Stories from Friday, April 30, 2004

by E. Alan Long I plan to be singing my swan song this Saturday night ---- literally. Being a founding member of The Ozarks Chorale, I have looked forward to our 10th anniversary performance, to start this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Eureka Springs Auditorium...

Eureka Springs Alderman Karen Lindblad cautioned other members of the City Council Monday evening about sending e-mails to each other discussing possible votes on agenda items as violations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The regular meeting had barely gotten underway when Lindblad displayed an e-mail from Alderman Robert "Butch" Berry to Alderman Gayle Money addressing items on the night's agenda...

A member of the Eureka Springs Historic District Commission ( HDC) agreed to repaint his house last week when the commission decided he did not use a proper technique in applying exterior paint. Frank Green Jr. apologized to the commission for going ahead with the paint job on his house at 9 Pine St. without their approval...

The Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) Board of Commissioners passed its "golf cart fee" amendment on second reading Monday after more discussion and comments by the public. Amendment 4 to Regulation 26 on amenities actually has three components, pointed out District Manager Kevin Crosson, but the most controversial is the golf cart fee...

by James DeVito, Citizens for Better Government M.J. Sell's column asked many questions about a change of government for Eureka Springs, but provided few answers. Here are only a few reasons why it's time for change. Over the past 37 years and 18 mayors, none have served more than one term. With history as an indicator, we'll have a new mayor and council in 2006...

Carroll County was declared a disaster area late Monday by Gov. Mike Huckabee, after County Judge Mike Botelho declared a local emergency for eastern and southern Carroll County. The governor agreed on the designation after heavy flooding Friday and Saturday damaged a significant number of county roads, destroying at least four bridges and damaging several others...

GREEN FOREST ---- More than $1,000 worth of meat was stolen from Das Butcher Haus, along with saws, tools, a rifle, and a computer system. Eldon Shrock, owner of the business, said he discovered the break-in on Saturday morning. He said a neighbor's barbed-wire fence had been cut, the side door to the business broken and the front office ransacked...

BERRYVILLE ---- The police department has added a new phase to its community policing program ---- reserve officers will now patrol areas of Berryville on bicycles. An anonymous person donated two expensive Italian bicycles to the police department so that the officers can interact with the community in a more relaxed, one-on-one manner...