Fayetteville Ark City Government

Why not protect corner lot to keep part of the water where it falls? Video includes discussion of this and several other issues from Feb. 7, 2012, meeting of Fayetteville City Council

January 30, 2012, meeting of Ward 4 friends and residents with City Council member Rhonda Adams

January 27, 2012, meeting of Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods includes police officer's presentation about recent home invasions

City Council meeting includes state-of-the-city address by Mayor Lioneld Jordan on January 17, 2012

Short takes on Cox 218 and AT&T channel 99 something for today through the weekend

Telecom Board struggled to maintain balance between City Council and mayor's PR lady in 2007-08

KUM & Go store official tells city council project has to be done their way or the plan to put a store at MLK Jr Blvd. and S. Hill Avenue will not be done

December 20, 2011, meeting of Fayetteville AR city council draws comment on several important local issues on a 3-hour, 37-minute video

November 14, 2011, quarterly Mayor's Town Hall meeting video

Fayetteville Planning Commission reviews plans for projects that will affect Beaver Lake watershed and hears public comment on related issues

High water after rain in Northwest Arkansas as seen at confluence of West Fork of the White River and the Town Branch of the West Fork

Council agenda for Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods hears explanation of need to protect city services by voting for renewal of Fayetteville AR 1-percent sales tax on October 11, 2011

Jim Bemis provides video from Fayetteville Telecom Board subcommittee meeting of September 30, 2011

I was third to vote For the renewal of the Fayetteville 1-percent sales tax on Monday : Voting early will be easier tomorrow than a year ago because the new parking deck is available at the Courthouse in Fayetteville

Telecom Board subcommittee meeting Friday

Fayetteville City Council meeting September 20, 2011

Video of Ward Four meeting at 7 p.m. September 26 includes explanation of importance of renewing sales tax by vote on Oct. 11, 2011. See detail below

Fayetteville Environmental Action Committee meeting of 15 September 2011

Sustainability conference includes panel of local officials and developers: 1903-1923 period of massive environmental destruction; can the trend be reversed in coming 20 years?

Fayetteville City Council approves OMNI Center donation of Hank Kaminsky sculpture to WPWP

Conflicting city meetings abound this week: Note important ADEQ presentation Thursday at time of council meeting with school board

Calendar of Events

Town Branch Neighborhood meeting begins on August 30 ,2011

Mayor's quarterly Town Hall meeting offers excellent summary of city activity in 2011

Town Branch Neighborhood Association meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2011, welcomes everyone who chooses to attend

Greg Howe has resigned to take a job in a wonderful place to the northwest. His final meeting of Fayetteville's Tree and Landscape Committee, now known as the Urban Forestry Board

Blake Pennington elected chairman of the Telecommunication Board on August 18, 2011

Traditional landscapes suck Energy, Water and Money, says Neil Diboll at The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference

Next week's shortakes on public-access television previewed on You Tube: See link below

Lioneld Jordan, mayor of Fayetteville, formally recognizes Pinnacle Foods Inc. for its support of the city's streamside-protection ordinance and its protection of never-plowed wet prairie in support of the city's Environmental Action Committee's effort to become the state's first National Wildlife Certified urban-wildlife habitat community

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods' meeting July 28, 2011, video

Neighbors of National Cemetery object to rezoning that will allow large buildings next to Fayetteville National Cemetery

Fayetteville City Council rezones former livestock auction site in three readings in one meeting: Iraqi students watch American citizens participate in government decision

Veteran speaks about threat of big buildings and dense population near Fayetteville National Cemetery

June 21, 2011, City Council meeting includes numerous proposed rezoning efforts

Planning Commission passes the sale-barn rezoning to the City Council at June 27 meeting despite comments of neighbors and veterans

Tree-huggers protest street-widening that would create FAKE greenspace but destroy functional greenspace

Widening Cato Springs Road need not kill historic tree: Please attend gathering at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011

Video of slide show to run June 27-July 1, 2011, on Fayetteville Public Television

June 6, 2011, Mayor's Town Hall Meeting at St. James Missionary Baptist Church drew residents of all parts of town

City Council Agenda for 6 p.m. June 21, 2011, meeting in Room 218 of city hall.

June 8, 2011, meeting of Fayetteville Tree and Landscape Committee includes discussion of selection of trees for fall tree giveaway and possible creation of a city tree nursery

May 16, 2011, Ward 4 meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, includes discussion of upcoming City Council consideration of the 2030 master plan

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods spearheads collection of a huge truckload of supplies for Joplin storm victims over the past week and meets to hear report on City Plan 2030 and hear comments on UA plan to cut a construction road through Old Main lawn and grove of old trees

Old Main lawn threatened by construction road plus flooding photos from Fayetteville, Arkansas

A survey of city residents to learn more about extent of recent flooding is needed before the new city master plan is approved by the Fayetteville City Council

Doug Tallamy tells us about 'Bringing Nature Home' to provide habitat for wildlife

Education Channel agreement between Fayetteville public-school system and Fayetteville city government moving toward final form

Environmental Action Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. today in Fayetteville City Hall

Shortakes to run April 11-15, 2011, on Fayetteville public-access televion, channel 218 on Cox Cable

Fayetteville Park Board meeting April 4, 2011, includes a request to use old BMX racing space for remote-controlled car events.

Video running this week (11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday on Fayetteville public-access television

Why we needed Fayetteville's newly approved streamside ordinance many years ago: A few photos of stream abuse witnessed March 21, 2011

Almost complete meeting of Telecom Board's complaint subcommittee on March 14, 2011

Agenda for today's 6 p.m. meeting of the Fayetteville City Council discussed last week. See details in video below

2006 Divinity Hotel plan evokes conversation with lifetime resident of Fayetteville on Dickson Street

Night before Streamside Ordinance was passed by City Council, it was discussed during Ward 4 meeting

Council of Neighborhoods elects officers and discusses topics of interest for 2011 monthly meetings

Video of February 17, 2011, meeting of Telecom Board

Public-input session on proposed streamside ordinance during February 15, 2011, meeting of Fayetteville City Council was a powerful example of residents of city and surrounding communities sharing opinions on and learning about a plan to protect the riparian zones of city streams that affect the watershed of two rivers and major drinking-water reservoirs in two states

June 2009 City Council meeting delays decision on rezoning of Washington County Livestock property to allow construction of student apartments east of the Fayetteville National Cemetery

Information for residents of Fayetteville: Diverse and important

Fayetteville’s Waste Collection schedule for Monday, February 7th

FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

March 30 to April 13, 2007 video of water & sewer work on South Duncan Avenue and other outdoor activities in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Audubon's Wilson Spring wetland nature area on Jan. 19, 2011: 185 photos from a 2-mile walk with Mike Mhlodnow

Storm-water control left incomplete on building from July 2006 until late 2009: A sample video from September 18, 2006

Fayetteville's Environmental Action Committee working to encourage more people to improve urban wildlife habitat

June 2009 meeting of Town Branch Neighborhood Association with developers planning student apartment complex adjacent to Fayetteville National Cemetery

Ambrosia trifida feeds many birds in September and October and a few persistent ground-scratchers all winter

Jim Bemis speaks at Telecom Board meeting on December 16, 2010

June 29, 2010, flooding of Town Branch over 11th Street between Hill Avenue and Duncan Avenue in slide show of nature photos on Cable Access Television in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Larry Foley's news release could have been issued a couple of years ago but the date of this change was uncertain at that time

Cox Cable changes of interest to viewers of Fayetteville's public channels

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Cox Cable pulls surprise on city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, with plan to move public-access, government channel and educational channel to EXPENSIVE digital tier of channels: So much for open government when thousands of people will not be able to afford access to the public channels

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Election-eve comment from David Whitaker, Northwest Arkansas' candidate to take seat in House of Representatives from 3rd congressional disctrict

Comments on riparian ordinance during October 2010 meeting of Fayetteville Planning Commission by Fran Deane Alexander and Aubrey James Shepherd

Doug Tallamy succintly describes the thesis of his 'Bringing Nature Home' about gardening with native species to sustain native wildlife

Fayetteville Ark City Government

Why not protect corner lot to keep part of the water where it falls? Video includes discussion of this and several other issues from Feb. 7, 2012, meeting of Fayetteville City Council

January 30, 2012, meeting of Ward 4 friends and residents with City Council member Rhonda Adams

January 27, 2012, meeting of Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods includes police officer's presentation about recent home invasions

City Council meeting includes state-of-the-city address by Mayor Lioneld Jordan on January 17, 2012

Short takes on Cox 218 and AT&T channel 99 something for today through the weekend

Telecom Board struggled to maintain balance between City Council and mayor's PR lady in 2007-08

KUM & Go store official tells city council project has to be done their way or the plan to put a store at MLK Jr Blvd. and S. Hill Avenue will not be done

December 20, 2011, meeting of Fayetteville AR city council draws comment on several important local issues on a 3-hour, 37-minute video

November 14, 2011, quarterly Mayor's Town Hall meeting video

Fayetteville Planning Commission reviews plans for projects that will affect Beaver Lake watershed and hears public comment on related issues

High water after rain in Northwest Arkansas as seen at confluence of West Fork of the White River and the Town Branch of the West Fork

Council agenda for Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods hears explanation of need to protect city services by voting for renewal of Fayetteville AR 1-percent sales tax on October 11, 2011

Jim Bemis provides video from Fayetteville Telecom Board subcommittee meeting of September 30, 2011

I was third to vote For the renewal of the Fayetteville 1-percent sales tax on Monday : Voting early will be easier tomorrow than a year ago because the new parking deck is available at the Courthouse in Fayetteville

Telecom Board subcommittee meeting Friday

Fayetteville City Council meeting September 20, 2011

Video of Ward Four meeting at 7 p.m. September 26 includes explanation of importance of renewing sales tax by vote on Oct. 11, 2011. See detail below

Fayetteville Environmental Action Committee meeting of 15 September 2011

Sustainability conference includes panel of local officials and developers: 1903-1923 period of massive environmental destruction; can the trend be reversed in coming 20 years?

Fayetteville City Council approves OMNI Center donation of Hank Kaminsky sculpture to WPWP

Conflicting city meetings abound this week: Note important ADEQ presentation Thursday at time of council meeting with school board

Calendar of Events

Town Branch Neighborhood meeting begins on August 30 ,2011

Mayor's quarterly Town Hall meeting offers excellent summary of city activity in 2011

Town Branch Neighborhood Association meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2011, welcomes everyone who chooses to attend

Greg Howe has resigned to take a job in a wonderful place to the northwest. His final meeting of Fayetteville's Tree and Landscape Committee, now known as the Urban Forestry Board

Blake Pennington elected chairman of the Telecommunication Board on August 18, 2011

Traditional landscapes suck Energy, Water and Money, says Neil Diboll at The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference

Next week's shortakes on public-access television previewed on You Tube: See link below

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods' meeting July 28, 2011, video

Neighbors of National Cemetery object to rezoning that will allow large buildings next to Fayetteville National Cemetery

Fayetteville City Council rezones former livestock auction site in three readings in one meeting: Iraqi students watch American citizens participate in government decision

Veteran speaks about threat of big buildings and dense population near Fayetteville National Cemetery

June 21, 2011, City Council meeting includes numerous proposed rezoning efforts

Planning Commission passes the sale-barn rezoning to the City Council at June 27 meeting despite comments of neighbors and veterans

Tree-huggers protest street-widening that would create FAKE greenspace but destroy functional greenspace

Widening Cato Springs Road need not kill historic tree: Please attend gathering at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011

Video of slide show to run June 27-July 1, 2011, on Fayetteville Public Television

June 6, 2011, Mayor's Town Hall Meeting at St. James Missionary Baptist Church drew residents of all parts of town

City Council Agenda for 6 p.m. June 21, 2011, meeting in Room 218 of city hall.

