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The City of Fayetteville encourages citizens to
join a worldwide effort Saturday, March 27 to
promote a cleaner environment. By participating
in Earth Hour at 8:30 p.m. and turning all lights
off, Fayetteville residents can show a commitment
to improving the climate.
The event is important in America because it
shows Americans are interested in reducing the
use of fossil fuels that hurt the environment.
City of Fayetteville buildings will be placed on
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it's a small way they can help improve the carbon
footprint in Fayetteville.
"We are committed to doing everything we can to
helping our environment and this is an easy way to
send that message," said Jerry Dietzen, the City's
Environmental Services director and local Earth
Hour coordinator. "We need citizens' assistance
with Earth Hour and urge them to participate. And
we hope that more people are educated by this
The City of Fayetteville is preparing for the 2010 Census
in April by providing the U.S. Census Bureau an updated
list of new housing units.
City Development Services staff counted 883 newly
permitted, newly constructed housing units, mainly
multi-family, that were built in roughly the last year.
Staff tracked new projects by reading monthly reports
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units.
"We want the Census Bureau to get an accurate count
of Fayetteville citizens and we do our best in tracking
housing units in the city," said David Nash, a City
planner. "It's a pretty tough job because, according to
the Census Bureau, there are over 89,000 residential
addresses in Fayetteville, but our Development Services
Department, including Planning and Inspections, is
excellent at keeping track of new units.
"We track the permits and go out and count the number of
new units, which is time consuming. However, we know
that congressional representation and funding is at stake
with this year's Census count, so we are diligent in our
work."
Several City departments have also helped with getting
City Participating
in Earth Hour March 27
Fayetteville Preps for Census
Appearance
Commission Sponsors
Awards Program
The City-County Joint Appearance Commission
is sponsoring the second annual Community
Appearance Awards Program and needs
community participation. Nominations must be
either postmarked or emailed or submitted by
June 1, 2010.
Awards will be presented this summer to property
owners for properties in Cumberland County that
are improving the appearance of our community.
Categories include the following: Best New
Residential Property, Best New Non-Residential
Property, Best Revitalization of a Residential
Property, Best Revitalization of a Non-Residential
Property, Best Housing Development or
Neighborhood, Best Landscaping Project, Best
Green Project and Best Restoration of a Historical
Property.
Awards will not necessarily be given in every
category.
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nomination form, which is available three ways:
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Appearance Awards Program brochure.
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