April 2008 Vol. 64, No. 4 Official Publication of the Arkansas Municipal League

APRIL 2008 VOL. 64, NO.4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

APRIL 2008 VOL. 64, NO. 4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

FEATURES

07 New era of cooperation “in the air” in Washington The economy, infrastructure, housing, the environment and public safety all top the list of priorities cities across the nation brought before leaders on Capitol Hill at the National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference, March 8-12. In this election year, the NLC looks forward to a renewed partnership with the incoming administration. ON THE COVER—On a bright, crisp March day in D.C., members of Arkansas’s delegation to the National League of Cities Congressional Cities Aid is on the way for cities’ “green” efforts Conference, together with Congressmen Mike 11 A new funding source, the Energy Efficiency and Conserva- Ross, John Boozman and Marion Berry, pose tion Block Grant program, is poised to help cities and for a group shot on a balcony of the Library towns build green and conserve energy. The NLC urges of Congress. Read coverage of the conference and more inside. Enjoy!—atm Congress to fully fund the program. 13 Severance tax increase a go After a quick three-day special session, the Arkansas DEPARTMENTS Legislature passed the first increase in the state’s severance tax on natural gas since 1957, with revenues slated to AnimalCorner ...... 36 improve highways and roads. Arkansas Municipal Officials Directory changes . . . . .33 President’s Letter ...... 6 Age just a number for Pine Bluff’s Pugh Attorney General Opinions ...... 28 14 Pine Bluff city employee Norman Pugh, 94, may no longer Calendar...... 43 be able to single-handedly dig a grave in one hour, but age Engineering Perspective ...... 38 Fairs&Festivals...... 43 has only slowed him down a little. Grant Money Matters ...... 44 Health Benefit Fund Provider Changes ...... 45 League Officers, Advisory Councils ...... 5 MunicipalMart ...... 54 MunicipalNotes...... 26 Publisher Editor Obituaries...... 32 Don Zimmerman Ken Wasson Planning to Succeed ...... 34 Communications Coordinator Professional Directory ...... 52 Whitnee Bullerwell SalesTaxMap ...... 49 Publishing Assistant Managing Editor Sales Tax Receipts ...... 50-51 Debby Wilkins Andrew Morgan UrbanForestry ...... 40 Here’s where to reach us: YourHealth ...... 42 501-374-3484 • FAX 501-374-0541 [email protected] • www.arml.org Cover Photo Andrew Morgan, League staff

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(888) 340-7529 [email protected] www.arkomaplaygrounds.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mayor Bobbie Bailey, Alpena; Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, Batesville; Mayor Rick Holland, Benton; Mayor Tim McKinney, Berryville; Mayor L.M. Duncan, Bono; Mayor Arkansas Municipal Larry Mitchell, Bryant; Mayor Chris Claybaker, Camden; Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville; City Director Gary Campbell, Fort Smith; City Manager Kent Myers, Hot Springs; Councilmember Kenny League Officers Elliott, Jacksonville; Councilmember Joe Gies, Lakeview; Mayor Steve Northcutt, Malvern; Mayor Mike Gaskill, Paragould President Mayor Robert Taylor, Marianna; Mayor Frank Mayor JoAnne Bush, Lake Village First Vice President Fogleman, Marion; Mayor Betty Feller, Mulberry; Mayor James Valley, Helena-West Helena Vice President, District No. 1 Mayor Gerald Morris, Piggott; Mayor Carl Redus, Pine Bluff; Mayor Howard Taylor, Prescott; Mayor Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock Vice President, District No. 2 Belinda LaForce, Searcy; Mayor Jerre Van Hoose, Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Pea Ridge Vice President, District No. 3 Springdale; City Clerk Patti Scott Grey, Texarkana; Councilmember Dorothy Henderson, Mayor James Morgan, White Hall Vice President, District No. 4 Warren; Mayor Paul Nichols, Wynne. Don A. Zimmerman Executive Director ADVISORY COUNCILS PAST PRESIDENTS: Mayor Tab Townsell, Conway; Councilmember Fairfield Bay; Recorder/Treasurer Janice Hanson, Garland; Larry Combs, El Dorado; Mayor Tommy Swaim, Jacksonville; Councilmember Jeff Braim, Gassville; Councilmember Verlin Price, Mayor Patrick Henry Hays, North Little Rock; Mayor Robert Patrick, Glenwood; Mayor Ed C. Hardin III, Grady; Mayor Lionel Johnson, St. Charles; Mayor Gene Yarbrough, Star City. Hampton; Councilmember Rose Marie Wilkinson, Haskell; Mayor Jerome Norwood, Highland; Mayor Randy Holland, Mayflower; LARGE FIRST CLASS CITIES: Mayor David Osmon, Mountain Recorder/Treasurer Bobby Brown, McDougal; Mayor Robert Sullivan, Home, Chair; City Director James Calhoun, Arkadelphia; McRae; Mayor Mike Cone, Melbourne; Mayor Jim Reeves, Councilmember Chris Sooter, Bentonville; Mayor Eddie J. Williams, Councilmember Don Sappington, Norfork; Mayor Becky Dunn, Cabot; Councilmember Phillip Gordon, Camden; Mayor Mike Dumas, Palestine; Planning Commissioner Dan Long, Rockport; Mayor Bobby Councilmember Dianne Hammond, El Dorado; Mayor Pat Moles, Neal, Smackover; Mayor Ian Ouei, Stamps; Mayor Rodney Williams, Councilmember Mark Steven Fowler, Harrison; Councilmember Trece Waldo; Mayor Lorraine Smith, Wrightsville; Mayor Shawn Lane, Shepherd-Williams, Helena-West Helena; Human Resources Director Yellville. Charlotte Bradley, Hope Water & Light; Councilmembers Bill Howard, Kevin McCleary, Reedie Ray and Bob Stroud, Jacksonville; INCORPORATED TOWNS: Mayor Stanley Morris, Menifee, Chair; Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Odies Wilson III, Little Rock; Mayor Leroy C. Wright Sr., Anthonyville; Councilmember George Councilmember James Moore, Magnolia; Mayor Michael Watson, City Hallman, Ben Lomond; Mayor Larry Myrick, Delaplaine; Clerk Joshua Clausen, Maumelle; Mayor Joe Rogers, Monticello; City Councilmember John Pfeneger, Fountain Lake; Mayor Laura Hamilton, Clerk Diane Whitbey, Treasurer Mary Ruth Morgan, North Little Rock; Garfield; Mayor Randall Homsley, Higginson; Mayor Jimmie Lou Councilmembers Randal Crouch and Bill Eaton, Russellville; Nuessner, Lead Hill; Mayor Don Sikes, Maynard; Mayor Marion Clerk/Treasurer Tammy Gowen, Councilmember Dale English, Searcy; Hoosier, McCaskill; Councilmember Margarette Oliver, Menifee; Mayor Virginia Hillman, Councilmembers Marina Brooks and Lex “Butch” Mayor Anne Armstrong, Mount Vernon; Recorder/Treasurer Naomi Davis, Sherwood; Mayor M.L. Van Poucke Jr., City Clerk Peggy Woody, Mitchell, St. Charles; Mayor Charles Miller, Councilmember Hazel Siloam Springs; Clerk/Treasurer Mitri Greenhill, Finance Officer Jane McGhee, Tollette; Mayor Merle Jackson, Winchester. Jackson, Stuttgart; Mayor Bob Freeman, Councilmember Kevin Johnson, PUBLIC SAFETY: Mayor Scott McCormick, Crossett, Chair; Van Buren. Councilmember Larry Hall, Bay; Mayor Frank Anderson, Bella Vista; Fire Chief Ben Blankenship, Police Chief Gary Sipes, Benton; Financial FIRST CLASS CITIES: Clerk/Treasurer Regina Walker, Mena, Chair; Director Marilyn Payne, Bryant; Clerk/Treasurer Marva Verkler, Cabot; Councilmember Shirley Jackson, Ashdown; Clerk/Treasurer Carol Mayor Allan Dillavou, Councilmember Willard Thomason, Caddo Crump-Westergren, Councilmember Tracy Lightfoot, Beebe; Valley; Councilmember Marshall Smith, Police Chief Robert Baker, Clerk/Treasurer Jean Lee, Bono; Mayor Barbara Skouras, Brinkley; Jacksonville; City Clerk Lynette Graham, Lake Village; Mayor Lloyd Hefley, Cherokee Village; Mayor Billy Helms, Clerk/Treasurer Janette Lasater, Lowell; Fire Chief Keith Frazier, Clerk/Treasurer Barbara Blackard, Councilmember J.G. “Dutch” Houston, Malvern; Fire Chief John Puckett Sr., Mena; Police Chief Larry Yates, Clarksville; Mayor Dewayne Phelan, Councilmember Steve Weston, Nashville; Mayor Gary Crocker, Pocahontas; Mayor Jerry Duvall, Corning; Councilmember Candace Jeffress, Crossett; Clerk/Treasurer Police Chief Blake Herren, Pottsville; Councilmember Robert Wiley, Donna Jones, DeQueen; Councilmember Gwendolyn Stephenson, Russellville; Councilmember Sheila Sulcer, Sherwood; Dermott; Mayor Aubrey McGhee, DeWitt; Mayor Marion Gill, Councilmember David McCoy, Star City; Mayor Marianne Maynard, Councilmember Taylor C. Pickett, Dumas; Mayor Danny Maynard Sr., Stuttgart. England; Mayor Ernie L. Penn, Farmington; Mayor Kenneth Edwards, Greenwood; Mayor Jackie McPherson, Heber Springs; Mayor MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Donald Roberts, Hoxie; Clerk/Treasurer Linda Simpson, Lake City; City Mayor Barrett Harrison, Blytheville, District 1; Mayor Virginia Hillman, Clerk Billie Uzzell, Lonoke; Mayor Dixon Chandler, Marked Tree; Sherwood, District 2; Clerk/Treasurer Barbie Curtis, Van Buren, Councilmember James Turner, Mena; Mayor Mike Reese, District 3; Mayor Chuck Hollingshead, Arkadelphia, District 4; Mayor Councilmembers Jackie Harwell and Vivian Wright, Nashville; Gordon McCoy, Forrest City, At-Large Member. Clerk/Treasurer Linda Treadway, Newport; Mayor Vernon McDaniel, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Ozark; Mayor Bill Elsken, Paris; Mayor Charles E. Patterson, Parkin; Mayor William Johnson, West Memphis, District 1; Councilmember Mayor Sonny Hudson, Prairie Grove; Mayor Randy Butler, Waldron; Murry Witcher, North Little Rock, District 2; City Attorney Howard Mayor Michelle Rogers, Walnut Ridge; Mayor Art Brooke, City Clerk Cain, Huntsville, District 3; Group Manager Mayor Lane Jean, John Barclay, Councilmembers Ginger Tarno and Glen Walden, Ward; Magnolia, District 4; Mayor Doug Formon, Jonesboro, At-Large Treasurer Bertia Mae Lassiter, Warren; Clerk/Treasurer Paula Caudle, Member. West Fork. CASH/PENSION MANAGEMENT TRUST BOARD OF SECOND CLASS CITIES: Recorder/Treasurer Carolyn Willett, TRUSTEES/OPEB TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Finance Director Smackover, Chair; Mayor Veronica Post, Councilmember Mary Darter, Bob Sisson, North Little Rock, Chair; Finance Director John Walden, Altus; Mayor Fred Jack, Bethel Heights; Mayor J.C. Williams, Benton, Vice Chair; Mayor Gordon Hennington, Hamburg; Bradley; Mayor Kenneth Jones, Brookland; Recorder/Treasurer Sarah Recorder/Treasurer Mary Ruth Wiles, Highland; Finance Director Roberts, Caddo Valley; Mayor Barry Riley, Caraway; Mayor Danny Dorethea Yates, Hot Springs; Police Sgt. (Ret.) Lee Harrod, Little Rock; Armstrong, Councilmembers Richard Harris and Linda Harrison, Mayor Larance Davis, Shannon Hills; Mayor Virginia Hillman, Cedarville; Mayor Jack Ladyman, Elkins; Councilmember Arthur Deller, Sherwood; Mayor Horace Shipp, Texarkana.

APRIL 2008 5 PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Friends: Thirty-nine delegates, three spouses and 23 youth recently attended the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. It was an opportunity to gather with people from all over the United States who share the common goals of serving their cities. During our stay we had the opportunity to meet with some of our state’s elected officials. Sen. Mark Pryor attended the Arkansas delegates’ reception and, as always, was gracious enough to update us on legislation on “The Hill.” Congressman Mike Ross provided breakfast for us on the last day of the Conference and joined us for lunch, as did Congressmen Berry, Boozman and Snyder. Each of them updated us on pending legislation and gave us their read on how the rest of the legislativ may unfold. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Housee year Majority Whip James Clyburn and Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank spoke to the general assemblies during the week. These elected officials shared their insight into many of the issues that are confronting the nation. We also heard from Mark Shields, political analyst for PBS’s “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” and Donna Brazile, commentator for CNN. These two shared with us their views on the current political climate in Washington with insight and humor. It was a full week and informative for those in attendance. The NLC’s lobbying priorities are: • Full funding for federal transportation programs; • Strengthen and stabilize America’s housing finance system; • Support federal crime intervention and prevention programs as well as law enforcement programs; and • Enact comprehensive immigration reform. All of these issues impact the well being of cities in America and the NLC is working on our behalf. I would like to end with a little advice. Recently, the roof on my home received some wind damage. Several of the shingles had blown off. During a recent rain in very cold weather, I noticed a leak in the ceiling. I sent my wife to the hardware store to get some roof cement, and while she was gone I climbed the ladder to the second story of my home. It was cold, wet, dark and just plain miserable as I tried to place a shingle in the place of one missing when I heard the noise. The noise was that of my aluminum ladder sliding along the gutter before falling to the ground. I was stranded. I was too cold and wet to be embarrassed by my situation. To make a long story short, Tammie returned home to find me stuck on the roof and was kind enough to get the ladder and place it against the house so that I could get down. The next day I had a roofer come and repair my roof, and as he set his ladder against the house he used a bungee cord to attach it to the gutter. I thought to myself,“What a great idea.” Now you know. Sincerely,

Mike Gaskill Mayor, City of Paragould President, Arkansas Municipal League

6 CITY & TOWN Cooperation the key to a stronger economy and a healthier, safer America, NLC tells Washington City leaders from Arkansas and across the nation gathered at the nation’s capital last month to encourage a renewed partnership between the federal government and America’s cities and towns.

By Andrew Morgan, League staff

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As we speed toward the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) November’s presidential election and prepare to wel- program, which continues to remain underfunded. come a new administration, a call for a renewed Visit www.americancities08.org to read about these partnership between the nation’s cities and towns priorities and learn more. and the federal government was the rallying cry “We can’t do it alone,” McCollum said. “We of municipal leaders from across the nation at the need proactive help, not the ‘trickle down’ National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City of the past.” Conference, held March 8-12 in Washington. Cities are looking for a new kind of partner in the “What will provoke a new attitude in the new White House, McCollum said, and with no incumbent or vice president vying for the office for the first time in 80 years, change is in the air. She encouraged municipal leaders to take the needs of America’s cities and towns straight to the candidates and to our representatives on Capitol Hill. Cities aren’t sitting on their hands, however, McCollum said. By passing “green” policies on the local level, implementing innovative housing solutions and aid for the working poor, “We’re leading the way,” she said. PHOTOS BY ANDREW MORGAN,LEAGUE STAFF “We’re gonna go out and raise as much sand as “Change is in the air,” NLC President and Madison, Ala., we can!” McCollum said, echoing an old saying of Mayor Cynthia McCollum told conference delegates. her grandmother’s. president and the new administration?” NLC Presi- Economy, safety linked says Speaker dent and Madison, Ala., Mayor Cynthia McCollum of the House asked the more than 2,500 conference delegates. It’s federal budget battle time and therefore a In an effort to present the position of cities and very important time for city leaders to share their towns on key issues to the presidential candidates, views and needs with Congress and the administra- the NLC has launched “American Cities ’08,” a cam- tion, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi told delegates during paign reminding candidates that, as its slogan states, the final general session. “The Road to the White House Runs Through Amer- “Know how important it is that you are here,” ica’s Hometowns.” The campaign calls for candi- said Pelosi, who in 2007 shattered the “marble dates to address a wide array of municipal issues, ceiling” by becoming the first female Speaker including sustainability, infrastructure, public safety, of the House. poverty, economic development, housing and immi- The federal budget should reflect our values, gration. The campaign calls also for full funding of Pelosi said, and despite “major differences of opin-

APRIL 2008 7 nies already making record profits and investing that money instead in renewable energy sources. Doing so would help create a new green economy and “green collar jobs,” she said. Because of strong bipartisan work in Congress, 132 million families will be receiving a check from the IRS within the next two months in an effort to boost the economy. That’s just the first part of the stimulus plan, but the President has said he won’t en- tertain furthering the plan until we see how well this plays out, Pelosi said. Creating a “green economy” based on renewable energy sources is one key to a stronger economy, U.S. Rep. and Speaker of the House Pelosi said. Students in new, green Renewed federal/local partnership in the air schools are even showing improved test scores, she added. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), the longest- serving Independent Congressman in U.S. history, ion” with the administration, Congress is working to said he already feels the stirrings of a renewed part- eliminate cuts in the Homeland Security budget for nership between cities and the federal government. first responders that would affect local leaders’ ability “I hope it’s just the beginning,” said the former to deal with emergencies, and cuts to many grant mayor of Burlington, Vt. programs. Sanders thanked city leaders for the strong work “Our first priority is to keep the American people they’re doing locally during trying economic times safe,” Pelosi said. Keeping the economy strong is di- and filling a void left by the federal government. rectly linked to our safety, and our health, the envi- “The situation would be far more dire without the ronment and infrastructure are three keys to a healthy innovative work of local government.” economy, one that can anticipate and prevent down- Sanders chastised the administration for spend- turns, she added. ing $12 billion a month in Iraq while cutting much Right now, our health care system is reactionary, needed programs at home, like CDBG, low-income she said. A focus on prevention is the key to a health- housing development, weatherization, childcare and ier populous. We’ve made progress, Pelosi said, “But more, all on top of a tax system that still favors the we’re not there yet.” rich. We could save $32 billion in three years just by There is currently about a $2 trillion deficit in in- eliminating President Bush’s tax cuts for the top three- frastructure, or roughly the cost of the war in Iraq, tenths of one percent who make $1 million or more, Pelosi said. Sanders said. “If the money is there for Iraq, the money should Sanders did have a few kind words for Bush, most certainly be there for this.” who hasn’t turned a blind eye to the issue of global On the 100th anniversary of President Teddy warming. The recently passed Energy Independence Roosevelt’s establishment of the National Parks Serv- and Security Act contains measures to help begin to ice, his own infrastructure program to keep America turn the tide on global warming. “And by transform- green and beautiful, it’s time again “to make a dra- ing our energy system, we can create millions of matic, large investment in America’s future,” Pelosi good-paying jobs,” Sanders added. said. That investment should also include access to The energy bill contains three provisions that will broadband Internet, especially in rural areas. And have an especially positive impact on the local level, this is one area where local governments are really Sanders said. The Energy Efficiency and Conserva- taking the lead, she said, citing cities like Lafayette, tion Block Grant program will provide cities with La., where residents can subscribe to broadband for funds to pursue environmentally friendly initiatives 20 percent less than the private providers offer. (see related article on page 11). The Act provides Addressing the climate crisis will be another key money for colleges and universities to go green and to a strengthened economy, she said, and it’s another study environmental issues. The Act also includes a area where cities and towns are leading the way. green jobs workforce training program to create a She urges ending subsidies to the giant oil compa- skilled workforce to install and maintain the new,

8 CITY & TOWN energy efficient technology. to have second thoughts on the North American Free No level of government—federal, state or local— Trade Agreement (NAFTA). can do it all, Sanders said, recalling the key lesson Canada and Mexico are our number one and he took from his years in local government. Although two trade partners, and trade among us will soon top it’s “sometimes painful,” he said, local democracy is $1 trillion, Gutierrez said. Going back on NAFTA America at its best. would hurt farmers, border communities and the over- Mark Shields, a well-respected and often hilari- all U.S. economy, he said. ous columnist and a frequent political analyst on PBS’ “Pretending we’re not part of North America is The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, had serious words not a prescription for growth.” about the many changes facing the nation. He cited U.S. Rep. Barney Frank blames the current eco- a recent poll finding that two-thirds of Americans be- nomic situation, including the sub-prime lending cri- lieve their children’s future quality of life will be less sis, on a lack of regulation in recent years. than theirs. Capitalism is of course a good thing, Frank said. It’s a “sea change in the American psyche,” “There has been no better system in the history of Shields said and called for the kind of rebirth of opti- the world for creating wealth.” mism that President Ronald Reagan brought in the 1980s. He may not have agreed with Reagan’s policies nine out of 10 times, he said, but we need that kind of spirit in America again. “Each of us has been warmed by fires we did not build. Each of us has drunk from wells we did not dig. We should do no less for those who walk with us and for those who come after,” Shields said.

Bright spots exist despite economic “downturn” U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who has long been a strong advocate Don’t take tourism dollars for granted, U.S. De- for housing and finance reform, proposes public sector interven- partment of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez tion to combat what he labeled a recession. urged city leaders. They are a large part of our economy, he said. Last year, tourism accounted for $123 But cities and homeowners are now seeing the re- billion across the country, a 14 percent increase over sult of a lack of intervention, Frank said. the previous record set in 2000. “The private sector screwed up. They made bad bets Another bright spot is the fact that exports are with your money.” currently outpacing imports. Because of this, Gutier- Congress is working now, he said, to give cities rez said it’s a bad time to limit our international money to buy foreclosed property, stimulate grown export partners, and in particular it’s a bad time and avoid blight and further decline. It’s also important that bad lenders share and accept their losses or we will all continue to suffer otherwise, Frank said. He proposed working with lenders to create an environment where people can repay and refinance at reasonable rates. Frank stressed that government should not limit the private sector’s ability to create wealth, but that through public-private cooperation we can renew the public’s confidence and boost the economy for all. As it stands now, Frank said, the public looks at it “like some kind of ponzi scheme.”

Protectionism doesn’t protect jobs; being competitive and creating new markets does, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said.

APRIL 2008 9 Conference snapshots—Clockwise from top left, North Little Rock Aldermen Murry Witcher and John Parker and Maumelle Mayor Michael Watson visit at the Arkansas delegates reception; political analyst Mark Shields addresses the NLC; League Executive Director Don Zimmerman poses with members of the Sherwood Mayor’s Youth Council; U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor addresses Arkansas’s NLC delegates; U.S. Rep. Mike Ross hosts breakfast for Arkansas’s conferees; NLC Executive director Donald Borut, center, and his wife Carol join the League’s Paul Young at the Arkansas delegates reception; U.S. Rep. Marion Berry speaks to Arkansas delegates at a luncheon on the conference‘s last day.

PHOTO BY DON ZIMMERMAN,LEAGUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

10 CITY & TOWN PHOTOS BY DON ZIMMERMAN,LEAGUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR From left, St. Charles Mayor Robert Patrick, Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Swaim, Paragould Mayor and League President Mike Gaskill and Jacksonville Alderman Kenny Elliott visit between general sessions; U.S. Rep. John Boozman joins Arkansas’s conferees for lunch at the Library of Congress. New block grant program poised to give boost to local “green” efforts By Andrew Morgan, League staff

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cities and towns may soon businesses and nonprofits under the provisions of the be eligible for funds for local “green” projects through grant program.” the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant The Senate and House Appropriations Committees (EECBG) program, a new federal funding resource for are expected to take up the measure in the coming communities to leverage in their efforts to improve en- weeks. ergy efficiency, lower energy usage and reduce fossil If the EECBG program receives the full $2 billion fuel emissions. appropriation, 68 percent will go to grants for cities, Congress enacted the new program in December towns and counties. States will receive 28 percent of 2007 as part of the Energy Independence and Secu- the funds and Indiana tribes will receive two percent. rity Act. Under the law, Congress can appropriate up The final two percent will be set aside for local govern- to $2 billion per year for the EECBG program. ments that are not normally eligible based on popula- Securing full funding for the new program is a top tion or to a consortium of local governments. legislative priority for the National League of Cities, Cities and towns are eligible to receive EECBG the April 7 issue of Nation’s Cities Weekly reported. funding based on the following criteria: NLC officers on April 2 presented U.S. Sens. Robert • Cities and towns with a population of at least Menendez and Bernie Sanders with the signatures of 35,000 are eligible to apply to and receive nearly 400 city leaders from 46 states in support of grants directly from the U.S. Department of En- funding for the EECBG program, and displayed 400 ergy (DOE). energy efficient light bulbs representing the innovative • At a minimum, the 10 largest cities in each state, work cities across the country are already doing. regardless of population, are eligible to apply to “Funding for the program will enable local offi- and receive grants directly from the DOE. cials to take new actions or build on the many existing • Cities and towns with populations less than approaches leading toward greater energy independ- 35,000 or are not among the 10 most populous ence and security,” NLC President and Madison, Ala., in a state can apply for funding through their Councilmember Cynthia McCollum said during the state. The law requires each state to pass 60 presentation ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capi- percent of the total EECBG funding it receives on tol. “The light bulbs represent one example of the kind to cities and counties that do not receive funds of partnerships cities and towns can forge with local directly from the DOE.

