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www.co.cumberland.nc.us have experienced storm damage can meet with representatives from local, state and federal agencies to learn more about assistance available to them. The center is intended to be a one-stop shop for residents in storm-affected areas and will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice. T recovery center. Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the storm need to register for FEMA assistance by visiting www.fema.gov needs. This service is free of charge and offered through the United Way. C umberland County Solid Waste’s Ann Street facility at 698 Ann St. will be open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until further notice. The extended hours are to assist with storm clean-up operations. The Wilkes Road Treatment and Processing facility at 771 Wilkes Road will be open normal hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, to accept vegetative debris like tree limbs, stumps and leafy matter. he Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is operating a Disaster Recovery Center in Conference Room D of the CUMBERLAND A Matters ir Quality Awareness Month is an important time of the year to focus on the state of our air and how we can improve it. During the month of May, the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Sustainable Sandhills, will be working to encourage businesses to adopt idle reduction policies. The goal of these policies is to reduce vehicle idling to improve our air and conserve our natural resources. Businesses average an annual fuel savings about 50 percent more air per pound than adults. This makes children especially susceptible to air pollution. asthma - nearly 9 percent of our student population. Asthma is the leading cause of school absences as well. harmful to children with and without asthma, older adults, and those suffering from other respiratory diseases. Improving our air quality by reducing vehicle idling will conserve our natural resources for future generations, improve the health of people in Cumberland County, and save money at the pump. On the Air The May edition of Cumberland County’s television show, “Cumberland Matters,” features segments on the volunteer groups Grannies Gone Wild and Busy Fingers, the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce, local attractions and day trips, community policing, and Cumberland County’s new strategic plan. The show airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 7 and 4 p.m. on Mondays on Channel 60. You can also view it via the county’s website, http://co.cumberland.nc.us. Follow Cumberland County on Facebook and Twitter! WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MAY 4-10, 2011 UCW 19