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FEBRUARY 10 - 16, 2010 UCW 9 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 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 Calendar of Events FEBRUARY www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us Arnette Park continued 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. FAST Ridership Up for First Half of Fiscal Year Ridership on the Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) transportation system is up by 13.6 percent IRUWKH¿UVWKDOIRI¿VFDO\HDUWKHVHFRQG straight year numbers have improved. From July 1 to Dec. 31, 2009, approximately 591,806 riders rode FAST vehicles. One year ago during the same timeframe, approximately 520,964 passengers hopped aboard FAST. At the current rate, FAST is on pace to top 1 million ULGHUVWKLV¿VFDO\HDU,QQHDUO\ 1 million customers rode FAST transportation, eclipsing the previous year's mark by about 40,000 passengers. Numbers are based on fare box reports. Extended hours on popular routes, newer buses and improved on-time service all played a factor in the numbers increase, said Ron Macaluso, FAST director. ³:HKDYHPDGHVLJQL¿FDQWLPSURYHPHQWVWR)$67 over the last two years and we are seeing positive results from those improvements," Macaluso said. "We're happy to be offering better service to our passengers and the improved numbers show they are noticing the progress we have made." )$67DQWLFLSDWHVWKHUHFHLSWRI¿YHQHZK\EULG electric buses in late 2010 to early 2011. For more information about FAST, log onto: http://www.ridefast.net/. 10 - PWC Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m., PWC Administartation Building, 955 Old Wilmington Road 10 - Redevelopment Commission Meeting, 12:30 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 11 - Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 11 - Metropolitan Housing Authority Meeting, DP0HWURSROLWDQ+RXVLQJ$XWKRULW\2I¿FHV 1000 Ramsey St. 15 - Board of Adjustment Meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 16 - Taxicab Review Board Meeting, 2 p.m., City Hall Cape Fear Room, 433 Hay St. 16 - Planning Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 22 - City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 23 - Historic Resources Commission Meeting, 4 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 24 - PWC Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m., PWC Administartation Building, 955 Old Wilmington Road FAYETTEVILLE AREA SYSTEM OF TRANSIT Staff has paved the perimeter road, paved walking trails EHWZHHQEDOO¿HOGVDGGHGQHZURRIVRQSLFQLFVKHOWHUV and the restroom/concession stand and extended concrete skirts under the picnic shelters. Also in the works are building a 30-by-64-foot picnic shelter, constructing three individual picnic area shelters with one table under each and paving and expanding additional trails. "We're trying to make the park where the public has more opportunities to have family oriented areas," said Wayne Moser, park superintendent for Fayetteville- Cumberland Parks & Recreation. Previously, most park patrons would walk along the vehicular road. Now, they have more, safer options. "Our intention is to create trails where the visitors don't KDYHWREHQHDUYHKLFXODUWUDI¿F´0RVHUVDLG The upgrades at Arnette come during a series of park renovations within the Fayetteville-Cumberland parks system. Last year, Woodrow Park was improved with better playground equipment and ADA compliant sidewalks. Since then Mazarick Park's ranger station was renovated and Cumberland Heights and Hope parks are in the process of receiving new landscaping and play equipment and picnic shelter renovations. Community Development Holding Public Hearing The City of Fayetteville's Community Development Department is holding a public hearing for citizens to discuss items such as housing, economic development, community development and homelessness. The meeting is being held Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, located at 433 Hay St. Staff will present citizens' information submissions that were received earlier this year at a series of community meetings throughout Fayetteville. The Community Development Department is collecting the input for planning purposes. Enter for your chance to win tickets Name: _________________________ Phone Number: __________________ Email: _________________________ Please send completed entry form to Up & Coming Weekly, 208 Rowan St., Fayetteville, NC 28301 or fax to 910-484-9218 Feb. 17 at the CROWN THEATRE I can help you with your changing insurance or financial needs. 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