APRIL 2008 11 Cities and towns may use grant funding to conduct • Replacing traffic signals and street lights with programs and activities such as: energy efficient lighting; • Developing and implementing an energy • Purchasing and implementing technologies to efficiency and conservation strategy; reduce and capture methane and other green- • Conducting residential and commercial building house gases generated by landfills; and energy audits; • Developing, implementing and installing in gov- • Establishing financial incentive programs for ernment buildings renewable energy technology energy efficiency improvements; that generates electricity from renewable • Developing and implementing energy efficiency sources, such as solar and wind energy, fuel and conservation programs for buildings and cells and biomass. facilities; The NLC encourages city leaders to contact your • Developing and implementing programs to Representatives and Senators and urge them to back conserve energy used in transportation; full funding for the EECBG program for the fiscal year • Developing and implementing building codes 2009 federal budget and to share with them how and inspection services to promote building communities are promoting energy efficiency and energy efficiency; how EECBG funding will improve our communities’ • Developing and implementing programs to quality of life. increase participation and efficiency rates for recycling programs;

Youth delegates tackle health, education issues Youth Council members from Benton, Maumelle and Sherwood joined young people from across the nation at the Congressional Cities Conference to discuss issues facing them and learn how to take action at home. By Marie Syler

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Youth delegates to the Positive Initiatives and Goals For America’s National League of Cities Congressional Cities Con- Tomorrow), we chose PIGFAT. The goals of the ference discussed many issues in our session concern- initiative are to decrease the use of drugs and alco- ing education, violence and health. We were able to hol, reduce teen pregnancy and combat obesity. ask questions and discuss topics such as education re- We also explored our abilities as youth leaders to form by repealing the No Child Left Behind Act and help our communities with these issues. We discussed focusing away from standardized testing, and also on how students could get involved in education reform topics such as sex, violence and health problems. by discussing with leaders what works and what We voted between two topics to determine which doesn’t. Our impact on our communities as young would be the national youth topic for the year. Be- leaders can be great if we all work together, and tween education reform and PIGFAT (which stands for that’s one thing that this conference reminded us. It has been a great experience here in Washing- ton, D.C., and hopefully it is one that our future councils from Maumelle can continue to share for years to come. Marie Syler is a senior member of the Maumelle Mayor’s Youth Council.

Youth delegates to the NLC Congressional Cities Conference from Ben- ton, Maumelle and Sherwood pose with U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor at a re-

PHOTOS BY ANDREW MORGAN,LEAGUE STAFF ception for Arkansas delegates Tuesday, March 11.

12 CITY & TOWN Severance tax increase passes The state expects as much as $100 million annually in coming years for highways and roads as a result of the first increase in the severance tax on natural gas in more than 50 years, and municipal street departments should begin receiving a much-needed cash injection starting in 2009.

By Andrew Morgan, League staff

15 percent of the revenue. The remaining five percent of the total revenue collected will go into the state’s general fund to replace funds from the previous severance tax, to set up a fund for especially high traffic areas of the state, and to enforce cleanup of natural gas mining operations. League Executive Director Don Zimmerman praised efforts of the Governor and the Legislature, which he said worked like a “well-oiled machine” during the special session. Municipalities can expect about $4 per capita for streets from the tax starting next year, he said, with an increase to about $8 per capita in five years. Some believe those numbers to PHOTOS BY ANDREW MORGAN,LEAGUE STAFF be a conservative estimate, he added. Gov. Beebe signs into law the first increase in the state’s “Governor Beebe should be given a lot of credit severance tax on natural gas since 1957. for getting everything lined up and making it run smoothly,” Zimmerman told the First-Class Cities Advisory Council during an April 3 meeting at ities and towns in 2009 should see a League headquarters in North Little Rock. boost in money for streets after Gov. Mike The League went on record last summer in sup- Beebe signed into law April 2 an increase port of a severance tax increase. in the state’s severance tax on natural gas, Cpassed by the Legislature after a three-day special session. Money raised from the increased tax will go almost exclusively toward maintaining and improv- ing the state’s highways and roads. Arkansas has had one of if not the lowest severance tax in the nation, Beebe said during a media conference in the state Capitol to announce the increase. The old rate of three-tenths of one percent per 1,000 cubic feet of gas has been in effect since 1957. The new law will increase the tax to five percent over a period of about five years beginning next year. The tax is expected to yield $57 million in its first year, going up to $100 million a year by 2013. The bulk of the severance tax revenue— State lawmakers gather around Gov. Beebe at an April 2 media 95 percent—will be split among state, county and conference in a show of support for the severance tax increase. local governments, with 70 percent going to state The Senate passed the measure 32-1 and the House passed an highways and cities and counties each receiving identical bill 87-17.

APRIL 2008 13 Pine Bluff employee going strong at 94

By Sherman Banks

espite near constant shaking from Parkin- good worker, and from that day on I was sent out on son’s disease, Norman Pugh says, “When I my own to dig and train other men as grave dig- step foot inside my truck the shakes stop. I gers.” am as steady as a rock.” In his prime, Pugh could dig a seven-by-seven- DI follow in my car as he drives his truck through foot grave in one hour with just a pick and a shovel, Pine Bluff’s municipal cemetery to the spot where in he says. He reminiscences about how graves were 1952 he dug his first grave. dug during his early years with just a pick, a shovel Pugh will celebrate his 95th birthday in Novem- and one’s hands. His hands are marred by his life- ber this year, and Pine Bluff’s oldest municipal em- time of hard work, and even though he suffers from ployee—and possibly the oldest in the state—has no Parkinson’s, there is a steadiness about him that be- intention of slowing lies his age. down. He recalls an assignment his boss gave him one Pugh has quite a evening before leaving. His boss came to him and family legacy in the told him there was going to be a funeral at 10 a.m. city. He had two sis- the next morning and asked him to come to work an ters, both of whom hour early to allow him enough time to dig the grave died at an early age, before the funeral. and twin older broth- “I came in at seven like the boss said and I had ers, one of whom the grave finished before the regular crew came in passed away as an at 8 a.m. I went to work with the crew as usual. infant. The second Everybody was so surprised that I was done with the twin lived to the age job in one hour. of 93. “Because I had done such a good job, the boss PHOTO BY SHERMAN BANKS Pugh is the proud put me in charge of teaching new boys how to dig Norman Pugh, 94, stands next father of 11 boys graves,” Pugh continues. “I only had one or two to the grave of his wife in the city who did not listen to what I had to say. These guys cemetery where he still works and seven girls. He did not do what I told them and their grave began to several days a week. has 62 grandchildren, 42 great- cave in on its sides. Because they did not listen to grandchildren and 39 great-great-grandchildren. me—and I am not the kind of man to talk behind “I had the largest family in Pine Bluff,” Pugh your back—I told Mr. Moon that these men would says. “I have reached the age of my daddy, who not work out as grave diggers. I did not wait to do it died at 94.” when they were not there. I wanted them to know Pugh lives with his youngest son, who is in his then and there that they could not do the job justice late forties. because they just don’t listen.” Before becoming a Pine Bluff city employee in Pugh takes obvious pride in having dug graves 1952, Pugh worked on a farm for 50 cents an hour. that will stand the test of time. He dug his last regu- When the city hired him as grave digger, his pay lar seven-by-seven grave at the age of 80. At the jumped up to 60 cents an hour. age of 90 he asked to dig a grave for a child. “When I went work for them, I thought that I was Today he works four hours a day mowing and weed- going to be rich making that much per hour,” Pugh eating the cemetery’s lawn. He still rises early, and says. “Mr. Moon was my boss, and he asked one of though he works fewer hours, Pugh works just as the men who had been the grave digger for many hard as he always has and has no immediate plans years to pick someone to work with him and the to retire. man picked me. The man told my boss that I was a “Well, something will have to happen. And if it don’t, I will continue to work.”

14 CITY & TOWN FEMA announces disaster aid programs for cities, businesses and individuals

he Federal Emergency Management Agency not exceed a total of $1.5 million. (Source: U.S. (FEMA) is administering aid made available Small Business Administration.) under President Bush’s major disaster declaration • Loans up to $500,000 for farmers, ranchers and for March and April’s severe storms, tornadoes aquaculture operators to cover production and Tand flooding in Arkansas. property losses, excluding primary residence. Assistance for affected individuals and families can (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm include: Service Agency.) • Rental payments for temporary housing for those • Other relief programs: income tax assistance for whose homes are unlivable. Initial assistance may filing casualty losses and advisory assistance for be provided for up to two months for homeowners legal, veterans benefits and social security matters. and at least one month for renters. Assistance may • Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible be extended if requested after the initial period costs for removing debris from public areas and based on a review of individual applicant require- for emergency measures taken to save lives and to ments. (Source: FEMA funded and administered.) protect property and public health and for repair- • Grants for home repairs and replacement of es- ing, restoring or replacing damaged public facili- sential household items not covered by insurance ties. Disaster assistance also may be provided for to make damaged dwellings safe, sanitary and damage to facilities owned by certain nonprofit or- functional. (Source: FEMA funded and adminis- ganizations that operate and maintain educa- tered.) tional, utility, emergency, medical, custodial care • Grants to replace personal property and help and other essential governmental service facilities. meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation and (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.) other serious disaster-related needs not covered by • Grants under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant insurance or other federal, state and charitable Program for projects undertaken by state, tribal aid programs. (Source: FEMA funded at 75 per- and local governments after a major disaster dec- cent of total eligible costs; 25 percent funded by laration to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life the state.) and property in future disasters. (Source: FEMA • Unemployment payments up to 26 weeks for funded at 75 percent of eligible costs; 25 percent workers who temporarily lost jobs because of the funded from non-federal sources, state adminis- disaster and who do not qualify for state benefits, tered.) such as self-employed individuals. (Source: FEMA funded; administered by Arkansas Workforce Applying for assistance Services.) Affected residents and business owners in counties • Low-interest loans to cover residential losses not designated for individual assistance can begin the appli- fully compensated by insurance; loans available cation process by registering online at www.fema.gov or up to $200,000 for primary residence; $40,000 by calling 1-800-621-FEMA—or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for personal property, including renter losses; for the hearing and speech impaired—from 7 a.m. to 7 loans available up to $1.5 million for business p.m. daily. Be prepared to provide basic information— property losses not fully compensated by insur- name, permanent address, phone number and insurance. (Source: U.S. Small Business Administra- ance coverage—to help substantiate losses. tion.) FEMA will discuss application procedures for af- • Loans up to $1.5 million for small businesses that fected local governments in counties designated for pub- have suffered disaster-related cash flow problems lic assistance at a series of federal/state applicant and need funds for working capital to recover briefings to be announced in the affected areas. from the disaster’s adverse economic impact. This loan in combination with a property loss loan can-

APRIL 2008 15 Pine Bluff: a city with a history in Sister Cities Sherman Banks, the former president of Sister Cities International, in this first article in a series highlighting Arkansas’s sister cities participants and those looking to participate, checks in with Pine Bluff, a city with a long history of international partnerships.

By Sherman Banks

ine Bluff, with a population of 55,085, is delegations with a minimum stay of seven days in the seventh most populous city in Arkansas our city. The City of Pine Bluff along with the Mayor and is just one of the three cities in the and members of the City Council will take delega- state that have had a sister city relationship tions to Bondo City on alternating years. forP more than 20 years. The city council passed a “Educationally, we receive students annually, resolution on March 21, 1983, that authorized the both on the secondary and collegiate levels. These city to become a dues-paying member of Sister students stay in the homes of our residents. That Cities International. enhances mutual understanding of our cultures as In a later resolution on March 4, 1985, the city well as education. This has also added to our council further authorized then-Mayor Carolyn tourism flow. Parents and friends of the exchange Robinson to invite the government and the people students have come to Pine Bluff because of the of Iwai City, Japan, now known as Bondo City, familiarity with our city. Although this did not have to become sister cities with Pine Bluff. an overwhelming impact on our economy, it is the When developing a successful and rewarding steady stream of visitors that make our relationship sister city relationship, it is important to promote worthwhile. direct involvement by the municipality and the com- “Economic development has not been our focal munity. It is customary to have both an active and point of attention with Bondo City. Rather we have financial commitment by the city government; how- chosen to enhance our cultural and educational rela- ever, there are as many different sister city govern- tionship. The only company that has Japanese ties is ing structures as there are sister city agreements, Century Tube, established in 1979 from Osaka and and Pine Bluff is no different. The sister city gover- was acquired by Allied Tube in 2001. Century Tube nance is driven by direct involvement of the commu- and now Allied Tube—due to its Japanese affilia- nity with little or no input from the city. The tion—have been very helpful with translation and the governance is done through the community, and planning for the receipt of delegations from Japan.” both the city council and the mayor’s office are informed and consulted. What are your expectations for future de- In March I met with Pine Bluff Mayor Carl Redus velopment with your sister city? to ask what the more than 20 years of sister city Q experience means to the city. “Since Bondo City’s economy is tied directly What cultural, educational and economic to aqua-culture/fisheries, it is my intention benefits has Pine Bluff experienced A to encourage the University of Arkansas at Qduring its relationship with Bondo City? Pine Bluff to apply for available funding to begin research and development in aqua-culture. I hope “We continually enjoy a cultural relation- that this research will result in the exchange of infor- ship, as evidenced by the Japanese garden mation that can prove beneficial between our two A erected in Pine Bluff Civic Center and dedi- cultures to prevent hunger with our respective areas cated in 1989. We also have annual or bi-annual as well as nationally and internationally. I would like

16 CITY & TOWN to see something similar to the catfish hatcheries we “Arkansas—and Jefferson County in particu- have developed in Arkansas, where hybrids are lar—is an agricultural region. I would like to bred and research data documented. The sharing A expend some effort in seeking relationships of this information would be beneficial for both in Chile, Argentina, sub-Saharan Africa and maybe of our economies.” China. These are developing countries, and they have possibilities for us in the area of agricultural Since sustainable development has become development. We especially would like to look a universal concern, do you see Pine Bluff into the countries of Chile and Argentina with the Qdeveloping such a program? increase of the Hispanic population in our area. We also want to look toward Africa as well.” “We have no contemplation at this time.” Contact Sherman Banks at 501-376-8193; A fax 501-372-6564; e-mail [email protected]; or write P.O. Box 165920, Little Rock, AR 72216. Would you like to pursue additional sister Qcity relationships?

DRA multimodal transportation plan needs cities’ input By Andrew Morgan, League staff

he Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is asking to approach Congress with a multimodal plan, community leaders to tell them the multi-modal Massingill said. transportation needs in Arkansas’s cities and “Congress has already said, ‘We’re paying towns to help the agency report those needs attention.’” Tto Congress. Bill Triplett, the DRA’s senior advisor to the federal The DRA is in the process of developing a strate- co-chair, said the two keys to developing and imple- gic multimodal transportation plan for the eight-state menting a plan in the region are local leadership and region along the Mississippi River that the agency private sector investment. serves. Congress has charged the agency with first re- The DRA has had only a modest budget in recent porting on the region’s assets and needs. years to spend in the region, but has used that money The plan will include the region’s highway, avia- to leverage even more funding through other federal tion, freight and passenger rail, waterways and pub- and state grant programs and private investment. In lic transportation needs. the first six years since the agency’s inception, the Chris Massingill, who Gov. Mike Beebe DRA has funded 385 projects and used $56 million appointed as DRA alternate co-chair in Arkansas, of its funds to leverage $278 million in other public told attendees at a March 28 meeting in Pine Bluff funds and nearly $1.2 billion in private funds. that developing the plan will take cooperation among “Government can’t change the world, but it can federal, state and local governments and businesses work to create a climate of opportunity,” Triplett said. “to a degree like we’ve never seen before.” The DRA will present its assets and needs findings The DRA in 2007 released its Delta Development at its annual meeting June 23-25 in New Orleans in Highway Plan, which focuses on the many ground preparation for reporting to Congress in July. To learn transportation needs in the region, including the I-69 how to share your community’s needs, visit the corridor. On the heels of that report, the time is right agency’s Web site at www.dra.gov. APRIL 2008 17 Check us out. www.arml.org

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• eNewsRoom offers online news articles from Arkansas’s municipalities’ dailies. • City & Town is available to download in its entirety in PDF from the Publications page. • Cities of Arkansas local government portal page gives visitors a sneak peek at the quality of life in the municipalities across Arkansas. • Flyout menus provide easier navigation and cut down on search time. • A search engine makes it easy to locate topics, based on specific words. • Legislative Action Center is now home to legislative matters, including a new Legislative Bulletin. • eCart, order and pay for publications and mailing lists online. • Legal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page Just launched! It’s Convention time again.

June 18-20—Hot Springs, Ark. See next page for more information. Register online at www.arml.org.

Exhibitors, contact the League immediately to reserve space for your display. Contact Whitnee Bullerwell at 501-374-3484, ext. 206. Cost for the exhibit space is $400.

APRIL 2008 19 HOTELRESERVATION REGISTRATION te eitat .$200 ...... $75 ...... $75 ...... $150 ...... registrants . . . Other ...... registration . . Child ...... registration . Spouse/guest . . . . after . fee Registration . . officials municipal for registration Advance rigo Hotel Arlington Hotel Austin hotel) (headquarters Hotel Suites Embassy aclainltesms epsmre by postmarked be must letters Cancellation • accepted. be will registrations telephone No office. • League the through come must Registration • available. is registration daily No • of copies and activities meals, includes Registration • processed be will Registration • laeceko aclainplc o orhotel. your for policy cancellation hotel. on the check from Please directly • come card. accommodations. will hotel credit number in by cancellations confirmation guaranteed or Hotel changes unless • make released to then directly and hotel p.m. the Contact 6 tax. • until percent held 13.5 be a will to Rooms subject • are Springs Hot in Rooms is • reservations hotel for date Cut-off • aecek aal oteAkna uiia League. Municipal Arkansas the to payable checks Make orfnsatrJn ,2008 2, June after refunds No edition 2007-’08 Officials, ige...... 7 obe...... 8 hc-n...... p.m. .3 ...... p.m. . .3 ...... Check-in . . p.m. . .3 ...... Check-in ...... $89 ...... Check-in . Double .$75 ...... $79 ...... $129 . . . . Single ...... Double . Single/ . . . . . Double Single/ yMna,Jn ,20,t ulf o dac registration. advance for qualify to 2008, 2, June Monday, by eitainadpyetms ercie nLau office League in received be must payment and Registration ue1-0 2008 18-20, Center June Convention Springs Hot CONVENTION 74th ue2 2008 2, June ONLY . oe omRates Room Hotel n nst eitainfrmncplofcas...... $175 ...... officials municipal for registration on-site and , . ihacmayn amn nfull. in payment accompanying with ue2 2008. 2, June ue2 2008 2, June adokfrAkna Municipal Arkansas for Handbook . TWO WAYS TO REGISTER Complete the steps and mail with payment to: 2 ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Attn: 74th Convention Register online at www.arml.org OR P.O. Box 38 1 and pay by credit card. North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038 Step 1: Delegate Information Name: Title: City of: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: Spouse/Guest will attend: Yes No Name: Children will attend: Yes No Name(s):

Step 2: Payment Information •WHAT IS YOUR TOTAL? (see opposite page for fees) Advance Registration Regular Registration Spouse/Guest Child Other Registrants Total $150 $175 $75 $75 $200 $ • HOW ARE YOU PAYING? Check Mail payment and form to: Arkansas Municipal League 74th Convention P.O. Box 38 North Little Rock, AR 72115 Credit Card Complete information below and send to address above. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard Card Number: _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ Exp. Date: _ _ /200_ Card Holder Name (as it appears on card): Billing address (as it appears on statement): City: State: Zip: E-mail address (required for credit card payment):

Step 3: Hotel Reservations To obtain hotel reservations, registered delegates must directly contact participating hotels listed below:

Arlington Hotel Reservations ______800-643-1502 or 501-609-2533

Austin Hotel Reservations ______877-623-6697

Embassy Suites Hotel Reservations ______501-321-4407 (Dianna) or 501-351-4430 (Elaine) ______(In-house reservations only)

Step 4: Hotel Payment Payment Options: Credit Card or Direct Bill Note: only two payment options. To obtain direct billing as a payment option, registered delegates must directly contact hotel accounting offices listed below: Arlington Hotel Accounting ______800-643-1502 or 501-609-2533 Austin Hotel Accounting ______800-844-7275

Embassy Suites Hotel Accounting ______501-321-4413 (ask for Jennifer Ragland) TENTATIVE PROGRAM IN BRIEF To see an expanded tentative schedule, visit www.arml.org.

WEDNESDAY 2 p.m.-7 p.m. REGISTRATION AND EXHIBIT HALL OPEN JUNE 18 5:30 p.m. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING 7 p.m. OPENING NIGHT BANQUET

THURSDAY 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. REGISTRATION OPEN JUNE 19 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. HOST CITY BREAKFAST 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. GENERAL SESSION 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. EVENING OPEN—ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS

FRIDAY 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. REGISTRATION OPEN JUNE 20 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. BREAKFAST 9 a.m.-10 a.m. GENERAL SESSION 10:15 a.m.-11:30 p.m. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETINGS 11:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m. AWARDS AND NEW OFFICERS’LUNCHEON

RESOLUTIONS

Suggested Convention Resolutions for consideration at the 74th Annual Convention should be mailed to: 74th Convention Resolutions Arkansas Municipal League P.O. Box 38 North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038 The deadline for Resolution submission is May 12. Resolutions submitted by April 1 will be reviewed for possible endorsement by the Advisory Councils and the Executive Committee. Resolutions may be drafted by an official of any member city or town and can relate to any matter of municipal concern. See your 2007-2008 Policies and Goals for resolutions adopted at the 73rd Convention.

WANTED: City officials or employees with 25 years of service

Did you begin serving your city or town in 1983? The League would like to know! The League will give special recognition to city and town officials who are in their 25th year of municipal service at the 74th League Convention, June 18-20, in Hot Springs. Names must be submitted to the League by May 19. Call Ken Wasson at 501-374-3484, ext. 211; Sheila Boyd, ext. 218; or write to P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038.

NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS At the 74th Convention, a special Exhibit Hall is available for businesses, companies and manufacturers to display their products and services that are available to Arkansas municipalities. To guarantee your firm’s exhibit area, contact the League immediately to reserve space for your display. Your name will be added to the list of exhibitors, and we will reserve a space for your exhibit when you arrive. The cost this year for exhibit space is $400. We cannot guarantee space for companies that do not preregister before June 2. Call Whitnee Bullerwell at 501-374-3484, ext. 206, or write to Arkansas Municipal League, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038. Municipal Property Program Your Municipal Property Program offers broad coverage for your municipal property. The limits of coverage are $50 million per occurrence per member for damages from fire, windstorm and other incidents in excess of $5,000. Coverage is $15 million per occurrence per member for losses exceeding $100,000 on earthquakes and flooding. The Municipal Property Program’s 2007 annual meeting in November adopted rates according to the following scale. The rates are: FIRE CLASS I — .0015 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS ll — .0016 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS lll — .0017 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS IV — .0018 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS V — .0019 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS Vl — .002 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS Vll — .0022 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS Vlll — .0024 X covered value = Premium FIRE CLASS IXNew — .0027 Reduced X covered Rates value = Premium FIRE CLASS X — .003 X covered value = Premium

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The 2008 Directory of Arkansas Municipal Officials is now available.

