Council returned to its normal schedule, Council has rescinded the Mayoral temporary emergency powers as it has become apparent that Council would be able to maintain its work, and the disruptions the Pandemic has caused have been serious though manageable. Highlighted items of business included: Community Center Roof Repair Comprehensive Plan with McBride Dale Clarion […]
With the day to day routines of working inside this pandemic Council resumed it’s normal scheduled meeting routine with two meetings each in June and July. This also included rescinding the temporary emergency powers granted to the Mayor during the early days of the pandemic. (More on that below). The agendas remained light. Highlighted items […]
Due to reduced legislative and hearing needs in part because of the ongoing health emergency Council met in a single meeting each for April and May for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Excess Item Auction Fire Department Staffing Levels Outdoor Dining Excess Item Auction On fairly regular intervals City departments look to re-purpose […]
As many are aware, last night our community suffered a terrible loss when Patrol Officer Kaia Grant died in the line of duty. Kaia was a 33 years old and an 8 year veteran of our police department. Officer Grant is the first Springdale officer lost in the line of duty and the community is […]
The situation our community finds itself in is constantly evolving. As was done at the County and State levels, Springdale has declared a State of Emergency. Rather than trying to keep up and re-posting snippets of data please see the following for current and verified details that can help keep all of us safe. Below […]
Council met on December 1st to swear in the new Council Members and again on December 4th and 18th for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Committee Appointments (many) 2020 Budget Presentation Committee Appointments The City maintains a number of committees to address various areas of city functions as well as create and maintain […]
Council met in October and November for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Urban Forestry Update Springrose Update Urban Forestry Update Did you know Springdale has maintained a “tree” fund in the annual budget? How it works is when sites around Springdale get developed, commercial developers pay into the fund in lieu of replacing […]
Council met on 8/21, 9/4, and 9/18 for regular meetings. Because the summer months typically have fewer items needing attention rather than 2 regular meetings are reduced to 1 for July and August. Highlighted items of business included: Bridge Inspection Program Water Drainage Ordinance (including hot tubs and pools) Energy Efficient Upgrade Commercial Financing (Suburban […]
City Council’s summer agendas have been light. Council met on 6/5, 6/19, and 7/17 for regular meetings. Because the summer months typically have fewer items needing attention rather than 2 regular meetings are reduced to 1 for July and August. Highlighted items of business included: Hamilton County Quick Response Team Crescentville Road Improvement Engineering Additional […]
One of the biggest budget items every year for the City is road maintenance – a notable city website with details on public works projects can be found here. There are two items I wanted to highlight: Beacon Hills Subdivision Roads As part of the multiyear road improvement program this past fall the Beacon Hills […]