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ON THE COVER: Listen to the young folks, hear their advice, build a skateboard park and then remember fa go watch, like this young fellow, Sawyer McDaniel, at the Trumann Skateboard Park. Watching flips, airborne furn-a-rounds, twists and, well, you'll see. Just following the careful attempts of a young boy or girl beginning a newly discovered sport on a gentle slope can be fascinating. Some cities and fawns even provide bleachers (at a safe but watchable distance}. An observer highly recommends safety equipment, however, for the skaters' knees, head, elbows, etc. -Enjoy! -jkw

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a'TEST Newsletter .............. . ...... .45

Attorney General Opinions . .............. . 24 Briefly speaking .... . . . .. . ...... . . . . .... . 16

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Directory Changes . ..................... . 50 Engineering Service . ............ . .. . .... . 32

Fairs and Festivals . ............ . ..... . 23, 33

H ealth Benefit Fund Provider Changes .... . .42 League Officers, Advisory Councils .... . .... . 5

Municipal Mart ................. . ..... . 50

Municipal Notes ... .. ....... .... .... . . . . 18 Obituaries .. . .. . .............. . .. . .... . 18

Planning to Succeed .............. . . . ... . 36

President's Letter .. ....... . ...... .... . . .. .4 Professional Directory ..... . ............. .48

Sales Tax Map ......................... .46 Sales Tax Receipts . . . . .................. .47 Sister Cities International .......... .. .... . 30

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Dear Colleagues:

I would like to bring to the attention of all 501 Arkansas cities that the League sponsored a well-attended Land Use Planning

Seminar this past month that included several important topics. Those topics included Comprehensive Plans, the Kela v. New

London eminent domain case, Annexation and Territorial Jurisdic­tion issues, 1IF legislation, Impact Fees, and Stonn Water Regula­tions. As usual, League stalf did a ve'Y thorough job explaining how these issues will impact our cities.

I encourage each of you to lake advantage of the seminars the League offers so you can better navigate the maze of regulations under which municipalities must operate.

I know this is a busy time of year for aU of us as we work hard to prepare our 2006 budgets. Remember, budgets are required to be submitted to city councils by December 1, and they must be approved no later than February l.

Although you are busy, I encourage you to think about attending the National league of Cities Congress of Cities Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, December 6-10.

If you can fit it into your budget and schedule, I certainly recommend you do so. lt's a great opportunity to network with people from all over the United States as we aU try to govern our cities.

Also, don't forget to mark your calendars for the league's Winter Conference which will be held January 11-13, 2006, in Jjttle Roel<. !look forward to seeing you there!

In the meantime, remember how blessed we aU are, and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,

Terry Black Coberly Mayor of Bentonville,

President, Arkansas Municipal League

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mayor Bobbie Bailey, Alpena; Mayor Veronica Post, Altus; Councilmember Larry Hall, Bay; Mayor Tim McKinney, Berryville; Mayor Chris Claybaker, Camden; Clerk/Treasur­er Billie Hasty, Clarendon; Mayor Tab Townsell, Conway; Mayor Jimmy Wallace, England; Mayor Larry Bryant, Forrest City; City Director Gary Campbell, Fort Smith; City Manager Kent Myers, Hot Springs; Alder­man Kenny Elliott, Jacksonville; Mayor JoAnne Bush, Lake Village; Mayor Steve Northcutt, Malvern; Mayor Robert Taylor, Marianna; Clerk/Treasurer Regina Walker, Mena; Mayor Mike Gaskill, Paragould; Mayor Carl Redus, Pine Bluff; Mayor Howard Taylor, Prescott; Mayor Belinda Laforce, Searcy; Mayor Bill Harmon, Sherwood; Mayor M. L VanPoucke Jr., Siloam Springs; Recorder/Treasurer Carolyn Willett, Smackover; Mayor John Riggs, Van Buren.

ADVISORY COUNCILS

Councilmember Willa Wells, Fairfield Bay; Recorder/Treasurer Mike Cranford, Foreman; Recorder/Treasurer Marla Wallace, Gillett; Councilmember Gary Tobar, Gilmore; Mayor Melba Fox-Hobbs, Hartford; Recorder/Treasurer Rose Marie Wilkinson, Haskell; Administrative Asst. T.A. Cowan, Hazen; Mayor David Shackelford, Recorder/Treasurer Mary Ruth Wiles, Highland; Mayor Lloyd Travis, Councilmember Joe Gies, Lakeview; Councilmember Susan Sparks Sturdy, Lamar; Mayor James Lee Brooks, Madison; Mayor Clark Hall, Marvell; Mayor Frank Pearce, Mayflower; Recorder /Treasurer Bobby Brown, McDougal; Mayor Bob Sullivan, McRae; Councilmember Don Sappington, Norfork; Mayor Jim Crotty, Norphlet; Mayor Jerry Duvall, Pottsville; Mayor Levenis Penix, Thornton; Mayor Art Brooke, Councilmembers Chad Gastineau, Ginger Torno, Glen Walden, Ward; Mayor Curly Jackson Sr., Recorder/Treasurer Amanda Orr, Wilmar; Coun­cilmember Russell Hatridge, Wilton; Mayor Lorraine Smith, Wrightsville.

PAST PRESIDENTS: Councilmember Larry Combs, El Dorado; Mayor Tommy Swaim, Jacksonville; Councilmember Martin Gipson, Mayor Patrick Henry Hays, North Little Rock; Councilmember Tommy Baker, Osceola; Mayor Jim Dailey, Little Rock; Mayor Robert Patrick, St. Charles; Mayor Gene Yarbrough, Star City.

Arkansas Municipal League Officers LARGE FIRST CLASS CITIES: Mayor Jene Van Hoose,

Springdale, Chair; Mayor Chuck Hollingshead, City Director James Calhoun, Arkadelphia; Personnel/Finance Director Marilyn Payne, Bryant; Mayor Bobby Beard, Councilmember Dianne Hammond, El Dorado; Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville; Councilmembers Louise Fields Mary Jeffers, Cecil Twillie, Forrest City; City Director Elaine Jones, Hot Springs; Councilmembers Bill Howard, Robert Lewis, Reedie Ray, Linda Rinker, Jacksonville; City Clerk Donna Jackson, Jonesboro; City Director B.J. Wyrick, Intergovernmental Relations Manager Odies Wilson Ill, Little Rock; Councilmember James Moore, Magnolia; Councilmembers Scott Doerhoff, Jan Hogue, Maumelle; City Clerk Diane Whitbey, Councilmember Murry

Mayor Terry Coberly, Bentonville Mayor Stewart Nelson, Morrilton Mayor Paul Nichols, Wynne Mayor Stanley Morris, Menifee Mayor Robert Reynolds, Harrison Mayor Horace Shipp, Texarkana Don A. Zimmerman

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Witcher, North Little Rock; Mayor Raye Turner, Councilmember Randal Crouch, Russellville; Clerk/Treasurer Tammy Gowen, Searcy; Clerk/Treasurer Virginia Hillman, Councilmembers Lex (Butch) Davis, Marina Brooks, Sherwood; Clerk/Treasurer Mitri Greenhill, Finance Officer Jane Jackson, Stuttgart.

FIRST CLASS CITIES: Mayor Frank Fogleman, Marion, Chair; Councilmember Shirley Jackson, Ashdown; Clerk/Treasurer Paul Hill, Beebe; Mayor L.M. Duncan, Clerk/Treasurer Joan Richey, Councilmember Ralph Lee, Bono; Mayor Ray Maynard, Clerk/Treasurer Susan Maynard, Cherokee Village; Mayor Billy Helms, Clerk/Treasurer Barbara Blackard, Councilmember Dutch Houston, Clarksville; Mayor J.H. Ermert, Corning; Councilmember Debra Barnes, Crossett; Mayor Billy Ray McKelvy, DeQueen; Mayor Aubrey McGhee, DeWitt; Councilmember T.C. Pickett, Dumas; Councilmembers Jimmie Barham, Ann Pickering, Earle; Councilmember Kaye Leonard, England; Mayor Kathy Harrison, Eureka Springs; Councilmember J.D. Smith, Gentry; Councilmember Danny Mays, Hamburg; Mayor Paul Muse, Heber Springs; Councilmember Alice Baker White, Helena; Mayor Henry Buchanan, Lincoln; City Clerk Billie Uzzell, Lonoke; Mayor Doyle Fowler, McCrory; Mayor Jerry Montgomery, Councilmember David Spurgin, Mena; Councilmembers Jackie Harwell, Vivian Wright, Nashville; Clerk/Treasurer Linda Treadway, Newport; Mayor C.L. Coley, Ozark; Mayor Charles Patterson, Parkin; Mayor Sonny Hudson, Prairie Grove; Mayor Glenn Murphy, Walnut Ridge; Councilmember Dorothy Hender­son, Warren; Clerk/Treasurer Paula Caudle, West Fork; Mayor James (Jitters) Morgan, White Hall; Councilmember Juanita Pruitt, Wynne.

SECOND CLASS CITIES: Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Pea Ridge, Chair; Councilmembers Sara Gilbert, Sandra Horn, Arkansas City; Recorder/Treasurer Charlotte Goodwin, Ash Flat; Mayor Alan Dillavou, Recorder /Treasurer Sarah Roberts, Caddo Valley; Mayor Thekla Wallis, Cave Springs; Mayor Libby Morrow, Councilmembers Danny Armstrong, Richard Harris, Cedarville; Mayor Chip Ellis, Clinton; Recorder /Treasurer Sandy Beaver, Diamond City; Mayor Jack Ladyman, Councilmember Tim Martens, Elkins; Mayor William K. Duncan,

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First Vice President Vice President, District No. 1 Vice President, District No. 2 Vice President, District No. 3 Vice President, District No. 4

Executive Director

INCORPORATED TOWNS: Mayor James Murry Sr., Wabbaseka, Chair; Mayor George Hallman, Ben Lomond; Recorder/Treasurer Brenda Frazier, Highfill; Mayor J.A. (Sandy) Sanfratello, Horseshoe Lake; Councilmember Margarette Oliver, Menifee; Mayor Anneliese Armstrong, Mt. Vernon; Recorder/Treasurer Naomi Mitchell, St. Charles; Mayor Merle Jackson, Winchester.

PUBLIC SAFETY: Mayor Rick Holland, Benton, Chair; Mayor Shirley Johnson, Alexander; Public Works Director Jimmy Bolt, Arkadelphia; Mayor Paul Halley, Bryant; Mayor Mickey Stumbaugh, Cabot; Councilmember Willard Thomason, Caddo Valley; Mayor Scott McCormick, Crossett; Councilmember Steve Hollowell, Forrest City; Councilmember Marshall Smith, Jacksonville; City Director Johnnie Pugh, Little Rock; Councilmember Charlie Hight, North Little Rock; Councilmember Robert Wiley, Russellville; Councilmember Dan Stedman, Sheila Sulcer Sherwood; City Director Chad Dowd, Texarkana.

MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mayoc Barrett Harrison, Blytheville, District 1; Finance Director Bob Sisson, North Little Rock, District 2; Clerk/Treasurer Barbie Curtis, Van Buren, District 3; Mayor Bobby Beard, El Dorado, District 4; Mayor Mickey Stumbaugh, Cabot, At-Large.

TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WORKERS' COMPENSATION TRUST: Mayor Joe Biard, Batesville, District l; Councilmember Martin Gipson, North Little Rock, District 2; Mayor Raye Turner, Russellville, District 3; Mayor Lane Jean, Group Manager, Magnolia, District 4; Councilmember Jim Stevens, Mountain Home, At-Large.

CASH/PENSION MANAGEMENT TRUST BOARD: Mayoc Jim Dailey, Little Rock; Clerk/Treasurer Susan Maynard, Cherokee Village; Finance Officer Stephen Davis, Fayetteville; Mayor Paul Muse, Heber Springs; Lee Harrod, Little Rock; Finance Director Bob Sisson, North Little Rock; Mayor Bill Harmon, Sherwood; Mayor Larance Davis, Shannon Hills; Police Capt. Glenn Greenwell, Texarkana.

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Is , your city or town a skateboard playground?

By Lamarie Rutelonis, League staff In the '70s, skateboarding, as it's known today, was mostly limited to a hand full of punk-rock-lovin', cursin', California miscreants-some folks would say. Skateboarding and its disci­ples embodied the lefties-the disillu­sioned, the quintessential countercul­ture poster kids, they opined.

But it spawned invention, inspired movies and created in its wake a cul­ture with its own style and innova­tions. It has developed into a commu­nity with its own language and idols.

It's Arkansas, it's almost 2006 and about 25 percent of Arkansas's popu­lation is 18 years old or younger. Skateboarding is booming. According to the Sporting Good Manufacturers Association there about 11 million skateboarders in the United States; that's 3.7 percent of the population. To follow that logic-that puts more than 100,000 Arkansans on skateboards.

The popularity of skateboarding is growing and the total number of skateparks in Arkansas is rapidly increasing. Skateboarding popularity grows in some communities, however, which have not allocated proper places

·. Ask the skaters, .then. bu rid a park, ' ·. h's safer for the public ·and skaters

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~despite . their · h ig h~flyi ng antics·."

' . .-, .. for the sport. Communities have pro­hibited skateboarders' use of side­walks, stairs and other skateboard­cruise-able terrain for any purpose aside from walking.

Enter the skatepark. It is an athletic facility, akin to a

ballpark or a soccer field, and devoted to the wheeled, foot-propelled devices. How it's built, where it's built, who builds it and use restrictions are debatable variables, but it is a place where skating is legal.

Answering the plea, "nowhere to go." Whether the decision to commission a skatepark is conceived by local officials or residents, more municipalities across Arkansas seek to meet skate­boarders' needs.

Pocahontas's Parks and Recreation department built its skatepark about four years ago after residents-young and old- demanded one.

"We had trouble in our down­town," said Betty Getson of Pocahon­tas. "The elderly people were afraid to come out of the buildings because they might get knocked down by

someone going fast on a skateboard." While civility and order are cer­

tainly high on the list of concerns to municipal officials, so is safety. Skateparks provide a place to localize an activity sometimes seen as haz­ardous or reckless and provides safety to everyone, including the skater.

Trumann Parks and Recreation Director Sharon Turman went to a playground equipment grant work­shop held by KaBoom, a national non­profit organization that builds play­grounds and skateparks, and came back wanting to build a skatepark.

"When I came home I saw these guys walking down the street with their skateboards and I asked them 'How would you guys like a skatepark?"' said Turman, who skateboarded in high school and bought a new skateboard when the park was approved.

Trumann's skaters, excited by the prospect of skating without being run off, came to "skatepark meetings;' a requirement from Turman, and also attended city council meetings.

"There were about 15 meetings;' said Tyler Russ, a 14-year-old Trumann resident and daily skatepark fixture. "It

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was definitely worth it. I come here every day." If residents haven't approached your city or town

about building a skatepark yet, then you still have time to develop a plan; however, don't be surprised when they come.

''At a city council meeting two skaters came in, dressed in typical skate attire, and at the end when it is open to public comment, they got up and told us, 'We don't have anywhere to go,"' said Paragould Mayor Mike Gaskill.

Skatersforpublicskateparks.org, a skatepark advocacy Web site, sums it up best, "If your city doesn't have a skatepark, then your city is a skatepark."

Skaters and voters have responded. Aside from the city's approving building a skatepark, the next challenges are where to put it and how to pay for it.

Cities and towns may have several parks from which to select a location; for others, it may be deciding where in a specific park.

Paragould had one park with two potential skate­board sites-one near a highway and one near a residen­tial neighborhood. The city chose the residential site; that location with its ensuing noise has been the only com­plaint from residents.

"They're teenagers, I was one once;' said Gaskill about the noise. "Other than [location] I wouldn't

Tyler Russ, 14, above, takes on a street skate element in the skatepark. Whitley Fore, 8, below right, shows her pink bows on rollerskates, a rare find at skateparks. Sawyer McDaniel, 14, below left, catches air on Tru­mann's half pipe. The fun started on opening day Oct. 8.

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Bryce Blevins, 12, a self-proclaimed freestyle skater drops in at Jonesboro's skatepark.

c a thing, I'm glad we did it." The potential skatepark was

wrapped\into a recreational package that prdposed a one-cent tax: a 1/2-cent temporary tax to fund bonds and a 1/2-cen.t tax to pay forpperational and maintenance costs.~ approved the package.

Local skaters met with P agould' parks commission, decided what they wanted and hired True Ride, a Min­nesota-based company that designs and installs skateparks around the country. The park is 18 months old.

Portions of a voter-approved extension of a one-cent sales tax com­bined with a $5,000 grant from KaBoom gave Trumann the funds and the green light to solicit bids for a skatepark. With limited location options, the city selected a park in a central location and with an aban­doned swimming pool.

The contract was awarded to Arkoma Playgrounds and Supply, a commercial playground design compa­ny in Fayetteville, and Skatewaves, a company specializing in modular skatepark equipment.

Trumann completed its almost yearlong, $129,000 skatepark project with a grand opening, parade and skating competition Oct. 8.

~ten lo the skateboarders A positive correlation lies between a skatepark's size and· the size of its budget. With the right plan, cities and towns can build a skatepark that builds co~unity and might bring tourists. n-, most important element to ensure success is to involve the local skate cornmupity. Ask skaters what they want, listen and design the park for the user.

Phase one of North Little Rock's $200,000 skatepark, built by skater­owned and skater-installed Dreamland Skateparks of Lincoln City, Ore., is just what the locals wanted.

'Tm positive our success can be attributed to the involvement of skaters . . . ;'said Steve Nawojczyk, North Little Rock youth services director.

Skateboarding is now the main attraction to the once fledgling Riverview Park.

"We hope to expand it by a third and are looking at installing smaller satellite parks in neighborhoods;' Nawojczyk said. "We know it works and they love it."

While there are no national stan­dards for skatepark construction, some simple guidelines are available from the Skatepark Association of the Unit­ed States of America (SPAUSA).

SPAUSA recommends that a skatepark's minimum size be 30,000

square feet and one skatepark be built for every 30,000 residents. Each skatepark should include 50 percent street skating elements (stairs, rails, etc.), 30 percent bowls and 20 percent beginner level terrain.

Including support facilities­drinking fountains, shade and rest­rooms-is important.

The SPAUSA.org has other consid­erations listed, such as electricity for lights, pay phones and trash recepta­cles and fencing. (North Little Rock's also has bleachers.)

Tort immunity calms concerns. Worried about being sued over a skate­board park? Arkansas Code Annotated § 21-9-301, passed in 1969, provides that Arkansas cannot be sued in tort. Municipalities may build recreational facilities, skateparks included, and be protected against liability.

"We have to provide quality," Gaskill said. "I think we have a moral obligation to be sure that what we put out there is safe. After that it is skate at your own risk."

Cities may post guidelines and that restrict houJs of use and conduct.

"More cities invest in skateparks, the less they have to worry about kids in other parts of town," said Franz Hayes, 15, a North Little Rock skatepark fixture and son of the League's general counsel, Mark Hayes.

"From Harrison's pool to Jack­sonville's park system, the more our parks expand from the traditional park is a great thing;' said the elder Hayes in his support of municipal skateparks.

Invite all to participate. Standing on a board with four attached wheels may not be for every­one, but as Turman noted, team sports are not for everyone.

Developing a skatepark creates an opportunity to involve young residents in the civic process.

"Night they came into the council meeting, they were as nice as they could be;' Gaskill said. "They just march to the beat to a different drum and that's OK." Qt

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After school activities pay off Articles and resources are cited for

municipalities supporting after school

activities; it pays, too, in dollars, lives.

By Randall Aragon, Police Chief, Conway In law enforcement's quest to continually develop effec­tive measures to prevent and control crime, especially for our youth, police executives have clearly realized that there are numerous "non-police" initiatives that work. One highly successful crime-control strategy is after school activities.

Borrowing from several excellent research studies that include after school programs: Making a Difference in America's Communities and several tidbits of infor­mation from organization documents relating to the Fight Crime, Invest in Kids program, I would like to share the following key findings:

•In the hour after the school bell rings, turning mil­lions of children and teens out on the streets with nei­ther constructive activities nor adult supervision, violent juvenile crime suddenly triples and the prime time for juvenile crime begins. On school days, the prime time for violent juvenile crime is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The single most likely hour of the school day for a juvenile to commit an assault inflicting serious bodily injury, or an assault with a weapon is between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. This also is the peak hour for gang-related violence.

• In a study conducted in several U.S. cities, five housing projects without Boys & Girls Clubs were com­pared to five receiving new clubs. At the beginning, drug activity and vandalism were the same. But by the time the study ended, the projects without the programs had 50 percent more vandalism and scored 37 percent worse on drug activity.

• Children and youth who regularly attend high­quality after school programs have better grades and conduct in school; more academic and enrichment opportunities; better peer relations and emotional adjustment; and lower incidences of drug-use, violence and pregnancy. (U.S. Department of Education. 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing Quality After school Learning Opportunities for America's Families, September 2000)

• Participants in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's

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national educational enhancement program Project Learn increased their grade average and showed improved school attendance and study skills. (S. Schinke. Evaluation of Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Educational Enhancement Program, 1999)

• Students who participate in extracurricular activi­ties achieve better grades, have lower rates of truancy, attain higher levels of achievement in college and feel more attached to their schools, as documented by a 17-year study that followed 1,800 sixth-graders in 10 Michi­gan school districts through high school and college.

