World Peace Wetland Prairie fund-raising lauded in The Morning News of Springdale

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Town Branch Neighborhood subject of massive, needlessly expensive trail-construction effort: Please forgive the lack of production quality of my video. Too hot and tired to hold the camera. Official government-channel meeting video below my video clip

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Mayoral candidates' forum date set by council of neighborhoods

Grade-level crossing at Gov ave and MLK best choice for trail crossing

Fayetteville is extending its popular and well-used trail system. The trail must cross Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, which is a busy street. Various means of crossing the street have been discussed, such as a tunnel, an overpass, or a surface crossing. The following diagrams, photographs, and sketches pose the questions:

1. Is it possible to construct a well-designed crossing at street level that will symbolically connect South Fayetteville with the Downtown? Can the installation of a small civic monument and plaza extend the elegance and prosperity of the downtown into South Fayetteville?

2. Can we create a civic monument that will make an explicit symbolic connection between the sacrifices of our veterans and the martyrdom of Dr. King?

3. Is the timing right to install a street crossing that will begin the implementation of important Master Street Plan features such as shade trees and generous sidewalks? Is MLK Boulevard doomed to its current condition that only serves the needs of motorists? Is the current condition of MLK an appropriate memorial to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

4. Can a surface crossing be made safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists? Does having the crossing at street level increase awareness of alternate forms of transportation?

5. Would the businesses located at the corner of Government Avenue and MLK Boulevard, such as Heartwood Gallery, Ease Art Supply, and Alston Hair Salon benefit from the additional foot traffic and bicycle traffic? Would their increased sales provide a Return on Investment for the City of  

Rebates from Electricity provider: May 31, 2012 meeting of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Council of Neighborhoods

National Cemetery expansion group, the RNCIC, holding fund-raising yard sale at intersection of 11th Street and S. Hill Avenue to day and Saturday and the yellow house is for sale to anyone who will move it off the land

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Eugene Keister stands with another WWII veteran, Gene Hampton, after Memorial Day 2012 ceremony at Fayetteville National Cemetery

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Eugene Keister and 89-year-old veteran

City Council meeting April 3, 2012: Agenda detail for Kum and Go store proposal linked linked below. The underlined or highlighted words are live links to background information and ordinance or resolution wording

Kum and Go appeal to be considered by Fayetteville City Council. See correspondence in backup file for the meeting at this LINK.
View video of the meeting at Aubrey James Shepherd's YOU TUBE Channel.


Full agenda for April 3, 2012, city council meeting linked HERE.

Council of Neighborhoods plans nature walk in south Fayetteville for April meeting and more for May meeting

Planning Commission approves development atop Rochier HIll from which most of surface water flows into neighborhood or through it in the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River

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Planning Commission


3. LSD 12-4052: Large Scale Development (1001 W. ROCHIER ST./PARK GREEN/THE VUE, 561): Submitted by CRAFTON TULL & ASSOCIATES, INC. for property located at 1001 WEST ROCHIER STREET. The property is zoned RMF-24, RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY 24 UNITS PER ACRE and RMF-40, RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY 40 UNITS PER ACRE and contains approximately 19.39 acres. The request is for the development of 180 multi-family dwellings. Planner: Jesse Fulcher


4. CUP 12-4060: Conditional Use Permit (3575 N. SHILOH DR./SIEBERT, 173): Submitted by ERIC SIEBERT for property located at 3575 NORTH SHILOH DRIVE. The property is zoned C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL and contains approximately 1.61 acres. The request is to allow for a temporary retail structure to remain on the property for longer than 90 days (Use Unit 2). Planner: Andrew Garner
6. Election of Chair, Vice-chair, and Secretary for the Planning Commission for 2012