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APRIL 2008 25 Cities receive $308,377 through preservation grant programs Municipal The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Notes Heritage, has awarded $308,377 in grants through its Certified Local Government Grant, Historic Preservation Restoration Grant and Main Street Model Business Grant programs, the agency has announced. Among the recipients are the following Main Street Arkansas communities: Blytheville, $7,700 to develop design guidelines for the EPA awards three cities Blytheville Commercial Historic District; brownfields grants El Dorado, $6,500 to survey a proposed Camden, Pine Bluff and North Little Rock will share expansion of the Murphy-Hill Historic District; $800,000 in brownfields grants from the U.S. Envi- Eureka Springs, $17,900 to develop a citywide ronmental Protection Agency to help assess and preservation plan; Fort Smith, $40,000 to remove contaminants from former industrial and develop a citywide preservation plan; Helena- commercial sites, the Arkansas Democrate-Gazette West Helena, $30,000 to develop a citywide reported April 9. historic preservation plan; Little Rock, $34,400 Brownfields are sites where expansion, to develop a citywide preservation plan; and redevelopment and reuse of land may be hindered Texarkana, $42,500 to survey a proposed dis- by the presence of hazardous substances, pollutants trict, develop guidelines for two historic districts, or contaminants. and to develop a citywide preservation plan. Camden will receive $200,000 for the Camden Three Main Street Arkansas cities shared Port Authority to clean up the Moore/Buck site at $28,050 in Phase One Model Business Grants, 739 Adams Ave., a former stave mill and auto which will fund professional assistance to ensure repair center. that a registered architect is thoroughly involved Pine Bluff will receive $400,000 to inventory in the early phases of each project. Recipients sites with hazardous substances and potential petro- are Main Street Batesville, Main Street Helena leum contamination, conduct assessments and sup- and Main Street Searcy. port community outreach. North Little Rock will receive $200,000 for the Riverfront Baring Cross Neighborhood Renewal Organization to clean a River Road site NWA still outpacing most formerly used for disposal of demolition materials in country and for public dumping. Census Bureau estimates released March 27 rank the Northwest Arkansas region 27th among the nation’s fastest growing regions from mid-2006 to mid-2007, The Morning News has reported. The Springdale-Fayetteville-Rogers metropoli- tan statistical area—which also includes Visit Us. Bentonville, Bella Vista, Madison County and part of McDonald County in Southwest www.arml.org Missouri—saw its population jump by 12,158

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AR Sales Rep Jeff Kelley 501-514-3214 Distributor Sooner Distributors 800-324-3246 Dare to Compare—Call for an on-site demonstration! GSA Contract Number: GSO7F-8756D ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS Summaries of attorney general opinions Recent opinions that affect municipal government in Arkansas From the Office of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel

Guard member entitled to paid leave be brought to remove an individual who is ineligible Opinion: 2007-326 to hold office—a writ of quo warranto, an usurpation Requestor: Bisbee, David—State Senator action, and a taxpayer lawsuit under the provisions of Article 16, sec. 13 of the Arkansas Constitution. In reviewing a leave of absence request made by a city employee pursuant to ACA 21-4-102, is it relevant to Public funds must go to public purpose consider whether the city employee was involuntarily called up for service in the National Guard or volun- Opinion: 2008-026 teered for service after his potential unit was already Requestor: Dunn, David—State Representative under an alert order? Q2) Does an employee’s motivation Is it permissible to use taxpayer funds to pay for tickets to for joining the National Guard impact his rights to re- the Governor’s Ball for the mayor and select aldermen to ceive paid leave time pursuant to ACA 21-4-102? attend, under the pretense of “networking” for the bene- RESPONSE: Q1) In my opinion, it is irrelevant whether fit of the city? RESPONSE: This may ultimately turn on the city employee volunteered for service after his unit the particular surrounding facts. The most recent Gover- was already under an alert order. If faced with the ques- nor’s inaugural ball was administered by the Arkansas tion, I believe a court would likely conclude that the em- Democratic Party, and a city generally may not con- ployee was nonetheless “called to duty” under those tribute public funds to a political party. Cf. Op. Att’y circumstances. Q2) No. Gen. 2004-294. If there was no such contribution to a political party under the particular facts, then the answer City director must remain depends upon whether the expenditure was for a proper in ward represented public or municipal purpose under ACA 14-58-303 Opinion: 2008-012 (Supp. 2007), the common law public purpose doctrine, Requestor: Altes, Denny—State Senator and Arkansas Constitution Article 12, Section 5. This is ultimately a question of fact. See Opinion for the In a city administrator form of government, can a city legal analysis. director who owned property and who resided and was domiciled in a given ward at the time of election con- Release of certain employee info OK tinue to serve if that director sells his/her property and under FOIA purchases property in a different ward than the one he/she was elected to represent? Q2) Does renting an Opinion: 2008-050 apartment or other rental property with no intent to re- Requestor: Anderson, Sheila—Officer, side in that property meet the requirement of domicile Little Rock Police Department and residency? Q3) Other than voluntary resignation Is the decision of the custodian of records to release from the position or a recall election by the voters in the documentation regarding the current rank, salary and ward, is there an alternative for removal from office if the overtime compensation of all sworn members of the above situation occurs? RESPONSE: In my opinion, with Little Rock Police Department and employees of the respect to your first question, a city director elected from Little Rock Fire Department consistent with the FOIA? a ward in a city administrator form of municipal govern- RESPONSE: The custodian’s decision is consistent with ment must continue to reside within the ward he or she the FOIA, under the assumption that the records to be represents to remain eligible to hold that office. Without released simply document each employee’s name, salary, a statute declaring the seat automatically vacant, how- overtime compensation and rank and do not detail any ever, the individual may continue in office until removed. evaluation of the employees’ job performance, or reflect With respect to your second question, only a court may the employees’ home addresses or social security num- make factually specific determinations of whether an bers. This also assumes that none of the members of the officer meets the residency or domiciliary requirements LRPD whose records the custodian intends to release are to hold office. With respect to your third question, in my “currently working undercover” and that they are not opinion, aside from the statutorily authorized recall elec- “identified in the Arkansas Minimum Standards Office as tions, there are three possible causes of action that may (see AGOs, page 39) 28 CITY & TOWN arkansas municipal league CASHMANAGEMENTTRUST If your municipality’s checking balances are earning less, the cash management tool can help increase your % municipality’s ability to provide 1.82 services to your residents. as of April 18, 2008, The Trust provides safety, at close of business. liquidity and competitive returns. To learn more contact, Lori Sander at 501-374-3484, ext. 238, or Paul Young, ext. 125.

APRIL 2008 29 ACCRTA seeks nominations for Clerk of the Year

he Municipal Clerk of the Year Award each Requirements for nominees: year recognizes a member of the Arkansas • A municipal clerk who has been an active TCity Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers Association ACCRTA member at least five years (ACCRTA) who has made significant contributions to • Provided service to other municipal clerks in the objectives of the municipal clerks’ profession and the state as the opportunity existed to the improvement of municipal government in • Exhibited leadership Arkansas and the clerk’s own community. • A Certified Municipal Clerk or Certified Qualities are length of service, good relationship Arkansas Municipal Clerk with other clerks, interest in education, furthering of • Holds a city clerk/recorder/treasurer or the association, attendance at national and regional deputy position conferences, community service and furthering the municipal clerks’ association. Complete the nomination form below Any municipal official or ACCRTA member may and mail to: nominate a candidate for Municipal Clerk of the Donna Jones, City Clerk Year for 2008. The deadline for nominations P.O. Box 730 is May 1. The finalist will be honored at the DeQueen, AR 71832 74th Arkansas Municipal League Convention, June 18-20, in Hot Springs.

Municipal Clerk of the Year 2008 Nominee’s Full Name ______Number of Years as Municipal Clerk ______Date of Certification______Date of Recertification______Number of Years as ACCRTA Member______Date of Membership______Municipal Clerk of what city______Appointed/Elected Yr.______Address______City______Zip______Business Phone ______ACCRTA Offices held ______Committee service ______Other activities IIMC participation______Education program participation (instructor, panel member, moderator): ______Individual submitting nomination ______Name______Address ______Signature ______Phone______Date______

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APRIL 2008 31 nationwide by $250 million for the Workforce In- continued from page 26 Briefs vestment Act. people, or 2.9 percent. “Who was thinking about the plight of the Palm Coast, Fla., ranked first in the survey, laid-off worker in Searcy or the 18-year-old high with a 7.2 percent jump in population. school graduate in Stuttgart when bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., decided to pull back support for workforce development?” Beebe asked. New Orleans hosts The millions the state will lose had already been obligated for training contracts with col- “Reimagining the Delta” leges and other institutions, Beebe said. Local The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will bring its workforce offices may be temporarily shut down, annual conference, this year titled “Reimagining or employees could be laid off. Beebe estimated the Delta,” June 23-25, to the Ritz-Carlton in that more than 1,900 people would receive ei- downtown New Orleans. ther fewer benefits or none at all. The conference, which is expected to attract “It will certainly impose a long-term, negative several hundred business and community lead- impact on the confidence of workers, employers ers from the eight-state DRA region, has no reg- and potential employers in workforce develop- istration fee. Early registration is encouraged. ment programs all across Arkansas,” he said. To register, go to www.dra.gov. For additional information, call Sissy Kidd at 501-686-6195.

Conference addresses building local economies “It’s All Connected: Linking Your Local Economy to Global Opportunities” is the theme of the annual Breakthrough Solutions Conference held May 1 in Little Rock. The conference focuses on how communities and businesses are taking advantage of oppor- Visit Us. tunities by working together, through innovation and by using broadband Internet to connect www.arml.org to the world. Keynote speaker Jane Smith Patterson, executive director of e-NC in North Carolina, will address building a 21st Century economy in rural Arkansas. The conference will be 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. May 1, at the Hilton Little Rock Metro Center, I-630 and University Ave. To register, go to www.vworks.org/conference.

State losing millions in workforce funding Obituaries Arkansas is losing $4.3 million in federal money Ralph Lee, 74, a former mayor of Bono, died already allocated for workforce training, Gov. March 22. Mike Beebe said in an April 18 radio address. Fred Zieman, 69, a former Chicot County The Department of labor is rescinding funding Judge, died March 18.

3232 CITY & TOWN Changes to 2008 Directory, Arkansas Municipal Officials Submit changes to Whitnee Bullerwell, [email protected].

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Municipal Clerks Week is May 4-10

ncrease public awareness of municipal clerks and full week of May, recognizing the role municipal the valuable services they perform for our cities clerks play in local government. During this week, and towns by saying thank you to your clerk dur- municipal clerks throughout the world will host open ing the internationally celebrated 38th Municipal houses and tours of the municipal clerks’ office, visit IClerks Week, May 4 -10. local schools and participate in other events. The International Institute of Municipal Clerks Clerks prepare agendas, take minutes, maintain (IIMC) since 1969 has sponsored the week. The ordinance and resolutions files, keep historical IIMC has 10,000 members in the United States, records, process permits and serve as the clearing- Canada and 15 other countries. house for information about the local government. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, in Many clerks serve as financial officers or treasurers 1984 and 1994 respectively, signed proclamations and, in small municipalities, may act as chief admin- officially declaring Municipal Clerks Week the first istrative officers.

NLC accepting applications for Awards for Municipal Excellence

he National League of Cities (NLC) is accepting in America’s communities. applications for the Awards for Municipal Ex- The deadline to apply is May 1. Award winners cellence. The awards—either $1,000 or will be announced at the NLC’s Congress of Cities $2,000—support cities that are members of the and Exposition, held Nov. 11-15 in Orlando, Fla. For TNLC. The awards identify and showcase outstanding more information about the program and how to city and town programs that improve the quality of life apply, call 202-626-3190, visit www.nlc.org, or e-mail [email protected].

APRIL 2008 33 PLANNING TO SUCCEED Delta Made expo shows off region’s assets For a region in a cycle of decline, actively seeking out and promoting unique, locally made goods and cultural offerings can do wonders for communities’ self-esteem.

By Jim vonTungeln

omeone had a good idea about the Arkansas Delta a deeper level, however, this show illustrated some truths recently. They rounded up a large group of artists, about urban development as well as rural development. producers and merchants from the region and The first truth concerns self-reliance. Having worked Sbrought them to the Clinton School of Public in and out of the Arkansas Delta for more than 35 years, Service in Little Rock for a one-day exposition. The affair I can tell you that it frustrates a person at times. Some was a program of the Arkansas Delta Rural Heritage De- communities wither away as they wait hopelessly for velopment Initiative. The result was pretty spectacular. the return of federal grants. They simply don’t believe it when a person tells them that those days are over for a while. The second truth deals with self-esteem. You see, I happen to believe that communities can develop a poor self-image just as individuals do. It comes from bitter poverty and neglect. It can even eventually form the rep- utation of an area. On the other hand, there isn’t a community in the state that wouldn’t be proud to claim any of the participants I visited with at the exposition. There is also the question of economics itself. Okay, maybe someone isn’t going to get rich selling sorghum molasses from an Arkansas Delta town. It seems to me, however, that it beats waiting and watching for the grants to come back.

Clarence Williams, a student at the Clinton School of Public Service, served as one of the hosts of Arkansas Delta Made. The school’s ground floor was almost entirely dedicated to the show, and visitors were packed elbow to elbow. The participants both demonstrated and sold their goods. By the time I entered the checkout line, it was nearly 20 people deep. Even more amazing was that the show enjoyed limited advertising and had to compete with a massive Easter egg hunt at the same time and place. Despite the crowd, we made our way in and were treated to a dazzling collection of treasures, all produced by our East Arkansas cousins. Products included sauces, honey, paintings, heirloom clothing, photographs, books, jewelry and woodcrafts. Just about every community in the Delta had a representative there presenting merchandise. It was quite a sight. Why was I, as an urban planner, so excited about this John Holt, in overalls, and Dru Duncan, right, of Back at the event? Well, I admire personal initiative for one thing. On Farm, a Dell-based business, show off their goods.

34 CITY & TOWN tions of the Delta, maybe we have more to offer than we think. This thinking fits a reasonable approach to community development. This, as I have mentioned before, in- volves addressing first the basics of our community’s health. Second, and this is where we will stop for this month, is the wisdom of building upon our existing assets. This approach seems valid whether we are talking about a large city or small community. And if your community doesn’t offer any apparent assets, get to work building some. We offer two final thoughts on the “Delta-made” expo. The first is that, this time, the products and mer- chandisers came to us. Why not work on ways to bring the customers to the producers? Why couldn’t we promote entire regions of our state as centers of productivity and publish trail guides for specific interests? An Arkansas Golf Trail, patterned after one in Alabama, could serve as a model. The second thought addresses the old problem of Arkansas’s First Lady Ginger Beebe, right, compares purchases perception versus reality. If we give in to the perception with an expo-goer. that our community is just another tired old town, that can become a reality. On the other hand, as Williams Finally, it teaches us something about public policy. James—Harvard Dean and so-called Father of Modern On the rural side, agricultural experts are encouraging Psychology—once said, “We don’t sing because we’re farmers to consider alternative crops over the traditional happy; we’re happy because we sing.”Maybe encouraging and expensive row crops that sustained the Delta for so local entrepreneurship in your community could make long. Specialty crops, they argue, can bring about sub- more people sing and then what? Isn’t it exciting to think stantial income at far less cost of production. about? On the urban side, we certainly need to review the way that our land use regulations allow families to work at home. As gasoline eventually settles at between four Jim vonTungeln is staff planning consultant and five dollars a gallon, it will be more important to available for consultation as a service of the work closer to where we live. Arkansas Municipal League and is a member So the expo thrilled me, and apparently everyone of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Persons having comments or questions may who came to see it. If one adds to this entrepreneurial reach him at 501-372-3232. His Web site is soup the extra ingredients of the musical and folk tradi- www.planyourcity.com.

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APRIL 2008 35 ANIMAL CORNER National animal control group brings training to state With the National Animal Control Association bringing its Level One Training to North Little Rock in June, it’s a perfect time for municipalities across the state to take advantage of the opportunity to hone the skills of their animal control officers.

By Billy Grace

ountless times over the past several years I have control officer” has replaced the “dog catcher.” heard officials from smaller cities and towns Certification is necessary in virtually every facet of express their desire to send animal control our profession. Certification requires professional train- Cpersonnel to the National Animal Control ing, and there is none better than that provided by the Association (NACA) Training Academy. The number one NACA. With the exception of one new staff member, reason that they cannot do this is, understandably, lack of who will be attending the June class, all North Little Rock funding. It costs money to send personnel out of state for Animal Control officers are NACA trained. We have ben- a full week of training. When you add up the travel, efited greatly from this training! lodging, per diem and tuition, you are looking at The NACA takes a common sense approach to spending a lot of money. achieving the goals of municipal animal control agencies. For the first time in its history, the NACA will As one NACA instructor put it, you have to do this job bring its Level One Training Class to Central Arkansas, with your head, not your heart. We are, after all, dealing June 23-27, at the Holiday Inn North, 120 West Pershing with animals that reproduce in litters. Common sense Blvd., in North Little Rock. This is a great opportunity to tells us that controlling this type of population will be obtain basic animal control training without the expense difficult at best. If there is a better way to do it, we should of going out of state. all be taking advantage of it. The NACA offers the very best training available for I strongly urge every city that has a desire to profes- animal control personnel. They offer professional law sionalize its animal control department to send someone enforcement training from an animal control perspec- to the Academy. tive. We have been trying for years to convince them to bring this training to Arkansas. We should work to fill the class so they will return to the state. The animal control profession is changing rapidly. Billy Grace is the director of North Little Rock People are “humanizing” their animals more and more Animal Control. He can be reached at 501-791- with each passing day. Animal control tactics that were 8577 or e-mail [email protected]. accepted only a few years ago are now considered to be cruel and inhumane. As a result, the professional “animal

36 CITY & TOWN The must-have reference for every city hall in Arkansas The new 2007-2008 edition of the Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials has arrived. The Handbook compiles state laws affecting Arkansas municipalities, including the newest laws from the 2007 legislative session. This is the most complete publication on municipal law and city government in Arkansas. You may order and pay for your copy online via Visa or MasterCard by visiting the Publications page at www.arml.org, or use the order form below.

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ACCRTA scholarships available

he executive board of the Arkansas City Clerks, will be awarded to attend the certification section of the Recorder and Treasurers Association (ACCRTA) Municipal Clerks’ Institute, Sept. 15-18 in Fayetteville. is accepting applications for scholarships to The deadline to apply is May 5. Tattend the Municipal Clerks’ Training Institute, One $400 scholarship will be awarded to attend the Academy for Advanced Education and the Interna- the Academy of Advanced Education, Sept. 17-18 in tional Institute of Municipal Clerks’ (IIMC) annual Fayetteville. The deadline to apply is May 5. conference, all of which enable municipal clerks to One $400 scholarship will be awarded to attend the further their educational training. IIMC annual conference, May 18-22 in Atlanta. The One scholarship honors the memory of Bill S. IIMC awards 10 additional regional scholarships to the Bonner and will be awarded only to first-year attendees conference. The deadline to apply is April 6. in the certification program at the Municipal Clerks’ For an application and further information, contact Training Institute. Scholarship Chairman Paula Caudle at 479-839-2342 Five $400 scholarships—for tuition and lodging— Ext. 212.

APRIL 2008 37 ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE Basic street maintenance: a primer With each municipal election, City & Town’s readership changes, and it’s a good idea to occasionally step back and refresh ourselves on the basics of street maintenance.

By A.E. (Al) Johnson Jr.

irst and foremost, good drainage is essential Do not allow routine street maintenance, street for your streets to function safely and be well sweeping or trash pick-up on arterial streets during rush maintained. Eliminate the standing water, clean hour. All cities and towns should adopt this policy. Use Fout your drop inlets, grade your side ditches, and common sense when scheduling street projects. Avoid the fix those pot holes. heavy traffic on Friday and don’t compete with special events that bring extra traffic to town. Next, use that manual on uniform traffic control de- vices and make sure that all of your traffic signs and Manage work time wisely, especially during pavement markings are in compliance. daylight-saving time. Nothing is accomplished setting up and taking down barricades and signs for a safe work It is a good idea to keep a record of all maintenance zone. Four 10-hour days can be more productive than work to assist you in evaluating which products perform five eight-hour days. The four-10 week has proven safer the best and last the longest. because it eliminates crews being exposed to the higher Seal cracks to extend the service life of your streets. It Friday traffic volume. is best to do so during cool weather when the cracks are The last and possibly the most important aspect open and easier to clean. Blow out the cracks with com- of street maintenance is good crew morale. Good morale pressed air then seal them with emulsified asphalt, coal means happy employees, quality work and a safe working tar or a brand name joint material. environment. Treat your crew to lunch while they are The debate over which sealant is best will always be attending the monthly safety meetings. with us: hot mix overlay v. chip seal. There is no clear winner! It is hard to beat a good hot mix overlay; however, the shoulders will have to be re-shaped and Contact Al Johnson, P.E., staff engineer, at eventually the gutters re-worked. The chip seal will go a 501-374-7492. He is available to consult lot further; however, pea gravel will end up in everyone’s with member cities and towns for one on-site yards and potentially crack windshields. Like all street consultation a year as a service of your Arkansas construction and maintenance issues, it is often comes Municipal League. down to how much you can spend.

38 CITY & TOWN AGOs continued from page 28 undercover officers” such that their identities are exempt from disclosure pursuant to ACA 25-19-105(b)(10) (Supp. 2007).

Release of correspondence among public officers OK under FOIA Opinion: 2008-058 Requestor: King, Shayne—Director, Bryant Human Resources Is the records custodian’s decision to release correspondence from the Bryant city fire chief to the Bryant mayor and other city officials, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, consistent with provisions of the FOIA? RESPONSE: Yes.

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APRIL 2008 39 URBAN FORESTRY Good looks and so much more Trees greatly offset the ill-effects of “heat islands” within our cities and towns, and city leaders can help get the planting started.

By John Slater

Heat islands” comprise 60 percent of our cities. What are heat islands? Buildings, streets and parking lots make up our heat islands. They “impact greatly how a city looks and reflect a city’s character—good or bad. They can attract consumers if designed properly, and can even affect the health of residents and visitors. Large exposed parking lots build up heat over urban areas. Studies show they can raise ambient air tempera- ture from 3-10 degrees Fahrenheit. When asphalt streets and parking lots heat up, tailpipe emissions from vehicles hovering over that hot surface dramatically increase ozone and other gases that affect people’s health. Let’s look at ways planting trees in communities can help reduce the ill effects of heat islands. Trees, such as these surrounding the Bryant public library, help Trees reduce the generation of heat eliminate heat islands caused by buildings and parking lots in our cities and towns. • One hundred trees planted in parking lots and along city streets can remove 1000 pounds of pollutants Trees make communities per year. more aesthetically pleasing • There’s a reduction of up to 35 F on the asphalt when • Parking lots paved to the edge of the property improve shaded by trees from full summer sun. urban character. • City trees absorb nine times more pollutants when • Tree buffers can be used to hide or soften the look of near the highest concentrations than trees out of town. unsightly parking lots. • Health risks such as asthma and ozone-related respira- tory problems are reduced when trees are nearby. Trees reduce city noise • Trees produce “white noise” from the wind blowing Trees tame storm water runoff through their leaves and branches that mask man- and save energy made noise. • Trees can capture in their leaves the first 30 percent • A belt of trees 98 feet wide and 49 feet tall can reduce of the rainfall and it will evaporate back into the traffic noise by six to 10 decibels. atmosphere. • Another 30 percent is taken up and stored in the root Trees improve traffic safety structure and then released into the atmosphere • Trees along streets or in the median cause a reduction through transpiration. of run-off-the-road crashes when compared to streets • Trees reduce the hammering effect of rain and allow without trees. the rainwater to fall lightly to the ground to be • People slow down while driving through tree-lined absorbed into the soil, thus recharging the ground streets. water instead of draining into costly storm drains. • Trees separate motorists from people and create a • Each urban tree with a 50-year lifespan provides an pleasant and safe walking experience. estimated $273 a year in reduced costs for air condi- tioning, erosion control, storm water control, air pollution and wildlife shelter. Trees make communities safer • Trees get people outside where they are more aware of their surroundings, which can help reduce crime. • Views of nature reduce stress.

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Trees promote business trees are best for your parking lots, the Arkansas Forestry • Being around nature causes people to slow down Commission Urban Forestry Program can help. You can and linger. also look at Little Rock, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Hot • Nature produces a calming effect conducive to sales. Springs landscape ordinances online at www.forestry.state.ar.us. How do you plan for your community to offset the Additional resources: www.greenlaws.lsu.edu; effects of heat islands? A good landscape ordinance can Kathleen L. Wolf, PhD, College of Forest Resources, be invaluable. The first step in designing a landscape University of Washington; USDA Forest Service, Atlanta; ordinance for trees is to set aside a percentage of land on National Arbor Day Foundation. each building site so trees will have a place to grow their Make a memory … Plant a tree roots and spread their branches. It is also important that the trees used to shade parking lots will grow a canopy John Slater is urban forestry partnership large enough to provide the benefits. Parking lots with coordinator with the Arkansas Forestry crape myrtles and pear trees will never meet the required Commission. Contact him at 501-984-5867, 50 percent shading. or at [email protected]. Some communities are making parking lots tree friendly and writing ordinances that require shade in parking lots. Raleigh, N.C.; Sacramento, Calif.; Atlanta; and San Antonio are writing special provisions to require 50 percent shading within 15 years. Austin, Texas, is rewriting its landscape and tree laws to provide more shade as a means of reducing the urban heat island effect. Gwinnett County in Georgia has a very tough tree preservation ordinance that requires preservation of many trees and replacement of others. If you would like assistance in determining what APRIL 2008 41 YOUR HEALTH Prescription drug abuse on the rise Recent studies show that more than 20 percent of Americans aged 12 and older have used a prescription drug for non-medical reasons, with more than 20,000 people dying from prescription drug misuse.

