Representatives from the Arkansas Black Mayors Association and Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington were taken to task over persistent flooding problems and whether Pine Bluff could lose federal funding if the city decides to pursue completion of watershed projects on its own.
Thursday the Arkansas Black Mayors Association held a community meeting at the Pine Bluff Convention Center to address flooding and also the drainage system. The Watershed Improvement Project is geared towards addressing and resolving the city’s issues with flooding and drainage. The U.S. Department of […]
The Arkansas Black Mayors Association will host a community meeting to gain feedback from local residents about upcoming watershed improvements in nine geographical areas that are part of Pine Bluff: Bayou Bartholomew Headwaters, Caney Creek-Caney Bayou, Caney Creek-Arkansas River, Plum Bayou-Arkansas River, Cousart Bayou Headwaters-Lake Alice, Imbeau Bayou, Nevins Creek, Upper Deep Bayou and Boggy Bayou-Bayou Bartholomew.
There are six watersheds in and around El Dorado that contribute to flooding and drainage issues in the area and a public meeting has been scheduled next month to provide information about a grant the city has received to help address the matter.