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Mountain Home council members officially gave their blessing Thursday night for the city to apply for a grant to help build an all-access playground. Council members voted 8-0 in favor of the city applying for the grant, which is being written by the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District on behalf of the city.
The grant is through the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and can be worth up to $250,000 in state funds, with the requirement that the city up a matching amount of money through its own funds, in-kind labor or a combination of both.
If approved, the city would use the grant money to purchase equipment for an all-access playground at Hickory Park. The new equipment would allow children of all abilities to play at the park.
A series of public meetings has been scheduled for potential customers of a new water project in the Tracy area.
The City of Briarcliff, Engineering Services Incorporated and the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) are partnering with federal and state funding agencies to bring a safe, long-term supply of drinking water to residents in this area of southern Baxter County.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted approximately $1.5 million, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $1 million towards this effort.
Prior to the project being put out to bid, USDA requires a minimum number of signups. For this endeavor, that number is 110 customers.
The meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District will be help via Zoom on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 11 am. Contact Chelsey Weaver at 870-741-391-4620 or cweaver@nwaedd.org for link information.