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16 UCW JANUARY 13-19, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Does your advertising leave you feeling this way? Advertising can be pretty complex. You may not know which way to turn. ere is a sign you can rely on — ours. Call us today so that our professionals can make the most of your advertising investment. Free Papers Working For You Another sign we're working for you. 484-6200 wwwupandcomingweekly.com CUMBERLAND The Cumberland County Department of Public Health offers free Smoking Cessation classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. The four-week smoking cessation program is available to citizens and health department patients through the Health Education Department. The classes will be held in Room 2034, the Health Department training room on the second floor. Each class is one hour. Class sessions have been scheduled from January through June on Tuesday nights. For more information or to sign up, contact Health Promotion Coordinator Marisa Ramos-Mason at 910-433-3892. The Health Department is located at 1235 Ramsey St. Health Department Offers Help To Quit Smoking co.cumberland.nc.us Cumberland County Tax Administration reminds citizens about several tax relief programs offered to qualified property owners. The Elderly or Disabled Exclusion program excludes from taxation the greater of the first $25,000, or 50 percent of the assessed value on the permanent residence of a qualifying homeowner. Applicants must be at least 65 years of age, or totally and permanently disabled, with a combined 2015 income of $29,500 or less for both applicant and spouse. The Disabled Veteran Exclusion program excludes from taxation the first $45,000 of assessed value on the permanent residence of a qualified disabled veteran or their unmarried, surviving spouse. There is no age or income limitation on this program. June 1 is the deadline to submit an application for the exclusions. The Present Use Deferment program is for owners of qualifying agricultural, horticultural, forestry and wildlife conservation properties, which may be assessed at the value of the property in its present use, versus market value. Each parcel must meet specific requirements to include minimum production acreage and income; a sound management plan; and qualifying ownership. Taxes in all present use programs are deferred, not exempted, and are a lien on the property. Applications for 2016 must be submitted during the annual listing period, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, 2016. To request an application for tax relief, or obtain additional information, please contact Customer Service at 910- 678-7507 or go online at co.cumberland.nc.us/tax.aspx. Tax Administration is located on the fifth floor of the Courthouse, 117 Dick St. Taxpayers Reminded of Relief Programs The Cumberland County Department of Public Health's Environmental Health division received a $20,000 grant from the Association of Food and Drug Officials to upgrade software used by the Food and Lodging section to record complaints of foodborne illness. Environmental Health software currently allows inspectors to record the date of complaint, date and time of incident, method of reporting, complainant information, the inspector assigned to the establishment and incident details. Upgraded software will allow inspectors to additionally record signs/symptoms of illness, clinical data, 72-hour history, type of food ingested and other options that could help generate trend analyses for complaints of foodborne illness in Cumberland County. The upgrade will help Environmental Health conform to Standard 5 of the Food and Drug Administration Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. Grant Will Help Inspectors Improve Investigations Cumberland County Government offices and the court system will be closed Jan. 18, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This closing includes all Solid Waste landfills and container sites and all library locations. Materials may be renewed on the library website at cumberland.lib.nc.us or by calling 910-223-0431. County Offices Closed Jan. 18 for King Holiday