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I V www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us Fire Department Improves Radio Interoperability Radios Reprogrammed to Communicate with County’s VIPER System Façade Grant continued Applicants must contribute 10 percent of the awarded grant.  more popular once it is more established, said Barbara Crayton, community development administrator. “The demand is always greater when it’s a grant program,” Crayton said. Crayton also manages the Acquisition and Demolition Program, which is used for demolishing abandoned, unsafe or damaged property. Community Development has approved 43 applications and funded the demolition of 40 properties. Demolition projects can receive up to $7,500 through the program. Following demolition, the vacant properties are acquired with up to a $5,000 grant. Properties are then  development housing association for future affordable housing development. Three properties have been purchased through the program for that purpose.  Acquisition and Demolition programs, call Barbara Crayton at 433-1598. The Fayetteville Fire Department has begun reprogramming station and portable radios to communicate with Cumberland County’s new   Interoperability Plan for Emergency  allows for better communication with public safety agencies across the state. The Fayetteville Fire Department already communicates with Cumberland    reception.   plans on getting the City on the system in the next 18 to 24 months, Horne said. The State assigns ID numbers for radios and is working on that. The City has radios in place that are compliant  Television Time Keep in touch with all the happenings in your City by watching Kaleidoscope on Time Warner Cable Channel 7 every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. To view Kaleidoscope online, visit . Also, watch the Monday, July 12 City Council Meeting live at 7 p.m. on Channel 7. The meeting will reair Wednesday, July 14 at 10 p.m. on Channel 7. Calendar of Events JULY 5 - Joint City and County Appearance Commission Meeting, 5:15 p.m., City Hall  6 - Zoning Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 6 -  6 - Stormwater Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.,  6 -   8 -  8 - Metropolitan Housing Authority Meeting,   12 - City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 13 - Joint City & County Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Meeting, 2:30 p.m.,  14 - PWC Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m., PWC Administration Building,  14 -  433 Hay St. July 5 Closing Schedule  FAST buses will not operate Monday, July 5 . WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JUNE 30-JULY 6, 2010 UCW 7 THE CITY O E H CAROLINA F R F O A N C Y , E E T L T L E T C A E M E P B S L S L T O O R N C R K

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