By Christopher Scott Cargile, M.D.

rescription drugs have surpassed marijuana as Help is available the leading drug of choice among first-time A range of drug treatment programs is available, in- users, though the problem has largely fallen cluding one begun recently by the University of Arkansas Pthrough the cracks of mainstream society. for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that seeks to fill the gap be- Health care costs have soared, and employee productivity tween residential drug addiction programs and commu- has undoubtedly taken a hit. nity-run treatments, like 12-step programs. There is evidence, however, that prescription drug The Chemical Dependency Outpatient Patient pro- addiction awareness, although still slow to catch up, is gram, offered by the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, is also on the rise. There are the occasional Hollywood a unique drug addiction treatment program that is more headlines of high profile overdoses that spur discussion, intensive than a 12-step program, yet does not require and a national television awareness campaign kicked off patients to be admitted. The outpatient program uses during this year’s Super Bowl. counseling and new medications that help people beat But despite the dramatic rise in Americans taking their addictions. An addiction research center at UAMS prescription medications without doctors’ orders, the also is actively seeking better treatment for addictive dis- prescription drug predicament is still generally an over- orders, more answers to the causes of addictive disorders looked issue that many people don’t understand. and new forms of treatment.

The telltale signs Word on the street Identifying and treating prescription drug addictions Employers can encourage workers to get help and are naturally going to be the best defense in stemming even make programs available. While identifying and the growing problem. treating prescription drug addictions will address the But finding a way through the gray area surrounding growing problem from one end, another angle includes what is and is not considered a problem with prescribed finding ways to limit and regulate the availability and drugs can be a tricky task. That gray area is heightened by illegal obtainment of prescribed drugs. the effectiveness of prescribed drugs and the tolerance Studies have shown that the illegal sale of prescrip- level that eventually builds with patients. tion drugs has vastly grown in recent years, largely rooted It’s never a good day to be in pain, so patients who to a growing shadow market of middlemen who fraudu- begin hedging doses based on a tolerance level some- lently obtain diverted drugs and sell them both on the times begin seeking secondary doctors in order to obtain street and through a growing online presence of shady a prescription. Even more telling is when patients begin Internet pharmacies. lying, cheating or stealing the drugs, even if they are used The increase in easy availability of prescription drugs to combat a legitimate condition. naturally increases the numbers of addicts, making the Complicating the matter is an ongoing debate among advent of new laws and regulations another priority in providers about how long to keep prescribing patients on attacking the growing epidemic. a medication that is working without crossing the line of addiction. Christopher Scott Cargile, M.D., is Director and The bottom line is that once an addiction to pre- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, scription drugs is identified and a patient has developed University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. a set of self-destructive behaviors to feed it, it must be treated before it ends up killing the patient.

42 CITY & TOWN 479-209-0197; PIGGOTT, Art Festival, 870-598-3167 May 8-10, BALD KNOB, 21st Bald Knob Homefest, 501-724-3140, [email protected] May 9-10, ASHDOWN, 12th Whistlestop Festival, 870-898-2642; DARDANELLE, 19th Yell Fest, 479-229-3328, [email protected]; HOPE, 11th Hope Chamber of Commerce Free Bluegrass Festival, 870-777-3640; MONTICELLO, 12th Rough and Ready Days, Fairs & Festivals 870-367-6741, [email protected] May 10, CALICO ROCK, Homecoming Day, 870-297-4129; KINGSTON, 26th Fair April 17-19, MOUNTAIN VIEW, 46th Arkansas on the Square, 870-420-3731 Folk Festival, 870-269-8068, May 10-11, VAN BUREN, Old Timers Days, www.yourplaceinthemountains.com 479-474-5155, [email protected] April 18-19, STAR CITY, 5th StarDaze Festival, May 15-17, PARAGOULD, 19th Loose Caboose 870-628-3100 Festival, 870-240-0544, [email protected] April 19, ALMA, 22nd Spinach Festival, May 16-17, ATKINS, 17th Picklefest, 479-641- 479-632-4127, www.almachamber.com 1993; DERMOTT, 25th Dermott Crawfish Festival, April 19-20, HARDY, 25th Old Hardy Town 870-538-5656, [email protected]; Arts & Crafts Festival, 870-856-3571, HARRISON, 18th Crawdad Days Music Festival, www.oldhardytown.net 870-741-2659, [email protected]; April 22-27, FORDYCE, 28th Fordyce on the Cotton MAGNOLIA, 20th Magnolia Blossom Festival Belt Festival, 870-352-2055 & World Championship Steak Cook-off, April 25-27, SILOAM SPRINGS, 34th Dogwood 870-234-4352, [email protected] Festival, 479-524-6466, www.siloamchamber.com; May 17, BRINKLEY, 5th Choo Choo Ch’Boogie FULTON, 7th Twin Rivers Festival, 870-896-2281 Delta Music Festival, 870-734-1056 April 26, CABOT, 6th Strawberry Festival, 501-605-1506, www.cabotarkansas.us; RUSSELLVILLE, Party in the Park, 479-968-2452, arvartscenter.org April 26-27, HEBER SPRINGS, Springfest 2008, 501-362-2444, www.heber-springs.com May 1-31, EUREKA SPRINGS, May Festival of the Arkansas Municipal League’s Arts, 888-855-7823, [email protected] 74th Convention May 2, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Sandwiching June 18-20, 2008 in History: Skyline Drive, 501-324-9788, Hot Springs Convention Center [email protected] Hot Springs May 2-4, CONWAY, 27th Toad Suck Daze, 501-327-7788, [email protected]; HAMBURG, 38th World Famous Armadillo National League of Cities’ Festival, 870-853-8345, Congress of Cities [email protected] and Exposition May 3, ALTUS, 30th Springtime Gala, November 11-15, 2008 479-468-4684; AUGUSTA, Walks Through Orlando, Fla. History, 501-324-9788, [email protected]; BLYTHEVILLE, Springtime on the Mall, 870-763-2525; OZARK, Bluegrass in the Park, CALENDAR

APRIL 2008 43 GRANT MONEY MATTERS Grants for parks help meet recreation needs Spring is in the air, and as more people get out and enjoy the sunny days and blue skies, it’s a perfect time for cities and towns to make parks and recreation needs a priority.

By Chad Gallagher

amily recreational opportunities are one of the ties from a long-term and strategic viewpoint. Any big key quality of life factors families look for in a projects or expensive renovations that will be needed in community. A city should manage its parks and the future can be planned for, preventing every city recreation facilities and programs by committing F leader’s worst nightmare: an unanticipated capital itself to the community’s park users, implementing a improvement need. parks and recreation needs assessment and utilizing Municipalities are very fortunate to have the available grant money. It is important, especially during Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. The this season, to buckle down and plan ahead for your agency offers one of the very strongest parks grant pro- community’s future recreation needs. grams in the nation for municipal parks. The program is A city must manage and maintain its parks and thorough, well thought out and very helpful. It can be a recreation system to cater to families. Doing so will pivotal asset to the development and maintenance of impress families already living in your community, your parks system. and will also serve as a means of attracting new families The 50/50 grant program provides more than just to the community. Most people, especially families with financial assistance; it provides fantastic technical assis- children, enjoy knowing they have a fun and safe place to tance and more knowledge about parks than you’ll find spend time outdoors. Walking trails have become one of anywhere else. Every community in Arkansas should look the most important recreation and exercise venues for into this program. senior citizens. Young and old alike enjoy a nice park Though the focus today is on parks and recreation, system. Furthermore, if you already have a wide range we recommend that a long-term, strategic plan be built of activities available through your parks department, for all of your city’s departments. Each department will make sure that local families are aware of these activities. have some role in the future of the city, thus it is impor- Use this time to evaluate the parks, promote them to tant that each is functioning efficiently and effectively. your citizens and get input from regular park users. Each department should have its own long-term plan. By Conducting a needs assessment for your parks and taking the time on the front end to map out long-term recreation department will serve as a helpful tool to your goals and needs for each department, you eliminate un- future planning and development. Like the needs assess- certainties about the future. Long-term budget planning ment we discussed in previous columns, it is imperative becomes easier when you know the needs in advance. to plan ahead and be aware of the needs of your parks This will also make accessing park and other grants much and recreation facilities. Seeking community input on easier in the days ahead. your parks allows you to get important feedback and adjust current and long-term plans. The goal for this assessment is to create an accurate picture of the state of your parks and recreation facilities. Chad Gallagher is principal of Legacy It is important to both know where you are and where Consulting and a former mayor of DeQueen. you want to go. Once done, you have elevated yourself Contact him at 501-580-6358 or by email at above the everyday park needs that can easily bog you [email protected]. down and can now see your parks and recreation facili-

44 CITY & TOWN MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORK CHANGES TO THE 2008 MHBF DIRECTORY, AS OF APRIL 1, 2008 Also visit League Programs on League Web site, www.arml.org, for these changes and providers.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CLINIC/SPECIALTY ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP PHONE IN-STATE ADDITIONS WEBB, OD SAMUEL WEBB EYE CARE 108 HWY 71 NORTH #115 ALMA AR 72921 479-632-3939 LAI, MD WAYNE BATESVILLE NEUROLOGY 1699 HARRISON ST #D BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-793-5200 MILLS, MD CHARLES R WASHINGTON REG DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC 3000 NW A STREET BENTONVILLE AR 72703 479-263-2030 BURLESON, DDS JAMES BURLESON FAMILY DENTISTRY 3284 HWY 367 SOUTH CABOT AR 72023 501-843-5808 CLINTON PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY 119 INGRAM ST CLINTON AR 72031 501-745-8881 PORT-X MEDICAL SERVICING RADIOLOGY 532 W FAULKNER EL DORADO AR 71730 870-862-2000 HENSLEY, DC KELLEY ARK PHYSICAL HEALTH & REHAB 1583 MAIN DR FAYETTEVILLE AR 72704 479-443-0800 KENDALL, MD WILLIAM OZARK REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 3215 N NORTH HILLS BLVD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-1000 MCGRAW, MD RENEE NW CLINIC FOR WOMEN 3215 N NORTH HILLS BLVD #B FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-5500 PHYSICIANS MRI MAGNETIC RES. IMAGING 3873 N PARKVIEW DR #2 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-5100 MCGRAW, MD LISA K SPARKS PREFERRED CLINIC SOUTH 8600 S TERRANCE FORT SMITH AR 72908 479-709-7473 TATE, DC SARAH TATE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 110 N 11TH ST HEBER SPRINGS AR 72543 501-362-4004 PILLOW, MD EDWARD PILLOW CLINIC 101 SHIRLEY HICKS DR HELENA AR 72342 870-572-5996 PILLOW, MD JILL PILLOW CLINIC 101 SHIRLEY HICKS DR HELENA AR 72342 870-572-5996 ROBERTS, MD KEITH F JR GENERAL SURGERY 1805 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR HELENA AR 72342 870-338-8682 KHALIL, MD OMER CANCER CARE CLINIC 180 MEDICAL PARK ST #202 HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-625-3334 THE SURGICAL HOSPITAL ANESTHESIA ANESTHESIOLOGY 909 ENTERPRISE DR JONESBORO AR 72401 501-227-0700 CASEY, PA CHRISTOPHER H MARTIN BOWEN HEFLEY KNEE & SPORTS #5 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-663-6455 HAMID, MD ZULAKHA LR DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC 10001 LILE DR LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-227-8000 HENDERSON, PA REINA A MARTIN BOWEN HEFLEY KNEE & SPORTS #5 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-663-6455 JARRATT, PHD KELLY AR. CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 800 MARSHALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1021 KHALIL, MD OMER ARK. ONCOLOGY ASSOC 1000 N UNIVERSITY LITTLE ROCK AR 72207 501-661-0060 KOKOSKA, MD EVAN CHILDRENS MEDICAL GROUP 800 MARSHALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-4000 ORSINI, DDS JIM A GENERAL DENTISTRY 5326 W MARKHAM #15 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-6186 PERRY, PA CHRISTIAN C MARTIN BOWEN HEFLEY KNEE & SPORTS #5 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-663-6455 WELLS, MD CARLOTTA SW AR. FOOT & ANKLE CENTER 1010 N DUDNEY MAGNOLIA AR 71753 870-234-2740 THORNTON, APN AMANDA J HARLEY BARROW JR MD 628 HOSPITAL DR #2A MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-7300 DUKE, MD FRANCES L HARRIS MEDICAL CLINICS 595 N LOCUST ST NEWPORT AR 72562 870-512-3268 RUSH, PT BECKY NEWPORT ADVANCED PT 1409 MALCOLM #D NEWPORT AR 72112 870-523-6500 SWEATT, APN BARBARA HARRIS MEDICAL CLINICS 1200 MCLAIN ST NEWPORT AR 72112 870-523-0160 BANNERMAN, DDS STEPHEN DREW GENERAL DENTISTRY 4601 FAIRWAY NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72114 501-758-8282 FAMILIES INC PSYCHOLOGY 1487 W KEISER #1&2 OSCEOLA AR 72370 870-622-0592 MERCY MEDICAL SUPPLY DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 1001 W WALNUT #6 ROGERS AR 72756 479-619-1515 CALHOUN, MD J. MICHAEL CENTRAL AR. NEUROSURGERY CLINIC 606 WESTARCH AVE SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-0211 HULVEY, DC LEWIS HULVEY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 601 N SPRUCE SEARCY AR 72143 501-268-4155 CALDWELL, MD CHARLES R JR LR CARDIOLOGY CLINIC 2215 WILDWOOD AVE #212 SHERWOOD AR 72120 501-992-2002 CROWNOVER, MD DAVID SILOAM SPRINGS WOMENS CLINIC 512 S. MT. OLIVE RD #201 SILOAM SPRINGS AR 72761 479-524-9312 PRITCHARD, MD RONALD S SEARK RADIOLOGY 809 HIGH ST WINTHROP AR 71866 870-381-7272 MILLER, MD MARK P GENERAL SURGERY 7655 POPLAR AVE #230 GERMANTOWN TN 38138 901-753-6163

IN-STATE UPDATES MILLER, MD MICHAEL THE WOMENS CLINIC 1215 SIDNEY ST #202 BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-262-2000 SHENKER, CRNA MARY ANESTHESIOLOGY 2900 SE MED. CTR PKWY #300 BENTONVILLE AR 72712 501-227-0700 VANMETER, PT CORY J F & S PHYSICAL THERAPY 128 DANIEL AVE BOONEVILLE AR 72927 479-675-2010 BURLESON, DDS JOHN BRAD BURLESON FAMILY DENTISTRY 3284 HWY 367 SOUTH CABOT AR 72023 501-843-5808 MCELMURRY, MD STEPHEN E JOHNSON CO. SURGERY CLINIC #2 MEDICINE DR CLARKSVILLE AR 72830 479-754-6510 ZIMMERMAN, MD STACY OZARK INT. MED. & PEDIATRIC 175 VOLUNTEER PKWY CLINTON AR 72031 501-745-3033 SLEEP TELEMEDICINE SERVICES SLEEP DISORDERS 1124 OAK ST #202 CONWAY AR 72034 501-329-3342 DUNN, OD VAN M. OPHTHALMOLOGY/OPTOMETRY HWY. 1 BYPASS DEWITT AR 72042 870-946-1716 COPES, CRNA PATRICK SOUTH ARK. ANESTHESIA ASSOC. 2704 VINE ST EL DORADO AR 71730 501-227-0700 EDMONDSON, MD DOUG RADIOLOGY ASSOC. OF EL DORADO 611 THOMPSON EL DORADO AR 71730 870-863-3366 FORWARD, MD ROBERT RADIOLOGY ASSOC. OF EL DORADO 611 THOMPSON EL DORADO AR 71730 870-864-3372 JUCAS, MD DIANA RADIOLOGY ASSOC. OF EL DORADO 611 THOMPSON EL DORADO AR 71730 870-863-3366 ONG, MD TIE S. RADIOLOGY ASSOC. OF EL DORADO 611 THOMPSON EL DORADO AR 71730 870-863-3366 MOFFETT, MD SHIROLYN FAMILY PRACTICE 2 PROSPECT AVE EUREKA SPRINGS AR 72632 479-253-7380 BREKELBAUM, MD CHAD NWA UROLOGY ASSOC. 1300 E. ZION RD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-8980 DIAMOND, MD ALAN WASHINGTON REG SENIOR CLINIC 3211 N NORTH HILLS BLVD #210 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-4444 DIAMOND, DO RENE WASHINGTON REG MEDICINE GRP 3215 N NORTH HILLS BLVD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-1000 KILAMBI, MD NIRMAL NWA UROLOGY ASSOC. 1300 E. ZION RD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-8980 MILLS, MD CHARLES R WASHINGTON REG SENIOR CLINIC 3211 N NORTH HILLS BLVD #210 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-4444 PRICE, MD JOEL PSYCHIATRY 300 N COLLEGE AVE #215 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-587-8281 SHINABERRY, CRNA STEPHANIE OZARK REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 3215 N NORTH HILLS BLVD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 877-898-9892 ST. CLAIR, MD KEVIN OZARK DERMATOLOGY CLINIC 152 E. APPLEBY FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-443-5100 WILSON, MD MICHAEL NWA UROLOGY ASSOC. 1300 E. ZION RD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-8980

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PARSONS, LCSW HEATHER COUNSELING CONSULTANTS 1825 E BROADWAY FORREST CITY AR 72335 870-739-6819 BYLAK, MD JOSEPH A. RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72917 479-709-6700 CAPOCELLI, MD ANTHONY RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 CAUTHEN, RPT JENNIFER LYNN RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE # 101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 CHEYNE, MD THOMAS RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 CULLENS, DDS ROCKY DON ORAL SURGERY CENTER 600 LEXINGTON AVE FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-434-4430 DOTSON, DPM MARK RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 FISHER, MD ROBERT D RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 FURR, PT BRIAN RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 HONEY, RPT JAMES RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72917 479-709-6700 JOHNSON, MD ARTHUR M. RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 MIESNER, OTR SHARON RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72917 479-709-6700 PARKER, RPT MARY RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 QUEENEY, DO JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 SUDBRINK, MD DAVID RIVER VALLEY MUSCULOSKELETAL CTR 4500 TOWSON AVE #101A FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-709-6700 WILLIS, CRNA DONOVAN ADV. CATARACT SURG. & LASER CTR 3002 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72901 479-782-2700 GREER, OT BELINDA OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 57 S BROADVIEW #105 GREENBRIER AR 72058 501-679-1295 RUBIO, MD RONALD NA RHEUMATOLOGY 123 CLAUDE PARRISH AVE HARRISON AR 72601 870-365-2550 TATE, DC CHRISTOPHER TATE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 110 N 11TH ST HEBER SPRINGS AR 72543 501-362-4004 PILLOW, MD GILL PILLOW CLINIC 101 SHIRLEY HICKS DR HELENA AR 72342 870-572-5996 PILLOW, MD JAMES PILLOW CLINIC 101 SHIRLEY HICKS DR HELENA AR 72342 870-572-5996 PILLOW, MD JESSICA DELTA DERMATOLOGY & SKIN CANCER 810-B NEWMAN DR HELENA AR 72342 870-338-7494 MCFARLAND, MD MIKE S. MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3604 CENTRAL AVE #A HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-318-1111 MURPHY, DDS AARON MURPHY DENTAL CLINIC 1031 W 3RD STREET IMBODEN AR 72434 870-869-1042 BENNETT, DC BLAKE JACKSONVILLE CHIROPRACTIC 1727 T.P. WHITE DR JACKSONVILLE AR 72076 501-985-7711 BERRY, MD DONALD OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 COOPER, MD KARA NEA CLINIC 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7272 CURRY, MD ANGELA OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 EMERSON, MD STEVE OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 FIELDS, MD BRAD OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 GRAHAM, MD RETA OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 MONTGOMERY, MD EARL OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 SAMS, MD JOSEPH IV OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 ST. CLAIR, MD JOHN OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 WILKIE, MD JULIE OB-GYN ASSOCIATES 800 S CHURCH #302 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-3990 MAYFIELD, MD MICHAEL B. GENERAL SURGERY 2729 HWY 65 & 82 SOUTH LAKE VILLAGE AR 71653 870-265-9364 BYRUM, MD JERRY D. ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 904 AUTUMN RD. #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-224-5437 CALDWELL, MD CHARLES R JR LR CARDIOLOGY CLINIC #7 SHACKLEFORD WEST LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-664-5860 CARTTAR, MD CHARLES HILLCREST FAMILY CLINIC 4601 WOODLAWN DR LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-0769 COM, MD GULNUR CHILDRENS MEDICAL GROUP 800 MARSHALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1100 FLEISCHAUER, MD SCOTT L LR HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY 9500 LILE DR. LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-219-8777 IJAZ, MD FAKHAR KIDNEY CARE CENTER 500 S UNIVERSITY #508 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-588-1100 MARTIN, MD DAWN B. ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 904 AUTUMN RD. #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-224-5437 PAULUS, MD THOMAS E. ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 904 AUTUMN RD. #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-224-5437 PERRY, MD BOBBY GENERAL SURGERY 1 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #150 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-217-9700 PRATHER, PHD ANN MARIE PSYCHOLOGY 3 INWOOD CIRCLE #109 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-296-9220 ROMAN, MD JUAN LR ANESTHESIA SERVICE 500 S UNIVERSITY #505 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4532 WESTBROOK, MD SEPTEMBER A. ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 904 AUTUMN RD. #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-224-5437 YOCUM, MD JOHN H., JR ORTHOARKANSAS 10301 KANIS RD. LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-604-6900 FAYETTEVILLE MRI MAGNETIC RES. IMAGING 108 CROSSOVER #E LOWELL AR 72745 479-571-1004 DANIEL, MD CHARLES MARSHALL FAMILY PRACTICE 211 AIRPORT RD. MARSHALL AR 72650 870-448-3328 COLLINS, MD SIDNEY W. JR DREW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 750 HL ROSS DR MONTICELLO AR 71655 870-367-3922 OWENS, PT LORI NEWPORT ADVANCED PT 1409 MALCOLM #D NEWPORT AR 72112 870-523-6500 CALHOUN, MD J. MICHAEL CENTRAL AR. NEUROSURGERY CLINIC 3500 SPRINGHILL DR #201 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72117 501-771-2000 GUSTAVUS, MD JOHN GUSTAVUS FAMILY CLINIC 7418 NO HILLS BLVD. NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72116 501-833-0177 BEALE, MD HOWARD MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3805 W 28TH PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-536-4100 ELCYZYN, OD TIM MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3805 W 28TH PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-536-4100 MCFARLAND, MD MIKE S. MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3805 W. 28TH AVE PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-536-4100 WHITTAKER, DO TERI MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3805 W 28TH PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-536-4100 ST. MARY’S ROGERS MEM. HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 2710 RIFE MEDICAL LANE ROGERS AR 72758 479-636-0200 PETTY, MD CORWIN CHAMPIONS FAMILY CLINIC 701 HORSEBARN ROGERS AR 72758 479-254-1005 DEAL, DDS RACHEL GENERAL DENTISTRY 1420 S ROCK RD SHERIDAN AR 72150 870-942-2020 HIGHSMITH, MD WILLIAM SHERIDAN MEDICAL ASSOC. 21 OPPORTUNITY DR SHERIDAN AR 72150 870-942-9833 HILL, MD CHAD SILOAM SPRINGS WOMEN’S CTR. 512 S. MT. OLIVE RD #201 SILOAM SPRINGS AR 72761 479-524-9312 CARMONY, DDS NEIL W. GENERAL DENTISTRY 4115 JEFFERSON AVE. TEXARKANA AR 71854 870-772-4106 TUCKER, DC MICHAEL TUCKER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 7721 DOLLARWAY RD #1 WHITE HALL AR 71602 870-247-1008 DAVIS, MD WALTER L E AR. CTR FOR WOMENS HEALTH 204 MISSISSIPPI ST WYNNE AR 72396 888-853-1687 NELSON, MD BRETT THREE RIVERS INTERNAL MED. 204 MISSISSIPPI ST WYNNE AR 72396 866-641-7414

IN-STATE DELETES GOODIN, PHD WILLIAM, JR. PSYCHOLOGY 12 HOSPITAL CIRCLE BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-793-4831 GRAMILING, PHD WILLIAM E. PSYCHOLOGY 384 BROAD ST. BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-793-1118 RYE, MD BRUCE OZARK DERMATOLOGY CLINIC 901 SE 22ND ST #3 BENTONVILLE AR 72712 479-273-7006 FENTER, PT GINGER ANN F & S PHYSICAL THERAPY 880 W MAIN ST BOONEVILLE AR 72927 479-675-2800 KOEHN, MD LAURA THE ALLERGY CLINIC 2100 GREEN ACRES RD. #A FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-3363 ARMSTRONG, MD SINCLAIR W. UROLOGY 7001 ROGERS AVE 5TH FL FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-4760

