'What's the Problem with Eureka?'
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Bunny in the basket? – Eureka Springs Fire Department assisted the Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday afternoon by delicately dumping eggs from an Easter basket attached to the ladder truck. Starting at two, kids lined up to pick up eggs in a scramble to get as many in their baskets as they could find before they were gone. Pictured is Scott Dignan at the end of the ladder keeping the eggs cascading. Faith Christian Family Church hosted the event providing food, music and games to those who came out on the beautiful afternoon. PHOTOS BY JEREMIAH ALVARADO Council – Animal Ordinance 2 Independent Guestatorial 5 Astrology 7 Council – Wrap Up 2 Independent Mail 5 Independent Crossword 7 HDC 2 Top Tweets 5 Departure 8 Airport; WCCAD 3 The Nature of Eureka 6 Indy Soul 8 School Board 3 Hognobbing 6 Classified Materials 9 Diana Harvey 4 Sports Beat 6 Horseshoe Grill 10 Constables on Patrol 4 Dropping a Line 6 Dining Out 10 Inside the ESi Citizen wonders ‘what’s the problem with Eureka?’ HOLLY WESCOTT need to, as a community, come together, invite them in and Directly after Monday’s workshop, city council held a regular thank them for coming.” More information on this business can meeting starting with the unanimous ratification of Debbie Reay be found at www.turtlebackpark.com. to the City Advertising and Promotion Commission. She is co- Bob Jasinski then spoke, asking council why they were not owner of The Woods Cabins at 50 Wall Street. Also unanimously pursuing more mural and citywide wall art. He said Eureka’s approved were the re-appointments of Draxie Rogers and Steven signage is quickly fading away, stating “I don’t know what the Foster to the Parks & Recreation Commission. problem is with Eureka.” Public Comments led off with resident Ferguson Stewart The Americans with Disabilities Act was the next topic notifying council of the Chamber of Commerce Tourism Trade reflected upon by Jasinski, who said that all lodging businesses Show this week, and encouraging the community to visit a in the city should have ADA compliant sidewalks. He also new business in town on US 62, the Turtle Back Ridge Family discouraged council from eliminating the reading of citizens’ Fun Park at 3173 E. Van Buren, where the Fun Spot used to letters sent to council who were not in attendance stating, “I be. Stewart wants to help that business get started saying, “we believe that is a possibility of a lawsuit.” This Week’s Independent Thinkers Sales tax Parks getting vehicle upgrades revenue up, but and new policies so are expenses HOLLY WESCOTT 30 minutes before ultimately giving approval. At the April 16 Parks meeting Director The commission requested of Huss HOLLY WESCOTT Justin Huss said East Mountain has more detailed financials, including itemized profit All aldermen were present graffiti, Basin Park has an ill tree that will and loss, the balance sheet, and checking for the city council workshop have to be removed, Lake Leatherwood dock account transactions in at least 24 hours April 22 when Finance Director repair is completed, and new paddleboats before each regular meeting. Lonnie Clark gave March financial are fully stocked for the season. Huss became visibly irritated, saying, We are well aware that some people in report. With 25 percent of the year Huss said the quarterly financials “I will not hold a financial meeting,” this county think we’re a couple of chicks who complete, most funds came in indicate “$2,300 to the good,” and saying he spends way too much time in couldn’t keep a job. A lot of that is because we’re under budget with the exception commissioner Steven Foster requested a meetings. Commissioners said an additional not all that interested in Associated Press style, of the non-departmental general more itemized financial report from here meeting was not necessary, just complete dressing up or keeping track of time. fund at 55 percent year-to-date that forward rather than a brief summarization. financials in a timely manner would be But we are pumped with desire to help this recently experienced a $40,000 Chair Bill Featherstone stated there satisfactory. world be cleaner and happier and healthier than it settlement payout of unbudgeted have been five applications received for Nine new policy items were approved was when we came into it. expense due to the Roundhouse volunteers, and to boost the number of and went into effect as of April 16. These Tewa Women United is growing food and lawsuit, Clark explained. Hence, volunteers he said they are not limited to consist of alcohol & drugs prohibited; medicine in an area of New Mexico that gets the general fund expenses ran city residents. concession leases and contract agreements less than 11 inches of rain a year. Eureka Springs 8.55 percent over revenues for the Huss stated that the main