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Thursday, July 29, 2021 The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is still looking for an executive director. The commission met in executive session for approximately 16 minutes Tuesday, July 20, to discuss hiring an executive director before returning to the public session. Commissioner Scott Bardin then announced that the commission would take no action on hiring an executive director at the meeting. The executive session to address hiring an executive director was the only item of business on the commission’s agenda, but interim director Scott Miskiel did deliver a lengthy direc...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 Eureka Springs will have a fireworks show on the Fourth of July. On Tuesday, May 18, the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission agreed to allocate $7,500 for the fireworks show. Chairman Kevin Ruehle said he spoke with a fireworks company and learned there are two available packages: one for $10,000 and one for $15,000. The $10,000 package, Ruehle said, is equivalent to the package the commission purchased in 2019 for $8,000. “They are now more expensive,” Ruehle said. Ruehle said he spoke at the City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s last workshop, wher...

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is moving forward with its 2021 budget. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, interim director Scott Miskiel presented the budget. With the help of the finance committee, Miskiel said, he has made some changes to the accounting that will make it easier to understand the budget in the future. Miskiel said the revenue from the 0.125 percent tax will now be placed in a separate account. “That way, it will make it very easy to track what is being paid and how that is being used,” Miskiel said. “Also since it’s restricted funds, I j...

Thursday, January 28, 2021 The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is moving forward with its 2021 budget. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, interim director Scott Miskiel presented the budget. With the help of the finance committee, Miskiel said, he has made some changes to the accounting that will make it easier to understand the budget in the future. Miskiel said the revenue from the 0.125 percent tax will now be placed in a separate account. “That way, it will make it very easy to track what is being paid and how that is being used,” Miskiel said. “Also since it’s restricted funds, I j...

Thursday, January 21, 2021 The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission met for a special called meeting on Jan. 11 to change the list of authorized check signers. Chairwoman Ruth Hager said the commission would need to remove former director Justin Huss, as well as a few former commissioners including Christian Super who resigned earlier this month. The commission would need to add interim director Scott Miskiel and new commissioners to the list, Hager said. Hager didn’t state the names of the commissioners, but parks office employee Nicky Boyette confirmed later that the commissione...