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BRADBURN, MD JAMES OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT) 6801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3540 CHALFANT, MD CHARLES H. PROMED IMMEDIATE CARE 6801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3700 COURTNEY, MD ANTHONY W. ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY 7301 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-4700 GARDNER, MD KENNETH ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY 7301 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-7545 KORTE, MD STEPHEN CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 7001 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3510 NOLAN, MD KIRKLAND C. COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3640 PARKER, MD JOEL E COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3630 ROBINSON, MD RONALD P. ENDOCRINOLOGY 6801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3550 SANDERS, MD ROBERT V. COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3640 SANDOVAL, MD RENATO COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3550 SCHKADE, MD PAUL A. ALLERGY & ASTHMA 6801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-452-2077 SCHKADE, MD PAUL A. ALLERGY & ASTHMA 3416 OLD GREENWOOD RD. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-646-8066 SMITH, MD BRAD COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3594 WEBB, MD WILLIAM K. COOPER CLINIC 6801 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-3640 REDDY, MD V. K. DELTA HEALTH CTR. 107 HICKORY HILL HELENA AR 72342 870-338-8377 AR DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY OSTEO. ENDOCRINOLOGY 180 MEDICAL PARK #202 HOT SPRINGS AR 71903 501-625-7400 HOPE, MD JOHN MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3604 CENTRAL AVE #A HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-318-1111 CALLAHAN, DC JEFF CHIROPRACTIC 2775 E. NETTLETON AVE. JONESBORO AR 72401 870-931-7200 SAVAGE, MD PATRICK NEA CLINIC 311 E. MATTHEWS JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-4150 RUBIO, MD RONALD INTERNAL MED. HWY 14 LEAD HILL AR 72644 870-436-5271 ALEXANDER, MD BRIAN LR ANESTHESIA & PAIN MGMT. 500 S. UNIVERSITY #505 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4532 BALDRIDGE, MD JOHN ALLEN ST VINCENT SENIOR HEALTHCARE 1 ST VINCENT CIRCLE # 210 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-552-4777 HOPE, MD JOHN MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 17200 CHENAL PKWY #440 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212 501-830-2020 PARK, MD JOSEPHINE LR CHILDRENS CLINIC 9600 LILE DR. #360 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-227-6727 PRITCHARD, MD RON S. OUACHITA MEDICAL IMAGING PO BOX 17307 LITTLE ROCK AR 72222 501-227-6223 SUNG, MD MICHAEL Y. FAMILY PRACTICE 11321 I-30 # 304 LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 501-455-9500 MUSE, MD JERRY L. PIGGOTT FAMILY MEDICAL 425 W. JACKSON PIGGOTT AR 72454 870-598-2236 HOPE, MD JOHN MCFARLAND EYE CENTERS 3805 W. 28TH AVE PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-536-4100 GUSTAVUS, MD JOHN HEALTH PLUS 1012 E. 22ND ST. STUTTGART AR 72160 870-673-2628 BEVERLY REHAB CTR. PHYSICAL REHAB 915 E. CHURCH ST. WARREN AR 71671 870-226-5843 LHEUREUX, MD GUY ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 228 TYLER #208 WEST MEMPHIS AR 72301 870-732-3836

OUT-OF-STATE ADDITIONS BABER, MD WILSON ARK-LA-TEX RETINA CONSULTANTS 1905 FAIRFIELD AVE SHREVEPORT LA 71134 318-221-3403 PINNACLE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 6856 COBBLESTONE BLVD SOUTHAVEN MS 38672 662-536-1025

OUT-OF-STATE UPDATES RICHARDS, MD WILLIAM F BETHESDA CANCER CENTER 581 MEDICAL DR. CLARKSDALE MS 38614 662-624-8731 HAMMOND, MD MARK FAMILY PRACTICE 7691 POPLAR AVE GERMANTOWN TN 38138 901-844-2500 FLORES, MD ANA MEMPHIS EYE CLINIC 6029 WALNUT GROVE RD #101 MEMPHIS TN 38120 901-747-3900 VEREEN, MD LOWELL PULMONARY DISEASE MED CLINIC 921 TEXAS BLVD. #D TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-3660

OUT-OF-STATE DELETES WARD, MD JAMES V. OPHTHALMIC SURGERY 2121 FAIRFIELD AVE. # 120 SHREVEPORT LA 71104 318-221-2651 BEALE, MD HOWARD OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC SURGICAL ASSOC 7865 TRINITY RD #104 CORDOVA TN 38018 901-758-4988 BEALE, MD HOWARD TOTAL EYE CARE 6060 PRIMACY PKWY #200 MEMPHIS TN 38119 901-761-4620 COHEN, MD HAROLD OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 1000 PINE ST TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-798-7317

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Camden (1) Tillar Perrytown Harrell Banks Washington (1) Rosston Louann Wilmar MILLER (1.5) Willisville Thornton (1) Hermitage (1) Reader Winchester Tinsman Warren (1) LAFAYETTE Stephens (1) CHICOT (2) Fouke (1) (2.25) Garland (1) Dermott (3) COLUMBIA (2) UNION (2) ASHLEY (1.75) Texarkana (2) Bradley (2) Eudora (2) Buckner Emerson Lake Village (2) Lewisville McNeil Calion Junction City Crossett (2.75) Montrose Stamps (1) Magnolia (2.125) El Dorado (1.25) Norphlet Fountain Hill (1) Parkdale Taylor (2) Felsenthal Smackover Hamburg (1) Portland Waldo Huttig Strong Wilmot

KEY: Counties with countywide tax (shaded is 1¢ unless otherwise noted) (2) 2¢ being collected in that municipality (2co¢) 2¢ being collected in that county Source: Debbie Rogers, Office of State Treasurer 2008 Elections See also: www.arkansas.gov/dfa CROSSETT, March 11. Renewed. 0.25% for 8 years For: 340 Against: 148 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, March 11 Sales and Use Tax Year-to-Date 2008 with 2007 Comparison (shaded) Passed. 1/4¢ for college For: 696 Against: 633 Month Municipal Tax County Tax Total Tax Interest Passed. 3/4¢ temporary Jan. $34,813,382 $33,890,076 $35,667,309 $32,664,439 $70,480,691 $66,554,515 $100,697 $244,719 For: 681 Against: 649 Feb. $40,909,946 $41,087,573 $41,931,827 $39,706,942 $82,841,773 $80,794,515 $372,742 $209,743 CARLISLE, April 8 Failed. 2% for roads March $34,903,177 $33,903,991 $35,942,013 $33,441,917 $70,845,190 $67,345,908 $95,225 $217,856 For: 112 Against: 121 Total $110,626,505 $108,881,640 $113,541,149 $105,813,294 $224,167,654 $214,694,938 $568,664 $672,318 Passed. 0.25% permanent Averages $36,875,501 $36,293,880 $37,847,049 $35,271,099 $74,722,551 $71,564,979 $189,555 $224,106 For: 131 Against: 103

