Crowded agenda for Alexander city council

(CORRECTION: 10/21/19 11:00 AM; Information provided earlier concerning the amount of the bid for the overlay of streets was incorrect. The dollar amount provided by the “Arkansas State Aid City Street Program” website dates back to the 2014/2015 project and apparently has not been updated since. We apologize for the error.)

Besides two items left over from the September meeting of the Alexander city council, there are an additional six new business items. Depending on how many council members attend the Monday, October 21 meeting will determine how much gets accomplished.

Last month two ordinances that establish, “Fees for Subdivision and Zoning Regulations” and adding the “Citgo/Flash Market on I-30,” as a location for posting city notices, had one public reading each because only four council members attended the meeting. It takes six for a two-thirds vote to suspend the additional two public readings and pass an emergency clause to have an ordinance go into effect at one meeting. In September the mayor served as the fifth council member to establish a quorum. Those two ordinances are listed under, “Unfinished Business.”

Under “New Business” council members are expected to act on a recommendation from the planning commission to approve the preliminary plat for the construction of a convenience store/gas station at the corner of Highway 5 (Old Stagecoach Road) and Alexander Road. Also on the agenda is an, “Ordinance Establishing A Planning Area Boundary, Resolution For Overlay On Roads, New City Seal, Court Room Renovations, and Buy Patrol Units.”

(CORRECTION) Under the “Arkansas State Aid City Street Program” Alexander was approved for the maximum $250,000.00 grant earlier this year. The amount of this year's bid will be announced at Monday's meeting.

The next meeting of the Alexander city council is Monday, October 21 at 6:00 PM in the courtroom at city hall. The public is invited to attend.