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(Michelle Galley. "Extra Benefits Tied to Extracurricu­lars," Education Week, Oct. 18, 2000)

Students who spend no time in extracurricular activities are 49 percent more likely to have used drugs and 37 percent more likely to have become teen parents than those who spend one to four hours per week in extracurricular activities. (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Adolescent Time Use, Risky Behavior and Outcomes: An Analysis of National Data, 1995)

• A study of five housing projects with new Boys & Girls clubs and five without dubs showed that the housing proj­ects without after school programs had SO percent more vandalism and had 30 percent more drug activity than those with after school programs. (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. America's After-School Choice: The Prime Time for Juvenile Crime Or Youth Enrichment and Achievement, October 2000)

• Every $1 invested in the Quantum Opportunities after school program produced $3 worth of benefits to youth and the general public. This figure does not include the

added savings from a six-fold drop in crime by boys in the program. (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. America's After-School Choice: The Prime Time for Juvenile Crime Or Youth Enrich­ment and Achievement, 2000)

• The depth of law enforcement commitment to front-end solutions to crime was shown in a national poll of police ch iefs conducted by Professors Scott Keeter and Stephen Mastrofski of George Mason University.

• Nine out of 10 of the chiefs agreed with the state­ment: "If America does not make greater investments in after school and educational child care programs to help children and youth now, we will pay far more later in crime, welfare and other costs."

• Law enforcement leaders and researchers agree: more of our nation's children, especially those most at­risk, must have access to quality after-school programs if

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crime is to be prevented. It is time to invest in programs proven to help kids avoid crime and save thousands of Americans from becoming victims of violence.

The National League of Cities (NLC) has established an Afterschool Policy Advisors' Network (APAN) as part of NLC's Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute).

APAN members receive electronic updates on the latest research, resources, tool and opportunities to help strengthen city afterschool programs.

The YEF Institute in May 2006 will host a National City Afterschool Summit. For more information about APAN, contact Bela Shah at shah@nlc.org.

Need I say more? By the way, I proudly serve on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Faulkner County . •

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Weatherization auditor Pettit steadies a ball over air flow hole that's kept busy from lack of insulation at demonstration in Lonoke.

Brown cellulose insulation is at left, Fiberglas is in the center, and at right is a simulated wall with no insulation. Almost no air passed

through an air hole at left. Inside each box temperatures rose from a light bulb heat source as insulation efficiency decreased.

Lonoke mayor helps promote weatherizing homes By John K. Woodruff, League staff LONOKE-As Leslie Pettit tried to balance a bouncy Styrofoam ball over a hole that exuded a stream of air from a simulated non-insulated wall of a house, visitors witnessed the energy-saving effects of insulation.

Pettit, a weatherization auditor with the Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC), noted the temperature. In the wall without insulation, heat from an incandescent light bulb soared to 92. 7 degrees. The temperature remained at a pleasant 72.5 degrees in the wall with the best insulation: blown cellulose-recycled newspaper that had been treated with a frre retardant. The Fiberglas insulation produced moderate cooling.

Lonoke Mayor Thomas Privett was on hand at this County Courthouse-situated ceremony and demonstra­tions to show Lonoke residents and others the money-sav­ing effects that insulation, caulking, tightening doors and windows and taking other steps can have on utility bills.

Privett had proclaimed the day in honor of the statewide Weatherization Day. His city has been pushing weatherizing homes for years. "I can attest to you how many lives and many people have been helped in our community" by the program, Privett said.

The mayor noted that CADC had improved eight homes in his city in the last year and as part of the com­munity action agencies' helping "thousands of people" throughout the state, through the program, "attain better housing, more affordable energy and a better way of life."

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Privett stressed in the proclamation that the pro­gram "contributes to the improvement and progress of communities by eliminating carbon emissions, reducing dependence on foreign oil, stimulating local economies through the purchase of goods and services, creating jobs and stabilizing neighborhoods."

Beverly Palmer, weatherization director for the CADC, said that cities could encourage residents to apply for the weatherization grants from their local community action agencies. Some applicants, however, must be turned away until high levels of carbon monoxide-commonly found in homes with faulty space heaters or cooking stoves-are found.

Rosie Gooden's home in nearby Pettus learned through the program that she was breathing in carbon monoxide. After she applied for a grant, weatherization workers detected too much carbon monoxide corning from a stove in the kitchen and a space heater in the den. A son who lives nearby replaced the stove and the heater was removed, leaving one for the whole house.

Gooden then received the grant. 'Tm going to love the improvements; I just thank God for the program;' Gooden, 67, a disabled mother and a former 25-year employee of Remington Arms near Lonoke, said. She hopes to use some of what she expects to save on energy to buy clothes and pay for medicine.

The Lonoke event was held to catch the attention of the entire state about the Weatherization Assistance

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Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered in the state by the Office of Community Services and operated primarily by the community action agencies throughout the state.

Weatherization grants typically invest $2,700 in a resi­dence to install improvements that correct drafts around

atherizati

windows and doors, install insulation and take other steps. Governor Mike Huckabee praised the program for

its "proven effectiveness" and said it is "in the best interest of our government and others in the public and private sectors to work together to support and strength­en this program." 18

v What it is- A local-state-federal program, initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in

1976 in response to the oil shortage, to help low income people have more energy-efficient, safe and healthy homes.

v How it operates-It is administered in Arkansas by the Department of Health and Human Ser­

vices' Office of Community Services (OCS) and operated, primarily, by the private, nonprofit community action agencies.

v What it does-It determines the energy-conservation needs of a home; provides door and window weather-stripping; caulks and seals cracks and holes; insulates attics, walls and floors; installs storm windows, energy-saving lightbulbs, and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; repairs and retrofitts furnaces; and replaces energy-wasting refrigerators and electric water heaters. It invests up to $2,700 a house. If structures are so substandard that the investment wouldn't bring them to standard, they must be rejected.

v Who it is for-The work is free of charge for persons whose family incomes are up to $1 1,963

for one, $16,038 for two, $20, 11 3 for three, $24, 188 for four, up to $40,488 for eight. v How it is funded-The Arkansas OCS last year used $2 million from the DOE and supplement­

ed it with $1 .8 million from the federal Office of Community Services for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), improving 1, 168 homes. The program has injected more than $91 mill ion into communities in the state to improve 61 ,000 homes.

v The benefits-The program makes homes more secure from the weather, which helps residents con­

serve energy and have more income for other necessities-food, medicine, clothing, transporta­tion. The improvements reduce heating bills by 31 percent.

v Issues-The program improves more than 1, 100 homes a year in Arkansas, yet the homes of an estimated 178,000 people are eligible for the limited funds.

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lnsulcition contractor W ade Matlock prepares ceiling

for att~ insulation at Ros ie G oo·aenrs liOITre.

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Frequently asked questions of law To burn or not to burn? What's a city to do? Here is what the state says about sending up in smoke those rapidly piling up fallen leaves.

By David Schaen, Legal Counsel, Arkansas Municipal League

Fall is here, and leaves are, well, falling. Home­owners would like to burn the darn things, while city officials may want to regulate open burning. Can they? According to state law, the answer is,

"yes ... kind of." The Legislature would like us to "go easy" here, as evidenced by the following statutes.

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8-6-1701. Definitions (1) "Open burning" shall mean, for the pur­

poses of this subchapter, the incineration or com­bustion of waste materials as a method of dispos­al without any means to control the fuel/air ratio. None of the activities exempted from regulation as air pollution in § 8-4-305 or in regulations adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall constitute "open burning," provided such activities do not cause a fire or safety hazard; and

(2) "Yard wastes" shall mean grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings collected from residential property.

8-6-1702. State policy concerning disposal of yard waste

It is the policy of this state that the open burning of residential yard waste should be dis­couraged and that alternative methods of yard waste disposal should be developed and made readily available to all citizens. In enforcement of this policy, state and local governments should first pursue educational and voluntary compli­ance efforts, with punitive sanctions reserved as the last resort to address instances of localized nuisances, fire and safety hazards, or refusal to obey reasonable demands to cease open burning when alternative disposal methods are available.

8-6-1703. Restrictions on open burning yard wastes

(a) The open burning of yard wastes is dis­couraged. Enforcement shall be through informal educational efforts, unless such efforts are proven to be manifestly ineffective in preventing specific instances of open burning.

(b) No citation or civil fme shall be issued or levied against the owner of a private residence for

the open burning of brush or yard waste unless such burn-ing constitutes: Schoen

(1) A persistent or recur-ring offense to surrounding landowners, as deter­mined by complaints to state or local officials;

(2) A fire hazard to surrounding property, as determined by appropriate local officials; or

(3) A safety hazard causing obscured vision on public roads or highways.

( c) ( 1) No citation or civil fine shall be issued or levied pursuant to the exception of subsection (b) ( 1) of this section unless first preceded by a warning order or other appropriate notification delivered to the alleged violator by certified mail, restricted delivery, or other appropriate mecha­nism of legal service, indicating that a local or state agency has received a complaint concerning open burning activities. Such order or notifica­tion need not reveal the identity of the com­plainants. This order or notification shall advise the alleged violator of alternatives to open burn­ing of yard wastes.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (b)(l) of this section, "persistent or recurring" burning includes activities that are seasonal or annnal. Each day of any event of open burning that con­tinues following executed service of a warning order or notification may justify a citation or civil fine unless the alleged violator takes reasonably diligent measures to extinguish or control the fire.

(d) Nothing in this subchapter shall be con­strued as impairing the authority of local fire control officials to abate fire hazards through whatever regulatory mechanisms deemed neces­sary and appropriate.

(e) Nothing in this subchapter shall be con­strued as impairing the authority of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to abate reasonably likely exceedances of National Ambi­ent Air Quality Standards.

8-6-1704. Private rights unchanged This subchapter shall not be construed as

impairing common law private rights of action. ilJ CITY & TOWN

NLC opposes anti-eminent domain bill WASHINGTON, D.C.-The National League of Cities (NLC) strongly opposes H .R. 4128, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005, it has told Congress.

By letter Nov. 3 to the House Judiciary Commjttee, NLC acknowledges the spirit underlying this bill and does not condone abuse of eminent domain power that violates state law.

a one-size-fits-all power;' the letter said. "The Court declared that this power is one best left to

the states and their political subdivisions. The Kelo Court, affirming federalism, did not preclude 'any state from placing further restrictions on its exercise of the Tal<ings power:"

It said that approximately 30 states are reviewing or planning to review their eminent domain laws during upcoming legislative sessions; the majority are focused on just compensation and comprehensive planning process modifications."

