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In particular, he wanted to know how council might “waive the requirement to have these companies previously work on a large-scale project” — which seems to have tripped up the ability of local firms to make a bid. Ironstand said he was not asking to give the project to local companies — just to give them the opportunity to bid. The local companies are “our tax base,” he said, adding they would also be in a better position to fix problems later. “If something goes wrong, the loc...

Photo: Royce Calkins Further details have been released in a double homicide reported last week in Stone County by the Arkansas State Police (ASP). In the earlier report, ASP said two apparent murder victims were discovered inside a home north of Mountain View Tuesday. The victims were identified as 64-year-old Ronald Calkins, who lived at the house on Chateau Pointe Loop off Arkansas Highway 87, and 40-year-old Brandy Patrick, also of Mountain View. Tuesday evening, law enforcement located 43-...

The liberty swing, which is specially designed for use by those in wheelchairs, was purchased in 2020 at a cost of around $30,000. The plan is to put up the swing at the natural space playground, which was itself funded as a partnership between the city and BECIP. The liberty swing has since arrived, and has been stored at the Parks office. The next step is to put the various pieces together and install it, something Sabraw indicated is no small task. She informed council that after reviewin...

A man has been arrested after two apparent murder victims were discovered inside a home north of Mountain View on March 9.

Photo: Royce Calkins The discovery of two apparent murder victims inside a home north of Mountain View Tuesday has led to special agents of the Arkansas State Police being requested to investigate the homicides. The investigation has led to the arrest of a suspect in the case. Arkansas State Police were contacted by Stone County sheriff’s deputies shortly after the bodies of a man and woman were found at a residence on Chateau Pointe Loop off Arkansas Highway 87 shortly before 2:52 p.m. ASP s...

The facility has been closed to the public since March 2020 during the pandemic, with the space recently being used to host City Council meetings. The intention is to re-open the gallery to exhibitions again later this year. Money has been set aside in the budget for a re-opening in July, but there is still uncertainty about whether they can reopen then or have to wait a couple of months. Public health measures might still be in place that would prevent a move back to council chambers, where ...

That was presented in a report from their director Cheryl DeNeire at Planning Committee on Monday. This timeline is what the city’s budget for the year is based on, she said. The dates were described by DeNeire as “best guesses,” and might shift depending on whether things are delayed further. “If things are even faster, that’s great,” said DeNeire. The timeline presented is based on vaccinations being completed by the end of September 2021, and runs as follows: Present: Recreati...

The project is being funded in one-third amounts by the federal, provincial and municipal governments. But last month council learned that the city would likely be on the hook for an additional $1.5 million in overages, about half of which was attributed to PST on construction. The city has been looking to lobby the province to get the PST removed from the project. Those efforts seemed to be dealt a setback Monday when Premier Scott Moe said at a media scrum that the province would not be int...

That is $1.5 million over the original submitted cost of the project of $13.6 million. Of that overage, Bayer said half of it is made up of construction PST, which was a provincial government dictate that came in after the city applied for the project in 2017. Checking with the feds, Bayer said there was nothing that could have been done by city staff about it. Essentially, he said, the timing of the submission is the driver of that cost. Bayer said it was a cost the city would not get back...

“It has been a privilege to work for the city over the last 18 years,” said Wohlberg in her goodbye remarks at the meeting. “I can truly say I have enjoyed coming to work every day. I’m going to miss the staff at City Hall — well, actually, the whole entire city, because we have some terrific and dedicated people who work for the city here and I’m glad to have been a part of it. I wish the new council the best of luck over the next four years, you have a good team to guide you wit...