June 8, 2011, meeting of Fayetteville Tree and Landscape Committee includes discussion of selection of trees for fall tree giveaway and possible creation of a city tree nursery

May 16, 2011, Ward 4 meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, includes discussion of upcoming City Council consideration of the 2030 master plan

Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods spearheads collection of a huge truckload of supplies for Joplin storm victims over the past week and meets to hear report on City Plan 2030 and hear comments on UA plan to cut a construction road through Old Main lawn and grove of old trees

Old Main lawn threatened by construction road plus flooding photos from Fayetteville, Arkansas

A survey of city residents to learn more about extent of recent flooding is needed before the new city master plan is approved by the Fayetteville City Council

Doug Tallamy tells us about 'Bringing Nature Home' to provide habitat for wildlife

Education Channel agreement between Fayetteville public-school system and Fayetteville city government moving toward final form

Environmental Action Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. today in Fayetteville City Hall

Shortakes to run April 11-15, 2011, on Fayetteville public-access televion, channel 218 on Cox Cable

Fayetteville Park Board meeting April 4, 2011, includes a request to use old BMX racing space for remote-controlled car events.

Video running this week (11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday on Fayetteville public-access television

Why we needed Fayetteville's newly approved streamside ordinance many years ago: A few photos of stream abuse witnessed March 21, 2011

Almost complete meeting of Telecom Board's complaint subcommittee on March 14, 2011

Agenda for today's 6 p.m. meeting of the Fayetteville City Council discussed last week. See details in video below

2006 Divinity Hotel plan evokes conversation with lifetime resident of Fayetteville on Dickson Street

Night before Streamside Ordinance was passed by City Council, it was discussed during Ward 4 meeting

Council of Neighborhoods elects officers and discusses topics of interest for 2011 monthly meetings

Video of February 17, 2011, meeting of Telecom Board

June 2009 City Council meeting delays decision on rezoning of Washington County Livestock property to allow construction of student apartments east of the Fayetteville National Cemetery

Information for residents of Fayetteville: Diverse and important

« Welcome to The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference

The Future of Gardening by Neil Diboll

University of Vermont Extension
Department of Plant and Soil Science

11th Annual Meeting of the
American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)

Who Should Attend

Continuing Education

Request for Sponsors

For More Information, Contact:

« Welcome to The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference

The Future of Gardening by Neil Diboll

University of Vermont ExtensionDepartment of Plant and Soil Science

11th Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)

Who Should Attend

Continuing Education

Request for Sponsors

For More Information, Contact:

General Information :

Logistics

About AEES

University of Vermont Extension
Department of Plant and Soil Science

11th Annual Meeting of the
American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Friday, September 09, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

to discuss plan for apartment complex adjacent to National Cemetery, streamside-protection ordinance, neighborhood watch, urban wildlife-habitat certification of private property, natural-yard option approved by City Council and anything of importance in our neighborhood and city

INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVING

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Keywords

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Friday, September 09, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

to discuss plan for apartment complex adjacent to National Cemetery, streamside-protection ordinance, neighborhood watch, urban wildlife-habitat certification of private property, natural-yard option approved by City Council and anything of importance in our neighborhood and city

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Monday, September 26, 2011

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Please click on individual images to ENLARGE view of wetland barely outside the 50-foot riparian buffer set by the 2011 Fayetteville stream-side protection ordinance. Site now slated for construction. Spout Spring Branch flows from left to right through a culvert under MLK JR Blvd. A low berm around this corner could contain a great deal more water, which would recharge the stream slowly as all low-impact development manuals would require.

Spout Spring Branch riparian wetland slows runoff and allows much water to soak into absorbent prairie soil, fulfilling the intention of the city's streamside protection ordinance passed nearly a year ago. Filling this land for construction will negate its value for the Beaver Lake watershed.

January 25, 2012, view north from MLK Blvd. across natural-raingarden up South East Avenue

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Mayor Lioneld Jordan

City Attorney Kit Williams

City Clerk Sondra Smith

Aldermen

Ward 1 Position 1 – Adella Gray
Ward 1 Position 2 – Brenda Boudreaux
Ward 2 Position 1 – Mark Kinion
Ward 2 Position 2 – Matthew Petty
Ward 3 Position 1 – Justin Tennant
Ward 3 Position 2 – Robert Ferrell
Ward 4 Position 1 – Rhonda Adams
Ward 4 Position 2 – Sarah Lewis

Final Agenda

City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
October 18, 2011

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on October 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

1.	America in Bloom Awards

Agenda Additions:

A.	Consent:

1. Approval of the October 4, 2011 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Animal Services Division Donation Revenue: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $31,943.12 representing citizen donation revenue to the Animal Services Division for the first, second and third quarters of 2011.

Animal Services Division Donation Revenue

3. Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: A resolution approving a participation and unsecured loan agreement with the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks to install ten (10) LED lights and poles in the amount of $34,911.38 as part of the City of Fayetteville Community Revolving Loan Fund for Energy Efficiency.

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Additional: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

4. Bid #10-36 Premier Lighting Group: A resolution authorizing purchase of ten (10) additional LED fixtures and poles in the amount of $19,042.28 pursuant to Bid #10-36, from Premier Lighting Group for installation at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks as part of the Community Revolving Loan Fund for Energy Efficiency Program.

Bid #10-36 Premier Lighting Group

B.	Unfinished Business:

1. RZN 11-3892 (Fayette Junction Master Plan): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3892, for select properties located within the Fayette Junction Master Plan area totaling approximately 225 acres. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the October 4, 2011 City Council meeting.

RZN 11-3892 (Fayette Junction Master Plan)

2. RZN 11-3916 (Holcomb Heights PZD/TTO LLC: An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3916, for approximately 19.24 acres, located at the southwest corner of Salem and Weir Road from R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District (06-2281 Holcomb Heights I and 07-2613 Holcomb Heights II), to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the October 4, 2011 City Council meeting.

RZN 11-3916 (Holcomb Heights PZD/TTO LLC

3. ADM 11-3943 Belclaire Subdivision-Amendment to Bill of Assurance): An ordinance to amend Section 3 of Ordinance No. 4605 to amend the Bill of Assurance to reduce the minimum house size from 2,400 square feet to 2,000 square feet. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the October 4, 2011 City Council meeting.

ADM 11-3943 Belclaire Subdivision-Amendment to Bill of Assurance)

C.	New Business:

1. VAC 11-3931 (510 W. 11th St. & 989 S. School Ave./Campus Crest): An ordinance approving VAC 11-3931 submitted by Morrison Shipley Engineers, Inc. for property located at 510 West 11th Street and 989 South School Avenue to vacate unconstructed street right-of-way.

VAC 11-3931 (510 W. 11th St. & 989 S. School Ave./Campus Crest)

2. VAC 11-3940 (Summit Place Subdivision): An ordinance approving VAC 11-3940 submitted by Coover Consultants for property located in the Summit Place Subdivision to vacate a portion of a utility easement throughout the subdivision.

VAC 11-3940 (Summit Place Subdivision)

3. ADM 11-3934 (Amend UDC Chapters 164.12 and 164.13): An ordinance amending the Unified Development Code of the City of Fayetteville related to Nonconforming Uses and Structures and Non Residential Uses in R Districts.

ADM 11-3934 (Amend UDC Chapters 164.12 and 164.13)

4. NWA Entertainment, LLC: An ordinance waiving competitive bidding and approving a cost-share agreement with NWA Entertainment, LLC in the amount of $75,255.00 for water line design and construction for the Arkansas Music Pavilion.

NWA Entertainment, LLC

Additional: NWA Entertainment, LLC

Announcements:

Adjournment:

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Early voting for extension of current 1-percent Fayetteville sales tax opens Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 8 a.m. See report in Sunday newspaper linked above, please.
"Early voting begins Tuesday and is available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays leading up to Oct. 11. Registered voters can cast their ballots early in the County Clerk’s Office at the Washington County Courthouse, 280 N. College Ave.
Residents can check their voter registration status or find their Oct. 11 polling place at www.voterview.org or by calling the clerk’s office at 479-444-1711 prior to Election Day."
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Voting early is easy now that the new parking deck behind the Washington County Courthouse is open for business.

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Downtown Off Street Improvement District

City Clerk

Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Room 111

Telecommunications Board Committee Meeting

City Clerk

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: Room 111

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Ward 4 Meeting

City Clerk

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Room 111

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Urban Land Institute Website for detail: One may be available to find the slide show presented during the conference.

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September 08, 2011

Civil War in Arkansas Exhibit at the Clinton House Museum

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 12:00 AM

Location: Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville

Deadline: RFP 11-10, Online Billing System

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Room 306

Nominating Committee Interviews

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Room 326

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September 09, 2011

Civil War in Arkansas Exhibit at the Clinton House Museum

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 12:00 AM

Location: Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville

Fayetteville Farmers Market

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Fayetteville Square

Compost Site open 8 am to 3 pm

Calendar: Solid Waste

Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: 1708 S. Armstrong Ave.

FFEAC Inclusion Group

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: Room 326

Airport Board

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 1:30 PM

Location: Airport Conference Room

Planning Agenda Session and Tour

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Room 111

Fayetteville Farmers Market

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Fayetteville Mill District

Joint meeting with the Fayetteville School Board and Fayetteville City Council

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Walker Room at the Fayetteville Public Library

FFEAC Creative Economy Action Group

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: New Design School, 217 E. Dickson

ADEQ Proposed Changes on Draft Stormwater Construction General Permit

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Room 219

Boeing-Boeing

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studios

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September 10, 2011

Civil War in Arkansas Exhibit at the Clinton House Museum

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 12:00 AM

Location: Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville

Pre-Bid Meeting: Bid 11-56, Construction of Red Oak Park Pavilion

Calendar: City Clerk

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Red Oak Park (South end: located along Lonesome Dove Drive and Cheyenne Drive)

Boeing-Boeing

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studios

M&M's/Extra Dickson Street Concert - featuring Huey Lewis and the News

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Walton Arts Center Parking Lot, corner of West and Dickson

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September 11, 2011

Civil War in Arkansas Exhibit at the Clinton House Museum

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 12:00 AM

Location: Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville

Fayetteville Farmers Market

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Fayetteville Square

Compost Site Open 8 am to noon.

Calendar: Solid Waste

Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: 1708 S. Armstrong Ave.