APRIL 2008 49 March 2008 Municipal Levy Receipts and March 2008 Municipal/County Levy Receipts with 2007 Comparison (shaded gray) Alexander ...... 42,454.91 20,985.20 Greenland ...... 15,389.32 11,263.44 Pineville...... 605.28 1,214.34 Pea Ridge ...... 38,586.09 35,291.56 Turrell ...... 4,889.06 4,822.67 Weldon ...... 743.78 732.55 Etowah ...... 3,998.08 3,391.78 Mansfield ...... 10,834.68 10,379.94 Alma ...... 162,806.48 154,717.66 Greenwood ...... 142,816.70 123,835.91 Plainview...... 3,042.00 3,391.24 Cave Springs. . . . . 18,141.72 16,592.77 Anthonyville . . . . . 1,419.09 1,399.82 Jefferson County . . . 575,033.00 548,814.13 Montgomery County 32,150.21 64,913.14 Barling ...... 64,087.31 61,397.47 Almyra...... 1,138.79 906.32 Guion ...... 2,477.61 1,682.21 Plumerville ...... 5,812.66 5,902.90 Sulphur Springs . . 11,036.35 10,094.05 Clarkedale...... 351.94 347.17 Pine Bluff ...... 500,441.09 477,623.26 Black Springs . . . . 488.23 441.74 Greenwood ...... 109,144.87 104,563.89 Alpena...... 2,201.61 2,055.83 Gurdon ...... 46,736.02 30,550.56 Pocahontas ...... 101,987.66 76,890.67 Avoca ...... 6,957.34 6,363.31 Cross County...... 200,523.18 197,609.11 Wabbaseka ...... 2,931.76 2,798.08 Norman...... 1,811.58 1,639.10 Bonanza ...... 7,888.14 7,557.06 Altheimer ...... 2,196.31 2,681.08 Guy ...... 4,528.12 4,198.77 Portia ...... 2,157.70 1,967.46 Garfield...... 8,059.33 7,371.21 Cherry Valley. . . . . 5,087.70 5,013.76 White Hall ...... 42,950.71 40,992.35 Oden...... 942.19 852.49 Central City ...... 8,149.03 7,807.01 Altus ...... 5,721.00 4,659.24 Hackett ...... 4,083.04 2,922.04 Pottsville ...... 12,829.78 10,599.29 Gateway ...... 8,125.12 7,431.38 Hickory Ridge . . . . 2,775.11 2,734.78 Redfield ...... 10,501.68 10,022.86 Mount Ida ...... 4,201.33 3,801.32 Hackett ...... 10,650.53 10,203.51 Amity...... 8,337.56 7,898.61 Hamburg ...... 25,884.44 24,909.30 Prairie Grove ...... 64,723.44 53,689.09 Highfill ...... 10,756.74 9,838.31 Parkin ...... 11,577.40 11,409.15 Altheimer ...... 10,819.37 10,326.05 Nevada County . . . . 30,468.70 31,907.92 Hartford ...... 11,847.56 11,350.30 Little Flock ...... 42,517.07 38,886.90 Humphrey...... 3,621.58 3,456.46 Arkadelphia...... 141,467.03 138,412.62 Hardy ...... 12,526.86 11,429.05 Prescott...... 109,052.22 117,631.70 Wynne ...... 62,259.23 61,354.48 Prescott ...... 22,693.00 23,764.92 Lavaca ...... 28,007.51 26,831.99 Springdale ...... 33,076.14 30,252.05 Sherrill ...... 1,143.65 1,091.51 Ash Flat...... 68,519.27 63,304.25 Harrisburg ...... 22,753.13 19,289.78 Quitman ...... 21,072.62 10,188.33 Dallas County . . . . . 153,692.08 116,383.05 Bluff City...... 972.73 1,018.68 Midland...... 3,882.68 3,719.72 Ravenden ...... 2,319.46 2,255.62 Elm Springs . . . . . 213.82 195.56 Desha County . . . . . 86,140.66 80,519.75 Johnson County. . . . 105,131.59 91,752.73 Bodcaw...... 948.11 992.89 Ashdown ...... 97,189.99 86,209.84 Harrison ...... 215,633.50 214,974.82 Sevier County . . . . . 227,205.57 210,691.91 Atkins ...... 42,497.39 8,927.58 Hatfield ...... 2,409.29 2,783.38 Rector ...... 23,064.46 22,159.02 Springtown ...... 1,875.03 1,714.93 McGehee ...... 34,167.67 31,938.14 Clarksville ...... 70,327.65 61,377.88 Cale ...... 461.74 483.55 DeQueen...... 43,798.90 40,985.42 Augusta...... 17,184.15 16,729.72 Havana ...... 2,816.38 2,813.47 Redfield...... 12,818.61 9,287.13 Bella Vista ...... 257,109.05 235,156.70 Arkansas City . . . . 4,403.67 4,116.32 Coal Hill ...... 9,120.09 7,959.48 Emmet ...... 2,955.14 3,094.73 Ben Lomond . . . . . 957.27 895.78 Avoca ...... 4,808.28 4,243.71 Hazen ...... 28,257.67 28,591.21 Rison...... 8,012.29 8,776.22 Boone County . . . . . 302,369.95 290,075.27 Dumas ...... 39,161.98 36,606.56 Hartman ...... 5,430.14 4,739.11 Rosston...... 1,631.48 1,708.55 Gillham ...... 1,428.31 1,336.56 Bald Knob ...... 94,817.99 48,839.65 Heber Springs . . . . . 115,555.43 110,682.91 Rockport ...... 3,202.29 2,649.90 Alpena ...... 3,166.06 3,037.33 Mitchellville...... 3,715.83 3,473.36 Knoxville ...... 4,655.71 4,063.23 Willisville...... 1,157.43 1,212.10 Barling ...... 22,323.64 17,651.25 Helena- Roe ...... 376.82 1,566.39 Bellefonte ...... 4,397.31 4,218.51 Reed ...... 2,056.04 1,921.88 Lamar ...... 12,892.03 11,251.43 Newton County . . . . 25,959.93 22,597.22 Horatio ...... 7,574.59 7,088.03 Batesville ...... 29,210.82 25,154.39 West Helena . . . . 206,471.38 0.00 Rogers...... 1,758,456.87 1,646,537.88 Bergman...... 4,474.26 4,292.33 Watson ...... 2,153.24 2,012.73 Lafayette County . . . 74,859.43 18,413.28 Jasper...... 1,678.31 1,460.91 Lockesburg...... 5,401.74 5,054.74 Bauxite ...... 8,871.64 0.00 Hermitage ...... 3,392.60 3,009.76 Rose Bud...... 6,638.69 5,622.56 Everton ...... 1,868.85 1,792.86 Tillar ...... 246.72 230.61 Bradley ...... 2,831.8 2,477.696 Western Grove . . . 1,371.64 1,193.96 Sharp County...... 58,265.03 54,567.59 Bearden ...... 9,176.75 7,023.22 Highfill...... 66,425.87 55,012.42 Russellville ...... 852,671.65 836,627.76 Lead Hill ...... 3,155.07 3,026.78 Drew County ...... 252,968.50 249,065.85 Stamps ...... 10,718.82 9,378.27 Ouachita County . . . 87,939.89 81,062.36 Hardy ...... 5,361.86 5,021.60 Beebe ...... 64,850.37 59,230.13 Highfill Special Salem ...... 18,368.46 16,079.94 Omaha ...... 1,813.89 1,740.14 Monticello ...... 84,795.67 83,487.49 Buckner ...... 1,991.86 9,378.27 Camden ...... 97,190.50 89,589.51 Ash Flat ...... 7,190.94 6,734.61 Beedeville ...... 392.44 216.60 Aviation...... 32,867.95 19,437.20 Searcy...... 242,113.66 213,876.18 South Lead Hill . . . 967.41 928.07 Jerome ...... 426.48 419.90 Lewisville ...... 6,463.47 5,655.13 Stephens...... 8,511.74 7,846.07 Cave City ...... 13,895.10 13,013.33 Belleville ...... 2,546.81 1,603.37 Highland ...... 25,297.20 27,106.09 Shannon Hills . . . . . 7,200.70 6,002.59 Valley Springs . . . . 1,835.88 1,761.23 Tillar ...... 1,919.17 1,889.57 Lawrence County. . . 108,495.75 99,424.08 East Camden. . . . . 6,664.58 6,143.36 Evening Shade . . . 3,429.52 3,211.89 Benton ...... 578,465.70 541,592.80 Holly Grove ...... 5,374.53 4,046.89 Sheridan ...... 159,189.53 139,915.45 Zinc ...... 835.49 801.52 Wilmar ...... 5,293.93 5,212.26 Walnut Ridge. . . . . 23,236.28 21,293.43 Bearden ...... 8,312.25 7,662.17 Sidney...... 2,028.21 1,899.50 Harrison ...... 133,590.24 128,158.33 Bentonville ...... 1,507,196.63 1,161,986.53 Hope ...... 149,374.26 143,673.82 Sherrill ...... 747.02 718.43 Winchester ...... 1,770.83 1,743.51 Alicia...... 684.11 626.91 Chidester ...... 2,659.92 2,451.89 Williford ...... 464.65 435.16 Diamond City . . . . 8,025.09 7,698.78 Berryville...... 158,947.50 144,551.33 Horseshoe Bend . . . 20,009.18 23,256.51 Sherwood ...... 296,139.91 295,722.73 Faulkner County . . . 581,709.42 535,132.32 Black Rock ...... 3,382.83 3,099.98 Louann ...... 1,440.79 1,328.11 Horseshoe Bend . . 36.88 34.54 Bradley County . . . . 109,536.96 100,669.38 College City...... 1,269.15 1,163.03 Bethel Heights. . . . . 52,435.43 43,242.85 Hot Springs ...... 1,227,539.98 1,591,677.14 Shirley...... 3,340.53 3,051.79 Damascus...... 812.61 747.54 Perry County ...... 86,419.84 65,403.43 Cherokee Village . . 28,313.86 26,517.08 Banks ...... 735.60 676.05 Hoxie ...... 13,290.68 12,179.41 Black Rock ...... 4,070.93 2,728.76 Hoxie...... 13,015.97 11,853.50 Siloam Springs . . . . 462,565.21 453,609.21 Enola ...... 1,294.66 1,191.00 Adona ...... 708.56 690.87 Highland ...... 7,272.06 6,810.59 Hermitage...... 4,713.97 4,332.35 Imboden ...... 3,227.13 2,957.30 Blue Mountain . . . . . 169.99 124.59 Hughes ...... 7,688.31 8,738.90 Sparkman ...... 3,646.81 6,699.19 Mount Vernon . . . . 991.66 912.25 Bigelow...... 1,246.61 1,215.49 Warren ...... 39,489.46 36,292.58 Lynn ...... 1,486.18 1,361.91 St. Francis County . . 130,325.70 133,134.00 Blytheville ...... 285,825.41 287,044.95 Humphrey ...... 2,091.89 1,934.84 Springdale...... 1,673,282.27 1,776,023.61 Wooster ...... 3,553.43 3,268.92 Casa ...... 791.92 772.15 Calhoun County . . . . 53,692.89 46,630.13 Minturn...... 537.86 492.88 Hughes ...... 25,829.94 26,386.54 Bonanza ...... 2,586.61 1,209.58 Huntington ...... 2,652.10 2,577.38 Springtown ...... 203.01 149.42 Holland ...... 3,973.51 3,655.35 Fourche...... 223.56 217.97 Forrest City ...... 204,398.30 208,802.72 Hampton...... 13,781.06 11,968.30 Franklin County . . . . 147,218.39 131,134.51 Portia ...... 2,278.81 2,088.27 Houston ...... 602.47 587.42 Booneville ...... 95,598.13 81,322.97 Huntsville ...... 50,619.29 41,192.70 St. Charles...... 2,112.22 2,385.92 Wheatley...... 5,146.62 5,257.52 Harrell...... 2,557.22 2,220.84 Branch ...... 2,834.56 2,524.88 Powhatan ...... 235.90 216.18 Perry...... 1,189.78 1,160.07 Bradley ...... 5,490.03 4,901.24 Jacksonville ...... 566,823.54 524,041.80 Stamps ...... 12,410.08 13,754.72 Palestine...... 10,251.74 10,472.64 Star City ...... 59,756.39 52,504.36 Thornton ...... 4,512.23 3,918.69 Wiederkehr Village 365.24 325.34 Ravenden ...... 2,410.91 2,209.33 Perryville...... 5,524.50 5,386.55 Branch ...... 1,866.88 4,255.24 Jasper...... 20,158.29 18,807.34 Madison ...... 13,655.14 13,949.38 Stephens...... 3,380.32 5,004.52 Tinsman ...... 654.57 568.48 Altus ...... 6,486.93 5,778.22 Sedgwick ...... 528.42 484.24 Phillips County. . . . . 132,947.68 129,028.07 Brinkley...... 92,726.76 93,891.47 Jennette ...... 162.22 125.56 Carroll County . . . . . 122,146.00 110,261.95 Smithville ...... 344.42 315.62 Caldwell ...... 6,433.28 6,571.90 Bryant ...... 749,127.30 744,095.94 Johnson ...... 43,110.74 34,650.86 Stuttgart ...... 342,847.00 248,222.67 Charleston ...... 23,541.92 20,969.92 Elaine ...... 10,222.81 9,921.42 Sulphur Springs. . . . 1,455.38 1,888.69 Beaver ...... 460.00 415.25 Denning ...... 3,215.67 2,864.36 Strawberry ...... 1,335.20 1,223.56 Lake View ...... 6,275.50 6,090.48 Colt...... 5,091.28 5,200.98 Bull Shoals ...... 9,578.86 9,951.03 Joiner ...... 589.13 0.00 Blue Eye ...... 174.31 157.35 Summit ...... 2,283.12 2,317.93 Ozark ...... 27,988.29 24,930.52 Lee County ...... 24,868.25 23,419.44 Lexa ...... 3,911.85 3,796.52 Widener ...... 4,634.74 4,734.60 Cabot ...... 574,773.73 502,429.26 Jonesboro ...... 1,088,198.05 1,047,873.78 Chicot County . . . . . 96,653.98 99,427.07 Sunset...... 952.39 0.00 Fulton County . . . . . 78,813.28 78,112.60 Marianna ...... 20,245.50 19,066.02 Marvell ...... 16,486.49 16,000.43 Stone County...... 72,539.21 55,922.69 Caddo Valley ...... 27,544.67 25,462.19 Keiser ...... 2,675.45 2,082.44 Lake Village . . . . . 14,468.12 14,883.22 Aubrey ...... 863.59 813.28 Swifton ...... 2,818.00 3,130.83 Mammoth Spring . 4,679.03 4,637.43 Helena-West Mountain View . . . 24,659.91 19,011.07 Calico Rock ...... 17,504.47 15,125.42 Keo ...... 1,133.70 1,378.49 Eudora ...... 14,447.62 14,862.13 Haynes ...... 836.24 787.52 Taylor ...... 4,760.94 8,725.19 Salem ...... 6,490.27 6,432.57 Helena ...... 177,415.90 172,185.25 Fifty Six...... 1,397.62 1,077.47 Camden ...... 228,389.76 133,770.28 Kibler ...... 2,888.24 2,693.70 Dermott ...... 19,131.95 19,680.86 LaGrange ...... 476.73 448.96 Texarkana ...... 305,259.65 280,755.38 Viola ...... 1,554.24 1,540.42 Pike County...... 143,230.14 111,847.31 Union County...... 448,178.12 379,005.95 Carlisle ...... 24,257.75 24,917.07 Kingsland ...... 1,257.89 1,419.90 Clark County ...... 330,045.36 212,357.56 Moro...... 941.74 886.87 Texarkana Special . . 163,198.77 123,028.73 Horseshoe Bend . . 28.56 28.30 Antoine ...... 998.00 961.33 Calion ...... 13,061.62 11,045.68 Cave Springs...... 6,344.11 5,361.89 Lake City...... 4,145.65 3,591.35 Clay County...... 43,528.20 42,652.12 Rondo ...... 926.11 872.16 Thornton ...... 3,088.62 990.33 Cherokee Village . . 3,300.19 3,270.86 Daisy ...... 754.90 727.16 El Dorado ...... 580,724.87 491,095.33 Centerton ...... 56,741.19 47,984.70 Lake Village...... 54,609.17 56,199.75 Datto...... 268.08 262.68 Lincoln County. . . . . 45,287.03 38,435.48 Tontitown ...... 73,378.04 95,418.17 Ash Flat ...... 8.16 8.09 Delight ...... 1,989.61 1,916.51 Felsenthal ...... 3,121.41 2,639.65 Charleston...... 22,557.39 21,352.11 Lakeview...... 3,659.10 3,739.98 Greenway ...... 674.34 660.77 Star City ...... 10,978.54 9,317.58 Cherry Valley ...... 2,740.53 2,833.30 Lamar ...... 7,009.57 6,292.31 Trumann ...... 64,545.01 57,988.51 Hardy ...... 110.14 109.16 Glenwood ...... 13,479.43 12,984.15 Huttig ...... 19,333.42 16,349.48 Knobel ...... 989.40 969.49 Garland County . . . . 570,233.22 542,877.59 Gould ...... 5,798.06 4,920.86 Murfreesboro . . . . 11,285.10 10,870.45 Chidester...... 2,906.54 2,843.69 Lepanto...... 18,285.68 9,960.95 Tuckerman ...... 16,529.60 19,303.63 McDougal ...... 538.92 528.07 Grady ...... 2,323.66 1,972.11 Junction City. . . . . 17,448.61 14,755.58 Lonsdale ...... 775.48 738.28 Poinsett County . . . . 100,438.64 100,236.87 Clarendon ...... 15,108.96 22,257.48 Leslie ...... 2,527.37 2,093.85 Turrell ...... 6,133.12 5,513.01 Nimmons ...... 276.37 270.81 Little River County . . 187,307.68 265,329.59 Norphlet ...... 19,330.11 16,346.69 Mountain Pine. . . . 5,073.47 4,830.08 Lepanto...... 13,406.06 13,379.13 Clarksville ...... 153,986.34 135,784.33 Lewisville ...... 8,115.53 9,453.65 Twin Groves...... 691.65 660.01 Peach Orchard . . . 538.92 528.07 Ashdown...... 37,441.17 61,846.85 Smackover ...... 53,831.41 45,523.02 Fountain Lake . . . . 2,687.89 2,558.94 Fisher ...... 1,665.54 1,662.20 Clinton...... 82,888.53 78,353.16 Lincoln ...... 15,530.01 15,711.74 Tyronza ...... 1,829.74 0.00 Pollard ...... 663.29 649.94 Ogden...... 1,675.89 2,768.30 Strong...... 15,964.90 13,500.87 Grant County ...... 115,635.03 108,157.67 Harrisburg...... 13,776.88 13,749.21 Conway ...... 1,626,975.01 1,561,508.42 Little Flock ...... 5,469.56 4,650.46 Van Buren ...... 438,135.41 416,055.14 Success ...... 497.47 487.45 Wilton ...... 3,437.91 5,678.89 Van Buren County . . 378,663.34 225,714.40 Greene County. . . . . 302,637.59 283,298.87 Marked Tree . . . . . 17,598.21 17,562.86 Corning ...... 83,795.38 80,668.84 Little Rock...... 1,828,817.39 1,792,350.48 Vandervoort...... 206.89 340.72 St. Francis...... 690.92 677.02 Winthrop...... 1,456.61 2,406.09 Shirley ...... 4,680.86 2,790.18 Delaplaine...... 1,216.97 1,139.21 Trumann ...... 43,297.88 43,210.90 Cotter ...... 7,489.09 15,109.20 Lonoke ...... 92,497.89 87,175.89 Vilonia ...... 50,617.34 36,953.20 Cleburne County . . . 299,689.07 321,301.01 Foreman ...... 8,810.15 14,552.96 Damascus...... 2,611.28 1,556.54 Lafe ...... 3,689.24 3,453.50 Tyronza...... 5,769.70 5,758.11 Cotton Plant...... 1,794.24 1,571.25 Lowell ...... 183,967.16 174,613.59 Viola ...... 1,916.05 2,062.20 Concord ...... 2,503.40 2,443.35 Logan County . . . . . 95,972.21 77,385.84 Marmaduke . . . . . 11,096.47 10,387.40 Weiner ...... 4,776.66 4,767.06 Clinton ...... 31,710.38 18,901.99 Cove ...... 4,139.56 3,087.36 Luxora...... 2,949.40 3,462.27 Wabbaseka ...... 694.89 905.62 Greers Ferry . . . . . 9,130.05 8,911.05 Blue Mountain. . . . 1,017.05 820.08 Oak Grove Heights 6,966.44 6,521.28 Waldenburg . . . . . 502.82 501.79 Fairfield Bay . . . . . 32,140.96 19,158.64 Crossett...... 456,350.89 463,486.17 Madison ...... 1,205.74 1,836.53 Waldenburg...... 5,650.14 7,031.64 Heber Springs . . . . 63,144.62 61,630.00 Caulksville ...... 1,795.24 1,447.57 Paragould ...... 210,976.72 197,495.17 Polk County ...... 212,205.43 98,061.45 Washington County . 1,103,201.19 1,118,088.72 Danville ...... 39,682.57 35,068.37 Magazine ...... 2,839.43 3,267.11 Waldron...... 41,940.02 36,681.10 Higden ...... 991.54 967.77 Magazine ...... 7,049.98 5,684.65 Hempstead County . 264,227.01 232,251.32 Mena ...... 96,180.91 44,445.80 Elkins ...... 18,010.04 18,172.21 Dardanelle...... 139,977.79 129,833.10 Magnolia ...... 381,554.99 172,019.18 Walnut Ridge...... 56,311.69 51,357.79 Quitman ...... 6,715.01 6,553.94 Morrison Bluff . . . . 570.16 459.74 Ward ...... 12,781.58 9,740.42 Hope...... 95,842.08 84,243.66 Cove ...... 6,534.91 3,019.82 Elm Springs . . . . . 14,842.80 14,976.46 DeQueen ...... 80,473.78 79,015.65 Malvern...... 313,523.35 259,062.98 Fairfield Bay . . . . . 1,433.32 1,398.94 Paris ...... 28,562.06 23,030.61 Goshen ...... 10,826.18 10,923.67 Warren ...... 57,455.16 55,387.40 Cleveland County. . . 30,433.42 27,784.12 Blevins ...... 3,295.25 2,896.47 Grannis ...... 9,810.90 4,533.68 DeValls Bluff ...... 3,757.35 5,303.95 Mammoth Spring. . . 7,073.23 9,124.67 Ratcliff ...... 1,471.64 1,186.63 Greenland ...... 13,057.64 13,175.22 Washington ...... 1,300.63 626.93 Rison ...... 4,300.86 3,926.46 Emmet ...... 234.73 206.32 Scranton ...... 1,710.49 1,379.23 Hatfield ...... 6,859.10 3,169.63 DeWitt...... 126,295.45 123,343.47 Manila...... 19,862.21 19,023.98 Johnson ...... 33,385.51 33,686.14 Weiner...... 5,222.29 4,360.36 Kingsland ...... 1,519.35 1,387.09 Fulton ...... 2,211.88 1,944.21 Subiaco...... 3,382.44 2,727.40 Vandervoort . . . . . 2,047.48 946.16 Decatur ...... 14,004.41 10,911.66 Mansfield ...... 27,746.95 25,921.52 McCaskill ...... 758.36 666.59 Wickes ...... 11,517.14 5,322.14 Prairie Grove . . . . . 36,567.14 36,896.42 Dermott...... 39,878.48 42,371.76 Marianna...... 65,971.43 62,884.16 West Fork ...... 21,259.30 20,617.32 Columbia County . . . 370,998.16 339,977.25 Booneville ...... 31,721.07 25,577.84 Oakhaven ...... 487.52 428.52 Pope County ...... 307,595.46 294,629.53 Springdale ...... 630,380.12 636,056.57 Des Arc ...... 14,416.30 13,681.94 Marion...... 161,264.77 145,196.57 West Memphis . . . . 533,526.28 542,753.02 Emerson ...... 618.10 566.42 Lonoke County . . . . 216,788.73 193,517.81 Ozan ...... 731.27 642.78 Russellville ...... 305,070.60 292,211.09 Tontitown ...... 29,224.92 24,534.67 Diamond City...... 1,839.30 1,983.68 Marked Tree ...... 42,037.63 32,376.13 Wheatley ...... 3,740.97 3,294.28 McNeil ...... 1,139.78 1,044.48 Allport...... 1,146.36 1,023.31 White Hall ...... 48,957.94 34,197.49 Magnolia...... 20,257.84 18,563.99 Patmos ...... 550.71 484.07 Austin ...... 5,461.01 4,874.81 Atkins ...... 37,074.28 35,511.51 West Fork ...... 29,397.68 29,662.40 Dierks ...... 12,035.81 13,144.63 Marshall ...... 10,564.76 11,152.93 Perrytown ...... 2,302.16 2,023.56 Dover ...... 17,120.13 16,398.47 Dover ...... 15,264.32 14,613.50 Maumelle ...... 136,373.31 103,316.62 Wickes ...... 2,715.65 2,329.57 Taylor ...... 974.50 893.02 Carlisle ...... 20,796.99 18,564.56 Winslow ...... 5,744.22 5,795.94 Wiederkehr Waldo ...... 2,744.44 2,514.95 Washington...... 1,336.16 1,174.46 Coy ...... 1,047.07 934.67 Hector...... 6,518.27 6,243.51 Fayetteville ...... 835,674.39 843,199.48 Dumas ...... 107,444.30 108,314.36 Mayflower ...... 21,044.18 18,923.86 McNab ...... 677.11 595.17 London ...... 11,915.81 11,413.53 Dyer ...... 1,629.53 1,078.64 McCrory ...... 13,726.05 13,797.39 Village...... 482.35 2,343.76 Conway County . . . . 375,380.75 271,503.76 England...... 27,223.83 24,301.53 Lincoln ...... 25,971.31 26,205.18 Wilton ...... 1,564.50 1,610.08 Morrilton...... 90,568.14 65,505.73 Hot Spring County . . 220,474.97 137,637.38 Humnoke ...... 2,527.41 2,256.11 Pottsville ...... 16,372.98 15,682.81 Farmington ...... 51,899.43 52,366.77 Earle ...... 27,398.82 21,577.97 McGehee...... 136,437.91 81,553.97 Malvern...... 104,142.04 65,013.45 Prairie County . . . . . 22,820.71 20,610.85 East Camden...... 4,545.70 3,174.02 Melbourne...... 26,980.93 24,596.75 Wynne...... 12.30 43.65 Menifee...... 4,300.26 3,110.27 Keo ...... 2,121.23 1,893.52 White County...... 811,020.89 644,981.61 Yellville ...... 17,450.33 16,373.57 Oppelo ...... 10,024.72 7,250.63 Perla ...... 1,327.61 828.79 Lonoke ...... 38,696.48 34,542.65 Hazen ...... 8,292.45 7,489.45 Rose Bud ...... 5,297.68 4,213.09 El Dorado ...... 488,436.13 90,099.55 Mena...... 116,292.95 107,856.27 Rockport ...... 9,143.17 5,707.86 Biscoe...... 2,411.25 2,177.75 Plumerville ...... 11,808.43 8,540.76 Ward...... 23,288.29 20,788.44 Beebe ...... 60,880.13 48,416.22 Elkins ...... 14,565.62 13,922.31 Menifee...... 4,018.04 4,302.93 Donaldson...... 3,763.47 2,349.45 Des Arc ...... 9,791.88 8,843.68 Elm Springs...... 4,830.82 3,343.22 Mineral Springs . . . . 4,472.21 5,030.85 Craighead County . . 265,834.84 231,079.55 Cabot ...... 137,752.96 122,966.04 Bradford ...... 9,879.13 7,856.59 COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX Friendship...... 2,378.15 1,484.62 DeValls Bluff . . . . . 3,966.40 3,582.31 England...... 60,124.24 53,821.70 Monticello ...... 149,011.05 144,846.98 Bay ...... 28,441.67 24,723.20 Madison County. . . . 189,090.95 159,846.98 Kensett ...... 22,116.90 17,588.93 Ark ansas County . . . 254,020.42 224,131.26 Midway...... 3,948.19 2,464.76 Ulm...... 1,038.46 937.90 Etowah ...... 345.77 612.33 Moro ...... 2,576.71 1,741.60 Black Oak ...... 4,519.07 3,928.24 Huntsville ...... 14,765.29 12,481.75 Garner...... 3,507.09 2,789.09 Ashley County . . . . . 305,218.45 311,909.90 Magnet Cove. . . . . 5,229.61 3,264.73 Pulaski County. . . . . 879,754.58 868,216.81 Eudora...... 31,988.85 27,851.61 Morrilton ...... 143,726.88 118,273.52 Bono ...... 23,891.01 20,767.49 Hindsville ...... 541.25 457.54 Georgetown . . . . . 1,555.96 1,237.41 Crossett ...... 60,361.08 61,684.40 Brookland ...... 21,046.84 18,295.17 Howard County . . . . 284,845.81 169,199.25 St. Paul ...... 1,176.31 994.40 North Little Rock . . 992,777.40 979,793.97 Eureka Springs . . . . 91,800.15 88,683.84 Mount Ida ...... 15,804.87 14,637.66 Griffithville ...... 3,235.41 2,573.03 Fountain Hill . . . . . 1,574.12 1,608.63 Caraway ...... 21,315.45 18,528.67 Nashville...... 56,190.80 47,628.48 Marion County. . . . . 64,699.40 65,007.49 Alexander ...... 2,825.57 2,821.04 Fairfield Bay ...... 20,944.38 17,400.74 Mountain Home. . . . 284,936.93 308,240.35 Hamburg...... 30,086.49 30,746.09 Cash ...... 4,645.47 4,038.12 Dierks ...... 14,168.65 12,009.64 Bull Shoals ...... 12,170.69 12,228.65 Cammack Village . 13,651.45 13,472.92 Higginson ...... 4,667.89 3,712.24 Farmington ...... 52,935.65 49,482.61 Mountain Pine . . . . . 0.00 6.84 Montrose ...... 5,207.47 5,321.63 Egypt ...... 1,595.89 1,387.25 Mineral Springs. . . 14,560.30 12,341.62 Flippin...... 8,257.81 8,297.14 Jacksonville . . . . . 491,452.17 485,025.01 Judsonia ...... 24,475.54 19,464.69 Fayetteville ...... 2,448,764.74 2,325,664.50 Mountain View. . . . . 129,922.98 117,572.81 Parkdale ...... 3,732.35 3,814.17 Lake City...... 30,906.62 26,865.88 Tollette ...... 3,732.22 3,163.52 Pyatt ...... 1,539.61 1,546.93 Little Rock...... 3,008,460.68 2,969,116.35 Letona ...... 2,482.13 1,973.97 Flippin ...... 39,709.61 40,133.20 Mountainburg . . . . . 11,209.62 8,591.79 Portland ...... 5,464.87 5,584.68 Monette ...... 18,629.30 16,193.70 Independence Summit...... 3,566.01 3,582.99 Maumelle ...... 173,427.61 171,159.55 McRae ...... 8,162.63 6,491.51 Fordyce ...... 83,708.05 68,967.54 Mulberry ...... 24,364.34 36,313.21 Wilmot ...... 7,781.49 7,952.10 Jonesboro...... 877,188.61 762,504.82 County ...... 329,955.40 325,444.50 Yellville ...... 7,983.97 8,021.99 Sherwood ...... 353,377.04 348,755.61 Pangburn ...... 8,076.19 6,422.76 Foreman ...... 14,040.22 7,220.18 Murfreesboro...... 21,159.18 18,880.27 Baxter County . . . . . 242,485.82 258,227.55 Crawford County . . . 235,140.15 225,362.55 Batesville ...... 102,692.30 101,288.36 Miller County...... 355,304.51 278,711.80 Wrightsville ...... 22,473.14 22,179.24 Russell ...... 2,815.55 2,239.13 Forrest City ...... 151,514.76 149,474.04 Nashville ...... 89,674.34 90,601.73 Mountain Home. . . 117,533.95 125,164.04 Alma ...... 39,230.89 37,599.59 Cave City ...... 674.11 664.89 Garland...... 7,035.73 5,519.05 Randolph County . . . 108,957.08 106,551.12 Searcy ...... 233,740.18 185,886.85 Fort Smith ...... 3,047,081.75 2,933,068.97 Newport ...... 146,246.53 133,006.58 Cotter ...... 9,830.07 10,468.22 Van Buren ...... 179,047.52 171,602.37 Cushman ...... 5,012.30 4,943.77 Fouke ...... 7,035.73 5,519.05 Biggers ...... 2,637.06 2,578.83 West Point...... 2,568.59 2,042.71 Fouke ...... 8,301.09 6,056.22 Norfork ...... 3,316.95 2,879.30 Gassville ...... 18,208.58 19,390.65 Mulberry ...... 15,343.43 14,705.42 Magness...... 2,076.68 2,048.29 Texarkana ...... 158,303.98 124,178.53 Maynard ...... 2,830.20 2,767.70 Bald Knob ...... 39,640.00 31,524.56 Fountain Hill ...... 911.56 496.18 North Little Rock . . . 1,255,647.27 2,645,879.09 Norfork ...... 5,165.86 5,501.22 Mountainburg . . . . 6,431.60 6,164.16 Moorefield...... 1,739.63 1,715.84 Mississippi County. . 683,464.10 579,819.01 O’Kean ...... 1,493.10 1,460.13 Woodruff County . . . 13,131.28 12,226.33 Franklin...... 4,636.48 4,869.52 Oak Grove ...... 712.50 796.78 Lakeview ...... 8,143.70 8,672.37 Kibler ...... 9,138.16 8,758.17 Newark ...... 13,253.78 13,072.58 Osceola...... 96,947.98 82,246.13 Pocahontas ...... 48,417.94 47,348.79 Cotton Plant . . . . . 4,762.38 4,434.18 Garfield ...... 3,408.12 3,468.88 Ola ...... 5,100.24 5,716.94 Big Flat ...... 1,110.02 1,182.08 Dyer ...... 5,516.84 5,287.44 Oil Trough ...... 2,370.24 2,337.84 Keiser ...... 8,826.36 7,487.87 Ravenden Springs. 1,017.68 995.21 Augusta ...... 13,220.57 12,309.47 Garland ...... 1,798.78 1,076.04 Oppelo...... 3,270.75 2,447.37 Salesville ...... 4,664.22 4,967.01 Chester ...... 933.62 894.80 Pleasant Plains . . . 2,903.00 2,863.31 Bassett ...... 1,835.18 1,556.88 Reyno ...... 3,595.32 3,515.93 Hunter...... 754.04 702.08 Gassville ...... 28,295.15 26,394.64 Osceola ...... 91,950.93 78,775.84 Sulphur Rock . . . . 4,577.37 4,514.82 Briarcliff ...... 2,561.59 2,727.87 Rudy ...... 679.00 650.76 Birdsong ...... 436.95 370.69 Saline County . . . . . 1,611.87 306,508.26 McCrory ...... 9,177.51 8,545.04 Gentry ...... 49,316.81 46,761.55 Oxford ...... 1,187.41 1,286.02 Izard County ...... 34,715.03 67,961.05 Scott County ...... 79,441.27 67,849.49 Benton County. . . . . 704,237.33 646,711.01 Cedarville ...... 10,684.76 10,240.47 Blytheville ...... 199,598.13 169,329.73 Patterson ...... 2,316.70 2,157.04 Gilbert ...... 211.05 98.31 Ozark ...... 69,595.93 58,516.36 Benton County Special Crittenden County . . 613,571.24 605,239.45 Jackson County. . . . 108,040.87 106,409.74 Waldron ...... 28,245.78 24,124.25 Burdette ...... 1,409.16 1,195.46 Yell County ...... 92,227.11 68,901.49 Gillett ...... 6,115.56 4,064.72 Palestine ...... 6,277.98 6,140.12 Aviation...... 16,417.95 9,722.00 Marion ...... 50,525.41 49,839.32 Newport ...... 58,096.33 57,219.23 Dell...... 2,741.85 2,326.06 Mansfield ...... 7,061.45 6,031.07 Plainview ...... 4,699.48 3,510.91 Gillham ...... 4,531.42 1,209.09 Paragould ...... 321,318.48 294,780.85 Siloam Springs . . . 178,341.44 163,114.39 West Memphis . . . 157,042.58 154,910.07 Tuckerman ...... 13,068.14 12,870.85 Dyess ...... 5,625.71 4,772.59 Searcy County . . . . . 28,868.63 32,019.57 Gilmore ...... 376.92 376.73 Paris ...... 22,396.83 21,920.58 Rogers ...... 651,259.58 595,654.08 Earle ...... 17,233.47 16,999.46 Grubbs ...... 3,257.74 3,208.55 Gosnell ...... 43,345.30 36,772.13 Gilbert...... 153.43 170.18 Dardanelle ...... 26,317.06 19,661.09 Glenwood ...... 51,214.00 48,259.89 Patmos ...... 117.53 154.78 Bentonville ...... 324,511.35 296,804.10 Crawfordsville. . . . 2,917.66 2,878.04 Amagon ...... 706.59 695.92 Joiner ...... 5,898.81 5,004.27 Leslie ...... 2,241.05 2,485.65 Ola ...... 7,494.26 5,598.85 Gosnell ...... 15,504.07 14,197.99 Patterson...... 1,240.18 1,469.50 Bethel Heights. . . . 11,743.59 10,740.91 Edmondson...... 2,911.98 2,872.44 Beedeville ...... 780.96 769.17 Leachville ...... 21,639.88 18,358.26 Marshall ...... 6,104.77 6,771.09 Danville...... 14,888.94 11,123.30 Gould ...... 3,256.39 3,179.55 Pea Ridge ...... 22,786.16 19,957.43 Decatur...... 21,612.16 19,766.88 Gilmore...... 1,491.75 1,471.49 Campbell Station. . 1,695.81 1,670.21 Luxora ...... 14,386.53 12,204.86 Pindall...... 441.70 489.91 Belleville ...... 2,309.28 1,725.23 Grady ...... 5,160.18 3,581.33 Perla ...... 1,728.10 1,971.35 Gentry...... 40,066.38 35,276.51 Horseshoe Lake . . 1,822.12 1,797.37 Diaz ...... 9,550.08 9,405.90 Manila...... 33,371.95 28,311.20 St. Joe ...... 599.78 665.25 Havana ...... 2,439.99 1,822.88 Gravette ...... 40,933.24 161,290.47 Perryville ...... 18,377.70 15,284.64 Gravette ...... 31,118.88 27,228.35 Jennette ...... 633.48 624.88 Jacksonport . . . . . 1,747.87 1,721.48 Marie ...... 1,179.76 1,000.85 Sebastian County . . 710,542.78 680,720.18 Green Forest ...... 27,496.11 26,001.19 Piggott...... 27,027.93 29,986.37 Lowell...... 88,521.04 80,962.98 Jericho ...... 1,044.45 1,030.27 Swifton ...... 6,478.29 6,380.48 Victoria ...... 644.50 546.76 Fort Smith...... 1,231,839.21 1,180,136.99 2008 Interest: $94,225.19 Greenbrier...... 97,477.50 74,327.55 Pine Bluff...... 607,751.59 565,663.34 Centerton ...... 35,296.57 32,282.90 Sunset ...... 1,777.84 1,753.70 Tupelo...... 1,316.48 1,296.61 Wilson...... 10,257.38 8,701.91 Huntington ...... 10,558.45 10,115.29 2007 Interest: $672,318