"However," the letter said, "NLC believes this bill, or any anti-eminent domain bill pending in Congress, is unnecessary at this time because of the ongoing actions of state legislatures and the absence of direct evidence confirming that alleged abuses of eminent domain authority are of

National League of Cities NLC urged Congress to "let

state governments act on their own eminent domain laws and not move forward with federal

a national scope and scale that demand immediate federal action."

The NLC continued that the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London did not expand the use or powers of eminent domain. "The Kelo decision confirmed that eminent domain, a power derived from state law, is not

legislation." Donald J. Barut, executive director of the NLC, who

signed the letter, said, "Eminent domain is a powerful tool for local governments- its prudent use, when exercised in the sunshine of public scrutiny, helps achieve a greater pub­lic good that benefits the entire community."

'Tax increase/ city leaders say of tax reform proposals WASHINGTON, D.C.-Proposals to eliminate the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes have prompted skep­ticism and concern by representatives of the National League of Cities (NLC), who called them a tax increase for millions of middle-class Americans. Reacting to the major recommendations released by the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, NLC called the proposals a "shell game" and "double taxation."

''As we have been warning since April, the proposal to eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes is nothing but a tax increase for the millions of middle-class taxpayers who itemize;' said NLC Vice President Bart Peterson, mayor of Indianapolis. "This is a shell game- they are proposing to

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National League of Cities Congress of Cities Dec. 6-10, 2005 Charlotte, N.C.

Arkansas Municipal League Winter Conference Jan. 11-13,2006 Little Rock, Ark.

lower some taxes here and make you pay more over there." NLC officials are concerned that the panel's recommen­

dations could be harmful to cities and their residents. "We need true reform that improves the fairness of the system by broadening the tax bases, not one that punts the costs to the state and local governments," said James Hunt, NLC first vice president and council member of Clarksburg, W.Va. "The current tax code does not match the new economy and it doesn't appear as if the panel's recommendations fundamentally change the code. They haven't addressed the expanding technology and new forms of economic growth; instead, the costs of paying for tax reform have been sillfted back to taxpayers and state and local governments."

National League of Cities Congressional City Conference March 11-15, 2006 Washington, D.C.

Arkansas Municipal League 72nd Annual Convention June 14-16, 2006 Hot Springs, Ark.

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Municipal Notes

Firewise communities asked for conference discussion papers by Dec. 31 Quincy, Mass.-The Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Program is seeking proposals for presentations from Firewise Communities/USA by Dec. 31 , 2005, for a conference, Nov. 2-4, 2006, in Denver, Col. (Arkansas has the most Firewise communities of any state in the nation. More communities are pending certification).

Papers are sought on such topics as being a Firewise community and on planning, mitigation, fire and emergency operations and others. For more information, see www.firewise.org. The Firewise helps cities, towns and nonincorporated communities in forested and heavily wooded areas protect themselves from forest fires . The Arkansas Forestry Commission is the state contact.

Blytheville site of new Atlas Tube plant Atlas Tube Inc., maker of hollow structural sections, will build a $55 million manufacturing plant in Blytheville and employ l 00 workers. Production begins in the third quarter of 2006, according to Arkansas Business.

Jobs are expected to pay between $40,000 and $60,000 annually. Barry Zekelman, CEO of Atlas Tubes, said, "Local and state authorities made it an easy decision to locate in Arkansas." Mississippi County has agreed to spend $875,000 to prepare the site for the new plant. The money will come from the 0.5 percent sales tax voters approved in 2003 to raise money for economic development.

Fayetteville OKs sewer plant, other work The Fayetteville City Council has approved a $62 million contract to build a sewer treatment plant on the city's west side. Voters in 200 l approved a 3 / 4-cent sales tax to pay for the Wastewater System Improvement Project.

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A substantial completion date is May 31, 2008, the Northwest Arkansas Times reported . Sewer improvements to lines throughout the city are included in the work. The tax would pay up to $125 million in bonds for the overall project. The city negotiated the contract with Brasfield & Gorrie after bids on the sewer treatment plant came in over the city's limit of $48 million.

Breaking ground will be in February 2006.

John Auger, 83, one of the first Briarcliff City Council members when Br.iarcliff incorporated in 1998, died Oct. 21 in Thornton, Col., to where he had moved about three ye~rs ago ..

L.D. Blair, 83', of Lit~e Rock, a former Paris city qttor· ney and former state representative from Logan County, died Oct. 17.

Joellen Garrett, 41 , a Green Forest alderman, died Oct. 10.

William Maxfield !Billy Max) Harris, 68, a former Notth little Rqck alderman who served on the Advertising and Promotion Commission and as

chairman of the Police Pension. Fund, died Nov. 6 . Charles Darwin Jones, 85, of Bella Vista and a fGF­

mer Mineral Springs alderman, died Nov. l 1 . Joe L. Templeton Sr., 80, who served on the El Dora­

do City Council for 23 years, died Oct. 28. K.en Mitchell, 59, chief of the Tull Volunteer Fire Depart"

ment, died Nov. 10 while responding to o fire. Paul X Williams Jr., 67, of Booneville, Booneville cify

ottorney from January l 979 to December 1990 when he was elected district judfje; died Oct. 3. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention fbr 1969-1970 and is o former prosecuting attorney.

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·de smoking ban, barring smoking in places norHribal casinos. The measure takes effect in 30 days.

de ighted," said Michael Sullivan, spokesman for the American Cancer Soci­e health impact of secondhand smoke and we're proud to stand along (with) others who are

ng to protect their community." O nly minimal opposition surfaced during the campaign. Outside Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in Seattie,

where supporters of the measure celebrated a substantial early lead, Anne Smith, 29, and her stepsister, Mary Swanson, 26, were puffing hungrily. "I do think it should pass-as a smoker," said Swanson. "I smoked 10 years, I quit, and when I started again, it was in a bar."

The measure authorizes local health departments to enforce the ban on businesses with fines or license restrictions. Roger Valdez, manager of the Tobacco Prevention Program for Public Health-Seottie and King County, said officials are more interested in clearing the air than handing out fines. "Our plans ore really education, education, education and then enforcement," Valdez said. Local law enforcement agencies will be responsible for enforcing the initiative against individuals, with violators subject to a $100 fine.

Most litter gripes? Tossed cigarette butts Keep Arkansas Beautiful (KAB) Executive Director Robert P~elps says that more than half the calls received on its

statewide 866-8 l l-1222 Litter Reporting Hotline identify cigarette butts as the observed violation.

Tobacco product waste is the most prevalent litter item worldwide, causing communities serious environmen­

tal, economic and aesthetic consequences. Cellulose cigarette filters are by far the most deadly offenders. See

the Guide to Cigarette Litter Prevention, mentioned in October City & Town. It's free online at

www.kab.org. Phelps said it imperative that communities address educating smokers and accommodating proper disposal

of their tobacco waste. The KAB spring promotional campaign will address the issue statewide, he said, and it

will encourage communities to adopt the Guide's methods.

Time, Governing rate Huckabee among best Both magazines note the

Huckabee's weight loss and

his testing the presidential

landscape. Why not?

Another former Arko nsas

governor and Hope native

established the precedent.

Time and Governing magazines have rated Gov. Mike Huckabee among the top-governing officials in the country and are mentioning his running-in

marathons and potentially for president. Time said Huckabee was one of the nation's

five "best" governors and Governing named Huckabee as one of its eight "Public Officials of the Year. "

Time subtitled its article, "The Thin Man

Expands Coverage for Kids" and Governing said, "Trim Waist, Hefty Record. " Both mentioned Huck­abee's loss of more than l 00 pounds. He's exercis­ing and running marathons.

Time and Governing each credit, among giv­ing him other kudos, Huckabee's pushing the ARKids First health insurance, improving the state's economy and for his advocating that the state's tobacco industry settlement ought to go to improv­ing the state's health.

The eight people selected as Governing 's Public Officials of the Year for 2005 exemplify will­ingness to iron out differences among diverse play­ers and to solve problems on a cooperative basis.

Governing noted Huckabee's "testing the 2008 presidential waters" and Time said Huck­abee "is tickled by the rampant speculation that he

will seek the presidency." Governing said Huckabee "has overseen

breakthroughs in health coverage for children, edu­cation management and school finance. He also sponsored the largest tax cuts Arkansas has ever seen, as well as the state's biggest road construction package. And the state this year racked up the

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largest budget surplus in its history." Governing also picked New York City Health

Commissioner Thomas Frieden . It said Frieden and Huckabee have dedicated themselves in different ways "to addressing seemingly intractable health care problems" in their states. Governing credited Huckabee for initiating "one of the nation's most

effective programs of insurance coverage for chil­dren" and said that he has led other governors in seeking to deal with Medicare costs. It said Frieden began a crusade against smoking that reduced the number of smokers in New York City by 200,000.

The six other public officials whom Governing named are Florida State Senator Paula Dockery, Den­ver Mayor John W . Hickenlooper, Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi, Boston School Superin­tendent Thomas W . Payzant, and Jerry Luke LeBlanc, the Louisiana commissioner of administration, and Teri Takai, Michigan's chief information officer.

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Budget cuts harmful to Delta pulled Eight-state Mississippi Delta Caucus had

opposed proposed budget cuts. WASHINGTON, D.C.-The $50 billion proposed U.S. budget cuts that would have been "terribly harmful" to

the Mississippi Delta region have been withdrawn-but only temporarily.

The pulling of the cuts, at least for a while, followed a news conference in which representatives from the

Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus and other groups opposed the "excessive cuts" in health care, education,

hunger and nutrition programs, agriculture and other areas where the Delta states are particularly vulnerable.

Lee Powell, director of the Caucus, said Nov. l l that the

withdrawing of the proposed budget cuts "provides an opportu­

nity for a much more reasonable budget measure that does not

inflict grave damage on working families in the Delta and across

America."

The House Nov. 18, however, passed in a 217-215 vote a

budget-cut package that curbs by $50 billion programs, such as

Medicaid, food stamps and student loan subsidies. The budget

package will go to a Senate-House Committee for a compromise

measure.

To oppose the cuts, the Caucus had joined with other

groups-the national Housing Assistance Council, the Congres­

sional Hunger Center, faith-based organizations and several

members of Congress from the Delta region. The Caucus will

continue advocacy activities for the Delta through the end of the

Congressional session, Powell said.

The Caucus has advocated increased funding for the Delta

Regional Authority (DRA), continued support for the completion

of Interstate 69, and greater funding and support for Empower­

ment Zones and Renewal Communities. The Senate had support­

ed a $12 million appropriation for the DRA, but the House had

favored only $6 million. But on Nov. 9, a Senate-House Commit­

tee agreed to a $12 million budget for the DRA. Powell called

the $12 million DRA appropriation "a major victory."