flatbed truck up to one year must be approved by the averages 47 inches. period. used by the Parks has broken down and it’s Director; excavations and unauthorized TWU realized that their community garden Clark indicated the Fire & not financially feasible to repair it. He said removals are prohibited; items lost and dirt was contaminated because of all the horrors EMS fund was slightly over budget the truck is about 30 years old and proposed unclaimed will become city property; humans have inflicted – spills, sprays, neglect, due to underestimated overtime buying a replacement in the range of parent/guardian must sign rental contract indifference, etc. wages. General fund income $15,000-$20,000 which would be allocated for a minor under 18; parking prohibited The women then discovered that mushrooms received from sales tax for March out of the Lake Leatherwood tax fund. in unauthorized locations; unauthorized eat toxins, decompose oil and suck heavy was $117,147, a 33.5 percent He also said that the cost for paying advertising is prohibited; amplified sound metals from water. But mycoremediation is not increase from the same month last mileage reimbursement to employees for devices are prohibited; unauthorized sanctioned by the sanction people who insist on year. using their own vehicles is rising, and pesticide and herbicide use is prohibited; evaluation and official permits and the money that Clark described the 2009-2019 requested the purchase of an additional all- and quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to goes with it. tax comparison and stated that 2019 purpose vehicle. For this, Huss said, the sunrise. In the meantime, TWU gardeners are was a record-high tax collection for Police department has offered Parks a Ford Commissioners will discuss further inoculating bricks with oyster mushroom March, to which he said, “I thought Expedition that needs a new motor; total policies at the next meeting, including but mycelium and burying them in the soil that needs that was pretty impressive.” While repair is estimated at $8,800 that would not limited to the sanctuary of wildlife restoring. The fungus among us works. that is encouraging, the overall year- come from the Parks general fund. such as prohibiting wounding, killing, or Stay small, stay local, stay healthy and happy. to-date expenses have outweighed Because neither of these expenses was frightening wildlife. Garden. revenues by 2.68 percent, a net loss budgeted, commissioners discussed these The next meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Don’t start a newspaper; that would be crazy. of $79,143. requests at length, deliberating for more than May 21 at the Aud. PIC FROM FREEPIK.COM Your weekly Cup of Love Find the right plants Friends with Benefits back meditation for your garden yard sale The Eureka The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in The 7th annual Friends with for the family. There will be a Help Cup of Love Springs Buddhist Study Fayetteville will kick off spring with their annual Benefits at Chelsea’s will be on BBQ rib competition at 3 p.m. Ministry reach their Group will gather for 30 Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday April 26 and Sunday, April 28 at noon and and a live auction at 4 p.m. fundraising goal to minutes of meditation 27. The sale will host 22 vendors with the first will benefit the son of Susan $20 at the door gets you in for make the down payment followed by reading and day of the sale on April 26 from 5 – 8 p.m. and Parsons and Danny Coy who all events. There is still a need for their building at their discussion on Thursday, open to Garden members only. has a heart defect, lymphatic for donations for the Silent and yard and bake sale this April 25 at 2:30 p.m. at The public can come shop on Saturday disease and lung complications Live auction as well as desserts Friday, April 26 from Heart of Many Ways, from 8 a.m. – noon. There is no admission fee and will be three months old for the buffet. Call Fatima 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 68 Mountain. All are and both annual and perennial plants will be three days from the event. VanZant at (479) 981-9976 for Saturday, April 27 from welcome. available. Join to help raise money more information. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Giddyup. Spring Fling is in full swing. 2 | ES Independent | April 24, 2019 | eureka.news INDEPENDENTNews Animal ordinance Council conclusions – OK’d sell the house and read your own letters HOLLY WESCOTT After many deferrals over the past months, HOLLY WESCOTT but aldermen Mickey Schneider and from the mayor he or she can write on Monday council gave an ordinance number to Mayor Butch Berry provided a Susan Harman were in favor of reading a letter to the editor of the local addressing animals in hot cars, thanks to alderman quick note on the city-owned property the letters.