50 CITY & TOWN March 2008 Municipal Levy Receipts and March 2008 Municipa/County Levy Receipts with 2007 Comparison (shaded gray) Alexander ...... 42,454.91 20,985.20 Greenland ...... 15,389.32 11,263.44 Pineville...... 605.28 1,214.34 Pea Ridge ...... 38,586.09 35,291.56 Turrell ...... 4,889.06 4,822.67 Weldon ...... 743.78 732.55 Etowah ...... 3,998.08 3,391.78 Mansfield ...... 10,834.68 10,379.94 Alma ...... 162,806.48 154,717.66 Greenwood ...... 142,816.70 123,835.91 Plainview...... 3,042.00 3,391.24 Cave Springs. . . . . 18,141.72 16,592.77 Anthonyville . . . . . 1,419.09 1,399.82 Jefferson County . . . 575,033.00 548,814.13 Montgomery County 32,150.21 64,913.14 Barling ...... 64,087.31 61,397.47 Almyra...... 1,138.79 906.32 Guion ...... 2,477.61 1,682.21 Plumerville ...... 5,812.66 5,902.90 Sulphur Springs . . 11,036.35 10,094.05 Clarkedale...... 351.94 347.17 Pine Bluff ...... 500,441.09 477,623.26 Black Springs . . . . 488.23 441.74 Greenwood ...... 109,144.87 104,563.89 Alpena...... 2,201.61 2,055.83 Gurdon ...... 46,736.02 30,550.56 Pocahontas ...... 101,987.66 76,890.67 Avoca ...... 6,957.34 6,363.31 Cross County...... 200,523.18 197,609.11 Wabbaseka ...... 2,931.76 2,798.08 Norman...... 1,811.58 1,639.10 Bonanza ...... 7,888.14 7,557.06 Altheimer ...... 2,196.31 2,681.08 Guy ...... 4,528.12 4,198.77 Portia ...... 2,157.70 1,967.46 Garfield...... 8,059.33 7,371.21 Cherry Valley. . . . . 5,087.70 5,013.76 White Hall ...... 42,950.71 40,992.35 Oden...... 942.19 852.49 Central City ...... 8,149.03 7,807.01 Altus ...... 5,721.00 4,659.24 Hackett ...... 4,083.04 2,922.04 Pottsville ...... 12,829.78 10,599.29 Gateway ...... 8,125.12 7,431.38 Hickory Ridge . . . . 2,775.11 2,734.78 Redfield ...... 10,501.68 10,022.86 Mount Ida ...... 4,201.33 3,801.32 Hackett ...... 10,650.53 10,203.51 Amity...... 8,337.56 7,898.61 Hamburg ...... 25,884.44 24,909.30 Prairie Grove ...... 64,723.44 53,689.09 Highfill ...... 10,756.74 9,838.31 Parkin ...... 11,577.40 11,409.15 Altheimer ...... 10,819.37 10,326.05 Nevada County . . . . 30,468.70 31,907.92 Hartford ...... 11,847.56 11,350.30 Little Flock ...... 42,517.07 38,886.90 Humphrey...... 3,621.58 3,456.46 Arkadelphia...... 141,467.03 138,412.62 Hardy ...... 12,526.86 11,429.05 Prescott...... 109,052.22 117,631.70 Wynne ...... 62,259.23 61,354.48 Prescott ...... 22,693.00 23,764.92 Lavaca ...... 28,007.51 26,831.99 Springdale ...... 33,076.14 30,252.05 Sherrill ...... 1,143.65 1,091.51 Ash Flat...... 68,519.27 63,304.25 Harrisburg ...... 22,753.13 19,289.78 Quitman ...... 21,072.62 10,188.33 Dallas County . . . . . 153,692.08 116,383.05 Bluff City...... 972.73 1,018.68 Midland...... 3,882.68 3,719.72 Ravenden ...... 2,319.46 2,255.62 Elm Springs . . . . . 213.82 195.56 Desha County . . . . . 86,140.66 80,519.75 Johnson County. . . . 105,131.59 91,752.73 Bodcaw...... 948.11 992.89 Ashdown ...... 97,189.99 86,209.84 Harrison ...... 215,633.50 214,974.82 Sevier County . . . . . 227,205.57 210,691.91 Rector ...... 23,064.46 22,159.02 Springtown ...... 1,875.03 1,714.93 McGehee ...... 34,167.67 31,938.14 Clarksville ...... 70,327.65 61,377.88 Cale ...... 461.74 483.55 Atkins ...... 42,497.39 8,927.58 Hatfield ...... 2,409.29 2,783.38 DeQueen...... 43,798.90 40,985.42 Augusta...... 17,184.15 16,729.72 Havana ...... 2,816.38 2,813.47 Redfield...... 12,818.61 9,287.13 Bella Vista ...... 257,109.05 235,156.70 Arkansas City . . . . 4,403.67 4,116.32 Coal Hill ...... 9,120.09 7,959.48 Emmet ...... 2,955.14 3,094.73 Ben Lomond . . . . . 957.27 895.78 Avoca ...... 4,808.28 4,243.71 Hazen ...... 28,257.67 28,591.21 Rison...... 8,012.29 8,776.22 Boone County . . . . . 302,369.95 290,075.27 Dumas ...... 39,161.98 36,606.56 Hartman ...... 5,430.14 4,739.11 Rosston...... 1,631.48 1,708.55 Gillham ...... 1,428.31 1,336.56 Bald Knob ...... 94,817.99 48,839.65 Heber Springs . . . . . 115,555.43 110,682.91 Rockport ...... 3,202.29 2,649.90 Alpena ...... 3,166.06 3,037.33 Mitchellville...... 3,715.83 3,473.36 Knoxville ...... 4,655.71 4,063.23 Willisville...... 1,157.43 1,212.10 Barling ...... 22,323.64 17,651.25 Helena- Roe ...... 376.82 1,566.39 Bellefonte ...... 4,397.31 4,218.51 Reed ...... 2,056.04 1,921.88 Lamar ...... 12,892.03 11,251.43 Newton County . . . . 25,959.93 22,597.22 Horatio ...... 7,574.59 7,088.03 Batesville ...... 29,210.82 25,154.39 West Helena . . . . 206,471.38 0.00 Rogers...... 1,758,456.87 1,646,537.88 Bergman...... 4,474.26 4,292.33 Watson ...... 2,153.24 2,012.73 Lafayette County . . . 74,859.43 18,413.28 Jasper...... 1,678.31 1,460.91 Lockesburg...... 5,401.74 5,054.74 Bauxite ...... 8,871.64 0.00 Hermitage ...... 3,392.60 3,009.76 Rose Bud...... 6,638.69 5,622.56 Everton ...... 1,868.85 1,792.86 Tillar ...... 246.72 230.61 Bradley ...... 2,831.8 2,477.696 Western Grove . . . 1,371.64 1,193.96 Sharp County...... 58,265.03 54,567.59 Bearden ...... 9,176.75 7,023.22 Highfill...... 66,425.87 55,012.42 Russellville ...... 852,671.65 836,627.76 Lead Hill ...... 3,155.07 3,026.78 Drew County ...... 252,968.50 249,065.85 Stamps ...... 10,718.82 9,378.27 Ouachita County . . . 87,939.89 81,062.36 Hardy ...... 5,361.86 5,021.60 Beebe ...... 64,850.37 59,230.13 Highfill Special Salem ...... 18,368.46 16,079.94 Omaha ...... 1,813.89 1,740.14 Monticello ...... 84,795.67 83,487.49 Buckner ...... 1,991.86 9,378.27 Camden ...... 97,190.50 89,589.51 Ash Flat ...... 7,190.94 6,734.61 Beedeville ...... 392.44 216.60 Aviation...... 32,867.95 19,437.20 Searcy...... 242,113.66 213,876.18 South Lead Hill . . . 967.41 928.07 Jerome ...... 426.48 419.90 Lewisville ...... 6,463.47 5,655.13 Stephens...... 8,511.74 7,846.07 Cave City ...... 13,895.10 13,013.33 Belleville ...... 2,546.81 1,603.37 Highland ...... 25,297.20 27,106.09 Shannon Hills . . . . . 7,200.70 6,002.59 Valley Springs . . . . 1,835.88 1,761.23 Tillar ...... 1,919.17 1,889.57 Lawrence County. . . 108,495.75 99,424.08 East Camden. . . . . 6,664.58 6,143.36 Evening Shade . . . 3,429.52 3,211.89 Benton ...... 578,465.70 541,592.80 Holly Grove ...... 5,374.53 4,046.89 Sheridan ...... 159,189.53 139,915.45 Zinc ...... 835.49 801.52 Wilmar ...... 5,293.93 5,212.26 Walnut Ridge. . . . . 23,236.28 21,293.43 Bearden ...... 8,312.25 7,662.17 Sidney...... 2,028.21 1,899.50 Harrison ...... 133,590.24 128,158.33 Bentonville ...... 1,507,196.63 1,161,986.53 Hope ...... 149,374.26 143,673.82 Sherrill ...... 747.02 718.43 Winchester ...... 1,770.83 1,743.51 Alicia...... 684.11 626.91 Chidester ...... 2,659.92 2,451.89 Williford ...... 464.65 435.16 Diamond City . . . . 8,025.09 7,698.78 Berryville...... 158,947.50 144,551.33 Horseshoe Bend . . . 20,009.18 23,256.51 Sherwood ...... 296,139.91 295,722.73 Faulkner County . . . 581,709.42 535,132.32 Black Rock ...... 3,382.83 3,099.98 Louann ...... 1,440.79 1,328.11 Horseshoe Bend . . 36.88 34.54 Bradley County . . . . 109,536.96 100,669.38 College City...... 1,269.15 1,163.03 Bethel Heights. . . . . 52,435.43 43,242.85 Hot Springs ...... 1,227,539.98 1,591,677.14 Shirley...... 3,340.53 3,051.79 Damascus...... 812.61 747.54 Perry County ...... 86,419.84 65,403.43 Cherokee Village . . 28,313.86 26,517.08 Banks ...... 735.60 676.05 Hoxie ...... 13,290.68 12,179.41 Black Rock ...... 4,070.93 2,728.76 Hoxie...... 13,015.97 11,853.50 Siloam Springs . . . . 462,565.21 453,609.21 Enola ...... 1,294.66 1,191.00 Adona ...... 708.56 690.87 Highland ...... 7,272.06 6,810.59 Hermitage...... 4,713.97 4,332.35 Imboden ...... 3,227.13 2,957.30 Blue Mountain . . . . . 169.99 124.59 Hughes ...... 7,688.31 8,738.90 Sparkman ...... 3,646.81 6,699.19 Mount Vernon . . . . 991.66 912.25 Bigelow...... 1,246.61 1,215.49 Warren ...... 39,489.46 36,292.58 Lynn ...... 1,486.18 1,361.91 St. Francis County . . 130,325.70 133,134.00 Humphrey ...... 2,091.89 1,934.84 Springdale...... 1,673,282.27 1,776,023.61 Wooster ...... 3,553.43 3,268.92 Casa ...... 791.92 772.15 Blytheville ...... 285,825.41 287,044.95 Calhoun County . . . . 53,692.89 46,630.13 Minturn...... 537.86 492.88 Hughes ...... 25,829.94 26,386.54 Bonanza ...... 2,586.61 1,209.58 Huntington ...... 2,652.10 2,577.38 Springtown ...... 203.01 149.42 Holland ...... 3,973.51 3,655.35 Fourche...... 223.56 217.97 Forrest City ...... 204,398.30 208,802.72 Hampton...... 13,781.06 11,968.30 Franklin County . . . . 147,218.39 131,134.51 Portia ...... 2,278.81 2,088.27 Houston ...... 602.47 587.42 Booneville ...... 95,598.13 81,322.97 Huntsville ...... 50,619.29 41,192.70 St. Charles...... 2,112.22 2,385.92 Wheatley...... 5,146.62 5,257.52 Harrell...... 2,557.22 2,220.84 Branch ...... 2,834.56 2,524.88 Powhatan ...... 235.90 216.18 Perry...... 1,189.78 1,160.07 Bradley ...... 5,490.03 4,901.24 Jacksonville ...... 566,823.54 524,041.80 Stamps ...... 12,410.08 13,754.72 Palestine...... 10,251.74 10,472.64 Star City ...... 59,756.39 52,504.36 Thornton ...... 4,512.23 3,918.69 Wiederkehr Village 365.24 325.34 Ravenden ...... 2,410.91 2,209.33 Perryville...... 5,524.50 5,386.55 Branch ...... 1,866.88 4,255.24 Jasper...... 20,158.29 18,807.34 Madison ...... 13,655.14 13,949.38 Stephens...... 3,380.32 5,004.52 Tinsman ...... 654.57 568.48 Altus ...... 6,486.93 5,778.22 Sedgwick ...... 528.42 484.24 Phillips County. . . . . 132,947.68 129,028.07 Brinkley...... 92,726.76 93,891.47 Jennette ...... 162.22 125.56 Carroll County . . . . . 122,146.00 110,261.95 Smithville ...... 344.42 315.62 Caldwell ...... 6,433.28 6,571.90 Bryant ...... 749,127.30 744,095.94 Johnson ...... 43,110.74 34,650.86 Stuttgart ...... 342,847.00 248,222.67 Charleston ...... 23,541.92 20,969.92 Elaine ...... 10,222.81 9,921.42 Sulphur Springs. . . . 1,455.38 1,888.69 Beaver ...... 460.00 415.25 Denning ...... 3,215.67 2,864.36 Strawberry ...... 1,335.20 1,223.56 Lake View ...... 6,275.50 6,090.48 Colt...... 5,091.28 5,200.98 Bull Shoals ...... 9,578.86 9,951.03 Joiner ...... 589.13 0.00 Blue Eye ...... 174.31 157.35 Summit ...... 2,283.12 2,317.93 Ozark ...... 27,988.29 24,930.52 Lee County ...... 24,868.25 23,419.44 Lexa ...... 3,911.85 3,796.52 Widener ...... 4,634.74 4,734.60 Cabot ...... 574,773.73 502,429.26 Jonesboro ...... 1,088,198.05 1,047,873.78 Chicot County . . . . . 96,653.98 99,427.07 Marianna ...... 20,245.50 19,066.02 Sunset...... 952.39 0.00 Fulton County . . . . . 78,813.28 78,112.60 Marvell ...... 16,486.49 16,000.43 Stone County...... 72,539.21 55,922.69 Caddo Valley ...... 27,544.67 25,462.19 Keiser ...... 2,675.45 2,082.44 Lake Village . . . . . 14,468.12 14,883.22 Aubrey ...... 863.59 813.28 Swifton ...... 2,818.00 3,130.83 Mammoth Spring . 4,679.03 4,637.43 Helena-West Mountain View . . . 24,659.91 19,011.07 Calico Rock ...... 17,504.47 15,125.42 Keo ...... 1,133.70 1,378.49 Eudora ...... 14,447.62 14,862.13 Haynes ...... 836.24 787.52 Taylor ...... 4,760.94 8,725.19 Salem ...... 6,490.27 6,432.57 Helena ...... 177,415.90 172,185.25 Fifty Six...... 1,397.62 1,077.47 Camden ...... 228,389.76 133,770.28 Kibler ...... 2,888.24 2,693.70 Dermott ...... 19,131.95 19,680.86 LaGrange ...... 476.73 448.96 Texarkana ...... 305,259.65 280,755.38 Viola ...... 1,554.24 1,540.42 Pike County...... 143,230.14 111,847.31 Union County...... 448,178.12 379,005.95 Carlisle ...... 24,257.75 24,917.07 Kingsland ...... 1,257.89 1,419.90 Clark County ...... 330,045.36 212,357.56 Moro...... 941.74 886.87 Texarkana Special . . 163,198.77 123,028.73 Horseshoe Bend . . 28.56 28.30 Antoine ...... 998.00 961.33 Calion ...... 13,061.62 11,045.68 Cave Springs...... 6,344.11 5,361.89 Lake City...... 4,145.65 3,591.35 Clay County...... 43,528.20 42,652.12 Rondo ...... 926.11 872.16 Thornton ...... 3,088.62 990.33 Cherokee Village . . 3,300.19 3,270.86 Daisy ...... 754.90 727.16 El Dorado ...... 580,724.87 491,095.33 Centerton ...... 56,741.19 47,984.70 Lake Village...... 54,609.17 56,199.75 Datto...... 268.08 262.68 Lincoln County. . . . . 45,287.03 38,435.48 Tontitown ...... 73,378.04 95,418.17 Ash Flat ...... 8.16 8.09 Delight ...... 1,989.61 1,916.51 Felsenthal ...... 3,121.41 2,639.65 Charleston...... 22,557.39 21,352.11 Lakeview...... 3,659.10 3,739.98 Greenway ...... 674.34 660.77 Star City ...... 10,978.54 9,317.58 Cherry Valley ...... 2,740.53 2,833.30 Lamar ...... 7,009.57 6,292.31 Trumann ...... 64,545.01 57,988.51 Hardy ...... 110.14 109.16 Glenwood ...... 13,479.43 12,984.15 Huttig ...... 19,333.42 16,349.48 Knobel ...... 989.40 969.49 Garland County . . . . 570,233.22 542,877.59 Gould ...... 5,798.06 4,920.86 Murfreesboro . . . . 11,285.10 10,870.45 Chidester...... 2,906.54 2,843.69 Lepanto...... 18,285.68 9,960.95 Tuckerman ...... 16,529.60 19,303.63 McDougal ...... 538.92 528.07 Grady ...... 2,323.66 1,972.11 Junction City. . . . . 17,448.61 14,755.58 Lonsdale ...... 775.48 738.28 Poinsett County . . . . 100,438.64 100,236.87 Clarendon ...... 15,108.96 22,257.48 Leslie ...... 2,527.37 2,093.85 Turrell ...... 6,133.12 5,513.01 Nimmons ...... 276.37 270.81 Little River County . . 187,307.68 265,329.59 Norphlet ...... 19,330.11 16,346.69 Mountain Pine. . . . 5,073.47 4,830.08 Lepanto...... 13,406.06 13,379.13 Clarksville ...... 153,986.34 135,784.33 Lewisville ...... 8,115.53 9,453.65 Twin Groves...... 691.65 660.01 Peach Orchard . . . 538.92 528.07 Ashdown...... 37,441.17 61,846.85 Smackover ...... 53,831.41 45,523.02 Fountain Lake . . . . 2,687.89 2,558.94 Fisher ...... 1,665.54 1,662.20 Clinton...... 82,888.53 78,353.16 Lincoln ...... 15,530.01 15,711.74 Tyronza ...... 1,829.74 0.00 Pollard ...... 663.29 649.94 Ogden...... 1,675.89 2,768.30 Strong...... 15,964.90 13,500.87 Grant County ...... 115,635.03 108,157.67 Harrisburg...... 13,776.88 13,749.21 Conway ...... 1,626,975.01 1,561,508.42 Little Flock ...... 5,469.56 4,650.46 Van Buren ...... 438,135.41 416,055.14 Success ...... 497.47 487.45 Wilton ...... 3,437.91 5,678.89 Van Buren County . . 378,663.34 225,714.40 Greene County. . . . . 302,637.59 283,298.87 Marked Tree . . . . . 17,598.21 17,562.86 Corning ...... 83,795.38 80,668.84 Little Rock...... 1,828,817.39 1,792,350.48 Vandervoort...... 206.89 340.72 St. Francis...... 690.92 677.02 Winthrop...... 1,456.61 2,406.09 Shirley ...... 4,680.86 2,790.18 Delaplaine...... 1,216.97 1,139.21 Trumann ...... 43,297.88 43,210.90 Cotter ...... 7,489.09 15,109.20 Lonoke ...... 92,497.89 87,175.89 Vilonia ...... 50,617.34 36,953.20 Cleburne County . . . 299,689.07 321,301.01 Foreman ...... 8,810.15 14,552.96 Damascus...... 2,611.28 1,556.54 Lafe ...... 3,689.24 3,453.50 Tyronza...... 5,769.70 5,758.11 Cotton Plant...... 1,794.24 1,571.25 Lowell ...... 183,967.16 174,613.59 Viola ...... 1,916.05 2,062.20 Concord ...... 2,503.40 2,443.35 Logan County . . . . . 95,972.21 77,385.84 Marmaduke . . . . . 11,096.47 10,387.40 Weiner ...... 4,776.66 4,767.06 Clinton ...... 31,710.38 18,901.99 Cove ...... 4,139.56 3,087.36 Luxora...... 2,949.40 3,462.27 Wabbaseka ...... 694.89 905.62 Greers Ferry . . . . . 9,130.05 8,911.05 Blue Mountain. . . . 1,017.05 820.08 Oak Grove Heights 6,966.44 6,521.28 Waldenburg . . . . . 502.82 501.79 Fairfield Bay . . . . . 32,140.96 19,158.64 Crossett...... 456,350.89 463,486.17 Madison ...... 1,205.74 1,836.53 Waldenburg...... 5,650.14 7,031.64 Heber Springs . . . . 63,144.62 61,630.00 Caulksville ...... 1,795.24 1,447.57 Paragould ...... 210,976.72 197,495.17 Polk County ...... 212,205.43 98,061.45 Washington County . 1,103,201.19 1,118,088.72 Danville ...... 39,682.57 35,068.37 Magazine ...... 2,839.43 3,267.11 Waldron...... 41,940.02 36,681.10 Higden ...... 991.54 967.77 Magazine ...... 7,049.98 5,684.65 Hempstead County . 264,227.01 232,251.32 Mena ...... 96,180.91 44,445.80 Elkins ...... 18,010.04 18,172.21 Dardanelle...... 139,977.79 129,833.10 Magnolia ...... 381,554.99 172,019.18 Walnut Ridge...... 56,311.69 51,357.79 Quitman ...... 6,715.01 6,553.94 Morrison Bluff . . . . 570.16 459.74 Hope...... 95,842.08 84,243.66 Cove ...... 6,534.91 3,019.82 Elm Springs . . . . . 14,842.80 14,976.46 DeQueen ...... 80,473.78 79,015.65 Malvern...... 313,523.35 259,062.98 Ward ...... 12,781.58 9,740.42 Fairfield Bay . . . . . 1,433.32 1,398.94 Paris ...... 28,562.06 23,030.61 Warren ...... 57,455.16 55,387.40 Blevins ...... 3,295.25 2,896.47 Grannis ...... 9,810.90 4,533.68 Goshen ...... 10,826.18 10,923.67 DeValls Bluff ...... 3,757.35 5,303.95 Mammoth Spring. . . 7,073.23 9,124.67 Cleveland County. . . 30,433.42 27,784.12 Ratcliff ...... 1,471.64 1,186.63 Greenland ...... 13,057.64 13,175.22 Washington ...... 1,300.63 626.93 Rison ...... 4,300.86 3,926.46 Emmet ...... 234.73 206.32 Scranton ...... 1,710.49 1,379.23 Hatfield ...... 6,859.10 3,169.63 DeWitt...... 126,295.45 123,343.47 Manila...... 19,862.21 19,023.98 Johnson ...... 33,385.51 33,686.14 Weiner...... 5,222.29 4,360.36 Kingsland ...... 1,519.35 1,387.09 Fulton ...... 2,211.88 1,944.21 Subiaco...... 3,382.44 2,727.40 Vandervoort . . . . . 2,047.48 946.16 Decatur ...... 14,004.41 10,911.66 Mansfield ...... 27,746.95 25,921.52 McCaskill ...... 758.36 666.59 Wickes ...... 11,517.14 5,322.14 Prairie Grove . . . . . 36,567.14 36,896.42 Marianna...... 65,971.43 62,884.16 West Fork ...... 21,259.30 20,617.32 Columbia County . . . 370,998.16 339,977.25 Booneville ...... 31,721.07 25,577.84 Dermott...... 39,878.48 42,371.76 Oakhaven ...... 487.52 428.52 Pope County ...... 307,595.46 294,629.53 Springdale ...... 630,380.12 636,056.57 Des Arc ...... 14,416.30 13,681.94 Marion...... 161,264.77 145,196.57 West Memphis . . . . 533,526.28 542,753.02 Emerson ...... 618.10 566.42 Lonoke County . . . . 216,788.73 193,517.81 Ozan ...... 731.27 642.78 Russellville ...... 305,070.60 292,211.09 Tontitown ...... 29,224.92 24,534.67 Diamond City...... 1,839.30 1,983.68 Marked Tree ...... 42,037.63 32,376.13 Wheatley ...... 3,740.97 3,294.28 McNeil ...... 1,139.78 1,044.48 Allport...... 1,146.36 1,023.31 White Hall ...... 48,957.94 34,197.49 Magnolia...... 20,257.84 18,563.99 Patmos ...... 550.71 484.07 Austin ...... 5,461.01 4,874.81 Atkins ...... 37,074.28 35,511.51 West Fork ...... 29,397.68 29,662.40 Dierks ...... 12,035.81 13,144.63 Marshall ...... 10,564.76 11,152.93 Perrytown ...... 2,302.16 2,023.56 Dover ...... 17,120.13 16,398.47 Dover ...... 15,264.32 14,613.50 Maumelle ...... 136,373.31 103,316.62 Wickes ...... 2,715.65 2,329.57 Taylor ...... 974.50 893.02 Carlisle ...... 20,796.99 18,564.56 Winslow ...... 5,744.22 5,795.94 Wiederkehr Waldo ...... 2,744.44 2,514.95 Washington...... 1,336.16 1,174.46 Coy ...... 1,047.07 934.67 Hector...... 6,518.27 6,243.51 Fayetteville ...... 835,674.39 843,199.48 Dumas ...... 107,444.30 108,314.36 Mayflower ...... 21,044.18 18,923.86 McNab ...... 677.11 595.17 London ...... 11,915.81 11,413.53 Dyer ...... 1,629.53 1,078.64 McCrory ...... 13,726.05 13,797.39 Village...... 482.35 2,343.76 Conway County . . . . 375,380.75 271,503.76 England...... 27,223.83 24,301.53 Lincoln ...... 25,971.31 26,205.18 Wilton ...... 1,564.50 1,610.08 Morrilton...... 90,568.14 65,505.73 Hot Spring County . . 220,474.97 137,637.38 Humnoke ...... 2,527.41 2,256.11 Pottsville ...... 16,372.98 15,682.81 Farmington ...... 51,899.43 52,366.77 Earle ...... 27,398.82 21,577.97 McGehee...... 136,437.91 81,553.97 Malvern...... 104,142.04 65,013.45 Prairie County . . . . . 22,820.71 20,610.85 East Camden...... 4,545.70 3,174.02 Melbourne...... 26,980.93 24,596.75 Wynne...... 12.30 43.65 Menifee...... 4,300.26 3,110.27 Keo ...... 2,121.23 1,893.52 White County...... 811,020.89 644,981.61 Yellville ...... 17,450.33 16,373.57 Oppelo ...... 10,024.72 7,250.63 Perla ...... 1,327.61 828.79 Lonoke ...... 38,696.48 34,542.65 Hazen ...... 8,292.45 7,489.45 Rose Bud ...... 5,297.68 4,213.09 El Dorado ...... 488,436.13 90,099.55 Mena...... 116,292.95 107,856.27 Rockport ...... 9,143.17 5,707.86 Biscoe...... 2,411.25 2,177.75 Plumerville ...... 11,808.43 8,540.76 Ward...... 23,288.29 20,788.44 Beebe ...... 60,880.13 48,416.22 Elkins ...... 14,565.62 13,922.31 Menifee...... 4,018.04 4,302.93 Donaldson...... 3,763.47 2,349.45 Des Arc ...... 9,791.88 8,843.68 Elm Springs...... 4,830.82 3,343.22 Mineral Springs . . . . 4,472.21 5,030.85 Craighead County . . 265,834.84 231,079.55 Cabot ...... 137,752.96 122,966.04 Bradford ...... 9,879.13 7,856.59 COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX Friendship...... 2,378.15 1,484.62 DeValls Bluff . . . . . 3,966.40 3,582.31 England...... 60,124.24 53,821.70 Monticello ...... 149,011.05 144,846.98 Bay ...... 28,441.67 24,723.20 Madison County. . . . 189,090.95 159,846.98 Kensett ...... 22,116.90 17,588.93 Arkansa s County . . . 254,020.42 224,131.26 Midway...... 3,948.19 2,464.76 Ulm...... 1,038.46 937.90 Etowah ...... 345.77 612.33 Moro ...... 2,576.71 1,741.60 Black Oak ...... 4,519.07 3,928.24 Huntsville ...... 14,765.29 12,481.75 Garner...... 3,507.09 2,789.09 Ashley County . . . . . 305,218.45 311,909.90 Magnet Cove. . . . . 5,229.61 3,264.73 Pulaski County. . . . . 879,754.58 868,216.81 Eudora...... 31,988.85 27,851.61 Morrilton ...... 143,726.88 118,273.52 Bono ...... 23,891.01 20,767.49 Hindsville ...... 541.25 457.54 Georgetown . . . . . 1,555.96 1,237.41 Crossett ...... 60,361.08 61,684.40 Brookland ...... 21,046.84 18,295.17 Howard County . . . . 284,845.81 169,199.25 St. Paul ...... 1,176.31 994.40 North Little Rock . . 992,777.40 979,793.97 Eureka Springs . . . . 91,800.15 88,683.84 Mount Ida ...... 15,804.87 14,637.66 Griffithville ...... 3,235.41 2,573.03 Fountain Hill . . . . . 1,574.12 1,608.63 Caraway ...... 21,315.45 18,528.67 Nashville...... 56,190.80 47,628.48 Marion County. . . . . 64,699.40 65,007.49 Alexander ...... 2,825.57 2,821.04 Fairfield Bay ...... 20,944.38 17,400.74 Mountain Home. . . . 284,936.93 308,240.35 Hamburg...... 30,086.49 30,746.09 Cash ...... 4,645.47 4,038.12 Dierks ...... 14,168.65 12,009.64 Bull Shoals ...... 12,170.69 12,228.65 Cammack Village . 13,651.45 13,472.92 Higginson ...... 4,667.89 3,712.24 Farmington ...... 52,935.65 49,482.61 Mountain Pine . . . . . 0.00 6.84 Montrose ...... 5,207.47 5,321.63 Egypt ...... 1,595.89 1,387.25 Mineral Springs. . . 14,560.30 12,341.62 Flippin...... 8,257.81 8,297.14 Jacksonville . . . . . 491,452.17 485,025.01 Judsonia ...... 24,475.54 19,464.69 Fayetteville ...... 2,448,764.74 2,325,664.50 Mountain View. . . . . 129,922.98 117,572.81 Parkdale ...... 3,732.35 3,814.17 Lake City...... 30,906.62 26,865.88 Tollette ...... 3,732.22 3,163.52 Pyatt ...... 1,539.61 1,546.93 Little Rock...... 3,008,460.68 2,969,116.35 Letona ...... 2,482.13 1,973.97 Mountainburg . . . . . 11,209.62 8,591.79 Flippin ...... 39,709.61 40,133.20 Portland ...... 5,464.87 5,584.68 Monette ...... 18,629.30 16,193.70 Independence Summit...... 3,566.01 3,582.99 Maumelle ...... 173,427.61 171,159.55 McRae ...... 8,162.63 6,491.51 Fordyce ...... 83,708.05 68,967.54 Mulberry ...... 24,364.34 36,313.21 Wilmot ...... 7,781.49 7,952.10 Jonesboro...... 877,188.61 762,504.82 County ...... 329,955.40 325,444.50 Yellville ...... 7,983.97 8,021.99 Sherwood ...... 353,377.04 348,755.61 Pangburn ...... 8,076.19 6,422.76 Foreman ...... 14,040.22 7,220.18 Murfreesboro...... 21,159.18 18,880.27 Baxter County . . . . . 242,485.82 258,227.55 Crawford County . . . 235,140.15 225,362.55 Batesville ...... 102,692.30 101,288.36 Miller County...... 355,304.51 278,711.80 Wrightsville ...... 22,473.14 22,179.24 Russell ...... 2,815.55 2,239.13 Forrest City ...... 151,514.76 149,474.04 Nashville ...... 89,674.34 90,601.73 Mountain Home. . . 117,533.95 125,164.04 Alma ...... 39,230.89 37,599.59 Cave City ...... 674.11 664.89 Garland...... 7,035.73 5,519.05 Randolph County . . . 108,957.08 106,551.12 Searcy ...... 233,740.18 185,886.85 Fort Smith ...... 3,047,081.75 2,933,068.97 Newport ...... 146,246.53 133,006.58 Cotter ...... 9,830.07 10,468.22 Van Buren ...... 179,047.52 171,602.37 Cushman ...... 5,012.30 4,943.77 Fouke ...... 7,035.73 5,519.05 Biggers ...... 2,637.06 2,578.83 West Point...... 2,568.59 2,042.71 Fouke ...... 8,301.09 6,056.22 Norfork ...... 3,316.95 2,879.30 Gassville ...... 18,208.58 19,390.65 Mulberry ...... 15,343.43 14,705.42 Magness...... 2,076.68 2,048.29 Texarkana ...... 158,303.98 124,178.53 Maynard ...... 2,830.20 2,767.70 Bald Knob ...... 39,640.00 31,524.56 Fountain Hill ...... 911.56 496.18 North Little Rock . . . 1,255,647.27 2,645,879.09 Norfork ...... 5,165.86 5,501.22 Mountainburg . . . . 6,431.60 6,164.16 Moorefield...... 1,739.63 1,715.84 Mississippi County. . 683,464.10 579,819.01 O’Kean ...... 1,493.10 1,460.13 Woodruff County . . . 13,131.28 12,226.33 Franklin...... 4,636.48 4,869.52 Oak Grove ...... 712.50 796.78 Lakeview ...... 8,143.70 8,672.37 Kibler ...... 9,138.16 8,758.17 Newark ...... 13,253.78 13,072.58 Osceola...... 96,947.98 82,246.13 Pocahontas ...... 48,417.94 47,348.79 Cotton Plant . . . . . 4,762.38 4,434.18 Garfield ...... 3,408.12 3,468.88 Ola ...... 5,100.24 5,716.94 Big Flat ...... 1,110.02 1,182.08 Dyer ...... 5,516.84 5,287.44 Oil Trough ...... 2,370.24 2,337.84 Keiser ...... 8,826.36 7,487.87 Ravenden Springs. 1,017.68 995.21 Augusta ...... 13,220.57 12,309.47 Garland ...... 1,798.78 1,076.04 Oppelo...... 3,270.75 2,447.37 Salesville ...... 4,664.22 4,967.01 Chester ...... 933.62 894.80 Pleasant Plains . . . 2,903.00 2,863.31 Bassett ...... 1,835.18 1,556.88 Reyno ...... 3,595.32 3,515.93 Hunter...... 754.04 702.08 Gassville ...... 28,295.15 26,394.64 Osceola ...... 91,950.93 78,775.84 Sulphur Rock . . . . 4,577.37 4,514.82 Briarcliff ...... 2,561.59 2,727.87 Rudy ...... 679.00 650.76 Birdsong ...... 436.95 370.69 Saline County . . . . . 1,611.87 306,508.26 McCrory ...... 9,177.51 8,545.04 Gentry ...... 49,316.81 46,761.55 Oxford ...... 1,187.41 1,286.02 Izard County ...... 34,715.03 67,961.05 Scott County ...... 79,441.27 67,849.49 Benton County. . . . . 704,237.33 646,711.01 Cedarville ...... 10,684.76 10,240.47 Blytheville ...... 199,598.13 169,329.73 Patterson ...... 2,316.70 2,157.04 Gilbert ...... 211.05 98.31 Ozark ...... 69,595.93 58,516.36 Benton County Special Crittenden County . . 613,571.24 605,239.45 Jackson County. . . . 108,040.87 106,409.74 Waldron ...... 28,245.78 24,124.25 Burdette ...... 1,409.16 1,195.46 Yell County ...... 92,227.11 68,901.49 Gillett ...... 6,115.56 4,064.72 Palestine ...... 6,277.98 6,140.12 Aviation...... 16,417.95 9,722.00 Marion ...... 50,525.41 49,839.32 Newport ...... 58,096.33 57,219.23 Dell...... 2,741.85 2,326.06 Mansfield ...... 7,061.45 6,031.07 Plainview ...... 4,699.48 3,510.91 Gillham ...... 4,531.42 1,209.09 Paragould ...... 321,318.48 294,780.85 Siloam Springs . . . 178,341.44 163,114.39 West Memphis . . . 157,042.58 154,910.07 Tuckerman ...... 13,068.14 12,870.85 Dyess ...... 5,625.71 4,772.59 Searcy County . . . . . 28,868.63 32,019.57 Gilmore ...... 376.92 376.73 Paris ...... 22,396.83 21,920.58 Rogers ...... 651,259.58 595,654.08 Earle ...... 17,233.47 16,999.46 Grubbs ...... 3,257.74 3,208.55 Gosnell ...... 43,345.30 36,772.13 Gilbert...... 153.43 170.18 Dardanelle ...... 26,317.06 19,661.09 Glenwood ...... 51,214.00 48,259.89 Patmos ...... 117.53 154.78 Bentonville ...... 324,511.35 296,804.10 Crawfordsville. . . . 2,917.66 2,878.04 Amagon ...... 706.59 695.92 Joiner ...... 5,898.81 5,004.27 Leslie ...... 2,241.05 2,485.65 Ola ...... 7,494.26 5,598.85 Gosnell ...... 15,504.07 14,197.99 Patterson...... 1,240.18 1,469.50 Bethel Heights. . . . 11,743.59 10,740.91 Edmondson...... 2,911.98 2,872.44 Beedeville ...... 780.96 769.17 Leachville ...... 21,639.88 18,358.26 Marshall ...... 6,104.77 6,771.09 Danville...... 14,888.94 11,123.30 Gould ...... 3,256.39 3,179.55 Pea Ridge ...... 22,786.16 19,957.43 Decatur...... 21,612.16 19,766.88 Gilmore...... 1,491.75 1,471.49 Campbell Station. . 1,695.81 1,670.21 Luxora ...... 14,386.53 12,204.86 Pindall...... 441.70 489.91 Belleville ...... 2,309.28 1,725.23 Grady ...... 5,160.18 3,581.33 Perla ...... 1,728.10 1,971.35 Gentry...... 40,066.38 35,276.51 Horseshoe Lake . . 1,822.12 1,797.37 Diaz ...... 9,550.08 9,405.90 Manila...... 33,371.95 28,311.20 St. Joe ...... 599.78 665.25 Havana ...... 2,439.99 1,822.88 Gravette ...... 40,933.24 161,290.47 Perryville ...... 18,377.70 15,284.64 Gravette ...... 31,118.88 27,228.35 Jennette ...... 633.48 624.88 Jacksonport . . . . . 1,747.87 1,721.48 Marie ...... 1,179.76 1,000.85 Sebastian County . . 710,542.78 680,720.18 Green Forest ...... 27,496.11 26,001.19 Piggott...... 27,027.93 29,986.37 Lowell...... 88,521.04 80,962.98 Jericho ...... 1,044.45 1,030.27 Swifton ...... 6,478.29 6,380.48 Victoria ...... 644.50 546.76 Fort Smith...... 1,231,839.21 1,180,136.99 2008 Interest: $94,225.19 Greenbrier...... 97,477.50 74,327.55 Pine Bluff...... 607,751.59 565,663.34 Centerton ...... 35,296.57 32,282.90 Sunset ...... 1,777.84 1,753.70 Tupelo...... 1,316.48 1,296.61 Wilson...... 10,257.38 8,701.91 Huntington ...... 10,558.45 10,115.29 2007 Interest: $672,318