The Grassroots Caucus has stressed that rebuilding Katrina­

and Rita-ravaged areas is a national priority, not just regional.

Ed Cooney, executive director of the bipartisan Congression­

al Hunger Center, has warned that cuts in food stamps would

worsen hunger and food security problems in the Delta. Missis­

sippi and Arkansas have two of the six lowest rates of house­

holds that lack reliable access to affordable, nutritious food.

The Caucus has supplied volunteers to the hurricane-struck

areas, and is organizing another group of volunteers to assist

the cleanup in New Orleans' Ninth Ward in late December.

Interested volunteers may contact Powell at 202-360-6347 or

LeePowell2@cs.com.

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The annual Grand Prairie Rice Festival-held a few weeks ago in this Hazen Park along the for­mer railroad right of way- is gone, but the col­orful trees and leaves remain, at least for now. But the leaves are changing in a hurry and drop­ping fast. TA. Cowan, mayor's administrative assistant, who dug the holes and has kept them well-watered and pruned over the last decade, is grateful for the grant from the state Forestry Commission to buy the mostly Bradford pear trees. But Cowan is replacing the Bradfords, which have abundant Spring blooms and color­ful fall leaves, with the hardier oak varieties, which last longer and don't split and tear up in windy and icy weather (as Cowan was later told) . See Urban Forestry page 34.

Fairs & Festivals for Parades see page 33 Nov. 25-26, STUTIGART, 70th World's Championship Duck

Calling Contest and Wings Over The Prairie Festival, 870-673-1602, www.stuttgartarkonsas.com

LIGHTS AND OTHER EVENTS

Nov. 15-Dec. 31 , PINE BLUFF, 9th Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends, 800-536-7660, ggustek@pinebluff.com,

http://pinebluffonline.com Nov. 19-Jan. l , FAYITTEVILLE, 12th Lights of the Ozarks,

479-521-17 l 0, info@fayetteville.com, www.fayettevillear.com

Nov. 23-Dec.27, BLYTHEVILLE, l 0th Lights of the Delta, 870-763-2525, ghubb@arkansos.net, www. Lig htsOfTheDelta .com

Nov. 25, EUREKA SPRINGS, Santa in the Park, 800-63 8-7352, jan@eurekaspringschomber.com, www.eurekaspringschamber.com

Nov. 26, CORNING, 9th Christmas in the Park, 870-857-387 4, cacoc@neark.net; PARIS, Lighting Ceremo­ny and Parade, 479-963-2244,

parischamber@centurytel.net, www.paris-ar.com; NASHVILLE, 4th

Holiday Lights, 870-845-7 405, nashpark@sbcglobal.net

Nov. 27-Dec. 24, BENTONVILLE, 5th Christmas Rides, 479-271 -9207, I kues@earth Ii n k. net

Dec. l , MOUNTAIN VIEW, Courthouse

and Tree Lighting, 870-269-8068, mvchamber@mvtel.net, www.YourPlaceintheMountains.com;

STAMPS, Lights in Stamps, 870-533-4236, jmo46@sbcglobal.net; HAMBURG, 5th Hamburg Holidays,

870-853-8345, hchamber@seark.net;

OSCEOLA, 28th Winter Festival, 870-563-2281, oscsms@arkonsas.net,

www.osceolachamber.net; NORTH LITILE ROCK, Hol iday Lights in Burns Park, 501-758-1424, eparten@northlit-

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tlerock.org, www.northlittlerock.org; SHERWOOD, 5th

Enchanted Forest and Holiday Trails of Lights , 50 l -835-8909

Dec. 2, MARIANNA, Lights, 870-295-2469,

chamcom@coblelynx.com, www.mariannaarkansos.org; MENA, Downtown Celebration, 479-394-8355,

info@gomenoarkonsas.com, www.gomenoarkansas.com

Dec. 3, UTILE ROCK, State Capitol Lighting Ceremony, 50 l-682-3042, jonathon.runnells@sos.arkansas.gov,

www.sos.arkansas.gov; PIGGOTI, l 0th Christmas Fest,

870-598-3167, pchamber@piggott.net Dec. 5, TEXARKANA, 21st The Twice As Bright festival Of

Lights, 870-77 4-2120, downtowntxk@aol.com,

www.godowntown.org; SALEM, Lights on the Square, 870-895-5165, Chamber@SalemAR.com, www.SalemAR.com

Dec. 9-18, ROGERS, 3rd Santo in the Pork, 479-936-5487,

info@mo i nstreetrogers.com, www. mo i nstreetrogers .com

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ATTORNEY

Summaries of attorney general opinions Recent opinions that affect municipal government in Arkansas.

From the Office of Attorney General Mike Beebe

Records custodian decides e-mail openness Opinion: 2005-139 Reqnestor: Devine, Marcus C.-Director, ADEQ Pursuant to provisions of ACA 25-19-105( c)(3)(B), may the individuals whose e-mails have been requested under the Freedom of Information Act determine whether his or her e-mails constitute a public record? Q2) What criteria should an individual use to determine which e-mails are public records and which e-mails are not? Q3) May each individual determine what information in the remaining e-mail messages must be redacted or segregated and what criteria should be used to make that determination? Q4) If each individual may not make those determinations, would you pleas provide guidance on what process must be followed? Q5) Finally, is any electronic mail generated after the receipt of the FOIA request subject to that request? ANSWER: Ql-3) No, because the FOIA contem­plates that the custodian, not the individual employees, will determine these matters. The individual employees are not authorized to make the necessary legal judgments in providing the requested records. Q4) The custodian probably has the practical option of obtaining the employees' factual input in making these determinations; and the Department may wish to develop a policy or pro­cedure in this regard. Q5) No, as long as the agency com­plies with the applicable time period(s) in making avail­able those public records that were in existence when the request was received.

Levying ordinance, facts set sales tax use Opinion: 2005-152 Requestor: Verkamp, John Paul-State Rep. Can the City of Greenwood legally use sales tax revenues earmarked by the voters for "water improvements" to fund a study exploring the feasibility of tapping water trapped in abandoned coal mines as a future municipal water supply? RESPONSE: Although I believe that expending tax revenues to test the feasibility of expanding a water supply might, in the abstract, be consistent with a pledge of those revenues to "water improvements;' I can­not opine to this effect with respect to the specific Green­wood project you have described. Only a finder of fact familiar with all of the attendant circumstances, including the contents of the levying ordinance and the entire bal­lot, could inform city officials that the projected expendi­tures are warranted.

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E-mail impact on FOIA still studied Opinion: 2005-166 Requestor: Wills, Robbie-State Representative Would an email communication to all city council mem­bers from either the city attorney or the mayor providing general information regarding a matter to be placed before the council and advising the council members of their rights and responsibilities regarding a referendum election violate the open meeting provision (ACA 25-19-106) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? Q2) Under what circumstances will an email communication constitute a violation of the open meetings provision of the FOIA? ANSWER: This depends upon the line between legal cor­respondence and illegal "meetings" in the context of elec­tronic communications, a matter that remains uncertain under the Arkansas FOIA. Some jurisdictions draw a dis­tinction based upon ('informational correspondence" or the "passive receipt" of e-mail. See opinion for discussion.

911 info open to fire departments Opinion: 2005-170 Requestor: Scroggin, Preston-State Representative Are 911 dispatch systems required through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to provide citizen name and address lists to requesting fire departments for the area that the fire department serves? Q2) What types of con­tact information does State or Federal law prohibit a 911 dispatch system from providing to the fire department for the area served? ANSWER: Q 1) "Yes;' unless the particu­lar lists at issue were obtained by the 911 system through automatic identification pursuant to the Arkansas Public Safety Communications Act of 1985 (ACA 12-10-301-324), in which case the latter act, rather than the FOIA, provides for a fire department's access to this "subscriber information." See 12-10-303, 12-10-317, Op. 2003-043. Q2) The federal law question is outside the scope of an Attorney General opinion. As to state law, refer to response to Q 1 (subscriber information is generally acces­sible by fire departments).

Trustees may reconsider disabled officer benefits Opinion: 2005-178 Requestor: Trusty, Sharon-State Senator If a law enforcement officer is currently retired from a police agency due to a medical disability, can he be employed with a different agency as a certified police offi-

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cer? Q2) Is the officer entitled to receive medical-retire­ment benefits from the first police agency while working for another agency as a certified officer? Q3) Can a police officer actively join the LOPP! retirement system and accrue benefits when he is currently receiving benefits from another police agency for a medical-disability retirement? ANSWER: Q 1) While there is nothing to preclude the dis­ability retiree's employment as a certified officer with a dif­ferent agency (see Op. Att'y Gen. 2005-035), such employ­ment suggests that he has recovered from his disability and that benefits should be discontinued. Q2) This must be decided by the board of trustees. See 24-11-423; Op. 1997-224 at n. 1. Q3) Yes. See generally Op. 1996-212, although the same question arises regarding the payment of disabil­ity benefits to someone who has returned to police service.

District judge, clerk salaries, pensions examined Opinion: 2005-191 Requestor: Nichols, Wayne-State Representative The cities in Poinsett County ask the following questions regarding the District Court, in light of ACA 16-17-902 and 16-17-924: 1) Can the district judge at his discretion travel to the five "departments" of Poinsett County District Court and hold court? Q2) If the judge holds court in these five locations, is he allowed to appoint a district court clerk in each location as long as they are performing the duties of the district court clerk as set out in ACA 16-17-211? Q3) If there is a district court clerk in each of these five loca­tions, is the county responsible for paying half of the clerk's salary as set out in 16-17-115? The Poinsett County Judge has asked: Ql) I Is the conclusion reached in Op. 99-207, advising that a county's legal obligation for salaries for dis­trict judges does not extend to retirement, insurance or other fringe benefits, still valid and correct? Q2) In the absence of an agreement or ordinance otherwise, what is the amount of minimum and maximum salary that Poin­sett County is obligated under law, ACA 16-17-108 or oth­erwise, to provide as salary or part of the salary of the Poin­sett District Court Judge? Q3) Is Poinsett County obligat­ed, under ACA 16-17-108 or otherwise, for payment of retirement, insurance or other fringe benefits as a new or additional component of the salary of the Poinsett District Court Judge? Q4) Is Poinsett County obligated for pay­ment or contribution to the Arkansas District Judge Retirement System ("ADJRS") of "an amount of money that represents the actuarially determined accrued liabili­ty"? Q5) Is Poinsett County obligated for payment or con­tribution to the ADJRS of the remaining amount of actu­arialy determined accrued liability? Q6) Is Poinsett Coun­ty obligated to provide any employer matching for the Dis­trict Court Judge with the ADJRS? Q7) Is Poinsett County obligated to pay or reimburse any or all of the salary of any particular court clerk or deputy clerk? Q8) If a city pro­vides a district court clerk a raise in salary, must the quo-

