GRAVETTE -- Gravette City Council took action in its regular meeting last Thursday to do away with the city's present planning commission.
Mayor Byron Warren explained that the city is paying the Northwest Arkansas Planning Commission for help and "we need to use them." He said the regional authority can do what the planning commission has been doing for the city. The Gravette commission has not met for a couple of months, he said; and, as a city of the second class, Gravette can elect its city council to serve as the planning commission.
The mayor had met with the regional planning commission earlier in the week and said they had a very productive meeting. He expects to have land use maps and a master street plan ready for approval at the council's committee of the whole meeting on Sept. 11.
In addition to the ordinance abolishing the planning commission and electing the city council to serve as the planning commission, three other ordinances were also passed. One was an ordinance establishing animal control regulations for the city of Gravette. It contained several minor revisions to the city's present animal control ordinance, including provisions for surrender of animals which are ill or unadoptable, redemption of impounded dogs and a change in the fees for kennel licenses and for reclaiming impounded animals.
The other two ordinances were for lot splits, one for Dorothy Willoughby on Arkansas Highway 279 N.E. in Hiwasse and one for Ruth Ramsey on Gordon Hollow Road. All passed unanimously.
In other business, the council appointed Corey Reardon and Cory Eoff as the city's representatives on the Two-Ton board of directors, approved a budget adjustment of $4,000 for paving of Dallas Street from Third to Sixth Avenue and approved purchase of a new Hustler lawn mower at a cost of $11,686.
In remarks at the conclusion of the meeting, councilman Richard Carver requested information outlining changes which would result from Gravette becoming a first class city. Mayor Warren said he would have that information available for the next committee of the whole meeting.
Warren also noted that Cox Cable Company was back in town working and expected to finish its project of burying cable soon. He also reminded those present of the city-sponsored "Spittin' and Pickin' in the Park" at Kindley Park Saturday, Sept. 6, beginning at 6 p.m. Free watermelon will be served and musicians will be on hand to entertain the crowd.
General News on 09/03/2014