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To place a classified ad in City & Town, please contact the League at 501-374-3484 or e-mail [email protected]. Ads are FREE to members of the League and available at the low rate of $.70 per word to non-members. For members, ads will run for two consecutive months from the date of receipt unless we are notified to continue or Families discontinue. For non-members, ads will run for one month only unless otherwise notified. in Crisis BELLA VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENT—Applications are now being fied, $20,000. Benefits include insurance, housing at Hermitage pending graduate of an ABET-approved engineering school with accepted to fill full-time vacancies. The successful applicant Apts. with free utilities, $500 per year uniform allowance, a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Transportation Engi- must have a high school diploma or equivalent; willingness 15 vacation days and 11 paid holidays. Mail resumé to neering or closely related field. 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Salary to Wait BUILDING OFFICIAL—Hope is accepting applications for a building are furnished by the department. Applications are available based on experience. Resumés will be accepted until position official. Responsible for planning, inspection and development, at the Monticello Police Dept., or mail resumé and copies of is filled. EOE. including oversight of planning and zoning, subdivision develop- certificates to Monticello Police Dept., Chief Robert Rosegrant, ZONING OFFICIAL—Pine Bluff is accepting applications for the innacle Pointe oers ment, signs and code enforcement. Knowledge of general P.O. Box 505, Monticello, AR 71655. position of Zoning Official. The Zoning Official enforces the building practices and office software required. Preferred cadi- STORM WATER/FLOOD PLAIN TECHNICIAN—Conway is accept- provisions of the Pine Bluff Zoning Ordinance on a day-to-day- free, condential date will have planning/engineering experience with superior ing resumés for a Storm Water/Flood Plain Technician working basis, issues citations for city ordinance code violations, con- organizational and communications skills. Should have the abil- within the City of Conway Street and Engineering Dept. The ducts follow-up inspections to ensure the corrective action has assessment and ity to deal effectively with developers, realtors, contractors, Storm Water/Flood Plain Technician will assist the City Engineer been taken and investigates complaints of possible code and referral services 24 agencies and engineers. Must work in coordination with other in the management of the City’s Storm Water Pollution Preven- ordinance violations. Bachelor’s degree in related field and four City departments. High school or equivalent required. College tion Plans and the City’s Flood Plain Ordinance. Requirements years of directly related experience or equivalent combination P hours a day, 7 days a week as a degree preferred. Salary $35,000-$38,000, DOE, plus benefits. and responsibilities include: Review of permit applications for of education and experience; should have working knowledge Send letter of interest and resumé to Catherine Cook, City Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Flood Plain Development of techniques, materials and corrective measures used in all community service. Dr. Streett Manager, City of Hope, P.O. Box 667, Hope, AR 71802-0667. plans. Conduct inspections of construction sites for compliance aspects of housing construction and must be competent to 870-777-6701. with approved Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Flood Plain work from construction blueprints, drawings and diagrams. suggests that parents seek help if CITY ENGINEER—The City Engineer is responsible for complex Development plans. Ability to establish and maintain effective Applications will be accepted in person or by mail at the City of a child exhibits: and professional engineering work for sewer, street, environ- working relationships with the general public, co-workers and Pine Bluff, HR Dept., 200 E. 8th Ave., Room 104, Pine Bluff, AR mental and flood plain management projects. City Engineer im- elected officials. Investigate citizen complaints in regard to vio- 71601. Resumés may be faxed to 870-850-2449 or e-mailed to • Aggression toward other plements Public Works projects, which include the design of lations of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Flood Plain [email protected]. Applications may be downloaded plans and specifications. Performs or oversees construction Development ordinances and plans. Report back to citizens with at www.cityofpinebluff.com Closing date: Until filled. children inspections for streets, drainage, and sewer projects. Serves as the results of the same. Ability to read and interpret construc- FOR SALE—Magnolia has a 2001 Kawasaki Police Motorcycle with the Emergency Coordinator by working with State and Federal tion plans, site plans and floodplain maps. Ability to prepare and low usage. It is equipped with red and blue strobes. Also for • An inability to cope with officials to plan for disaster preparedness. More information present both written and oral presentations of reports and pro- sale are four Jetsonic Strobe bar lights, one Wheelen Edge 8 feelings about the City is available at www.cityofsherwood.net. Applica- posals. Knowledge and ability to utilize computer aided drafting strobe bar light, two Code 3 Excalibur strobe bar lights and tions accepted until the position is filled. City of Sherwood, programs. Must have a valid Arkansas driver’s license and ac- three prisoner transport screens to fit 2000-2004 Impala. The • Frequent crying Office of Human Resources, P.O. Box 6256, Sherwood, AR ceptable driving record. Posses or obtain within one year, as a light bars are red and blue combination and were two years old 72124. EOE. condition of continued employment, the required certifications when taken out of service and stored. They should be bid on • Pleas for help DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS—Eureka Springs is accepting of a Certified Flood Plain Manager by the Arkansas Natural Re- individually. Please call 870-234 2323 and ask for Chief Robert • Fears of everyday things resumés for Director of Public Works. The Director will plan, sources Conservation Commission and will be required to ob- Gorum, or send your bid to his attention at 206 N. Jackson, direct, organize and supervise the activities and operations of tain certification that may be required by the Arkansas Dept. of Magnolia, AR 71753. and/or possible disasters the Public Works Dept. and will also prepare the annual budget, Pollution Control and Ecology for designated Storm Water Pollu- FOR SALE—Murfreesboro is accepting bids for a white 2002 Ford assure allocation and oversee the daily operation of the waste- tion Prevention Technicians. Associate Degree in a technical or Crown Victoria Police Interceptor with approx. 92,000 miles. Car such as the deaths of family water treatment plant. The qualifications needed are Grade IV science related field; or any equivalent combination of experi- can be seen at Murfreesboro City Hall. Bids will be opened members Water Distribution Operator, Grade III Water Treatment Operator, ence and training which provides the required knowledge skills May 12 at 7 p.m. The City of Murfreesboro reserves the right Class IV Wastewater Treatment Operator, Level 1C Master Solid and abilities may be considered. Please submit resumé with to refuse any or all bids. For more information, call City Hall at • No interest in playing Waste Operator. Basic computer knowledge. Supervisory expe- salary history to: Human Resources Director, City of Conway, 870-285-3732. rience. Send resumés to City of Eureka Springs, 44 S. Main St., 1201 Oak Street, Conway, AR 72032. E-mail: FOR SALE—Police car for sale. 2001 Ford Crown Vic. 122,000 • Isolation Eureka Springs, AR 8232. Attn: Mayor Joy. EOE. [email protected]; fax 501-513-3503. Salary will miles. Lights on inside; no lights on top. Super Bee Radar • Discussions of death and HOT SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT is accepting applications be based on experience. Resumés will be accepted until posi- included. Minimum bid $2,000. Bids accepted until April 10, for pre-employment testing. Applications will be accepted until tion is filled. EOE. 2008. Can be seen at McCrory City Hall. Send bids to dying; statements like “I wish May 7 with the written examinaion administered on May 12. STREET DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR—Pine Bluff is accepting appli- McCrory Police Dept., P.O. Box 897, McCrory, AR 72101, Annual salary: $33,697. Must be 21 years of age, meet qualifications for the position of Street Dept. Director. The Street Dept. Attn: Chief James Jackson. Please write bid on outside. I were dead.” cations and pass all pre-employment testing. Applications avail- Director oversees and reviews the preparation of plans and FOR SALE—Stamps is accepting bids on a black 1999 Ford Crown able at City of Hot Springs Human Resources, 133 Convention specifications for public work projects, assists in projecting a Victoria (police interceptor). 115,000 miles. Police equipment • Trouble sleeping Blvd., Hot Springs, AR 71902, or www.cityhs.net. Phone broad plan of public works improvement and administers and has all been removed. Car may be seen at Stamps City Hall, • Sexually provocative 501-321-6844. Certified officers encouraged to apply. EOE. coordinates all city capital improvement projects with all other 207 E. Antigo, Stamps, AR 71860. Bids may be sent to the early PATROLMAN—West Memphis seeks patrolman. Must be 21 years city departments. Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an above address, Attn: Charles Lamb. Telephone 870-533-4771. behavior of age, provide birth certificate, possess valid driver’s license, accredited college and/or five years of increasingly responsible Bids will be accepted through May 15, 2008. The city reserves have no convictions, high school graduate or GED. Must pass experience in engineering work, two years of which must have the right to refuse any or all bids. • Self-mutilation physical agility and written tests. Starting base salary: non-cer- been in a manager/supervisor capacity is preferred. Applica- FOR SALE—The Menifee Waterworks Department is selling a intervention: • Harm to animals tified $27,360, certified $29,736. Step raises for five years after tions will be accepted in person or by mail at the City of Pine 79,000-gallon water storage tank. Please make your best offer; first year, 20 sick days and three weeks’ paid vacation. Contact Bluff, HR Dept., 200 E. 8th Ave., Room 104, Pine Bluff, AR the removal of the tank is at the purchaser’s expense. Please The Key to Your Child’s Mental Health. • Unusual weight gain or loss Andrew Clark Sr., 870-732-7518. EOE. Drug screen required. 71601. Resumés may be faxed to 870-850-2449 or e-mailed to contact Jerry Green by e-mail at [email protected] or call Applications being accepted and must be returned to Personnel [email protected]. Applications may be downloaded 501-208-2675. All inquiries are welcome. • Drug or alcohol use Dept., 604 E. Cooper, West Memphis, AR 72203. at www.cityofpinebluff.com Closing date: Until filled. WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR—Hoxie is seeking a qualified s parents, it’s difficult to watch a specializing in the care of children and POLICE CHIEF—Jacksonville is currently accepting applications for WATER OPERATOR—The City of Cushman is seeking a licensed individual to serve as operator of water/wastewater collection the position of police chief. Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Jus- water operator. Requirements: Prefer current Arkansas Water and treatment. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and child going through tough times. adolescents. He serves as the Medical tice or related field preferred and 10 years of law enforcement Operator’s License minimum Level 2 or the ability to obtain a either possess or be able to obtain a Class III water distribution How long should you muddle Director at Pinnacle Point Behavioral Where to go for help experience required with at least five years at a supervisory license, backhoe experience, and computer literate. Please mail and water treatment license and Class I wastewater license. level. Essential duties and responsibilities include the develop- resumés to: Water Dept., P.O. Box 161, Cushman, AR 72526, or Vacation, sick days, holidays and insurance of medical, dental, through on your own, supporting HealthCare System, Little Rock’s premier ment, planning and implementing of police department goals, fax to 870-698-0937. vision and life included in package. Resumés may be sent to A your child as best you can? At what point provider of outpatient and inpatient mental objectives, rules, regulations and work methods that comply TRAFFIC ENGINEER—Conway is accepting resumés for a Traffic P.O. Box 28, Hoxie, AR 72433, or faxed to 870-886-2742. with federal, state and city laws and in response to assessment Engineer working within the City of Conway Street and Engi- WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR—Tuckerman seeks a qualified does concerning behavior cross the line into health services for children and teenagers. of community needs. The successful applicant will be a strong neering Dept. The Traffic Engineer will provide traffic engineer- individual to serve as operator of water/wastewater collection scary behavior? Most kids, he says, will do fine with leader with a vision for the future that displays passion and op- ing services for the City of Conway including the review of and treatment. Applicants must have a valid Arkansas driver’s timism; inspires respect and trust; mobilizes others to fulfill the traffic flow and formulation of recommendations needed for license and either have or be able to obtain within one (1) year Questions bring more questions: “If I outpatient treatment. erapy and perhaps vision; provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordi- safe efficient traffic movement. Requirements are: Ability to a class 11 or higher water treatment and distribution license take my child for mental health help, will he medication will get them back on track. nates. They will be a strategic thinker with an ability to develop conduct traffic studies, review and make recommendations in and a class 11 Wastewater treatment license. Salary is nego- strategies to achieve the City’s goals; understand the City’s regard to traffic control. Ability to prepare detailed construction tiable based on qualifications. Send resumé to City of Tucker- be on drugs for the rest of his life? Will she “e key,” he says, “is early intervention.” strengths and weaknesses; and adapt strategy to changing plans for traffic signals, street, intersection, drainage and other man, P.O. Box 1117, Tuckerman, AR 72473 or fax be doomed to carry a label throughout her Pointing out that most parents wouldn’t conditions. The selected individual must be willing to reside public works projects. Ability to prepare and present both writ- 870-349-5336. Attn. Mayor Gerald Jackson. For further infor- school years? Where will it end? hesitate to seek treatment for a child’s within the City limits of Jacksonville. All applicants are required ten and oral presentations of engineering projects and propos- mation, call 870-349-5313. 11501 Financial Centre Parkway to complete an application and resume may accompany the als. Assist in the development of city budget for traffic WANTED—Used rear-end loader and 16-foot or longer step van. David Streett, MD, offers words of possibly-broken limb, Dr. Streett urges application along with salary requirements. Applications management and street issues. Experience in preparation of Phone 870-714-0322. Little Rock, AR 72211 may be obtained at City Hall, #1 Municipal Drive or traffic signal plans and street improvement plans utilizing com- reassurance: “Most of the kids we treat are parents to trust their instincts. “If you www.cityofjacksonville.net, Attn: Director of Human puter aided drafting and engineering design programs. Ability to just briefly deviating from their normal, think something is wrong, do something STAFF ENGINEER—Lakeland, Tenn., seeks Staff Engineer. Resources, Jill Fourqurean. EOE. compute quantities and prepare construction estimates for en- healthy developmental path. If they get about it,” he advises. “Call us. One of our 501-223-3322 POLICE CHIEF—Eudora is accepting applications for the position gineering projects. Review of site, subdivision and construction Responsible for planning, reviewing, designing, and inspecting Or toll free 800-880-3322 of Police Chief. Please apply at 111 N. Archer St., or call plans for conformance to city requirements. Must have a valid a variety of municipal civil engineering projects. Requires Civil help early on, chances are they’ll never need professionals will provide a free assessment Engineering Degree and EIT license. Salary range $41,414- 870-355-4412. Arkansas driver’s license and acceptable driving record. Ability it again.” of your child’s behavioral health and On the Web: POLICE OFFICER—Hermitage Police Dept. is accepting resumés to establish and maintain effective working relationships with $49,689. See www.lakelandtn.gov or call 901-867-2717 for for a full-time officer. Uncertified salary starts at $18,000; certi- the general public, co-workers and elected officials. Graduate or information. 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