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DEC. 30, 2009 - JAN. 5, 2010 UCW 9 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM The department was also awarded over $708,000 in stimulus funding for additional personnel and equipment. &RYHUHGLQWKHVWLPXOXVDLGDUH¿UVW\HDUVDODULHVIRU two forensic technicians and two crime prevention specialists. Associated expenses for the positions are also paid for and they include: Two vans for forensics and two vehicles for the crime prevention specialists. Airport Continues Success Fayetteville Regional Airport saw continued success with KLJKORDGFDSDFLWLHVIRU'HOWDDQG86$LUZD\VÀLJKWV remaining competitive price-wise with Raleigh-Durham International Airport. 7KURXJKWKHHQGRI2FWREHUWKHDLUSRUWDYHUDJHGD SHUFHQWORDGFDSDFLW\RQRXWERXQGÀLJKWVDQG SHUFHQWORDGFDSDFLW\RQLQERXQGÀLJKWV A $7 million runway project, paid for by the FAA, was UHFHQWO\FRPSOHWHG/LJKWLQJZDVUHSODFHGDOVR An airport parking lot repaving and canopy project will EH¿QLVKHGLQ0DUFK 7KHDLUSRUW¿UHVWDWLRQZKLFKLV)LUH6WDWLRQ1R2 staffed by the Fayetteville Fire Department, began improvements in December. The airport received a perfect rating on its facility operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 16th straight year. According to Airport 'LUHFWRU%UDG:KLWHGWKHDLUSRUWOHDGVWKH6RXWKHDVWLQ consecutive perfect ratings. THE CITY O F F A Y E T TE V I LL E , NO R T H CAROLINA C A M P B E L LT O N CR O S S C REEK www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us continued 2009 Year-In-Review 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 http://www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/ video/kaleidoscope.aspx. POLICE Grinding of the Greens After Christmas, you can keep the giving spirit alive by recycling your UHDOWUHHIRUPXOFKDWWKH*ULQGLQJ RIWKH*UHHQVDFWLYLW\6DWXUGD\ -DQ2DWDPDW&DSH)HDU %RWDQLFDO*DUGHQ If you live in the city of Fayetteville, special tree SLFNXSVZLOOEHPDGHVWDUWLQJ0RQGD\ -DQ7UHHVVKRXOGEHSODFHGFXUEVLGHIRUSLFNXS EXWGRQRWSODFHWKHPFXUEVLGHEHIRUH-DQ 2WKHUVFDQWDNHWKHLUWUHHVWRWKH%RWDQLFDO*DUGHQ at 1(DVWHUQ%OYGEHIRUH6DWXUGD\-DQ2 FAST Improvements FAST, Fayetteville's bus system, made a large number of improvements in 2009 in a commitment to give citizens a EHWWHUSURGXFW%DVHGRQD ULGHUVKLSLQFUHDVHODVW¿VFDO\HDURIDSSUR[LPDWHO\ 40,000 passengers, residents like the changes. A four-part vehicle replacement program is halfway completed, with 11 new vehicles being placed into service in 2009. Three new buses and HLJKWOLJKWWUDQVLWYHKLFOHV/79VZHUHLQFOXGHG in phase two. The transit system received stimulus funding IRU¿YHK\EULGEXVHVZKLFKDUHVFKHGXOHGWREH received by the end of 2010 or early 2011, making up phase III. In November, route 9 started; routes 6, 9, 12 and 14 were extended for three hours into the evening; and routes 15 and 16 began running a solid schedule with no mid-day stoppage as they previously had. The FASTTRAC! brand was also unveiled for the paratransit service, the ADA division of FAST. )$67DOVRODXQFKHGDÀDVK\QHZZHEVLWHDW www.ridefast.net, featuring everything citizens need to know about FAST. Additional Police Personnel Added 7KH)D\HWWHYLOOH3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQW LVEHH¿QJXSVWDIIafter receiving two large stimulus grants. 7KHGHSDUWPHQWLVKLULQJ2PRUHRI¿FHUV after being awarded the Community 2ULHQWHG3ROLFLQJ6HUYLFHV&236+LULQJ 5HFRYHU\3URJUDP*UDQW7KHJUDQWLVHVWLPDWHG at $2,528,240 in federal funds and is being spread over a three-year grant period. City Announces New Year's Schedules &LW\RI¿FHVDQG)D\HWWHYLOOH&XPEHUODQG UHFUHDWLRQFHQWHUVDUHFORVHG)ULGD\-DQ2LQ observance of New Year's Day. There is no garbage or yard waste collection )ULGD\-DQ25HF\FOLQJZLOOEHSLFNHGXSRQ UHJXODUVFKHGXOH)ULGD\-DQ2)ULGD\¶V\DUG ZDVWHZLOOEHSLFNHGXS6DWXUGD\-DQ7KHUHLV QR\DUGZDVWHFROOHFWLRQ0RQGD\-DQEHFDXVH crews will be picking up trash for that day and )ULGD\0RQGD\-DQ\DUGZDVWHZLOOEHSLFNHG XS0RQGD\-DQ22 The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) will not operate buses New Year's Day. 5HFUHDWLRQFHQWHUVUHRSHQ6DWXUGD\-DQ Enter for Your Chance to WIN passes to Enter for Your Chance to WIN passes to 2950 Lindsay Rd. 910-237-5898 Name: _________________________ Phone Number: __________________ Email: _________________________ www.rockfishmotorsports.com Please send completed entry form to Up & Coming Weekly, 208 Rowan St., Fayetteville, NC 28301 or fax to 910-484-9218 I can help you with your changing insurance or financial needs. DENNIS KNOX 3710 Morganton Rd., St. 104 910-487-1989 dennisknox@allstate.com Subject to availability and qualifications. Insurance offered only with select companies. Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Allstate Life Insurance: Northbrook, Illinois © 2009 Allstate Insurance Company.

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