Media Release

Airport Announces Service to Dallas/Ft. Worth

nwalls — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:13:00 GMT

American Eagle Airlines Will Offer Two Daily Flights Beginning June 10

(Fayetteville, N.C. March 15, 2010) – Fayetteville Regional Airport will begin offering service to Dallas/Ft. Worth June 10. American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will operate two daily nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport.

American Eagle’s announcement marks the return of their service to Fayetteville. The airline operated at the airport most recently in 1994.

Flights will depart Fayetteville at 6:15 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. each day and inbound flights will arrive in the All-America City at 4:25 p.m. and 10:40 p.m.

American Eagle will utilize Embraer ERJ-140 jets with 44 seats for the flights.

“American Eagle is delighted to introduce service to Fayetteville from our largest hub in Dallas/Ft. Worth,” said Gary Foss, vice president of Planning and Marketing for the AA Regional Network. “Not only will we provide visitors from across the country with convenient access to the area’s historic sites, universities and award-winning golf courses – but these new flights will also link military personnel from the U.S. Army post at Fort Bragg and nearby Pope Air Force Base with destinations throughout America’s global network.”

Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne is glad to see the airport get service to another major hub. US Airways flies from Fayetteville to Charlotte and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Delta Connection carrier, provides service to Atlanta.

“This gives our citizens and residents of this region yet another great travel option,” Chavonne said. “By adding these flights to Dallas, people are more likely to Fly Fayetteville than choose another airport in North Carolina. Visitors, especially family members of our military, will appreciate having the option to fly straight into our city to visit their loved ones. It’s great to see Fayetteville Regional Airport expanding service, so that citizens have local accessibility to different places in the country.”

For more information about Fayetteville Regional Airport, log onto http://flyfay.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/.

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City Participating in Earth Hour

nwalls — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:36:00 GMT

(Fayetteville, N.C. March 9, 2010) – 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 one-hour timers to go off at 8:30 p.m. Officials say 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 event, so that they will turn their lights off when they can throughout the year in order to have a cleaner climate.”

The City is planning to get the word out about Earth Hour at the March 26 Fourth Friday in downtown Fayetteville. Sustainable Sandhills and PWC will be joining the City as partners for the Earth Hour event.

Sustainable Sandhills will be at Fourth Friday signing people up for its Conservation Assistance Project, which helps low-income and elderly residents with measures like installing energy efficient light bulbs and low-flow showerheads and replacing air filters.

For more information about Earth Hour, log onto www.earthhour.org.

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City Preps for Census

nwalls — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:00 GMT

(Fayetteville, N.C. March 9, 2010) – 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 and going out to neighborhoods to confirm the number of 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 the word out about the Census. The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) has distributed drawstring bags with the Census logo on it, Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation has given out Census-branded pens and the Fayetteville Fire Department will be handing out chip bag clips and pens.

The City assisted the Cumberland County Complete Count Committee with a Census Bureau awareness event at the downtown Headquarters Library in early January. Mayor Tony Chavonne, Cumberland County Commission Chairman Billy King, Rep. Elmer Floyd and Al Howe, Census Bureau manager for Cumberland County, spoke at the event. A display board was setup to promote the Census and information was presented to citizens.

For information on Census related jobs, call 1-866-861-2010, or more information on the Census, log onto www.census.gov.

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‘Green’ Detention Basin Being Built at FTCC

nwalls — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:41:00 GMT

(Fayetteville, N.C. March 8, 2010) – A “green” underground detention basin is being built on the campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC). The basin will be installed under the student parking area directly behind Cumberland Hall and will divert runoff into the underground basin when the rainfall is too heavy for the existing pipe system.

An existing stormwater system outfalls into Branson Creek and currently deposits a significant amount of silt into the creek. As the water is detained in the basin, it percolates into the ground, through a stone base that filters the runoff before returning to Branson Creek.

The project is being funded by $557,000 of federal stimulus money from DENR.

Colt Contracting Company of Clinton is scheduled to complete the basin on April 29.

A similar project was constructed last summer in an adjacent parking area. That system is working well and has provided flooding and erosion relief to surrounding residents.

For more information, contact Mary DePina at 433-1301. More City stimulus information is available by logging onto www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/Stimulus.

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Community Development Holding Public Hearing

nwalls — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:41:00 GMT

(Fayetteville, N.C. Feb. 18, 2010) – 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 the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan.

The purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to:

Establish a planning document built on community input
Provide coordinated strategies to meet community needs
Establish a framework for assessing program performance
Provide a means to justify the allocation of federal funds.

The purpose of the Annual Action Plan is to:

Describe activities to be funded or implemented during the program year
Have an annual plan of the five-year Consolidated Plan
Describe funds expected to be available in upcoming year.

For more information, contact Victor Sharpe at 433-1933.

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Citizens’ Academy Accepting Applications

nwalls — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:38:00 GMT

(Fayetteville, N.C. Feb. 18, 2010) – The City of Fayetteville is accepting applications for its Citizens’ Academy that is scheduled for Tuesdays from March 30 to May 11 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The class runs seven weeks and helps citizens understand what goes on behind the scenes to provide services to residents. Classes are held in the Lafayette Room on the first floor of City Hall, located at 433 Hay St.

Citizens learn what City departments do and how they do it through presentations, handouts, questions and dialogue.

If you are interested in applying for the Citizens’ Academy, log onto: http://www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/files/42/citizens_academy/default.aspx, download an application and email it to jtuckey@ci.fay.nc.us or nwalls@ci.fay.nc.us. For more information, call 433-1549 or 433-1578.

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