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rum court approve that increase or any increase in salary or the county's portion of any increase in salary? Q9) In the absence of an agreement or ordinance otherwise, does Poinsett County have an obligation for the payment of salaries for any deputy clerks? Is Op. 99-207 still correct? ANSWER: Cities' Ql) Yes. Q2) No. Q3) Response unnec­essary. County: Ql) No. Q2) Minimum $14,000 and max­imum $36,QOO. Q3) No. Q4) and Q5) No. See 24-8-802, 24-8-810, 24-8-902, 24-8-318, 24-8-315,; Ops. 2005-125; .89-046. Q6) Yes. See 24-8-809. Q7) No regarding any deputy clerk. (See 16-17-106). The answer regarding "the district court clerk" is unclear and may require a factual determination. See opinion for discussion concerning the different departments of the Poinsett County District Court. Q8) Generally yes, although consideration must be given to the particular clerk position. See 16-17-121, 16-17-211; Ops. 2003-333; 1991-028; 1994-210. Q9) "No;' in response to the first part. See discussion of Q7 regarding "the district court cleric"

Mayor's pension salary-based only Opinion: 2005-203 Requestor: Laverty, Randy-State Senator Should the retirement pay of the former mayor be com­puted on the salary he was being paid when his term ended several years ago, or should the city use the current mayor's salary when the former mayor reaches age 60 and is entitled to draw his retirement? Q2) Since the former mayor is being paid a monthly fixed car allowance (which is included on his W-2) in addition to his salary, is the city obligated to include the car allowance payment in his salary for retirement purposes? Q3) Does the salary for retirement, pursuant to ACA 24-12-123, include any other fringe benefits such as insurance premiums, sick pay, vacation pay, etc.? RESPONSE: With respect to your first question, it is my opinion that the language of ACA 24-12-123 (Rep!. 2002) is ambiguous and that a court would likely hold that a mayor will be entitled to a retire­ment benefit of one-half of the salary that was paid to the former mayor during his or her final year in office. With respect to your second question, I reiterate my previous opinion found in Op. Att'y Gen. 2003-050 that a fixed automobile expense allowance for a mayor of a city of the first class is not "salary" and, therefore, should not be con­sidered in determining the retirement payments of the mayor in your request for an opinion. With respect to your third question, this office has consistently opined that "salary" does not include "fringe benefits."

Solid waste board must stay with structure Opinion: 2005-213 Requestor: Green, Robin F.

Pros. Att'y, 19th Judicial District West May the Benton County Solid Waste Management Dis-

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trict Board amend the by-laws to permit representatives other than the county and the municipalities to serve as voting members of the board, in this case representatives from the Bella Vista Property Owners' Association and the Farm Bureau? Q2) Would the county and the munic­ipalities need to amend the interlocal agreement, if such broader representation is possible? Q3) Would any change in the interlocal agreement require a unanimous vote of the signatories thereto? Q4) If such representation is per­mitted, may the county pay the local contributions of the POA and the Farm Bureau? RESPONSE: 1) No. 2) Although it may be unnecessary to answer this question "yes." 3) Yes. 4) It is unclear what is meant by "local con­tributions" and as a consequence this issue cannot be addressed. Arkansas Constitution, Article 12, sec. 5, how­ever, should be noted.

Ordinances set firing range legality Opinion: 2005-215 Requestor: George, Nathan V-State Representative What can the county do to stop the development in Pope County of a firing range to be leased to the county? RESPONSE: To the extent that this question reflects the concerns of citizens opposed to the proposed project, I

must note that I am statutorily barred from offering pri­vate legal advice. ACA 25-16-701(Repl.2002).As a gener­al proposition, the county is authorized to prohibit by ordinance any "unsafe" discharge of firearms. ACA 14-16-504 and 14-54-1411 (Supp. 2003 )'. I do not know whether the quorum court has enacted any such ordinance. Sec­tion 16-105-502 of the Code (Supp. 2003) further author­izes the construction of firing ranges that comply with local noise ordinances. I am likewise unaware of whether any such local ordinance applies.

Personnel records open, except personal info Opinion: 2005-245 Requestor: Ritchie & Harrington

c/o LR Human Resources Is the decision of the custodian of records to release any suspension letters or job performance records which form the basis of disciplinary actions against two police offi­cers, while withholding personal information and other exempted records consistent with provisions of the Free­dom oflnformation Act ("FOIA'') in response to an FOIA request to review the officers' personnel files? RESPONSE: Generally "yes" although certain other mat­ters may also need to be considered.

Arkansas Municipal League Cash Management Trust

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balances are earning less, the

cash managment tool can help

increase your municipality's

ability to provide services to

your residents.

The Trust provides safety,

liquidity and competitive returns.

To learn more contact,

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ext. 238.

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All-America City competition opens Applications for the 2006 All-America City Award are now available, the National Civic League has announced.

(See page 37 for ad.) Since 1949, the Award has honored

cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions where community members, government, businesses and nonprofit organizations work together to address critical local issues.

greater civic pride and greater civic col­laboration and economic stimulus. "This prestigious award recognizes *****

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government and private businesses to ensure that we meet the urgent needs of

our people and open new opportunities to our neighbors, 11 said former President Bill

® Clinton, in a Rose Garden Ceremony for All-America Cities.

The deadl ine for applications is March 9, 2006.

If your community works collaboratively to overcome local challenges, it could become an All-America City. The application process alone represents a valuable opportunity to evaluate the way your community manages opportunities and chal­lenges, which can make your community stronger.

Communities that earn the All-America City title experience local, state and national recognition ,

To obtain an application, or for additional information, cl ick on: All-America City Award Home Page, www.ncl.org/aac/index.htm/, or call Aleks Humeyumptewa at the National Civic League at 303-571-4343 , ext 1218.

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REQUIRED POSTINGS FOR ARKANSAS EMPLOYERS

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The following is a list of required state and federal employee notices. The list includes the notice to be posted, employers w ho are required to post the notice and information on how to obtain the notice. All posting requirements must be posted in a conspicusous place as to be accessible to all employees. Fa il­ure to post notices can result in stiff penalties and possible fines. Employers who a re not sure who they are covered under can contact the U.S. Department of Labor at 501-324-5292 or the Arkansas Depart­ment of Labor at 501-682-4500.

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Laber, Wage Collec~on e:c Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 682-4500 www arkar.sas g91111aoor

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Support a family on $20 a week? Volunteer firefighters who are injured in their firefighter duties receive only $20 a week for a compensable injury.

Solution: The Arkansas Municipal League has a program to protect the earning of volunteer firefighters who are iniured in their duties

What they get: Weekly temporary total disabil­ity benefits based on the /V\AX.IMUM allowed under Arkansas Workers' Compensation Law; weekly benefits go for 52 weeks; $10,000 death benefit.

How? Cost is only $ 20 a firefighter a year. All volunteer and part-paid f"ref'ghters n the department mus• be covered . The minimum premium for each city or town with all-volunteer departments is $ 240.

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SISTER

International business can be road to growth, prosperity Take the basic marketing steps and find yourself in the global market.

By Sherman Banks

For a nation to thrive in today's global society, international ties have become a necessity eco­nomically and culturally.

We have in recent columns talked about globaliza­tion and the need to develop sister city relationships for cultural, economic and educational partnerships.

Sister Cities International (SCI) partnerships make it easier for cities to participate internationally. Those rela­tionships have grown substantially during the close of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century­from $1.2 billion in the 1900s to over $500 billion today.

While some companies in Arkansas have realized the potential benefits of international business, many still are reluctant to enter the global market. Presently, more than 40,000 American manufacturers (approximately 10 percent) are involved in international business, and according to the U.S. Postal Service International Direct Marketing Guide the top 250 U.S. multinational firms account for 85 percent of all U.S. exports.

One-hundred twelve Fortune 500 firms have opera­tions in Arkansas and five of the firms are headquartered in the state. Several Arkansas-based companies are rec­ognized international leaders in their respective products and services, including Tyson Foods, ALLTEL, Acxiom, Wal-Mart, Dillard's, Murphy Oil, Riceland Foods, Baldor Electric, ABF Freight System, JB Hunt, Stephens Inc. and Beverly Enterprises.

A sister city relationship in other countries offers substantial opportunities for companies competing in the international markets. Furthermore, more than 2.5 million American expatriates and service personnel who want U.S. products and services now live abroad.

As you consider participating internationally and think of the leading Arkansas companies engaged there, think about the approximately 800,000 American expa­triates in Europe, nearly 100,000 in Australia and 50,000 in Japan. Generally speaking, these individuals are in the "above average" income bracket and, together with for­eign consumers, they offer a substantial market to com­panies doing business internationally.

In the last 20 years, political and economic develop­ments have made the transition into many international markets less complicated and more profitable. It is much easier to do business in the foreign countries that com-

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prise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), for Banks example; and there is a new open door policy for doing business in China.

Because of sister city municipality-to-municipality partnerships, there is more opportunity than ever for international direct marketing. The Direct Marketing Association defines direct marketing as "an interactive system of marketing which uses one or more advertising media to affect a measurable response, and/or transac­tion at any location:' According to the Association the process can be broken down into three basic steps:

·Advertising/promoting the product/service to the potential market;

• Receiving and processing orders from that market; and

• Delivering the product/service to the consumer.

This system of direct marketing can be applied to Arkansas in its exports of products to: Canada, Mexico, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, China, Korean Republic, Netherlands, Brazil and Hong Kong.

This information was obtained from the World Trade Atlas: U.S. State Export Edition, published by Global Trade Information Service.

Sister city partnerships give better and broader understanding of issues unique to international busi­ness. Today the world is inhabited with more than 5 bil­lion people, but fewer than 300 million of that number live in the United States. This means that success in international direct marketing depends a great deal on learning about foreign cultures.

SCI offers that understanding and can help your business take into consideration other cultures when determining best business practices. It is not necessary to completely analyze cultures; however, it is important for our businesses to be knowledgeable about acceptable practices when doing business in international markets.

When you are considering a sister city relationship you have decide on the best way to communicate inter­nationally. This process is the same when you do inter­national business. Maintaining fast, efficient lines of communications with your sister city or customer is important to a successful transaction.

See Sister Cities, page 39

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Book Review by Jim von1un9e1n

SOMETIMES A LOCAL OFFICIAL MAY FEEL ABOUT

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) the way an old college girlfriend of mine felt about the field of

sociology: that it is an "elephant giving birth to an ant." A mayor may look at the results of a sub­stantial investment in software, hardware, and personnel costs and see a colored zoning map that could have been produced by a grandchild with a set of crayons, or so it seems.

