By JOE MAY | The Southern Standard
With hangar space renting out as fast as new buildings can be constructed, the Arkadelphia City Board voted on Tuesday evening to seek a grant for additional hangars at the local airport.
City Manger Gary Brinkley told the board that the city could get $596,000 for hangar construction and pay matching funds of $79,000 for a new four-bay hangar at Dexter Florence Memorial Field. Already, he noted there is a waiting list of five potential renters.
At the motion of Directors Jason Jones and Chris Porter, the board voted to seek the grant funding.
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In other business, the board:
• Introduced Halle Posey as the city’s new special events coordinator.
• Voted to ink a new lease for the depot with the board of the Clark County Museum, Inc.. an offshoot from the Clark County Historical Association, which had previously held the lease.
• Had the first reading of the annual 5-mill tax ordinance.
• Congratulated Treasurer Shacresha Wilson for being named the top government finance officer in the state for 2023.
• Heard Brinkley say City Clerk Samantha Roybal will be leaving to take a position with Hostess Brands.
• Heard that the End of Summer Blowout will be Saturday, Aug. 12.