Northwest Arkansas Cheese Dip Classic

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: AMP, Northwest Arkansas Mall Fayetteville

'Fayetteville Memories' Book Signing

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: Clinton House Museum

Boeing-Boeing

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studios

Boeing-Boeing

Calendar: Community Events

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studi

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2011-08-29T23:14:00.001-05:00

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The Future of Gardening: Why Going Native is the Answer

Presented at the 20^th Millersville Native Plant Conference
Millersville, PA
June 4, 2010

by Neil Diboll
Prairie Nursery, Inc.
P.O. Box 306
Westfield, WI 53964
www.prairienursery.com
800-476-9453 (800-GRO-WILD)
Traditional landscapes suck. They suck Energy, Water, and Money. These three “Future Factors” will determine to a large degree the shape and structure of our landscapes in the coming years.
The old whipping boy, the lawn, indeed deserves a good whipping. It is emblematic of an expensive, unsustainable, energy and chemical hungry landscape that supports few forms of life and consumes valuable resources that could be better invested elsewhere.
Size of the American Lawn
There are over 50 million acres of lawn in the United States, twice the size of the state of Pennsylvania.
The total American corn crop for 2009 was 86 million acres.
The total American soybean crop for 2009 was 77 million acres.
The total American wheat crop for 2009 was 65 million acres.
Lawn is the fourth largest crop grown in America today.
Water Use by the American Lawn
Thirty percent of the water consumed on the East Coast of the US goes to watering lawns. Sixty percent of the water used on the West Coast is dedicated to maintaining green lawns, in a region that is facing looming water shortages.
A 1000 square foot lawn requires an average of 10,000 gallons of water per year to maintain in good condition.
One acre of irrigated lawn requires nearly half a million gallons (435,000) of water every year!
Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides Applied to the American Lawn
The average lawn receives 10 times as much chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides as the typical farm field, according to a Yale University graduate study.
Over 80 millions pounds of chemical pesticides are applied to American lawns each year according to the USEPA.
More than 70 million tons of chemical fertilizers are applied to American lawns per year.
The USEPA estimates that 40 to 60 percent of the Nitrogen fertilizer applied to lawns ends up in our surface water and groundwater.
Forty four percent of the Nitrogen and 28 percent of the Phosphorus applied in the Mississippi River watershed ends up in the Gulf of Mexico, greatly exacerbating the anoxic “dead zone” that preceded the BP oil spill of 2010.
Solid Waste Created by Lawns
The EPA also estimates that grass clippings and yard debris account for 20 to 40 percent of the landfill space consumed in America.
Energy Consumption by Lawns
The amount of energy required to mow and maintain manicured lawns is surprisingly large, and is used in every phase of lawn care:
Mowing: Gasoline or diesel fuel to is required to power riding mowers and most push type rotary mowers. Electricity that powers electric lawn mowers is produced primarily by fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, and by nuclear power plants.
Pesticides: Most herbicides and insecticides are derived from or combined with petroleum-based compounds. Of the 80 million pounds of pesticides applied to lawns in American every year, most are synthesized from oil.
Fertilizers: Fertilizers are applied to lawns in staggering quantities. The energy required to mine and transport the 70 million tons of chemical fertilizers that are dumped on lawns every year is significant. Most Nitrogen fertilizers are produced using the Haber Process, in which Nitrogen in the air is converted into a solid or liquid form that can be readily handled and applied. The Haber Process is extremely energy intensive, and vast quantities of natural gas are consumed to produce nitrogen fertilizer for lawns.
Irrigation: Even watering the lawn consumes energy. Electricity is used to purify water at treatment plants, and to pump water to homes and businesses. The underground plastic pipes that are used in lawn irrigations systems are produced from petrochemicals derived from crude oil.
Carbon Footprint of Lawns
As an energy-dependent landscape, the carbon annual footprint consumption of lawns is high compared to prairies and other natural landscapes that require only occasional mowing, no fertilizers, no irrigation, and few if any pesticides. Prairies release carbon into the atmosphere when burned, and when dead organic matter such as leaves and stems decompose through microbial action. However, these releases are offset by new plant growth which absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and incorporates it into new leave, roots, and stems.
The incredibly rich prairie soils of the American Midwest are a result of the accumulation of organic matter in the soil over hundreds and thousands of years. Unlike most forest ecosystems, in which organic matter is sequestered in the upper 12- 18 inches of soil, prairie soils typically exhibit high organic matter content from three to six feet in depth. They also have significantly higher total organic matter content than forest soils. This would indicate that over time, prairies are one of the most efficient plant communities at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and providing long term carbon sequestration in the soil.
Economic Costs of Lawn
Americans spend over $25 billion per year on lawn care (USEPA).
Americans spend over $2 billion per year on lawn and garden chemicals.
A 4000 square foot lawn (1/10 acre) produces an average of 1200 pounds of grass clippings per year. The City of Philadelphia Streets Department reported in 2005 that it costs $75 per year to dispose of this material.
Wildlife and Lawns
The US EPA estimates that between 60 and 70 millions birds are poisoned annually due to the application of lawn pesticides.
On lawns that receive regular applications of pesticides, 60 to 90 percent of the earthworms in the soil are killed.
Air and Noise Pollution
In summer months, 5 percent of air pollution is attributable to gas powered lawn and garden equipment (National Vehicle and Fuel Assessment Lab, Ann Arbor, MI)
Per hour of operation, a typical lawnmower emits 10-12 times as much hydrocarbons as an automobile.
Health and Safety
Of the most commonly used lawn pesticides, 13 are known to cause cancer, 14 can cause birth defects, 11 can interfere with reproduction, and 21 can cause damage to the nervous system. (US EPA)
111,000 Americans are sickened every year due to exposure to pesticides. (US EPA)
Over 230,000 people are treated in the Emergency Room every year for accident related to lawn equipment. (US EPA)
Time
The average homeowner spends 40 hours a year mowing his or her lawn – the equivalent of a week’s vacation!
HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT OUR LAWN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE MODEL?
AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
The New World of North America once appeared to be a seemingly inexhaustible resource that held immense promise for the early colonists and settlers. True to their culture, the northern Europeans that swarmed into the vast hinterlands of America created a landscape in the image of their forebears: cut, grazed, plowed, and fenced into submission. The newly broken land yielded great bounty for a growing nation. As the country expanded, the towns and villages took on the names and character of our former homes across the Atlantic: Amsterdam, Birmingham, Gloucester, Berlin, Warsaw, and Rome, to name but a few.
Our goal as a nation and a culture was to tame the wilderness and make it safe for civilization. In so doing, we re-created the Old Country in the New World. As we brought the wilderness under our heel, we took little time to appreciate its unique character and beauty. Most settlers sought bounty, not beauty. In the rush to convert forests and meadows into farms and fields, the flowers mostly went unnoticed. Unplowed, unproductive wild land was a sign of sloth, savagery, and the devil’s work. Indeed, our mandate was to subdue the earth. And subdue it we did.
When our work was finally done, we sat back to take stock of our immense labors, and it appeared that it was good. Mostly. What we had not considered were the terrible losses associated with our great gain. We had gained ascendancy over our young country. In the process, we lost the character of a continent.
Yea, even unto our gardens, we banished the wildflowers and wild things to the far reaches of the countryside and to the corners of our consciousness. And nothing suffered the utter demise and near-total destruction such as that which was visited upon the American Prairie.
The American Prairie: the once-vast kingdom of flowers, grasses, bison and butterflies. This unbelievably rich, unique ecosystem blanketed millions of acres of America’s heartland. These were the flower gardens of North America. Hidden deep underground, among the intertwined roots of a universe of prairie plants, lay the black gold that was to become the currency of the prairie farmer. Here was the inheritance of a million sunny days, hoarded away in the bank account of the prairie soil.
Agricultural, the Industrial Revolution, and the Rise of the American Middle Class
The farmers that tapped into this prairie trust fund found the dividends to be prodigious. No fertilizers were needed to grow bumper crops. The immense yields increased agricultural productivity to levels previously unheard-of, revolutionizing the farmer’s relationship with the land. Now one family could produce food for dozens of others. The day of the subsistence farm was over. Human labor was set free to tend the factory instead of the field. The dawn of the American Industrial Revolution was reflected in the glow of the forge that John Deere used to construct the first sod-busting steel plow in 1836. With the industrial dawn came the sunset of the American Prairie.
The Eastern Tallgrass Prairie of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska was all but obliterated in the span of a few short decades at the close of the nineteenth century. That which was not plowed under was closed in with fences and grazed to the ground by millions of cattle. What were once wide open spaces became food factories and feedlots. Still, we knew not what we had done.
A full century later, we are just beginning to grasp the scope of the loss. The Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is now one of the rarest plant communities in the entire world. Rainforests are commonplace by comparison. Less than 1/10th of 1% of the Tallgrass Prairie remains today. The small refuges where it can be found occur only in small tattered fragments, ripped from the original cloth. Only those pieces that could not be drained, plowed, grazed, or otherwise turned to the service of mankind remain. There was simply no place for wildness in this new American landscape.
The conversion of the New World into the Old Country was complete. All that remained now was to tend the fields and the gardens of plants brought over from Europe, and to make sure that the lawns that replaced that prairie were kept mown and in order.
Order. The watchword of a Puritanical culture that sought to carve structure from the chaos of wilderness. Everything in control. Nothing out of place. Even our gardens reflect this directive. Designs are precise, with each plant in its pre-ordained place, ensconced in a thick bed of bark mulch. The vegetable world must supplicate itself to our omnipotence. Those plants that fail to stay in their assigned seats are branded as weeds, and banished from the garden. And if they should grow wild in nature, how could such peasant plants of common breeding be sufficiently refined to have a place in our gardens?
If the garden is truly the place where people and nature meet, it is almost always the gardener who determines the terms of the meeting. Will the gardeners of the earth choose to work with Nature to create beauty in the landscape? Or will we attempt to overpower her with an arsenal of chemicals, machines, and “maintenance programs?”
We are finally coming to realize that the practice of paying homage to a uniform, idealized landscape of seamlessly interconnected lawns is an illusion. This becomes eminently clear when one realizes that the centerpoint of this landscape is a nearly lifeless, two dimensional expanse of turf, to which we slavishly devote much of our increasingly rare and precious free time. We pour on the chemicals, mow the grass to within an inch of its life, and kill any and all bugs that have the temerity to share the landscape with us. Perhaps most annoying, this national pastime called Lawn Care is really quite expensive.
For many, their lawns are like an addiction. They will pay almost any price to satisfy the cravings. The price is paid in money, time, environmental degradation, and in some cases, one’s health. We have so completely divorced ourselves from Nature that the only connection to the natural world is by watering and mowing their green carpets!
It is indeed a costly divorce from Nature. Enforcement of our unnatural landscapes consumes billions of dollars every year. Lawns, ornamental plantings, and even perennial gardens require constant attention if the desired order is to be maintained. Without intervention by the human hand on a regular basis, these landscapes soon fall victim to the invading hordes of weeds, trees, brambles and vines. Left unguarded, the walls of the domestic garden are stormed by the Vandals and Visigoths of the Vegetable Kingdom. Without the indulgences of their human benefactors, the meeker and fairer plants of the garden are quickly pillaged and displaced by the roving thugs of the plant world.
History of the American Lawn
The modern lawn has it origin in the country estates of landed gentry in England in the 16^th and 17^th centuries. It was a status symbol of the wealthy, for the working classes typically possessed no land, and could ill afford a lawn eve if they did. With our Anglo-American heritage, we looked to the mother country for our social cues in the 18^th century as the American middle class emerged during the industrial revolution. The newly wealthy purchased homes and estates and installed lawns as one of their symbols of having “made it.” Lawns quickly became one of the status symbols associated with the new middle and upper classes.
The great American landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmstead, referred to the lawn in the late 18^th century as “The Great Democratizer” of a newly ascendant nation. Rather than installing fences and barriers between neighboring properties as was common in Europe, Americans had a seamless carpet of green grass unifying their properties, all sharing in the new ethos of a mutual affluence.
The lawn quickly became a socio-economic symbol, denoting order and devotion to a non-economic crop that only those with expendable income could afford. As the middle class in America grew after World War II, the occupants of newly-built suburbs embraced the lawn as one of their icons of success and comfortable living.
The lawn was now cemented into American culture. Woe be unto he who violated the unspoken contract of “keeping up appearances” and allowing one’s turf to “go native” and grow beyond the socially acceptable four inches in height. An un-mowed, unkempt lawn was a sign of slovenliness and anti-social tendencies. Social breakdown and chaos could not be far behind.
This is why the lawn is so ardently defended by so many. It is a symbol of an entire social class and lifestyle. It is far more than a near-lifeless green expanse that requires an inordinate amount of time, money and chemicals to maintain. It embodies the hopes and dreams of average Americans, and symbolizes the triumph or order over entropy. It is a shared middle class bond that transcends politics, religion, and ethnicity. In many communities you are judged by your lawn first, and your character as a human being second. And do not for one minute believe that the first does not influence the second.
Why do we Persist with Our Addiction to Lawns? What About Wildlife?
1)    It’s simple and easy! We know how to do it: Fertilize it, spray it, and mow it!
2)    You don’t really have to know anything about plants or gardening to grow and manage a lawn – just follow the directions provided by the purveyors of fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides provide you!
3)    Lawn is a cheap fix. Although less costly to install than native landscapes, lawn has a high life cycle cost over a period of many years. Native landscapes typically have low long-term maintenance costs, with lower life cycle costs.
4)    Lawns don’t attract bugs or wildlife (except for geese), so you know you and your family will be safe from snakes, vermin, and those annoying insects! So what if insects are the foundation of the food chain, and support a myriad of birds and other desirable creatures. We’ve been brainwashed that bugs are bad, so we have to make sure they don’t inhabit our outdoor living spaces.
5)    NO BUGS, NO BIRDS!
6)    Everybody says they love Nature, but nobody ever invites her over to their yard.
7)    I knew my prairie was a success when I saw Meadow Jumping Mice (Zapus hudsonianus) and Hog Nosed Snakes (Heterodon platirhinos) in it. These creatures provided evidence that I now had a functioning ecosystem, not just a garden. If you like hawks and owls, you better be able to feed them: rodents and reptiles are some of their preferred foods.
WE ARE NOT A NATION OF GARDENERS:
WE ARE A NATION OF MOWERS!
WHY DO WE CARE WHAT WE PLANT IN OUR GARDENS
AND LANDSCAPES?
Many of us care deeply about the state of our planet and the loss of biodiversity that is occurring on a global scale. Although we all think globally, most of us can only act locally. Together, we can have an impact in our own gardens and landscapes, as well as those of our friends and neighbors. For those of us in the landscape design business, we can promote sustainable landscapes composed of native plants that require little or no fertilizers, pesticides, watering, or mowing (just burning!). This alone, when compounded over time as more people opt for sustainable landscapes, can have an impact.
The looming question for us today is the on-going loss of biodiversity. Restoring native ecosystems is one way we can help support not just native plants, but also invertebrates such as rare butterflies and moths, bees, wasps, and all manner of the generally unloved lower castes of bugs and creepy crawly things. Yet they are all important, and each has an important place in the web of life.
Homo sapiens, is presently presiding over what is believed to be the Sixth Great Extinction. Although we have yet to reach the catastrophic levels of past extinction events, we are well on our way and showing only a few signs of abatement in our drive to subdue and conquer the earth, as we serve our ever-expanding need for food, fuel, water, and living space.
But does it really matter what we do as individuals? A society is composed of all its individuals, and their actions determine the face of that society. Most of us are working to restore the integrity of native ecosystems because we believe it is the “right” and good thing to do, and that we are “doing it for the planet.” But does it really matter? Does the planet really respect our actions? Or is it all irrelevant?
The Earth has been subjected to massive extinctions in the past, some fairly recent in geological history. The planet has always recovered, with the development of new species and a wealth of new life forms. Nature does indeed abhor a vacuum, and she apparently fills it rapidly. All of the work I am doing on my property to control invasive species and restore native plants will someday be negated by the next advance of the glacier, as unlikely as that may seem at this point in geological and meteorolical history. Of course, my landscape will probably be invaded by garlic muster, buckthorn, honeysuckle and other non-native thugs soon after my demise, unless some equally deranged and determined individual picks up where I leave off.
SO WHY RESTORE THE PLANET? DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
If one takes a long-term geological perspective, it doesn’t really matter what we do. Even if we nuke the joint, something will survive and a whole new set of life forms will evolve. Maybe the next sentient beings will be smarter than us, and actually take care of the planet.
We Restore the Earth Because It Is Good for Us!
We need a quality of life that includes clean air, clean water, trees, flowers, ferns, birds, and all the wonderful life forms with which we share the planet. We aren’t just preserving habitat and restoring native plant communities out of the goodness of our hearts – Our very economic and psychic survival depend upon it!
We have yet to fully value the economics of a healthy environment. But as the planet is further degraded, the value of high quality living spaces only increases.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Ultimately, our future landscapes will be in large part determined more by economics than ecology. This is an unfortunate consequence of the human condition. As a quality living space becomes more valuable, more value will be placed upon it. We will protect it more diligently. It will sell for a higher price. People will begin to view the natural environment more as an asset, rather than as a resource to be exploited.
All of this will most likely be precipitated by shortages of water, rather than a shortage of oil or other energy source. You can live without oil, but you cannot live without water. As the price of water increases, the incentive to conserve it will increase. We will need landscapes that do not require huge inputs of water and chemicals to sustain them. We will need to overcome our cultural taboos of “messy” natural landscapes and move beyond viewing lawns as status symbols and a rite of passage into the middle and upper classes.
Someday pride of place will belong to those with the least lawn, lowest water bill, and no chemicals in their garages. Society will value those who work to preserve our environment, rather than those who can make the most money by despoiling it. I personally cannot wait much longer for that day to come.
AT A GLANCE:
TODAY: LAWN, an ecological and economic disaster

TOMORROW: SUSTAINA LE ECOSYSTEMS, composed of native plant
communities that require little or no fertilizers, pesticides, or irrigation, o
TODAY: MONOCULTURES of mowed lawns

TOMORROW: DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS that support a wide variety of life
TODAY: FEAR and mistrust of the natural world and its attendant organisms (bugs,
mice, snakes, etc)

TOMORROW: RE-INTEGRATION of people into nature and an understanding that
everything is connected and interdependent
WE MUST ENTER INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH NATURE TO PRESERVE OUR PLANET AND THE SYSTEMS UPON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS.

ONLY THEN WILL WE LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR FELLOW CREATURES ON THIS PLANET.

OUR QUALITY LIFE AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL DEPENDS UPON THE SURVIVAL OF THE SYSTEMS AND ORGANISMS THAT SUPPORT US.

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Summer News Article
FUEL-EFFICIENT LAWNS AND LANDSCAPES
Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor
University of Vermont
With the price of gasoline and natural gas on the rise, most are looking for ways to cut their costs and save energy. If you have a lawn or garden, you may not realize just how much fossil fuels you are using. By knowing where these are used, you can look for ways to reduce consumption. This will reduce your costs, and help the environment.
In a recent PPPro online newsletter Paul Tukey, editor of People, Places and Plants magazine, provides some sobering facts and helpful suggestions. Each year, a family with a one-third acre lawn will on average:
*consume five gallons of gas for mowing and trimming;
*apply the equivalent of seven gallons for fertilizing;
*burn up to five gallons for watering; and
*consume an additional gallon for cleanup.
That’s 18 gallons of fuel per household. With 120 million U.S. households, that’s the equivalent of almost 2.2 billion gallons of fuel used just for lawn care each year. This does not count other landscaping activities. So just how do we use so much?
Yale University has estimated that the United States uses more than 600 million gallons of gas to mow and trim lawns each year — about two gallons of gas for every man, woman and child, or five gallons per household. Mowers also consume engine oil in their crankcases, and two-stroke mowers consume oil in their fuel.
In addition to fuel consumption, mowers and outdoor power equipment contribute heavily to air pollution. Operating a typical (4 HP) gasoline-powered lawnmower for one hour produces as much smog-forming hydrocarbons as driving an average car between 100 and 200 miles under average conditions. Gasoline-powered string trimmers are actually more polluting than many lawn mowers. One estimate (mindfully.org) states that “the 20,000,000 small engines sold in the U.S. each year contribute about one tenth of the total U.S. mobile source hydrocarbon emissions, and are the largest single contributor to these non-road emissions.” These include power blowers, rakes, and brooms.
Creating synthetic nitrogen for fertilizers requires the heating of natural gas to combine atmospheric nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia. The amount of natural gas required to make approximately 200 bags of lawn fertilizer would heat your home for a year. Each 40-pound bag contains the fossil-fuel equivalent of approximately 2.5 gallons of gasoline. Transporting these bags of fertilizer from the factory and to your home requires additional fuel.
According to a California study, in many areas — especially in the West, where water must be moved great distances from reservoirs — the amount of fuel needed to pump the water is at least equal to the fuel used in mowing.

So what can you do? Here are ten tips to have a “fuel-efficient” landscape.
*Use an electric or non-powered push mower. An electric mower maintaining one-third of an acre for a season consumes only $3 of electricity on average. Electric mowers are 75 percent quieter than gas mowers. Push mowers, of course, consume no fuel and make little noise.
*Similarly, use traditional hand rakes and brooms instead of power ones and blowers to save fuel, and at the same time reduce air and noise pollution. If you employ a landscape maintenance firm, encourage their use of these too. Minimize the need for string trimmers. Mulch along walks and around structures such as lamp posts to avoid having to trim weeds in these areas.
*If you have an old mower, consider replacing it. Newer small engines run much cleaner. EPA emission standards for such engines, to be in effect by 2007, are expected to reduce ground-level ozone emissions by 70 percent or 350,000 tons each year.
*Reduce the area mowed through use of groundcovers. This is especially true in areas with water shortages. Allow parts of large areas to grow, only mowing once or twice a season, creating a natural meadow. You can still mow areas near drives and homes to maintain the more formal manicured effects in such highly visible and high traffic areas.
*Save rainwater and gray water. Gray water is that water from home use, except from toilets, and can make up from 50 to 80 percent of home waste water. It comes from sinks, showers, and laundry and can be used for irrigating landscapes and lawns.
*Water deeply once per week on average, rather than frequently. Drip irrigation and mulches also conserve water. Using less water saves on energy use, whether you’re buying water that has to be pumped, or are paying an electric bill to pump your own.
*Use natural, organic fertilizers not derived from fossil fuels.
*Recycle grass clippings, mow higher and mix 5 percent clover into your lawn seed. All these help recycle nutrients back into the soil. Mulching-type mowers allow you to leave grass clippings on the lawn. If you don’t have such a mower, and remove the clippings, add them to compost or use them to mulch gardens.
*Compost all yard wastes, except for diseased plants and plant parts. They can go into compost piles, saving gasoline hauling such to landfills and recycle centers. If your landscape generates many twigs and other brush, consider buying or renting a home-size brush chipper.
*Finally, consider landscaping to reduce up to 25 percent of home energy consumption. Foundation plantings can lessen heat loss from buildings. Evergreen windbreaks can reduce heating costs in winter in windy areas. Deciduous shade trees can reduce energy needs for cooling in summer. According to the Department of Energy, only three properly placed trees may

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but a garden has a whole world of wonders."

history

Lawns started out as grazing areas around the manors of the landed gentry. Having a nice lawn around the house was a sign of power as you owned sufficient land to raise sheep and cow.
As the industrial revolution took hold and animals were less a sign of wealth, the lawn itself became the status symbol. You could indulge yourself in sparing land and time to recreational grounds.
As people moved to the cities so did the grass, on ever smaller plots. First lawns were cut by hand and later with the mechanical lawnmower, (an automated, resource depleting, pointless cow.)
The 20th Century saw an explosion of lawn making as commercial interests produced endless grass seed, fertiliser, pesticides, mowers, spreaders and irrigation equipment whilst developers discovered they could pass off cheap ‘gardens’ by spreading 3 inches of soil over hard subsoil and laying turf on top.
Nowerdays, many lawns are rarely used and some are so covered with chemicals children have been permanently injured after walking barefoot on them.[1]

the modern lawn - a waste of resources

The modern pure grass lawn is artificial... you need effort and chemicals to maintain a monoculture.

Misuse and the inherent toxicity of standard pesticides cause short and long term poisoning, cancer and disease in people and wildlife. [a]

Extensive use and overuse of fertilisers (due to lack of restrictions) causes water pollution problems and wastes resources. [b]

Endless summer irrigation to keep lawns green wastes massive amounts of water and depletes water tables. [c]

Lawnmowers, strimmers and other lawn machinery unregulated for environmental emissions, use vast amounts of petrol and are a significant factor in urban air and noise pollution. [d]

The lawn is the worlds third agriculture. It is probable that westerners spend more person hours, energy and resources on their lawns than any agricultural resource of the third world.[8]

In the early 1990’s in the United States…

$ 25 billion a year was spent on lawn care products.
Of this,
$ 5,250 million was spent on fossil fuel-derived fertilisers and...
$ 700 million was spent on 28 million kgs of poisonous synthetic pesticides.

Meanwhile 20 million acres were planted in residential lawns
and the average city sprayed its lawns with 30 to 60 % of its fresh water supply.[2]

The lawn is a green desert. Adoption of a monoculture for a garden drastically reduces the habitats available for wildlife. Birds, bees, butterflies and other animals all begin to disappear. Often leaving an unstable ecosystem where common ‘pest’ species seem to flourish.

alternatives

Aside from keeping animals or ripping up the turf to plant trees and bushes, build vegetable beds, a pond or a greenhouse there are many things you can do to keep the same purpose of a lawn whilst adding diversity and removing chemical and mechanical dependence. (Unless the area you have is subject to heavy traffic and abuse, where turf is probably the most suitable thing to use.) If you just want somewhere to sit, try making a bench a focal point of your garden.
Lawns can be made more edible, medicinal, beautiful and nice smelling by adding low growing aromatic herbs and flowers. The plants below have been specially selected because they will tolerate at least infrequent mowings. For best results don’t cut as often or as short as a normal lawn and try to lay off for at least 3 weeks in the summer to let the taller plants flower and set seed. You could try sowing them into small gaps in the grass or better still plant them out. For low maintenance choose plants that will like your local conditions.

	lively lawns Apart from the obvious dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), daisy (Bellis perennis) and plantains (Plantago major, plantago media) which are all excellent in lawns, freely self seed, add variety and can also be eaten once you get past seeing them just as ‘weeds,’ try… White Clover, Trifolium repens: 10cm H, spreads, adds nitrogen to the soil, attracts bees and butterflies. You can eat the flowers and leaves, (bit fiddly though) Camomile, Chamaemelum nobile: 15cm H 30cm W, Plants for a future[9] recommend for smell but not for medicine, (no flowers), a cultivar called ‘Treneague’ which is low growing, spreads and will succeed if the grass is cut low and often, however you'll have to find a cutting, there are no seeds. Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum: 10cm H 30cm W Forms spreading clumps, pink flowers attract bees in summer, drought tolerant, needs sun. High in antioxidants and an essential kitchen herb. Lemon thyme, Thymus x citiodorus: 10cm H 30cm W. Likes light well drained soil and full sun, can be planted by division. Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara: 25cm H, spreads invasively. Tolerates shade, does well in all soils, flowers edible mar-apr, leaves appear afterwards, used for treatment of respiratory problems. Rough Hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus: 40cm H 30cm W. Similar to dandelion, prefers chalky soil, flowers all summer, attracts bees & butterflies, edible leaves most of the year.
	Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor: 55cm H 30cm W. Prefers chalky soil and slightly longer grass, flowers May-Aug and provides edible young leaves all year round. Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris: 15cm H spreading to form clumps 30cm W. Prefers moist soil, tolerates low cutting and shade, flowers mid to late summer, attracts bees & butterflies, eaten in salads and an healing herb for cuts and wounds. Yarrow, Achillea millefolium: upto 60cm H spreads, hardy, drought resistant, good in poor soils, and a very useful medicinal herb. beautiful bulbs By lengthening the time between mowings you can also grow taller plants such as bulbs. Planted surreptitiously they are a nice surprise. All below are edible and most spread naturally. It is advisable to plant bulbs of similar flowering times together to make any lawn maintenance more straightforward. Field & Crow garlic, Allium oleraceum & A. vineale: 60cm H, 5cm W. Both almost invasive in grass if left to form bulbils in jul-aug, tolerant of mowing, leaves edible autumn to following summer. If cows eat them, their milk is tainted. Quamash, Camassia quamash: 50cm H 10cm W. Does well in short grass and under trees, flowers late spring, very edible bulbs when cooked.
	Dog's Tooth Violet, Erythronium den-canis: 15cm H 10cm W. appears in spring for a few months each year. bulbs edible raw or cooked, also try E. revoltum 'pagoda' for a bigger, version. Tassel Hyacinth, Muscari botryoides: 40cm H clumps 20cm W. Easy to grow, does well in short grass, almost invasive, 3.5cm bulbs edible, but a little bitter. Or for beauty, there are many other bulbs, such as daffodils, bluebells, crocus etc that can be planted into the lawn. wonderful wildflowers Perhaps you could turn some of your lawn into a ‘wildflower meadow’. This will attract butterflies and insects as well as bringing nature a bit closer to home. Choose a sunny position on poor soil to get the most flowers. Mow only after the seeds have set (around August) and remove the clippings to keep fertility low. Sow a mix of wild flowers into bare earth, or if grass is already established, grow in pots and plant out in Autumn or Spring, this is more work but gets better results. Most of the above taller lawn plants will do well as these edible ones below... Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria: 120cm H. Likes moist rich soil non acid soils, a useful medicinal and culinary herb. Sheep sorrel, Rumex acetosella: 30cm H. prefers suny and moist spot, sharp edible salad leaves all year round. Red clover, Trifolium pratense: 60cm H. attracts butterflies, moths and bees, put round apple trees for better fruit, edible leaves, fixes nitrogen. Alternatively you could purchase a conservation wildflower mix from a local supplier, you won't be able to eat them though. For some more lawn fun see the guerrilla gardening pages. Notes [a] Many pesticides have never been adequately tested for toxicity to humans or wildlife. According to the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, 13 of the most commonly used lawn care pesticides can cause cancer, 14 can cause birth defects, 21 can damage the nervous system, 15 can injure the liver or kidney, and 30 are sensitizers or irritants. [3] The pesticide MCPA, used as an ingredient is some lawn pesticides, has been found to damage the blood brain barrier which protects against neurological illness.[4] Organophosphate pesticides have been shown to cause memory loss and short attention spans.[5] Other studies have linked long term pesticide use with prostate[6], brain and lung cancer.[7] It is estimated that each year in the US, 67 million birds are poisoned by legally used pesticides.[3] Pesticides are often misused especially by homeowners, increasing the risks. [b] Fertiliser is often over applied, causing runoff problems in nearby watercourses, as well as the obvious waste of fossil fuels in its manufacture and transport. [c] It is estimated that 44% of domestic water consumption in California is used for lawns[8] In many areas ground water tables are being depleted. [d] The manufacture of garden machinery uses energy, depletes resources and creates pollution as do the engine fumes or the power plants producing the electricity they run on. In the early 90’s it was estimated that 580,000,000 gallons of petrol were used to run lawnmowers in the US every year.[2] References [1] The Pesticide Scandal, Sayan, Kathyrne, Family Circle 2 April 1991. [2] Redesigning the American Lawn, F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe, Yale University Press, 1993 [3] Spring, 1997 edition of The Arlington Environment, Volume Four, Number Four [4] Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 65:23, 1982 [5] Annual Reviews in Public Health, 7:461, 1986 [6] Occupational Environmental Medicine, 56(1):14-21, 1999 [7] Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 71(1), July 1983 [8] Permaculture a designers manual, Bill Mollison, Tagari publications, 1988. [9] Plants for a future- edible and useful plants for a healthier world, Ken Fern, Permanent publications, 1997.

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the modern lawn - a waste of resources

The modern pure grass lawn is artificial... you need effort and chemicals to maintain a monoculture.

Misuse and the inherent toxicity of standard pesticides cause short and long term poisoning, cancer and disease in people and wildlife. [a]

Extensive use and overuse of fertilisers (due to lack of restrictions) causes water pollution problems and wastes resources. [b]

Endless summer irrigation to keep lawns green wastes massive amounts of water and depletes water tables. [c]

Lawnmowers, strimmers and other lawn machinery unregulated for environmental emissions, use vast amounts of petrol and are a significant factor in urban air and noise pollution. [d]

The lawn is the worlds third agriculture. It is probable that westerners spend more person hours, energy and resources on their lawns than any agricultural resource of the third world.[8]

alternatives

	lively lawns Apart from the obvious dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), daisy (Bellis perennis) and plantains (Plantago major, plantago media) which are all excellent in lawns, freely self seed, add variety and can also be eaten once you get past seeing them just as ‘weeds,’ try… White Clover, Trifolium repens: 10cm H, spreads, adds nitrogen to the soil, attracts bees and butterflies. You can eat the flowers and leaves, (bit fiddly though) Camomile, Chamaemelum nobile: 15cm H 30cm W, Plants for a future[9] recommend for smell but not for medicine, (no flowers), a cultivar called ‘Treneague’ which is low growing, spreads and will succeed if the grass is cut low and often, however you'll have to find a cutting, there are no seeds. Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum: 10cm H 30cm W Forms spreading clumps, pink flowers attract bees in summer, drought tolerant, needs sun. High in antioxidants and an essential kitchen herb. Lemon thyme, Thymus x citiodorus: 10cm H 30cm W. Likes light well drained soil and full sun, can be planted by division. Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara: 25cm H, spreads invasively. Tolerates shade, does well in all soils, flowers edible mar-apr, leaves appear afterwards, used for treatment of respiratory problems. Rough Hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus: 40cm H 30cm W. Similar to dandelion, prefers chalky soil, flowers all summer, attracts bees & butterflies, edible leaves most of the year.
	Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor: 55cm H 30cm W. Prefers chalky soil and slightly longer grass, flowers May-Aug and provides edible young leaves all year round. Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris: 15cm H spreading to form clumps 30cm W. Prefers moist soil, tolerates low cutting and shade, flowers mid to late summer, attracts bees & butterflies, eaten in salads and an healing herb for cuts and wounds. Yarrow, Achillea millefolium: upto 60cm H spreads, hardy, drought resistant, good in poor soils, and a very useful medicinal herb. beautiful bulbs By lengthening the time between mowings you can also grow taller plants such as bulbs. Planted surreptitiously they are a nice surprise. All below are edible and most spread naturally. It is advisable to plant bulbs of similar flowering times together to make any lawn maintenance more straightforward. Field & Crow garlic, Allium oleraceum & A. vineale: 60cm H, 5cm W. Both almost invasive in grass if left to form bulbils in jul-aug, tolerant of mowing, leaves edible autumn to following summer. If cows eat them, their milk is tainted. Quamash, Camassia quamash: 50cm H 10cm W. Does well in short grass and under trees, flowers late spring, very edible bulbs when cooked.
	Dog's Tooth Violet, Erythronium den-canis: 15cm H 10cm W. appears in spring for a few months each year. bulbs edible raw or cooked, also try E. revoltum 'pagoda' for a bigger, version. Tassel Hyacinth, Muscari botryoides: 40cm H clumps 20cm W. Easy to grow, does well in short grass, almost invasive, 3.5cm bulbs edible, but a little bitter. Or for beauty, there are many other bulbs, such as daffodils, bluebells, crocus etc that can be planted into the lawn. wonderful wildflowers Perhaps you could turn some of your lawn into a ‘wildflower meadow’. This will attract butterflies and insects as well as bringing nature a bit closer to home. Choose a sunny position on poor soil to get the most flowers. Mow only after the seeds have set (around August) and remove the clippings to keep fertility low. Sow a mix of wild flowers into bare earth, or if grass is already established, grow in pots and plant out in Autumn or Spring, this is more work but gets better results. Most of the above taller lawn plants will do well as these edible ones below... Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria: 120cm H. Likes moist rich soil non acid soils, a useful medicinal and culinary herb. Sheep sorrel, Rumex acetosella: 30cm H. prefers suny and moist spot, sharp edible salad leaves all year round. Red clover, Trifolium pratense: 60cm H. attracts butterflies, moths and bees, put round apple trees for better fruit, edible leaves, fixes nitrogen. Alternatively you could purchase a conservation wildflower mix from a local supplier, you won't be able to eat them though. For some more lawn fun see the guerrilla gardening pages. Notes [a] Many pesticides have never been adequately tested for toxicity to humans or wildlife. According to the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, 13 of the most commonly used lawn care pesticides can cause cancer, 14 can cause birth defects, 21 can damage the nervous system, 15 can injure the liver or kidney, and 30 are sensitizers or irritants. [3] The pesticide MCPA, used as an ingredient is some lawn pesticides, has been found to damage the blood brain barrier which protects against neurological illness.[4] Organophosphate pesticides have been shown to cause memory loss and short attention spans.[5] Other studies have linked long term pesticide use with prostate[6], brain and lung cancer.[7] It is estimated that each year in the US, 67 million birds are poisoned by legally used pesticides.[3] Pesticides are often misused especially by homeowners, increasing the risks. [b] Fertiliser is often over applied, causing runoff problems in nearby watercourses, as well as the obvious waste of fossil fuels in its manufacture and transport. [c] It is estimated that 44% of domestic water consumption in California is used for lawns[8] In many areas ground water tables are being depleted. [d] The manufacture of garden machinery uses energy, depletes resources and creates pollution as do the engine fumes or the power plants producing the electricity they run on. In the early 90’s it was estimated that 580,000,000 gallons of petrol were used to run lawnmowers in the US every year.[2] References [1] The Pesticide Scandal, Sayan, Kathyrne, Family Circle 2 April 1991. [2] Redesigning the American Lawn, F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe, Yale University Press, 1993 [3] Spring, 1997 edition of The Arlington Environment, Volume Four, Number Four [4] Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 65:23, 1982 [5] Annual Reviews in Public Health, 7:461, 1986 [6] Occupational Environmental Medicine, 56(1):14-21, 1999 [7] Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 71(1), July 1983 [8] Permaculture a designers manual, Bill Mollison, Tagari publications, 1988. [9] Plants for a future- edible and useful plants for a healthier world, Ken Fern, Permanent publications, 1997.

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Please click on individual images to ENLARGE. Click on enlargement for even closer view of people at the July 19, 2011, meeting of the Fayetteville City Council. Most of the people standing are Iraqi students from the University of Arkansas who are participating in the Spring International program at the UA.

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HUGGING FAYETTEVILLE'S TREES

ON THURSDAY, JULY 7, AT 1:00PM there will be a FAYETTEVILLE TREE HUG in celebration of the very old and large COTTONWOOD TREE at Cato Springs Road and Vale Avenue (1410 Cato Springs) west of the railroad.
Everyone is welcome to come celebrate this tree, which was growing in Fayetteville during the early days of our town's settlement in this area called Fayette Junction, and to cool off beneath its branches while
enjoying some iced tea or lemonade. Bring a lawn chair if you wish.

Because of road widening, great concern for the long-term survival

and health of this tree has been expressed by people familiar with the

area, its history, and this tree's beauty.
The celebration is to bring attention to the various threats, which this

tree may face and to ask the city for two specific

written commitments:

1.

That there will be no trenching within the drip-line of this tree

because that would sever its vital root system, and instead that the

needed utilities, etc. be installed via a bored tunnel beneath the root

system at a depth recommended by the Arkansas Forestry Commission's urban forester

and/or the city's urban forester. In this process the bore should also

extend beyond the root system of the healthy 22-year-old pine tree just

west of the cottonwood in order to protect it as well.
2.

That there will be no driving, paving, digging, dumping, parking, or

other disruptive construction activities done around these trees'

crucial root systems/drip line areas, which will be fenced and the

fencing will remain for the duration of the construction process.

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Mayor Lioneld Jordan

City Attorney Kit Williams

City Clerk Sondra Smith

Aldermen

Final Agenda

City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
June 21, 2011

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on June 21, 2011 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

1.	Historic District Commission Appointment: Appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.

2.	Nominating Committee Report

Agenda Additions:

A.	Consent:

1. Approval of the June 7, 2011 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid #11-31 Shipley Motor Equipment of Lowell: A resolution awarding Bid #11-31 and authorizing a contract with Shipley Motor Equipment of Lowell, Arkansas in the amount of $453,279.08 for the purchase of two (2) Mack LEU613 Trucks with Wayne Titan 40 FEL bodies for use by the Solid Waste Division.

Bid #11-31 Shipley Motor Equipment of Lowell

3. Bid #11-36 MHC Kenworth/Volvo of Springdale: A resolution awarding Bid #11-36 and authorizing a contract with MHC Kenworth/Volvo of Springdale in the amount of $103,855.16 for the purchase of a T800 semi truck tractor for use by the Water and Sewer Department.

Bid #11-36 MHC Kenworth/Volvo of Springdale

4. Wal-Mart Foundation and Wal-Mart #5737 Donation Revenue: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $2,000.00 representing donation revenue from the Wal-Mart Foundation and Wal-Mart #5737 to the Fayetteville Fire Department for the purchase of life vests.

Wal-Mart Foundation and Wal-Mart #5737 Donation Revenue

5. Arkansas Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network: A resolution approving a water and wastewater mutual aid agreement though the Arkansas Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network, and assigning the Utilities Director as the authorized official.

Arkansas Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network

6. 2011 Community Development Block Grant: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $91,911.00 to recognize the actual amount of the 2011 Community Development Block Grant award.

2011 Community Development Block Grant

7. Friendship Community Care, Inc.: A resolution to approve a lease agreement of about 2.2 acres with Friendship Community Care, Inc. to serve developmentally disabled Fayetteville citizens.

Friendship Community Care, Inc.

8. 2011 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program: A resolution authorizing application for a 2011 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program fifty percent (50%) matching grant in the amount of $9,100.00 for replacement of fifteen (15) body armor vests for the Police Department.

2011 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program

9. City Hospital Board of Trustees: A resolution to appoint Conrad Odom and Hershey Garner to the City Hospital Board of Trustees also known as the Board of Control of the Stone Hospital.

City Hospital Board of Trustees

10. Plante & Moran, PLLC: A resolution approving a contract with Plante & Moran, PLLC in the amount of $185,000.00, plus a project contingency of $20,000.00, for the provision of information technology project implementation and management services, and approving a budget adjustment.

Plante & Moran, PLLC

Additional: Plante & Moran, PLLC

11. Gila, LLC DBA Municipal Services Bureau: A resolution authorizing a contract with Gila, LLC DBA Municipal Services Bureau for account collection services at a payment rate of forty percent (40%) of amounts collected.

Gila, LLC DBA Municipal Services Bureau

B.	Unfinished Business:

1. None

C.	New Business:

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): A resolution authorizing application for and acceptance of a federal disaster grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) related to Spring 2011 flood damage, and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $1,000,000.00.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

2. Amend Resolution 226-10: A resolution amending Resolution No. 226-10 approving the Transportation Division overlay/sidewalk projects list for 2011 by reducing overlay/sidewalk projects to provide for drainage maintenance, and approving a budget adjustment.

Amend Resolution 226-10

3. Motorola, Inc.: A resolution approving a change order for Phase II of the radio project with Motorola, Inc. in the total amount of $614,093.00, with $237,746.00 funded from the project contingency, $286,000.00 from the street fund, $49,901.00 from police impact fees and $40,446.00 from fire impact fees, and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $286,000.00.

Motorola, Inc.

4. City Plan 2030: A resolution approving and adopting City Plan 2030 and the future land use map as the comprehensive land use plan.

City Plan 2030

Additional: City Plan 2030

5. Revised Master Street Plan: A resolution approving and adopting a revised Master Street Plan and street cross-sections.

Revised Master Street Plan

6. RZN 11-3804 (Northwest Corner of Mountain Street and College Avenue/East Square Development): An ordinance revoking C-PZD 05-1610 (East Square Development) and rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3804, for approximately 1.01 acres, located at the northwest corner of Mountain Street and College Avenue, from C-PZD, Commercial Planned Zoning District 05-1610, to DC, Downtown Core.

RZN 11-3804 (Northwest Corner of Mountain Street and College Avenue/East Square Development)

7. RZN 11-3805 (East of Dead Horse Mountain Road/ Falling Waters): An ordinance revoking R-PZD 05-1635 (Falling Waters) and rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3805, for approximately 136.70 acres, located east of Dead Horse Mountain Road, from R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District 05-1635, to R-A, Residential Agricultural.

RZN 11-3805 (East of Dead Horse Mountain Road/ Falling Waters)

8. RZN 11-3806 (South of Zion Road and East of Taliesin Lane/Woodbury): An ordinance revoking R-PZD 06-2190 (Woodbury) rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3806, for approximately 9.26 acres, located south of Zion Road and east of Taliesin Lane, from R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District 06-2190, to NC, Neighborhood Conservation.

RZN 11-3806 (South of Zion Road and East of Taliesin Lane/Woodbury)

9. RZN 11-3807 (Southwest Corner of Razorback Road and 15th Street/Champion Club Condos): An ordinance revoking R-PZD 07-2551 (Champions Club Condos) and rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3807, for approximately 4.42 acres, located at the southwest corner of Razorback Road and 15th Street, east of the Crowne Apartments, from R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District 07-2551, to UT, Urban Thoroughfare.

RZN 11-3807 (Southwest Corner of Razorback Road and 15th Street/Champion Club Condos)

10. RZN 11-3835 (3710 West Martin Luther King Boulevard/Zaifi): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3835, for approximately 1.20 acres, located at 3710 West Martin Luther King Boulevard from C-1, Neighborhood Commercial to CS, Community Services.

RZN 11-3835 (3710 West Martin Luther King Boulevard/Zaifi)

11. Appeal RZN 11-3831 (209 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 11-3831, for approximately 2.64 acres located at 209 West Martin Luther King Boulevard from RMF-24, Residential Multi-Family, 24 units per acre to C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.

Appeal RZN 11-3831 (209 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.)

Additional: Appeal RZN 11-3831 (209 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.)

Announcements:

Adjournment:

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Hosted by NC State University Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Click here to view a list of our
CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Click here to view an Attendee List

We are excited to host the 11th annual American Ecological Engineering Society Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. Our goal is to provide a forum for sharing ideas, information, and experiences among engineers, landscape architects, environmental scientists, natural resource managers, and planners working to improve ecosystem health and global sustainability.

The conference focus this year is Engineering for Ecosystem Services. We expect to have more than 100 presentations and posters focusing on ecological engineering applications in environmental restoration, wastewater and stormwater treatment, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, and sustainable food systems. The program will include invited speakers, roundtable discussions on emerging issues, posters and exhibits, field trips, and many networking opportunities. Student participation is a key element of the conference, with emphasis on design experiences and mentoring for our future ecological engineers.

The American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) works to promote the protection and development of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with the natural environment for the benefit of both. Conference participants will include: environmental and ecological scientists, engineers; landscape architects; policy makers and planners; federal, tribal, state, and local government agency personnel; and private interests, environmental consultants, environmental interest groups, and students.

This conference offers 16.5 PDHs for the 3-day event (5.5 per day) for professional engineers, approved by the NC Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. 8 CEUs have been approved for landscape architects by the NC Board of Landscape Architects; Course # 7696.

If you are interested in being a sponsor for this meeting, please contact Dr. Greg Jennings (contact information below) or visit the Sponsor/Vendor link.

Greg Jennings , Professor and Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department
Campus Box 7625
Raleigh, NC 27695-7625
Phone: (919) 606-4790
Email: jenningsenv@gmail.com

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Sarah Lewis' morning email:
Our agenda this evening's meeting that will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 in room 111 of City Hall will focus on the following topics;
1) Introductions
2) Mikel Lolley from the Green Economy Group of the FFEAC and Treadwell Institute will tell us about the Earth Day events taking place
3) Updates on projects
4) Discuss an educational outreach idea
5) Close
See you tonight.
Thank you for coming!
Sarah
Ward 4 City Council Member
(479) 575-4296 office
(479) 263-2087 mobile

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher


Lonicera sempervirens, a native trumpet honeysuckle that is not invasive and perfect for anyone's fence line and already blooming on many prairies and woodland edges. For more local wildflower photos, please see

World Peace Wetland Prairie wildflowers on Flickr

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Remote-controlled car organization wants to use land formerly used for BMX racing. The link is to a blog members of the local group use for communicating and sharing information about their plan for Walker Park. Please go there to ask questions or learn how to participate.

