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Bauer Appointed F CUSOn Interim City Manager The Fayetteville City Council has appointed Kristoff T. Bauer interim city manager as of April 1, 2012. Bauer served as one of Fayetteville's assistant city managers since August 2009. As a Fayetteville assistant city manager, Bauer oversaw six departments, including Information Technology, Parks & Recreation, the Fayetteville Regional Airport, Community Development, Risk Management and Development Services, the latter of which worked with the City Council on adopting the City's Development Code last summer. The Development Code replaced Chapters 25- Subdivisions and 30-Zoning in the City Code, governing the use and development of land in Fayetteville. With more than 16 years of municipal government experience, Bauer has worked as a city manager and assistant city manager in other cities such as Jacksonville, N.C. and Billings, Mont. Bauer has achieved credentialed manager status with the International City/County Management Association as professional local government managers and recognizes a combination of education and experience. a career as an attorney in the state of Washington, where he helped guide the new city of Shoreline from incorporation to a full-service city with a $65.5 million budget and more than 100 employees. Subsequent positions gave him oversight of large-scale departments and budgets. Bauer holds two Bachelor's degrees, a Master's in Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate in Law, all from the University of Washington. Fire Station 19 Opens Fayetteville Receives Excellence in Communications Awards The Fayetteville Fire Department opened Fire Station 19 March 29 with a ribbon cutting and ceremony at the facility, located off Andrews Road in Patriot Park. The protection services in the related area. The emergency response call volume in the northern area of the City jumped 40 percent from 2006 to 2008. $17,200 in 2006 to $805,600 in 2008. In 2008, the Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant to hire staff at Station 19, as well as other stations. In order to respond to the needs of north Fayetteville residents, a temporary station was placed in service Aug. 14, 2009 near Pine Forest High School. A need for a permanent station increased when the Westarea Fire Department closed in 2010. Cumberland County contracted with the Fayetteville Fire Department to provide service from Station 19 to the unincorporated area after closure of the Westarea station. The new Fire Station 19 houses a single engine be involved in Cumberland County Schools programs at Howard Hall Classical Elementary School and Pine Forest High School. Station 19 was built by a local contractor, C.S.I. Builders, at a cost of approximately $2 million. The City of Fayetteville was among 19 North Carolina governments to earn recognition in the fourth North Carolina City & County Communicators' (NC3C) Excellence in Communications Awards presented Thursday, March 29 at the Carolina Inn as part of NC3C's annual Spring Conference. Categories included TV & Videos, Communication Technology, Special Events, Printed Publications, Service Delivery, Marketing Tools and Communications Plan. The City of Fayetteville received four awards: Annual Report: First place (2011 Annual Report to the Community) Marketing Campaign: First place (All-America City strategic marketing plan) Citizen Participation: Second place (Citizens Academy). Print Publication – Magazine: First place (Parks and Recreation Activities Guide) continued next page Arssrpvrhqrvvtphyy( 6 UCW APRIL 18-24, 2012 to Grow Your Business www.upandcomingweekly.com Advertising #'# %! qh WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM