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F CUS On www.cityoffayetteville.org www.facebook.com/cityoffayettevillegovernment Twitter @CityOfFayNC Loose Leaf Pickup Underway The 2012-2013 Loose Leaf Pickup Season began Monday, Nov. 26 and the City of Fayetteville distributed hangtags on residents' doors and unveiled a webpage devoted to the service. To participate in Loose Leaf Pickup Season, citizens should rake leaves and pine straw curbside by day prior to their pickup date. Leaves and pine straw are the only acceptable items to be collected - no tree limbs. The leaves and pine straw should be placed on the top of the curb away from storm drains and out of the road. Bad weather may cause delays. During Loose Leaf Pickup Season, citizens can pick XS WUDVK EDJV DW DQ\ UHFUHDWLRQ FHQWHU RU ¿UH VWDWLRQ Citizens do not have to wait until Loose Leaf Pickup Season to have loose leaves picked up. If they put leaves out in sturdy bags or containers on their regular yard debris day, they will be picked up weekly. This also helps keep leaves out of the storm drains. For more information, citizens can visit the Loose Leaf Pickup Season webpage by logging onto www.cityoffayetteville.org and clicking on the Loose Leaf Collection Schedule button at the top of the page. Residents can select their zip code from this page to view their pickup schedule. An additional hangtag is also available on the website. For questions, citizens can call (910) 433-1532 or (910) 433-1FAY (1329). Follow the City on Facebook and Twitter "Like" the City of Fayetteville on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityoffayettevillegovernment and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityOfFayNC. City Hosts Downtown Storefront Studio The City of Fayetteville hosted a three-day storefront studio from Dec. 4-6 at 100 Hay St. as part of its effort to update the Downtown Renaissance Plan. The studio was open to the public for feedback to guide downtown's future. Participants walked into the studio to learn about the plan in the gallery, answer questionnaires, chat with project consultants and try their hand at sketching out ideas. The downtown planning area extends approximately one mile in all directions from the Market House, encompassing 3,000 acres. Fayetteville State University is also within the planning area, as is a portion of the Cape Fear River, representing two very important components of the emerging downtown strategy. This study will update the 2002 Renaissance Plan, a 10-year plan that has largely been implemented through streetscape improvements, the 300 Hay housing development, the Franklin Street parking deck and several other projects. "Thanks to the 2002 Renaissance Plan, Fayetteville's downtown is experiencing a historical transformation," Mayor Tony Chavonne said. "Considering that our citizens and small businesses have invested millions to revitalize our downtown, the three-day storefront studio is Fayetteville's recognition that the success of downtown hinges on our citizens." For more information, contact Jami McLaughlin at (910) 433-1599 or email at jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us. Wheelchair Basketball Team Shows Skills to Public Organized by Gilmore Therapeutic Recreation Center, the Fayetteville Flyers wheelchair basketball team recently played an exhibition game prior to a Pine Forest High School boys' varsity basketball game. Tee Foster spoke to the crowd, introducing the players and recognizing the various military branches represented throughout the crowd. Special guest Christian Reites, a senior at Fayetteville Christian Academy and a former wheelchair basketball player for the Junior Thunder Wheelchair Basketball team in Raleigh, also spoke. After Reites' speech, two students were randomly chosen to participate in a free throw shootout. They shot for 30 seconds and at the conclusion of the shootout, the Flyers were given eight minutes to show what wheelchair basketball is all about. During the game, both the Pine Forest and Purnell Swett cheerleaders began to cheer for both sides. The fans also got into the game cheering for made baskets and good passes. continued next page Call for a free, no-obligation appointment 910.484.7200 To you it's about making the right choice...To us, it's personal. Serving Cumberland and Hoke County Whether you are looking for someone to help you or a loved one a few hours a week, or need more comprehensive assistance, Home Instead can help. 'SQTERMSRWLMT 1IEP 4VITEVEXMSR 0MKLX ,SYWIOIITMRK 1IHMGEXMSR 6IQMRHIVW 8VERWTSVXEXMSR)VVERHW 4IVWSREP 'EVI )EGL ,SQI -RWXIEH 7IRMSV 'EVI JVERGLMWI SJ½GI MW MRHITIRHIRXP] S[RIH ERH STIVEXIH © 2012 Home Instead, Inc. 6 UCW DECEMBER 12-18, 2012 www.HomeInstead.com/647 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM