July Quorum Court: Noise Ordinance Makes for Long Meeting
JPs at the July Quorum Court meeting, one of the longer ones this year, passed all the Ordinances on the agenda — as well as a Resolution approved just moments before at a five-minute...
Category: Infrastructure
Metroplan OKs Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan
The snippets of bike trails in central Arkansas will soon morph into the Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan, a network project adopted recently by Metroplan that envisions a “world-class, multi-use pathway” through Pulaski, Saline,...
Arkansas Awards $702 Million in Funds for Water/Wastewater Projects
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) last week approved $702 million in funding for 122 water and wastewater projects, the largest allocation of funds awarded for water and wastewater in the...
Committee Talks Cryptomining Noise but No Ordinance Passed Yet
The Courts & Public Safety Committee held its second meeting this month on June 13. On the agenda were discussions of the much-anticipated “data center” ordinance as well as a noise ordinance submitted by...
Game & Fish Commission Will Drain Lake Conway for Improvements
The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) will spend between $8 and $12 million to improve Lake Conway, the largest lake renovation project in the agency’s 108-year history, the agency announced this week. On...
Senator King Files to Repeal Data Centers Act of 2023
State Senator Bryan King of Green Forest (R, Dist. 28) has filed Interim Study Proposal 2023-014 with the Legislative Council to repeal HB1799/Act 851, the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023. King said, I...
May Quorum Court: Quick Approvals & Reporting
Following the lead of the May committee meetings, the Quorum Court on May 16 quickly approved an Equalization Board re-appointment, as well as the monthly appropriations Ordinance, an Ordinance approving a funding request for...
Water Projects Reflect Aging Infrastructure
As our physical infrastructure continues to age, water and water usage is coming more and more to the forefront for local governments. Faulkner County’s Quorum Court has considered several potable water projects over the...