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Please click on individual images to ENLARGE views of pollution headed directly to Spout Spring Branch without the polluted water being allowed to soak in and be cleansed before heading to Beaver Lake.

Unpleasant looking runoff from storm drain on north edge of Fifteenth Street. Is it caused by naturally occurring algae or by whatever a homeowner on South College Avenue dumped from a bucket shown in photo below?

Drain entrance still wet two hours after I watched a guy dump a bucket there. Material appeared to be white paint chips and thick plastic-like goo that could be material from a paint can.

Flow from storm drain above enters Spout Spring Branch on north side of 15th Street.

The gel-like material at first glance looked like icicles but the the temperature hadn't been below freezing for more than a week.

Seeds from pod of vine milkweed knocked down by Arkansas Highway Department machines dredging ditch the routes water from a storm drain on the south side of 15th Street directly into Spout Spring Branch. Milkweed plants of all varieties provide foliage to the caterpillars of monarchs and a few other species of butterfly and logically would be protected by a state highway department whose Web site touts its wildflower program.

Back on the northside of 15th Street, which is a state highway at that point, the water polluted by something but at least there is a remnant of vegetation including the same milkvine and a few other native species.

The highway workers dredged out part of the business owner's landscaping and widened and deepened the ditch. And hauled away the good soil to its dump in south Washington County.

Both the dumping of ANYTHING into a storm drain and the dredging of the ditch and allowing erosion violate best-management practices for watershed management and were already illegal before Fayetteville's new streamside ordinance was passed. If the ADEQ and the AHTD and the US Corps of Engineeers won't protect our water supply, maybe this new ordinance will embolden city officials to see that such things don't happen so often in the future.

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Mayor Lioneld Jordan

City Attorney Kit Williams

City Clerk Sondra Smith

Aldermen

Ward 1 Position 1 – Adella Gray
Ward 1 Position 2 – Brenda Thiel
Ward 2 Position 1 – Mark Kinion
Ward 2 Position 2 – Matthew Petty
Ward 3 Position 1 – Justin Tennant
Ward 3 Position 2 – Robert Ferrell
Ward 4 Position 1 – Rhonda Adams
Ward 4 Position 2 – Sarah Lewis

Final Agenda

City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
March 15, 2011

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on March 15, 2011 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

Agenda Additions:

A.	Consent:

1. Approval of the March 1, 2011 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid #11-16 Downing Sales and Service: A resolution awarding Bid #11-16 and authorizing a contract with Downing Sales and Service in the amount of $166,308.00 for the purchase of one (1) refuse roll off truck for use by the Solid Waste Division, and approving a budget adjustment.

Bid #11-16 Downing Sales and Service

3. Bid #11-18 Sweetser Construction, Inc.: A resolution awarding Bid #11-18 and authorizing a contract with Sweetser Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,057,331.00 for the construction of water main interconnections and the Stone Mountain Pump Station for the Canterbury Road Water Tank, approving a project contingency of $53,000.00, and approving a budget adjustment.

Bid #11-18 Sweetser Construction, Inc.

Additional: Bid #11-18 Sweetser Construction, Inc.

4. Insituform Technologies, Inc.: A resolution approving a contract extension with Insituform Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $330,000.00 for cured-in-place sanitary sewer linings.

Insituform Technologies, Inc.

5. Bid #11-20 North Point Ford: A resolution awarding Bid #11-20 and authorizing a contract with North Point Ford in the amount of $90,020.00 for the purchase of two (2) Ford F-250 heavy duty pickup trucks for use by the fire department, and approving a budget adjustment.

Bid #11-20 North Point Ford

6. Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with William Keith Shofner, Jr.: A resolution approving a lease contract with William Keith Shofner, Jr. on 82.55 acres of land adjacent to Lake Sequoyah for purposes of pasturing cattle and horses, and cutting and baling hay.

Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with William Keith Shofner, Jr.

Additional: Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with William Keith Shofner, Jr.

7. Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with Jeff Price: A resolution approving a lease contract with Jeff Price on 54.55 acres of land adjacent to Lake Sequoyah for purposes of pasturing cattle and horses, and cutting and baling hay.

Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with Jeff Price

Additional: Lake Sequoyah Lease Agreement with Jeff Price

8. Amend Resolution No. 05-07: A resolution amending Resolution No. 05-07 to reduce the payment guarantee required of Meadows Enterprises, Inc. for the Dead Horse Mountain Road Bridge from $36,668.92 to $7,703.00.

Amend Resolution No. 05-07

B.	Unfinished Business:

1. Huntingdon Heights Appeal: An appeal of the City Engineer’s determination regarding the driveway approach at 3172 Warwick Dr. This item was tabled at the February 3, 2011 City Council meeting to the February 15, 2011 City Council meeting. This item was tabled at the February 15, 2011 City Council meeting to the March 15, 2011 City Council meeting.

Huntingdon Heights Appeal

C.	New Business:

1. 2011 Employee Service Award Program & Merit-based Pay Increases: A resolution amending the 2011 City budget by appropriating $629,900.00 for the implementation of an Employee Service Award Program for 2011 and for Merit-based Pay Increases not given during the last half of 2009.

2011 Employee Service Award Program & Merit-based Pay Increases

2. CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.: A resolution approving an out of scope agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $265,000.00 for development of a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) on the White River, approving a $50,000.00 contingency, and approving a budget adjustment.

CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.

Additional: CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.

3. Arkansas Western Gas Company: An ordinance waiving the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approving a contract with Arkansas Western Gas Company in the minimum amount of $715,560.00 for the provision of natural gas service and the construction of necessary piping and infrastructure extensions for biosolids drying operations at the Noland Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Arkansas Western Gas Company

4. Amend §114.03 First Thursday Fayetteville: An ordinance amending subsection (B) of §114.03 First Thursday Fayetteville of Chapter 114: Food Sales of the Code of Fayetteville to add additional locations for the event.

Amend §114.03 First Thursday Fayetteville

5. Amend §117.102 Pedicab Permitted Zone of Operation and Approved Fixed Routes: An ordinance to amend §117.102 Pedicab Permitted Zone of Operation and Approved Fixed Routes (B) Route Approval and (F) of the Fayetteville Code to allow use of pedicabs on streets with a posted speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour or higher if authorized by the Transportation Services Director and (D) to allow pedicabs to operate on Scull Creek Trail, Mud Creek Trail and Frisco Trail.

Amend §117.102 Pedicab Permitted Zone of Operation and Approved Fixed Routes

Additional: Amend §117.102 Pedicab Permitted Zone of Operation and Approved Fixed Routes

6. Amend §174.03 Exemptions: An ordinance to amend §174.03 Exemptions of Chapter 174 Signs of the Fayetteville Code to allow advertising on pedicabs.

Amend §174.03 Exemptions

7. Amend §117.47 Advertising: An ordinance to amend §117.47 Advertising of the Fayetteville Code to remove authorization to place advertising signs on taxicabs.

Amend §117.47 Advertising

Announcements:

Adjournment:

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2011-03-05T09:26:00.002-06:00

2011-02-24T20:21:00.002-06:00

Please click on individual images to ENLARGE view of all but two neighborhood representatives who attended on Thursday night, February 24, 2011. Many more neighborhoods in our city have never organized an association, but many have but do not send a representative except when they feel a threat. It is good to be there and speak up a bit and LISTEN to other representatives of neighborhoods with problems or exciting events to report or promote.

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Telecommunication Board meeting February 17, 2011.

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Part two of Fayetteville City Council meeting of February 15, 2011 .

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Monday, February 7

2:00 PM -- Bid Opening: Bid 11-18, Construction Water Main & Pump for Canterbury Rd. Water Tank -- Room 326

3:45 PM -- Board of Adjustments * -- Room 111

5:30 PM -- Parks and Recreation Advisory Board * -- Room 111

6:30 PM -- Animal Services Advisory Board * -- Room 219

Tuesday, February 8

8:30 AM -- FFEAC Transportation Group -- Room 111

4:00 PM -- Walton Arts Center Council Board Meeting -- McBride Studio-Walton

Arts Center

4:30 PM -- City Council Agenda Session* -- Room 326

5:15 PM or Immediately following Agenda Session -- Water and Sewer Committee * -- Room 326

Wednesday, February 9

2:00 PM -- Bid Opening: Bid 11-21, Rock for Niokaska Stream Restoration -- Room 326

3:30 PM -- Fayetteville Board of Health * -- Room 326

4:00 PM -- Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee * -- Room 111

6:00 PM -- Fayetteville Arts Council * -- Room 111

Thursday, February 10

8:00 AM -- Lean Workshop -- Room 111

12:00 PM -- FFEAC Inclusion Group -- Room 111

1:30 PM -- Airport Board * -- Airport Conference Room

3:00 PM -- Transportation Bonds Meeting -- Room 326

4:00 PM -- Planning Agenda Session and Tour * -- Room 111

5:30 PM -- Environmental Action Committee * -- Room 111

5:30 PM -- Historic District Commission * -- Room 326

6:00 PM -- Partners for Better Housing -- Room 219

Friday, February 11

No Meetings Listed

Saturday, February 12

9:00 AM -- Police Officer Written Examination -- Woodland Jr. High Cafeteria, 7 West Poplar Street

Information in this week’s email - details listed below:

· Fayetteville’s Waste Collection schedule for Monday, February 7^th

· CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE BOARD AND COMMITTEE OPENINGS

· HOW IS Your Neighborhood Connected?

· FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

· CITY PLAN 2030 PRESENTATION

· FAYETTEVILLE COMMUNITY SEED SWAP

· INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVING

· Energy Efficiency: The” New” Year’s Resolution

To subscribe to these weekly email announcements go to http://www.accessfayetteville.org/subscriptions/index.cfm and select “Neighborhood Resources News”. For comments or questions contact Julie McQuade, Community Outreach Coordinator at jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or (479) 575-8302

The Solid Waste and Recycling Division is operating commercial and residential trash and recycling today despite poor road conditions on side streets and some parking lots. If at all possible, Monday routes will be collected today. There are some areas where neighborhood streets are iced over and impassable for our Solid Waste and Recycling vehicles but every attempt will be made to service Monday routes.

Commercial collections have resumed and should be caught up today. Some parking lots have snow piled in front of enclosures and dumpsters making collections impossible for those in question, but most collections should be made today as we attempt to resume to a normal schedule.

We will post daily press releases with updates on our web site: www.accessfayetteville.org. All residents are encouraged to place their trash carts and recycling bins out on their normal collection day. Wednesday’s schedule is in question due to another expected round of winter weather; however, we will plan to make all pickups on their normal days unless and until weather conditions make roads dangerous and unsafe for collections to occur.

For the week of February 7^th, there will be no extra bag charges applied for those routes that were missed the previous week, and customers do not need to use extra bag stickers.

For commercial dumpsters, any overflow should be placed to the side of the container rather than in front of the container. This greatly facilitates faster and more tidy pickup.

The Transfer Station and Solid Waste and Recycling Office are open today, Monday, February 7, 2011.

Due to the increased trash collection required, the Compost Facility will be closed and there will be no yard waste collection the week of February 7^th. These employees will be assisting in basic trash collection.

If you have any questions about your solid waste and recycling services please view information posted on the City’s website at www.accessfayetteville.org.

CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE BOARD AND COMMITTEE OPENINGS

This is your chance to get involved in Fayetteville. There are several City of Fayetteville Board, Committee and Commission openings for the 1st quarter of 2011. All applications must be received in the City Clerk's office by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2011.

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION

One Term Ending 03/31/15

AIRPORT BOARD

One Unexpired Pilot Term Ending 12/31/13

ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

One Unexpired Term Ending 06/30/14

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS

One Unexpired Term Ending 03/31/12

Two Terms Ending 03/31/16

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Two Terms Ending 03/31/17

CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSMENTS AND APPEALS

Three Unexpired Terms Ending 03/31/15

Two Unexpired Alternate Member Terms Ending 03/31/12

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE

One Unexpired Term Ending 06/30/13

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

One Term Ending 04/01/16

PLANNING COMMISSION

Three Terms Ending 03/31/14

TREE AND LANDSCAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

One Unexpired Utility Representative Term Ending 12/31/11

WALTON ARTS CENTER COUNCIL, INC.

One Unexpired Term Ending 06/30/13

FEBRUARY 28, 2011– APPLICATION DEADLINE

All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2011.

All volunteers must reside within the Fayetteville City Limits and be a Fayetteville Registered Voter.

All applicants must submit a new application for each board, committee, or commission.

Applications may be emailed to city_clerk@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or mailed to the City Clerk’s office at 113 West Mountain, Fayetteville, AR 72701.

Please contact the City Clerk’s office at (479)575-8323 for more information or go to http://www.accessfayetteville.org/government/city_clerk/boards_and_commissions/vacancies.cfm for application forms.

HOW IS Your Neighborhood Connected?

Neighbors,

Do you know if your neighborhood association is registered with the City of Fayetteville? Do you even have a neighborhood association?

Having a registered neighborhood association, property owners association, or homeowners association does have its benefits. Here are just some of the many benefits:

1. Registered neighborhoods (RNAs) are voting members of the Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods.

2. RNAs have a “voice” and are asked to give input on City decisions that impact the neighborhood.

3. RNAs act as a conduit for getting important information about City decisions, projects, and events in Fayetteville.

4. RNAs help neighbors make improvements to their neighborhood, make needed changes, and assist in getting issues resolved for your neighborhood. There are more than 37,000 households in Fayetteville. Having a direct connection to the City helps.

5. They provide a mechanism for additional safety and security through involved neighbors and communication.

6. Communities with involved neighborhood groups and neighbors that work together are proven safer and healthier places to live.

If you aren’t involved in your neighborhood association, if your neighborhood association isn’t “connected” to the City of Fayetteville, or if you don’t have a neighborhood association – NOW is the time to get connected. It’s one of the greatest investments you can make for your home and your family.

For more information about neighborhood associations or the Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods contact Julie McQuade at jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or 9479) 575-8302.

Find It and Fund It: Grant Seeking Basics

Wednesday, February 9, 10 to 11:30 am, Fayetteville Public Library’s Ann Henry Board Room: This workshop will introduce basic and advance search tips to maximize searching in the Foundation Directory Online, a database available to Northwest Arkansas as part of FPL’s Foundation Center Cooperating Collection. The online directory includes more than 98,000 grant makers and a half a million grants, updated weekly. Participants will be taught to search for compatible grant-makers, grants, charitable companies and 990 forms. Registration is required. To sign up or for more information, call 856.7250.

Valentine’s Day Storytime

Saturday, February 12, 10:30 am, Fayetteville Public Library’s Wal-Mart Storytime Room: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with stories, songs, crafts and sweets. For families. Registration is required. For more information or to sign up, call 856.7170.

CITY PLAN 2030 PRESENTATION

The City is pleased to present a final draft and presentation of City Plan 2030, the Future Land Use Map and the Master Transportation Plan on Thursday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Genesis Building at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park.

Light refreshments will be provided. Please mark your calendars and invite friends, family and colleagues. We look forward to seeing you!

For more information contact: Karen Minkel, Strategic Planning and Internal Consulting Director, City of Fayetteville, at (479) 575-8271

FAYETTEVILLE COMMUNITY SEED SWAP

Sponsored by the Fayetteville Community Garden Coalition (FCGC), the University of Central Arkansas’ Conserving Arkansas’ Agricultural Heritage (CAAH!) Project, and the Washington County Cooperative Extension, the second annual Fayetteville Community Seed Swap will be on Sunday, February 20, 2011, from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Fayetteville Senior Activity and Wellness Center.

Anyone may attend to trade and distribute open-pollinated seeds of food crops, herbs, or ornamentals. Hybrid seeds will also be traded and distributed during the last thirty minutes of the event. If you have no seeds to swap but want to learn more, come mingle with gardeners, farmers, and seed savers. There will be an informational presentation about seed saving at the beginning of the event, followed by a seed savers exchange and seed distribution. Help us conserve the heritage of Arkansas while we share good stories, beautify our yards, and, of course, save seeds.

WHAT: Second Annual Fayetteville Community Seed Swap

WHEN: Sunday, February 20, 2010, 1:00-4:00pm

SCHEDULE: 1:00pm – 1:30pm Seed Saving Presentation

1:30pm – 3:30pm Heirloom Seed Swap

3:30pm – 4:00pm Leftover Seed Distribution

WHERE: Fayetteville Senior Activity and Wellness Center, 945 S. College

WHO: The Fayetteville Community Gardening Coalition (FCGC), the University of Central Arkansas’s (UCA) Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage (CAAH!) Project, the Washington County Cooperative Extension Service…and of course--any interested farmers, gardeners, and community members.

WHY: Arkansas farmers and gardeners have a long legacy of using heirloom seeds. These plants are in danger of being lost. Sharing seeds encourages the production and longevity of diverse varieties for posterity, and increased sustainable living in the present.

HOW IT WORKS: Anyone can bring seeds to swap or share. If you don’t have seeds, you can donate envelopes, garden tools, or knowledge to FCGC.

COST: FREE!

For more detailed information, you may also contact Katy Deaton at 479-409-4431 kathleenhdeaton@gmail.com or Dr. Brian Campbell at 501-450 3178 brianc@uca.edu

From the Fayetteville Police Department:

With the inclement weather season upon us, the Fayetteville Police Department wants to remind motorists to prepare for driving in inclement weather and encourage driver caution in an effort to avoid potential crashes.

The Fayetteville Police Department investigates numerous crashes during times of inclement weather and many of these crashes are avoidable. Some of the contributing factors include driving too fast for conditions, following too closely, failure to yield and careless driving. The Fayetteville Police Department offers the following safety reminders to motorist:

· Allow a safe driving distance, at least three seconds of space between vehicles.

· Make arrangements for alternate routes and allow additional travel time in inclement weather.

· Make sure windshield wipers are in proper working order.

· External lighting is operating properly and vehicle glass is free of obstruction.

· Give 100 percent attention to driving. Inattention is a common contributor to crashes.

· Don’t take unnecessary risks. Only venture out if it is absolutely necessary.

Energy Efficiency: The” New” Year’s Resolution

Dear Fayetteville Neighborhood Associations:

Every year, Fayetteville residents spend on average $2,250,000 a month on electricity, and we are also responsible for consuming around 88% of the water in our community. The solution for these issues is going to be energy efficiency, and Eco-Logical Communities would like to extend our invitation to each and every Neighborhood Association to learn more about what their group can do to become more energy efficient. Eco-Logical Communities, an outreach program through the University of Arkansas, features a city dashboard that shows our energy, water, and waste consumption all in one place, at one time. It is possibly the first of its kind, and will offer valuable information about our community and our resources. Their partner, EarthAID, enables you to track your utilities at a personal level, and offers rewards and incentives for cutting consumption. (You may have seen an insert about this in your bill from Fayetteville Water, SWEPCO, or Arkansas Western Gas, because they have partnered with EcoLogical Communities to help reach out to the public about energy efficiency). The two tools combined make energy efficiency simple and fun. EcoLogical Communities, which started back in April of 2010, currently has 660 households enrolled, and collectively they have saved $12,000 on their utility bills. Recently, an article ran in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette that featured our Mayor, Lioneld Jordan, resolving to save energy:

“ I am resolving this New Year, to get a home energy assessment for my own home and to implement one or more of the recommended energy upgrades to my house. I’d like to see if I can save 10% or more on my utility bills this year, and I’d like to encourage others to do the same. It just makes sense.” –Mayor Jordan

Energy efficiency is not just about “saving the planet…” It is a matter of personal health, comfort in your home, economical and social impacts, and protecting one of your biggest investments, your home.

For more information, please visit www.ecologicalcommunities.org. If you are interested in having us come to your Neighborhood Association’s meeting and giving a more thorough presentation, and/or helping you sign up into the program, please contact Becky Roark at 479-575-3917 or blroark@uark.edu. Perhaps we could start a contest to see which neighborhood could reduce the most! Thank you, and we look forward to meeting with you all!

Becky Roark, EnergyCorps Member

Outreach Coordinator

Applied Sustainability Center

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

(479) 575-3917

www.asc.uark.edu

Make your personal sustainability pledge: http://eco.walton.uark.edu
Set up your personal dashboard: www.earthaid.net

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http://www.experiencefayetteville.com/ Fayetteville Visitors’ Bureau Calendar

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Wilson Spring nature area: Tagging along with one of Northwest Arkansas' most dedicated and talented birders.

Please click on image to ENLARGE and use link above to view more photos of Mike and the scenes along the way.

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Fletcher wildlife garden showplace for what Fayetteville is trying to accomplish.

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Please click on individual images to ENLARGE view of immature and adult male cardinals feeding on Ambrosia trifida in September 2010.
September and October are feasting months for locally fledged birds as well as the hoards of migrating birds that find Ambrosia trifida a special native treat in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The importance of allowing native plants to go to seed and remain standing as "feeders with legs" cannot be overemphasized.

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GOVERNMENT CHANNEL SCHEDULE published Friday, December 17, 2010, the day following Telecom Board meeting, does not include Telecom Board meeting video to be run during week of 12/17/2010 through 12/12/2010. Bemis' comments, therefore, will not be shown on Cox Cable or AT&T U-verse until long after the Fayetteville City Council meeting at which the CAT contract will be voted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010.
Please click on individual pages to ENLARGE for easy reading.

2010-11-30T15:12:00.002-06:00

June 29 shortakes Aubrey James Shepherd for July 5-10 on CAT 18

Aubrey james | Myspace Video

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UATV‏

1:03 PM

larry foley

To Aubrey Shepherd

Hi Aubrey:

UATV will not be part of PEG in the future. The Fayetteville eduational channel will be 217, operated by Fay Schools.

UATV CELEBRATES 15 YEARS WITH LAUNCH OF NEW CHANNEL

Join us as we celebrate both of these monumental events for UATV

Cox Communications will move UATV to Channel 214 on Dec. 9! This new channel will be operated exclusively by U of A students 24-hours a day, year round. This is also UATV's 15th anniversary of it's first live program.

Open house 12-2 p.m. Light refreshments

RSVP: Robyn Ledbetter, rledbet@uark.edu

Larry Foley
Professor of Journalism
University of Arkansas
116 Kimpel Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-6307

2010-11-21T20:18:00.001-06:00

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aubunique: Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Charleston, South Caro...: "The Home Depot Foundation Tackles Cities’ Sustainability Challenges with Innovative Program Two Cities Selected for $1 Million Invest..."

2010-11-09T20:45:00.000-06:00

aubunique: Please fill out online survey of opinion of perfor...: "Greetings Everyone! CAT Performance Survey 2010 As we reach the end of 2010, Community Access Television (CAT) requests the favor of yo..."

2010-11-08T21:12:00.002-06:00

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of Cox Cable advertisement in recent issue of The Northwest Arkansas Times.

For several years I have been able to turn away phone and online salesmen wanting me to take the satellite systems and later the Uverse TV system of AT&T.
But now Cox has set up a situation that will require me to drop their service and take the Uverse, which will automatically cut my cost because I have AT&T phone service already.
Cox has one thing the others don't have: The local public stations at minimal cost.
This is the time for the city administration to begin negotiating with COX. This is a draconian measure that will hurt COX in the long run.

2010-11-02T08:29:00.000-05:00

aubunique: A few more words from David Whitaker on election e...

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Doug Tallamy's audio-only podcast. Please click HERE to listen online.

September 2011