If you feel this way, The GIS Guide for Local Government Officials will enlighten you. That same mayor, for example, may find that the map doesn't simply indicate zoning categories.

·Public information and community engagement. Between this chapter and the final one, which docu­

ments the road ahead for GIS, is about everything one needs to know. All of it will help the local .official who may

be baffled thus far as to the bene­fits of GIS. The book also pro­vides details such as what soft­ware/hardware is needed (along with the necessary training) and whether or not to charge for data (not recommended).

While clearly stating the need for a city to create its own plan, the book features case studies wherein cities have benefited from GIS programs. This may be the book's only shortcoming. Most of the cities featured have resources far exceeding most cities in our state.

It can also provide, at a key­stroke, information such as the size of the parcel, the date of its re-zoning, its current use, condi­tions under which it was rezoned, the owner of the parcel and how it relates to the comprehensive plan.

With a little more work, the keystroke may produce a scan of the re-zoning ordinance, a photo of the property, or even video

The GIS Guide for Local Government Officials Edited by Cory Fleming: International City/County ' Management Association, ( ESRI Press, 2005;)

While the book doesn't avoid discussing the costs of a GIS pro­gram, it clearly sets forth ideas by which cities can start cheaply. It mentions the amount of free data available at both the national and state level. Our state, incidentally, is blessed with such sources as the Arkansas Geographic Informa-

ISBN: l-58948-141-0; 157 pages; $24. 95.

highlights of the public hearing. This book provides an easy to understand treatment of

GIS and the almost unlimited amount of information it can provide local governments. That it is designed for local offi­cials sets it apart from the typical collection of GIS books, which can be overly technical to the point of "eye-glazing."

The book actually represents a series of essays on differ­ent subjects, ranging from getting started in GIS to antici­pating emerging trends. The first essay documents three broad, but important, purposes for local GIS programs:

•Service delivery; ·Governance and public policy; and

tion Office. Its Web site, www.gis.state.ar. us, can direct the user to any number of resources including the GeoStor database maintained by the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's Center for Applied Spatial Technology (CAST).

This is one of the most effective sources I have found in "de-mystifying" the phenomenon of GIS. Even those who think they know nothing about GIS will be surprised that they may have already used it when they consulted one of the Internet map services. From that point to making GIS work for your community can be both a pleasant and valuable journey- one made easier by this book. qJ

The deadline for enrollment in the Arkansas Municipal League 2006 Municipal Officials and Department Heads Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan

~ 1s Dec. 31, 2005 .

Contact Tammie Williams at 501-37 4-3484 I ext. 216 or e-mail twilliams@arml.org.

NOVEMBER 2005

ENGINEERING

Alligatoring, rutting, raveling spells • • • street repairs or maintenance time

Swamp-like soil may be good for some crocodiles, "but travel surfaces need proper drainage.

By A.E. Johnson Jr., P.E., Staff Engineer

Street repair becomes necessary when a street is either improperly constructed, it's borne heavy traffic, or maintenance on the street has been deferred to the point that repair of the damage is

the only option. But distinguish between maintenance and repair.

Repair is necessary when the street becomes out of section, it has extensive damage and the surface won't drain. Maintenance is pothole patching, crack sealing, and fixing raveled edges.

First, let's look at asphalt streets. The technical names for asphalt are asphalt cement, hot mix, surface or base course. Asphalt streets are a mixture of asphalt, cement, fine aggregates, course aggregates and a small percent of air. The asphalt surface is classified as a flexi­ble pavement as compared to Portland Cement Con­crete, which is a rigid pavement.

Since the asphalt surface is a flexible pavement, it must depend heavily on a good gravel base and sound sub-grade to provide the low bearing capacity. The con­crete pavement is rigid and gains strength by having steel reinforcing; however, a good base is also important.

The key to longevity of the asphalt and concrete pavements is good drainage. The service life of both pavements is reduced significantly if water remains in the base course. Water can cause shrinking and swelling of the sub-grade, contaminate the base course, and even­tually break the pavement.

Streets in many subdivisions are constructed with inadequate drainage. Streets constructed at or below the surrounding terrain without a storm drain system are destined for a short service life. Generally, streets of this type placed in service without quality control and inspection will usually show signs of deterioration after the first few home foundations have been poured.

Asphalt streets fail in a number of ways. The most common failure is "alligator" cracking. When the crack­ing becomes severe, mud and dirt can come through the cracks appearing on the surface. This cracking indicates soft sub-grade and poor drainage. The damaged area must be cut and excavated, back-filled with a good gran­ular base followed by a hot mix surface. If the base can­not be drained, an under drain system may be required.

The next type of failure for an asphalt pavement is rutting. Rutting generally occurs in the wheel path of the

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pavement. When the rutting becomes excessive, longitudinal cracking occurs. Overloading or an asphalt pavement with an

Johnson

excessive amount of asphalt cement can cause rutting. Rotomilling followed by an overlay and, if necessary, post -ing weight limits will take care of this problem.

Corduroying is another failure that can occur with asphalt pavement. This wave action occurs perpendicular to the line of traffic and usually where starting and stop­ping occurs on an incline. This problem can be temporar­ily fixed by rotomilling and an overlay; however, the real problem is slippage of the different asphalt layers below the surface. The only true solution is excavation and repaving with a higher stability asphalt mix or concrete.

Other pavement failures associated with asphalt are raveling along an unprotected edge where traffic over tracks and reflective tracking when an asphalt overlay has been placed over an old pavement that has severe cracking. Using reinforcing fiber in an overlay can reduce cracking.

The edge raveling can be eliminated by constructing a curb and gutter or widening the pavement.

Over the years even properly designed and constructed asphalt pavements will need repair. The asphalt cement on the surface begins to oxidize and small hairline cracks will appear. Moisture works into these cracks and surface decomposition begins. Sweeping the surface and applying a good emosulified asphalt tack court coat followed by a hot mix asphalt overlay will greatly extend the life of your street.

Some cities have Portland cement concrete streets. As a rule, a properly constructed concrete street will require little or no maintenance for years. Good drainage is very important. The problem with concrete streets comes when repair is necessary. There is no quick fix like an asphalt overlay.

Sections of concrete pavement that are broken must be cut out and patched using high-strength reinforced concrete. Concrete streets also present a problem with utility installation and repair.

Regardless of the surface, pavement repair is expen­sive. As you pave more gravel city streets your street repair budget must be increased.

Reach Al Johnson at 501-374-7492. He is available to con­sult with member cities and towns for one on-site consultation a year as a service of your Arkansas Municipal League. '9

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Fairs & Festivals continued from page 23 PARADES

Nov. 26, SPRINGDALE, 479-756-0464, info@rodeooftheozarks.org, www.rodeooftheozarks.org

Nov. 29, MONTICELLO, 870-367-67 41 , Chamber@seork.net, www.montdrewchamber.com

Dec. 1, FORDYCE, 870-352-3520, fordyce@ipo .net, http://fordycearkansas.org; HOT SPRINGS, 501 -525-9700, hscvb@hotsprings.org, www.hotsprings.org; MORRILTON, 501-354-2393, chamber@morrilton.com, www.morrilton.com; EL DORADO, 870-863-6113, alexis l@cox-internet.com, www.GoEIDorado.com; POCAHONTAS, 870-892-3956, chamber@tcac.net, www.randolphchamber.com; MAGNOLIA, 870-234-4352, magcoc@arkansas.net, http://magnoliachamber.com;

Dec. 2 , BLYTHEVILLE, 870-762-2012, blygoscc@sbcglobol.net; EUREKA SPRINGS, 800-638-7352, jan@eurekaspringschamber.com,

Dec. 3, ASH FLAT, 870-994-7325; BENTONVILLE, 479-254-6971 , msbentonville@sbcglobal.net; BOONEVILLE, 479-675-2666, terry@booneville.com, www.booneville.com; DE QUEEN, 870-584-3225, DQS­COC@ipa.net, www.dequeenchamberofcommerce.com; HEBER SPRINGS, Heber Under The Lights, 501-362-2444, chomber@heber-springs.com, www.heber-springs.com; HUNTSVILLE, 479-738-6000, chamber@madisoncounty.net, www.HuntsvilleArChamber.com; JACKSONVILLE, 50 l -982-1511 , jaxevents@centurytel.net, www. jacksonville-arkansas.com; UTILE ROCK, 501 -255-3300, ongela@littlerock.com; OZARK, 479-667-2525, ozarkoreacoc@ar-digit.net, www.ozarkoreacoc.com; VAN BUREN, 479-47 4-7300, www.vonburen .org

Dec. 4, ALTUS, 479-468-4684, vpost@ipa.net, www.altusarkonsas.com; CABOT, 50 l-843-2136, julio@cobotarkansas.us, www.cabotarkonsas.us; CLARKSVILLE, 479754-2340, cjccofc@centurytel.net; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, 501 -372-5959, nlrchomber@nlr­chamber.org,www.nlrchamber.org; SHERWOOD, 50 l -835-7 600, shwdchamber@cityofsherwood.net

Dec. 5, GREENWOOD, 479-996-6357, info@greenwood­chomber.net, www.greenwoodarkansos.com; BATESVILLE, 870-793-2378, jessiko.stites@mybatesville.org, www.mybatesville.org; ROGERS, 479-936-5487, info@mainstreetrogers.com, www.mainstreetrogers.com

Dec. 6 , CAMDEN, 870-836-6426, info@growingcamden.com, www.growingcamden.com; PARAGOULD, 870-240-0544, msped@grnco.net

Dec. 8, WEST MEMPHIS, 870-735-1 134, wmcoc@wmcoc.com,www.wmcoc.com; PRESCOTT, 870-887-210 l , mgodwin@iocc.com

Dec. l 0, GENTRY, 479-736-2358, fronk@southerndelite.com; LAKE VILLAGE, 870-265-5997, director@lakevillagechom­ber.com, http:/ / lakevillagechamber.com

Dec. l l , MAGAZINE, 479-969-221 l , info@booneville.com, www.booneville.com

Dec. 16, MARIANNA, 870-295-2469, chamcom@coblelynx.com, www.marionnaarkansas.org

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URBAN

Bradford pears boast color, beauty, drawbacks "Please do not plant another Bradford pear on this earth." Here's why.

By Fran Alexander

B eauty is available to the eye of the beholder who looks upon a Bradford pear tree bloomillg in the spring or decked out in its lush red leaves of autumn.

Unfortunately this beauty is only skin-deep or, as my grandmother liked to remind me, "pretty is as pretty does." Some developers are often puzzled that we tree­huggers hold Bradfords in such low regard because, of course, in their estimation we are supposed to love all trees equally.

Efforts at explanations fall on deaf ears, I've found, because to many people, a tree is just a tree, never milld that there are thousands of plant species with thousands of different traits.

