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FEBRUARY 5-11, 2014 UCW 7 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Classifieds Local 4 lines / 7 days = $11.95 All ads online! 484-1009 www.upandcomingweekly.com Ask us about Free Ads and Yard Sale Kits! Stedman • Eastover • Spring Lake • Hope Mills • Fort Bragg UP & COMING WEEKLY'S Fayetteville-Cumberland Joint Committee Reestablished The City of Fayetteville and Cumberland County have reestablished the Fayetteville-Cumberland Joint Committee that was an active board several years ago. The committee's first meeting was Jan. 17. The committee has been described as the "coming together of the City and County to discuss mutual interests and projects for the betterment of the community." One decision that was made years ago as a result of the Fayetteville-Cumberland Joint Committee was the consolidation of Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation. According to Mayor Nat Robertson, future discussions will focus on park facilities on school campuses and the economic feasibility of a joint 911 call center. Fayetteville Mayor Pro Tem Kady-Ann Davy, who is presiding over committee meetings, said: "What I hope to gain is that the City, County and various entities can partner together to achieve common goals." "The County welcomes efforts to collaborate with our municipalities and I view the reestablishment of the Fayetteville-Cumberland Joint Committee as an important step in improving communication," said Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dr. Jeannette Council. F CUS Calendar of Events FEBRUARY 7 & 8 - Strategic Planning Retreat 10 - Regular City Councl Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Council Chamber 19 - Agenda Briefing, 4 p.m., City Hall, Lafayette Room 24 - Regular City Councl Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Council Chamber On Fayetteville OutFront Engages the Community Fayetteville citizens are invited to help make their community a better place to live by participating in Fayetteville OutFront, a civic engagement website. Fayetteville OutFront acts as a virtual living room where citizens can come and share their ideas and thoughts with City staff. On the website, City staff will post surveys, host forums, create discussions and manage public projects. Residents can also create and post their own ideas or comments and vote on ideas created by other citizens. The goal of the website is to create two-way conversations between the public and City employees. Reports and analysis based on the opinions shared on the website will be distributed to policy makers, such as City Council members and department heads to inform them as they make decisions that affect the community. Citizens can get started in the online conversation by signing up at FayettevilleOutFront.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. Sign Up for Our E-News Tell your friends about the Fayetteville Focus! Encourage them to sign up for it by going to www.cityoffayetteville.org and clicking on "Subscribe" inside the E-Newsletter Service box at the top right hand corner of the page. Sign Up For Public Forums Anyone desiring to speak may sign up in advance with the city clerk, located on the second floor of City Hall at 433 Hay St., by phone at 910- 433-1989 or by e-mail at cityclerk@ci.fay.nc.us. Subscribe to the City's YouTube Channel! Subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.faytv7.com. Watch all of our programming on-demand at your convenience. Keep up with what's going on in your local government! Have a Smartphone or Tablet Handy? Join our Social Media Networks! If you have your smartphone or tablet device handy, scan the QR codes below to subscribe to the City of Fayetteville's Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube networks. Get engaged! City and Fort Bragg Partner for Inaugural All-American Marathon, Mike-to-Mike Half Marathon The All-American Marathon and Mike-to-Mike Half Marathon, a partnership between the City and Fort Bragg, will be held May 4. The event will start in downtown Fayetteville at Festival Park, a four-acre concert/ entertainment complex. Racers will run up Ray Avenue to Hay Street, where they will run through the heart of historic downtown Fayetteville past the Market House. The route will then take runners up past the N.C. Veterans Park and the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, which is the home to the historic Iron Mike Statue. Go to http://www.fortbraggmwr.com/allamericanmarathon for more information. Follow the City on LinkedIn! The City of Fayetteville now has its own LinkedIn page! Join us at: http://www.linkedin.com/company/5032898