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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Early voting on sales tax referendum begins Tuesday, Nov. 7

(Amended to provide additional information.)

Early voting on the Special Referendum in the City of Alexander begins Tuesday, November 7. The referendum is being held to ask voters for a one-cent increase in the city sales tax, which can be used for general purposes throughout the city. The current two-cent sales tax, approved by voters in the early 2000s, is limited to funding the police, fire and parks departments.

Registered voters in the Pulaski County portion of Alexander may vote early at the Pulaski County Regional Bldg, 501 W. Markham St., Little Rock from Tuesday, November 7 to Monday, November 13; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays. The office will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

Two locations outside Little Rock are also being provided for voters living in the Pulaski County portion of the city; one at the Jack Evans Senior Citizen Center, 2301 Thornhill Dr., Sherwood and the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Dr., Jacksonville. They will be open 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Tuesday, November 7 to Thursday, November 9.

Registered voters living in the Saline County portion of Alexander may vote early at the “Vote Here” Center, 221 North Main in Benton, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on the following dates: Tuesday, Nov 7 to Thursday, Nov 9 and Monday, Nov 13. The “Vote Here” Center will be closed Friday, Nov 10 for the Veterans’ Day Holiday, which is on Saturday.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 14. Polls will be open from 7:30AM to 7:30PM. Voters living in the Pulaski County portion of Alexander will vote at First Missionary Baptist, 10300 Mabelvale West, Little Rock. Alexander voters living in the Saline County portion of the city will cast their ballots at the Pathfinder Human Resources Building 12B, Highway 111 South. The building is at the south end of the closed Human Development Center, near the end of Highway 111.

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  2. (sorry too many typos)

    This is a very important tax initiative.
    We really need a YES vote in order to continue the improvements that are currently in place.

    The top three things on the mayor's list of items to complete are:
    1. An animal ordinance and shelter with 'teeth' in it and a place to put the animals when they are picked up. That is going to take a building, dog food, and personnel; plus volunteers.

    2. Another code enforcement officer; in order to complete the clean-up it is going to take more than one policeman writing tickets and following up on them.

    which leads to –

    3. The clean-up itself; without mentioning the legal expense, we need to be able to hire someone to clean up and haul away when the property owner, can't / won't / moved away / died / ???

    VOTE YES NOVEMBER 14, 2017

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