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18 UCW FEB. 24 - MARCH 2, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM V E A Darden, Miranda & Associates Insurance www.dardenmiranda.com 910.483.3611 Ron Darden Bryan Miranda A VANSTORY - EXUM COMPANY Auto/Motorcycle Homeowners Boat/Watercraft Umbrella Business Property Business Auto General Liability Workers Comp Medical Malpractice Life Longterm Care Annuities Disability Flood EXPANDING OUR OFFERINGS TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS Families and businesses have long trusted Darden, Miranda & Associates for their auto, home, property and liability insurance. You may count on Darden, Miranda And Associates, for the following products and services A Public Safety Task Force, established in October 2008 to FRQGXFWDUHYLHZRI FRPPXQLFDWLRQVÀUHDQGHPHUJHQF\ medical services in Cumberland County, presented its report Feb. 16 to the County Commissioners and elected PXQLFLSDORIÀFLDOV7KHJURXS·VUHFRPPHQGDWLRQVORRNDWIXQGLQJ standards, and operations. Two short-term recommendations are LQFUHDVHGIXQGLQJWRORZZHDOWKÀUHGHSDUWPHQWVLQWKHFRXQW\DQG HVWDEOLVKLQJDFRQVROLGDWHGFRPPXQLFDWLRQVFHQWHU 7KHIROORZLQJUHFRPPHQGDWLRQVDUHDPRQJWKRVHLQWKHUHSRUW ZKLFKLVSRVWHGRQWKHFRXQW\·V:HEVLWH ‡&UHDWHD3XEOLF6DIHW\6DOHV7D[IXQGLQJV\VWHPDVDORQJ WHUPVROXWLRQWRKDQGOHLQFUHDVHGV\VWHPGHPDQGV7KHJURXS UHFRPPHQGVWKDWZLWKWKHVDOHVWD[LPSOHPHQWDWLRQWKHFRXQW\ and local municipalities would provide a concurrent local property UHGXFWLRQ7KHUHIRUHDVDOHVWD[GHGLFDWHGWRSXEOLFVDIHW\ZRXOG SURYLGHIXQGLQJIURPDOOusers of the public safety services in Cumberland County, not just property owners. G UDPP\QRPLQHH%ULDQ0RUJDQZLOOSHUIRUPDYDULHW\RI PXVLFLQFOXGLQJMD]]5%IXQNDQGJRVSHORQ)ULGD\)HE 26, at Headquarters Library. The 4th Friday concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. 0RUJDQVWXGLHGPXVLFHGXFDWLRQDW1RUWK&DUROLQD&HQWUDO 8QLYHUVLW\+HZLOOEHMRLQHGE\530DJURXSRI ÀYH\RXQJ PXVLFLDQVDQGYRFDOLVWVEHWZHHQWKHDJHVRI DQG Library Hosts 4th Friday Concert Public Safety Task Force 3UHVHQWV5HSRUWWR2IÀFLDOV Gardening Series Starts in March 7KH&XPEHUODQG&RXQW\&RRSHUDWLYH([WHQVLRQLVRIIHULQJD QHZJDUGHQLQJVHULHVFDOOHG´*DUGHQLQJLQWKH6DQGKLOOVµ7KH VHULHVZLOOFRQVLVWRI HLJKWPRQWKO\ZRUNVKRSVKHOGRQWKHÀUVW Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m., VWDUWLQJLQ0DUFKDQGHQGLQJ in October. You may attend one or all of the sessions. For each LQGLYLGXDOVHVVLRQUHJLVWUDWLRQLVDQGFRYHUVWKHFRVWRI PDWHULDOVDQGOLJKWUHIUHVKPHQWV,I \RXZRXOGOLNHWRDWWHQGDOO HLJKWVHVVLRQVWKHUHJLVWUDWLRQZLOOEHDVDYLQJVRI 5HJLVWUDWLRQLVGXHWKH)ULGD\EHIRUHHDFKVHVVLRQ,I \RXDUH LQWHUHVWHGFRQWDFW6KDXQD+DVOHPDWRUVKDXQDB haslem@ncsu.edu for details. Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel respond to a call ‡(VWDEOLVKD3XEOLF6DIHW\&RPPLVVLRQWRGHYHORSDV\VWHPZLGH ORQJUDQJHVWUDWHJLFSODQDQGRYHUVHHIXQGLQJUHTXHVWV ‡5HTXLUHJUDGXDOLPSOHPHQWDWLRQDQGDWWDLQPHQWRI QDWLRQDOO\ HVWDEOLVKHGVWDQGDUGVIRURSHUDWLQJERWKSURIHVVLRQDODQGYROXQWHHU ÀUHGHSDUWPHQWV ‡(VWDEOLVKPLQLPXPRSHUDWLQJJXLGHOLQHVIRUDOOSXEOLFVDIHW\ DJHQFLHVSURYLGLQJVHUYLFHV ‡)RUFRPPXQLFDWLRQVLPPHGLDWHO\HVWDEOLVKSODQVDQG VWDQGDUGL]HGSURWRFROIRUDQDOOHQFRPSDVVLQJFRPELQHG FRPPXQLFDWLRQVFHQWHUDQGD&RQVROLGDWHG3XEOLF6DIHW\$QVZHULQJ 3RLQW36$3VXSSRUWLQJDOOSXEOLFVDIHW\DJHQFLHVLQRUGHUWR improve response times and increase responder safety. ‡3URYLGHÀUHVHUYLFHE\WKHFORVHVWXQLWWRWKHHYHQWUHJDUGOHVVRI SROLWLFDOMXULVGLFWLRQVUHVXOWLQJLQVHDPOHVVVHUYLFHDFURVVWKHFRXQW\

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