6 MARCH 19-25, 2014
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Where we
eat and
speak Italian
• Casual Atmosphere
• Impressive Wine List
• Parties & Catering
• Carry Home Service
910.867.8700
1400 Walter Reed Road, Suite 130
(All American Freeway & Owen Drive)
HOURS: M-S 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
All Major Credit Cards Accepted
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Leaders Wanted: Sign Up
for Spring 2014 Citizens'
Academy
The City of Fayetteville wants citizens to be a part of
the next Citizens' Academy in Spring 2014. Classes
start Thursday, March 20 at 6 p.m. and are held each
Thursday through May 8, with the exception of April
17. The Citizens' Academy is free of charge.
This Citizens' Academy will be fun and interactive.
The class meets once a week and gives citizens the
opportunity to learn more about local government
and take ownership of their community. The
Citizens' Academy also helps citizens understand
how the City provides services to residents. Citizens
learn what City departments do and how they do it.
The City hopes that informed citizens are able to
take information to community groups and share
with neighbors. It may even encourage some to be
involved in building a better community by
becoming members of boards and commissions.
To apply, log onto www.cityoffayetteville.org and
click on the Citizens' Academy button at the top of
the page or call (910) 433-1578.
City Makes Southern City Publication for Sidewalks
The City recently received praise from the North Carolina League of
Municipalities' Southern City newsletter. The article said that
Fayetteville has made significant progress to improve walkability,
installing 13 miles of sidewalk in the past five years. Engineering &
Infrastructure Director Rusty Thompson is quoted in the article, which
highlights Fayetteville's growth from pedestrian commuters from 1.7 to
5.4 – a number that, according to Governor Magazine, is the largest increase among the nation's large cities.
Thompson, who was City Traffic Engineer before becoming Engineering & Infrastructure Director, has been
vital to the addition of sidewalks in Fayetteville. He and his staff have been creative, utilizing funding from
Safe Routes to School, FAST New Freedom and the N.C. Department of Transportation to install sidewalks in
downtown and in neighborhoods surrounding schools.
To read the article, log onto http://www.nclm.org/
programs-services/publications/southern-city/2014/
2014-01/Pages/FayettevilleLeadsImprovedWalkability.
aspx#.UxZGDvmwLYg.
Public Invited to "IT Exposed"
The City of Fayetteville Information Technology Department would like to invite the media and the
community to "IT Exposed, IT doesn't happen by itself," the City's second annual technology expo. IT
Exposed is sponsored by the Fayetteville IT Department and will be held in Fayetteville City Hall on Friday,
March 21 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The use of technology has grown over the years and is deeply integrated in the daily operations of the City.
The goal for this year is to "Expose" City staff and the community to the technology of today and some of the
ways technology supports city services and promotes efficient operations.
Some of the topics presented during IT Exposed will include GIS Story Boards, the Academy of
Information Technology (AOIT) student presentation and live displays of uses of IT technology in the
operation of FayTV7, fire trucks, police cars and transit buses. The keynote speaker this year will be Terry
Bledsoe, retired Chief Information Officer for Catawba County. Bledsoe was recently recognized by the trade
journal Government Technology in their "2011 Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver".
THANK YOU to the following
local businesses for helping us carry out
our mission:
Providing hope, help and healing to children,
families
and communities.
Life of the Party Entertainment
Chick-fil-A
Skibo Road
Fayetteville
Wendy's
Raeford Road
Fayetteville
