Little Rock no longer opening emergency shelter at Barton Coliseum for homeless
Mayor Frank Scott Jr. originally announced the city would set up an emergency homeless shelter at Barton Coliseum, but has since pivoted to a different plan. Author: THV11 Digital Updated: 6:35 PM CST February 16, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
UPDATE: According to Mayor Frank Scott Jr., Little Rock is no longer planning on utilizing Barton Coliseum as a homeless shelter, and has since pivoted to relocating those in need to shelters in the area.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
In response to the snowstorm that hit Arkansas, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced Monday that the city will use the Barton Coliseum as an emergency shelter for the homeless population.
Mayor cheers police, fire contract agreement
Mayor cheers police, fire contract agreement
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott’s taxpayer-funded PR apparatus announced today a new
contract with police and firefighters that the new head of the Fraternal Order of Police told the City Board last night had been reached.
The release:
On Wednesday, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced, for the first time in the
City’s history, one-year employee agreements accepted by unified negotiation teams for both fire and police employees the International Association of Fire Fighters and Fire Leaders Actively Maintaining Equality (FLAME) for fire fighters and the Little Rock Fraternal Order of Police and Black Police Officers Association (BPOA) for police officers. Both agreements also include minority representation from FLAME and BPOA for all contract discussions during the 2021 agreement period.