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Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. INSIDE Calendar. .......................................... 16 . Concert Connection......................... 22 TV...................................................... 23 Movie................................................ 24 PUBLISHER'S PEN Fayetteville ONE! by BILL BOWMAN Congratulations to our new Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson boundaries and see Fayetteville as one entity, I think progress and all of the city and accomplishments council members — old would be made in and new. record time. With less than a Fayetteville One. Say week under their it, Fayetteville One. belts, they are all no Has a nice sound to it doubt putting their doesn't it? Fayetteville: plans, visions and One community, one ideas together getting purpose, one mission. ready to focus on With Fayetteville One the very best ways to how could the arts not serve the residents of flourish? How could our great city. After city hall not be friendly all, that's their job and efficient? How and it is the 202,000 could crime continue It is up to our elected leaders to figure out what that touch is, and they need to do it in city residents they to escalate? How could short order. answer to. There are builders and developers no universal secrets not find it conducive for maintaining a to conduct business pleasant, peaceful and growing urban community, both here? How could Fayetteville not become the epicenter of economically and culturally. Each city is different and requires a efficiency and hospitality that embraces Fort Bragg and all of different touch, a different sort of leadership. But ultimately, it Cumberland County? is up to our elected leaders to figure out what that touch is, and This can be achieved. But, it must be done willingly, they need to do it in short order. collectively and in harmony. Our leaders must lead from In my opinion, these newly elected public servants would the front. This style of forward leadership will permeate get a fast start out of the gate and be best served by tearing throughout all the districts exciting the residents, quieting down the barriers that serve to separate, segregate and define the malcontents and rallying every citizen in support of their particular districts within the city. Think about it. Fayetteville One. Fayetteville is one city and we should view it as that. We Monday marked the beginning of a new chapter about to are not isolated island sanctuaries of purpose and comfort be written into the annals of Fayetteville City governance. packaged neatly into nine designated territories that serve to The ball is in their court now. How this will read two years separate rather than unite. from now nobody really knows. However, if I were a betting Personally, I have never liked this system of governance man (and I am), and knowing the many challenges that lay (wards and ward politics) regardless of the justification and before this community and new city council, I would bet they reasons for the implementation. It is a system that is tired can and will be neatly and effectively managed by this new and worn and only serves now to breed and nurture apathy, administration if the vision is Fayetteville One. dull enthusiasm, distort responsibilities, misalign priorities After all, who wouldn't want to be a part of and, yes, unfortunately, has the propensity to call one's this winning integrity and honesty into question. And, why not? community? Let's all There are very few checks and balances. It is, what it is. get to work. Thanks BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up & ComHowever, if our leaders can rise to the occasion and view for reading the Up & ing Weekly. COMMENTS? editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Fayetteville beyond districts, if they can look beyond the legal Coming Weekly. 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