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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The results are in(unofficial) and with a strong majority (70%) in favor the income tax item passed. (Source: https://local12.com/news/election-results) Thanks to those that took the time to ask questions, read, attend meetings, and generally get informed and stay engaged and most of all to everyone who voted today. If I can answer any questions just … Read more
Several interesting items came up at a recent OKI Board of Directors meeting I attended (representing Springdale.) If you aren’t familiar OKI is council of local governments, business organizations and community groups that work together to develop collaborative strategies related transportation, jobs, and public works. More practically, OKI approves ~$40 Million in funding for projects … Read more
City Council met for its regular meetings for March on 3/6 and 3/20 with a light set of agendas for both so another combined post today: Zone Change proposal for 12000 and 12050 Princeton Pike Discussion on Commercial and Parking laws for the City The first zoning change did not have specific action related to … Read more
City Council met for its regular meetings for February on 2/6 and 2/20 with a light set of agendas for both: Introduction of new employees (Amy Ellis – Nurse, Jamison Kunekel – Patrol Officer, Mark Martin – Patrol Officer) A vote to confirm Mutual Aid (for emergency services with neighboring communities) passed 6-0 A discussion … Read more
City Council met for its regular meeting of January on 1/2 and 1/16 with a light set of agendas for both – though very significant ones – notably: Finance administrative items (annual appropriation, investment of funds authorization, and requesting advanced payment of funds from Hamilton County Auditor) Introduction of new employees (Elizabeth Johnson – Fitness … Read more
Starting at the 11/21 City Council meeting City Administration along with the Council Finance Committee raised a concern about ongoing budget shortfalls. Some details shared: Recent Annual General Funds (Budgets) for Springdale (Approximate in Millions): 2007: $ 21.3 2008: $ 19.7 2009: $ 17.8 2010: $ 16.4 2011: $ 16.1 2012: $ 16.7 2013: $ … Read more
At the most recent council meeting (February 7, 2018) there was significant discussion related to the use of Emergency Clauses attached to ordinances – how and when to use them. The topic came up during the discussion around Ordinance 5-2018 to authorize an agreement with the City of Montgomery to allow the housing of some … Read more