Stories from Wednesday, February 23, 2005

The Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) answered the request Friday of a group of property owners who had submitted a letter at the Feb. 11 meeting requesting information. The letter, signed by nine property owners, requested a copy of the HIPC by-laws, the latest HIPC regulations for construction and residential habitation, the 2004 HIPC financial statement and copies of all written correspondence regarding construction of a garage at 1 Deer Run Drive, owned by Marvin Williams, including minutes of meetings about that permit.. ...

(Note: Following are letters, edited for length, from John Cross, one dated Feb. 17 and the other Feb. 10.) From Feb. 17 letter: I received a personal visit yesterday from Mr. Phil Hutchens of Hutchens Construction Co. in Cassville, Missouri. Mr. Hutchens came here to see the City authorities and myself to set the record straight that lie had no intention of holding the City to their contract if they wanted out of it, and that what was said in the Tuesday February 15th Arkansas Democrat Gazette ("The paving contract obligates the City to go through with the repairs. ...

GREEN FOREST ---- The death of a Green Forest woman, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in a city crosswalk Friday, has some Green Forest officials saying changes need to be made to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again. Carolyn Hanson, 55, died in a Springfield, Mo., hospital after being hit Friday night...

Grievances dating back more than a decade surfaced Monday night when all but one of 15 South Carroll County Fire Department volunteers refused to reconsider resignations which they had turned in to the fire department board last week. One volunteer remained on duty to act as a contact person for the volunteers in any future negotiations with the fire department board...

Detailed analysis of the current solid waste management needs, programs and strategies are addressed in "Tending the Garden in Our Own Back Yard," the Needs Assessment portion of a 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District...

"Eureka Believer," a local campaign to put enthusiasm and excitement back into Eureka Springs residents about their community, was unveiled Thursday as part of the 2005 marketing program developed by Stone Ward advertising agency. Approximately 300 persons attended the "roll out" of the proposed print and internet advertising programs for the coming year in the City Auditorium...

A proposal to install 28 panels with paintings of fruit along a concrete wall on First Street was presented to the Historic District Commission (HDC) Wednesday evening. Charlotte Buchanan, promoter of last summer's Sunday Market and the Lucky 13 Starlight Cinema, brought a plan for the 28 4-foot by 8-foot panels to be installed on the wall in the same area were the market was held...