service for these and other customer service related issues with www.1FAY. com and (910) 433-1FAY (1329). David Burgess Guitar Music from Spain & Latin America Friday, January 18, 2013 7:00 P M. . Danny Lyons Free Concert Donations will benefit St. Ann's Neighborhood Youth Program. Advertising to Grow Your Business )RU HIIHFWLYH DGYHUWLVLQJ FDOO WRGD\ For more information call 910-323-2410 Saint Ann Catholic Church 365 N. Cool Spring Street • Fayetteville, NC 28301 6 UCW JANUARY 9-15, 2013 www.upandcomingweekly.com WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM