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The Berryville City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 5, voted to deny a request to place an additional streetlight on the 400 block of McKennon Street, saying there seemed to be enough light there already.
“I looked that property over and I hate to be the one to say no, but I didn’t really see the need for a streetlight there,” said council member Jason Williams. “You trim the trees a little bit and the light almost covers from corner to corner.”
Tim McKinney“It’s a pretty short block,” said Mayor Tim McKinney.
Council member Max Nichols suggested other options.
“If they need it for security, they can just put it on their own pole,” Nichols said. “They got a pole right there.”
Discussion of the requested streetlight had been tabled during the council’s previous meeting on Sept. 20 to give council members the opportunity to survey the situation at night.
“I hope everybody gets the chance to get out, look at that, and see what they think,” McKinney said during the Sept. 20 meeting, adding that city workers should likely conduct a survey of streetlights across the city to gauge their condition.
“All the other blocks down the street, there’s one at the end of the streets,” Williams said last week before making a motion to deny the request, “and it’s just not a long block.”
Nichols seconded the motion, which passed 3-0. Council member Linda Riddlesperger was absent from the meeting.
Also absent was any discussion of a requested pay raise for McKinney, who sent an email to council members on Sept. 16 with the request.
“I would like to ask you all to consider raising the mayor’s salary to something that is more in line with what other mayors of cities the size of Berryville make, especially in Carroll County,” McKinney wrote.
On Sept. 20, McKinney said he didn’t bring the matter up formally just yet because he was waiting on more information to ensure council members had the full picture.
Among Carroll County’s three largest cities, Berryville — with a population of 5,652, largest in the county — ranks second behind Eureka Springs (pop. 2,397) where Mayor Butch Berry is paid $48,000 and ahead of Green Forest (pop. 2,972), where Jerry Carlton is paid a reported $26,400.
During the Oct. 5 meeting McKinney also shared news with the council of a recent $10,000 donation to the city to aid in the establishment of a dog park at the city’s Community Center complex and plans to also add a disc golf course.
“I think it’s a pretty low investment, like $4,000 or $5,000 and we’ll have a nice nine-hole course,” McKinney said. “They lay it out for you and everything.”
The council’s next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Berryville City Hall.
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