HIGHFILL — Three ordinances were passed on their first reading during the July 12 town council meeting and will be coming back before the council in August:
◊An ordinance which was requested by Legacy Bank to rezone 120 acres of land northwest of Arkansas Highway 12 on the western edge of the city limits back to ruralresidential from C-2 commercial - following a hearing, the rezoning was approved by the town’splanning commission at its June 28 meeting;
◊An ordinance amending and restating portions of Highfill’s sewer regulations in order to provide for the transport and disposal of liquid waste; and
◊An ordinance amending the adopted budget for 2011 in the town of Highfill.
A resolution was passed reappointing Sandy Evans to position 3 of the town’s parks commission.
Another resolution passed approved the use of disaster grant funds received from the Arkansas Community and Economic Development Program for drainage improvements along Hutchens Road.
News, Pages 7 on 07/27/2011