City Announces Winter Holiday Schedules 

The City of Fayetteville’s government administrative offices, including City Hall, are closed Dec. 25-27, 2019 and on Jan. 1, 2020 in recognition of winter holidays. Click HERE for more information regarding schedules for resident service-focused departments.

Celebrate Christmas in the Park Until Dec. 22

Christmas in the Park, celebrated annually at Arnette Park, will be held this year until Dec. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. Arnette Park is located at 2165 Wilmington Hwy., accessed from exit 100 off Hwy. 87/MLK Expressway.

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation invites the public to bring family and friends for a leisurely stroll on a ½ mile paved walking trail while taking in the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Click HERE for more information.

REMINDER: City Boards and Commissions Openings

The City of Fayetteville is looking to its citizens to help fill vacancies for the following boards and commissions:

• Airport Commission – 2 openings
• Audit Committee – 2 openings
• Fair Housing Board – 3 openings; required to be a Real Estate Representative
• Fayetteville Advisory Committee on Transit – 4 openings; 1 required to be a FAST Driver/Operator, 1 required to be an ADA Representative, 1 required to be a resident who lives in the FAST bus service area; 1 Business Representative
• Redevelopment Commission – 2 openings
• Historic Resources Commission – 5 openings; 1 required to be a Building Designer/Land Use Design Professional
• Linear Park – 2 openings
• Personnel Review Board – 3 openings
• Public Arts Commission – 3 openings; 2 required to be Arts Council Appointees
• Planning Commission – 2 opening
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission – 1 opening
• Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission – 1 opening

Applications will be accepted until midnight January 31, 2020. All qualified applications will be presented to the Appointments Committee in February. The Fayetteville City Council will approve boards and commissions members at a regular meeting in March.
 
The City will accept applications via the City website at www.fayettevillenc.gov. Citizens should scroll over “Government” and choose “Boards and Commissions” under the “City Council” section.

REMINDER: Loose Leaf Pickup 

Loose Leaf Pickup service is underway in Fayetteville. 

Residents are asked to follow these instructions:

• Rake your leaves and pine straw curbside by day prior to your first scheduled day of pickup
• Bad weather may cause delays
• Leaves and pine straw only - no tree limbs
• Place leaves and pine straw on the top of the curb away from storm drains and out of the road. Leaves and pine straw left in the street can cause stormwater pollution and may obstruct the storm drainage system, resulting in flooding. For questions, citizens should call the Stormwater Hotline at (910) 433-1613.

Further details about loose leaf collection dates by zip code, which neighborhoods are being collected and more is available at https://fayettevillenc.gov/leafseason. 

During Loose Leaf Pickup Season, citizens can pick up trash bags at any Fayetteville recreation center or fire station. Citizens can purchase a brown roll-out cart, which can be used for weekly collection of leaves and pine straw, as well as other yard waste. The City can deliver it to houses for a delivery fee or residents can pick it up at the Solid Waste Office at 455 Grove St. The cart becomes the property of the resident once purchased and has a 10-year warranty.

When Loose Leaf Pickup Season is not ongoing, citizens are encouraged to participate in weekly yard waste pickup. The City of Fayetteville provides a great service with loose leaf collection beginning during the fall part of the year. If citizens put their 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.

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