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Members of the Eureka Springs City Council were all on the same page during their regular meeting Monday, Feb. 13 at The Auditorium.
The meeting was full of unanimous votes with little or no debate on all measures, including giving their stamp of approval to a six-month moratorium on new bed and breakfast operations in residential areas, a new city council representative on the City Advertising and Promotion Commission and a resolution voicing opposition to any bills or new laws approved by the Arkansas Legislature that are suggested to be aimed at the “LBGTQ-plus community.”
The meeting also included the annual “State of the City Address” from Mayor Butch Berry, where he outlined the city’s financial numbers from 2022 and gave an update on public entities and plans for the current year.
“I’m excited for the future of Eureka Springs and with the help and support of the citizens and the city council, we will continue to make Eureka Springs a good place for all of us to live,” Berry said during his 22-minute presentation.
The council approved a moratorium on bed and breakfasts that will prohibit any new location in residential areas from midnight Feb. 15 to midnight Aug. 15.
New council member David Avanzino was unanimously approved to replace council member Autumn Slane on the City Advertising and Promotion Commission.
While Senate Bill 43, originally aimed at regulating or prohibited drag shows, has been altered significantly to what Avanzino called “essentially a public nudity law, which is already in place,” the council went ahead and approved a resolution aimed at other related current or future bills.
The council also unanimously approved a Title VI recertification resolution for the city’s transit department.
In council member comments, Greene addressed the “bullying that’s gone on with some of our staff,” and referenced a recent incident where she said a staff member was cursed at by a resident.
“No wonder we have no staff at the CAPC,” Greene said.
Greene said she was appreciative of finance director Scott Bardin for taking charge of the CAPC with no other full-time staff currently on board. “He has been like heaven sent to us,” Greene said. “He asked, I believe, all the commissioners to please support him. Please stay off Facebook with your negative, nasty things and let’s start working together.”
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