For about 40 years this native (Pyrus calleryana) to Korea and China has been sold enthusiastically in the commercial market. The great irony of Bradfords now becoming trees non grata is that it is human tinkering that has turned this lovely Asian ornamental plant into an invader.

Not only is this cultivar overused in our landscaped developments to the point that every new installation of plantings seems to be a clone of the last one, but even worse, an evil spawn of this hybrid has begun to escape the cities and move into our native woods and open lands.

At first blush Bradfords

into a lollipop form that is top-heavy. The branches are so close together that they contend

for the same space, and as they mature they push them­selves apart so that even gentle gusts of wind can split and peel off sections of their canopies or simply snap the trees in half. Such frequent damage, especially on the older and larger Bradfords, makes for constant and cost­ly clean up and pruning.

Removal usually comes sooner rather than later once deterioration has set the stage for diseases and bugs to attack the trees, and bad experiences do not inspire peo­ple to plant any trees back at all.

Although beauty is an admirable mission in land­scaping, it needs to be combined with function. Certain­ly the most crucial uses of trees in an urban setting are for shade and water control. Streets lined with Bradfords are not being shaded with large overhanging branches nor are roof-tops because these trees are too short and not shaped for casting long shadows. They are short­lived by tree standards lasting only 15-20 years before they begin to self-destruct so they are a waste of precious time that could have been invested in large, hardy trees that cast great shade for a hundred years or more.

The worst aspect to the Bradford, however, is the environmental dark side of its behavior. Tinkered into

See Urban Forestry, page 39

seem to be an ideal urban tree to stick everywhere from park­ing lots and commercial land­scapes to residential streetscapes and private yards, which are exactly the places where millions of them can be found across the nation today. They are low ·in cost, grow rap­idly and look pretty in flower and in leaf. But, looks aren't everything because these trees certainly do not behave prettily.

With spring blossoms that explode in beauty and fall leaves that once more catch the eye and cause heads to turn at brilliant colors, the Bradford pear trees have drastic limitations . Poor branching structure is the main reason Bradford trees fail during their relatively short lives. This Bradford pear in southwest Arkansas splin­tered during a storm. The tree was going to fail any­

way, however, but many times the he

Fast-growing softwoods can be weak and brittle, and the sharp angled branching of the Bradford does not give it much strength against ice or wind. With most of its limbs attached to the top of the trunk and balanced like a flower on a stem, they grow

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PLANNING

Formula for ideal planning commissioner can be elusive "Caring for the future of a city can be a terrifyingly complicated process." So consider training as a prerequisite.

By Jim von Tungeln, Staff Planning Consultant, American Institute of Certified Planners

Agood planning commissioner has the courage of Audie Murphy, the wisdom of Solomon, and the reliability of Cal Ripken. In most cities, the skin of an alligator would also be a plus. We

honor planning commissioners in writing this month and hope that you will honor them in person at your earliest opportunity. It is a tribute that is long overdue.

Who are these "wonder-persons;' this cream of the volunteer corps? Plain citizens mostly, they represent the type of individual who will go to a hot meeting on a cold night when the NCAA finals are on TV and never complain. They are willing to perform what can be the nastiest job in city government. They watch while we laud the work of other volunteers on the society page, but fume over their decisions on the editorial page. They sometimes please their enemies while infuriating their friends. In short, they persist at a lonely, thankless job.

What is that job? It constitutes nothing less than serving as custodian over the future of our communities. Theoretically, their mission is to plan and then to pre­pare and administer regulations to "carry out or protect" the provisions of that plan. Increasingly, elected officials take away the planning function and give it to consult­ants, special interest groups, politicians and local "know­it-alls." The planning commission receives the resulting patchwork of conflicting intentions called the city plan. The commissioners must implement it, often using regu­lations copied from another city. With little praise, they press on.

Finding persons with such qualities proves a tough job. I lack the formula. For every profession that is sup­posed to produce good planning commissioners, I recall abject failures. Conversely, I have seen fine commission­ers emerge from the most unlikely of backgrounds. One of the best (among many) I have worked with is a retired Master Chief Bosun's Mate of the U.S. Navy. He is Calvin Querry and he serves the City of Bald Knob. (A dis­claimer: I admit to some prejudice. Being a Bosun's Mate is a background I share.)

What mal<es "Boats" such an effective planning com­missioner? First, I imagine it grows from a strong sense of duty and allegiance-he truly loves that city. Second, he is used to following complex regulations and instruc­tions that sometimes stop short of complete clarity.

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Finally, when one has undertaken salvage operations on a lonely von Tungeln river in the Mekong Delta while under continuous mortar fire, making a tough decision may seem easy.

It also helps if planning commissioners are not dependent upon those who appear before them for a livelihood. Thus, many sales professionals as well as serv­ice providers to the development community fail the test.

A bonus that elected officials may offer their plan­ning commissioners is to pay for and reward them for training and education. Caring for the future of a city can be a terrifyingly complicated process. My advice is to recognize this and require some level of training as a condition for service.

Another reward, and one that will be greatly appre­ciated, is to communicate support for the com1nission­ers' decisions. Making them is not easy. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recalls the judge, who read a brief and said, "That's right:' After reading an opposing brief, he said, "That's right:' When someone commented that they couldn't both be right, he said, "That's right." It is true for a judge and it is true for a planning commis­sioner dealing with the fact that reasonable people can and do differ in their opinions.

Some cities require prospective planning commis­sioners to apply for the job and to offer some sense of their views toward growth and development. Who could argue that this is a bad idea? I might only add the requirement for a pledge not unlike the Athenian Oath that 19th Century American schoolchildren had to memorize and which read in part:

"We will never bring disgrace to this, our city, by any act of dishonesty or cowardice ... we will fight for the ideals and sacred things of our city ... we will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty; that thus in all these ways, we will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better, and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."

That beats the heck out of'Tm just there to take care of my buddies."

Persons having comments or questions may reach Jim vonTungeln at 501-372-3232. His Web site is www.planyourcity.co1n. He is available for consultation as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League. '1J

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''A NOBEL PRIZE FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP''

That's how George H. Gallup described the All-America City Award when he helped found it in 1949. The Award recognizes communities of all sizes that work collaboratively to overcome local challenges. It's the nation's original and most prestigious community recognition award.

"This prestigious award recognizes America's heroes who have taken responsibility for their communities, who form partnerships among citizens, local government and private businesses to ensure that we meet the urgent needs of our people and open new opportunities to our neighbors," -former president Bill Clinton, during a Rose Garden ceremony for All-America Cities.

"These communities have lessons to teach us all. They are proving the power of partnership-citizens, government, business, and volunteer groups cooperating to confront community issues together,"

L.:..ll'--L...-' -former president George Bush, during a Rose Garden ceremony for All-America Cities.

"Those who participate in the All-America City Awards process are win­ners because they know that fulfillment comes from service to their com­munities. They are reaching across barriers to bring people together to talk, to build, to dream. That is what the Award is all about," -former U.S. Senator, and former NCL Chairman, Bill Bradley.

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Donated items help warm shelter dogs in ~inter Used doghou?es, ·discarded blankets, towels, bedding may help warm paws in cold months .

By Julia Coulter

Well, it's turkey time, which means that the golden days of autumn are beginning to morph into the gray, damp chill of oncom-

- ing winter. This means that for those of us who have outside kennels, it is time to winterize them.

Each year at the end of November we drag out all our stacked dog kennels and give them a thorough cleaning. We weed out any that are severely cracked, or that will not piece together any longer. If we need to purchase more, this is the time that we do a count and restock. We also accept donated doghouses all year, how­ever we usually, reserve those for needy residents who may not be able to financially afford one.

We place the dogho~ses in the kennels and line them with anything that we can get donated to us. We attempt­ed to use hay one year; but for a kennel situation where the doghouses are cleaned each day, that did not turn out to be an ideal way to keep the dogs warm. We constantly had to replace wet hay, which is, as some of you know, a royal pain! Since that time we have gone to cloth bed­ding, though our laundry in the winter almost triples.

Given the nature of dogs, they inevitably chew everything, including the doghouses and any

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type of bedding that may be used. This means that you must be on tl1e lookout for new bedding and towels all the time. Do you have a source for this? If not, I have a few good ideas to help you out.

One year the cool months sneal<ed up on us and caught us unprepared, as far as having ample bedding for the doghouses. I let my fingers do the walking and looked up our local linen supply services in the yellow pages. I called them and explained that we were an ani­mal shelter in desperate need of bedding for the winter months for the animals.

I then asked if they had any linen that they would otherwise throw out that they could donate to us. I was overwhelmed with the response! We received enough towels, large and small, to supply us for several years.

We also get donations from schools, churches and Girl Scout groups. If you are not already receiving linens from these sources, you may want to contact them and set

up "blanket drives:' The children really love to do something for the animals, and we usually have them come in and do a tour the day that they bring the blankets and towels. They really love to see the ani­mals that they are helping to keep warm.

Two other ideas for linens are hotels-which are usually quite willing to donate their old blankets and quilts-and carpet supply houses. The carpet supply houses have donated tons of carpet samples to us, and we use them for the doghouses as well as covers for our live traps in the winter. The hotels need to be contacted with plenty of advance notice, as they usu­ally replace their blankets annually. If they know you will need them, they will save them for you.

Get innovative! There are many sources to meet your winter linen needs, whether it is for towels, blankets or carpet samples.

Julia Coulter is an animal control officer at the North Little Rock Animal Shelter, 501 -791 -8577. U A cold nose and a wet kiss are thanks for the gift of a blanket being spread by Annalyse Miles, 3, who's carrying on her dad's tradition of caring for animals. Her dad is Ani­mal Control Officer David Miles.

CITY & TOWN

Urban Forestry (Continued from page 34)

existence by humans grafting the pretty pear onto a thorny rootstock, the trees at first were sterile, but more tinkering was done to try and develop less split-prone wood and these newer hybrids have cross-pollinated and are producing seed.

Those little marble-sized pears have taken flight inside birds and when deposited, germinate back into their parental past. Therefore, dense thorny thickets of white blooming shrub-like trees are now invading the country­side far and wide, and like thistles, they are a real curse to farmers or anyone trying to control brush and weeds. Because invasive plants have few or no natural enemies to keep them in check, they crowd out native plants that provide food and shelter for wildlife. And, when a tree is cut, hardy and vigorous sprouts take its place, but they will not grow into the same tree that was there before.

Planting trees should begin in late fall and winter (not in the summer as so many seem to practice) so I urge those installing landscaping to please choose trees like Serviceberries, Redbuds, Yellowwoods, Red Buckeyes, Fringe Trees, Dogwoods and Smoketrees if you need smaller ornamentals or do us all a favor and plant larger native hardwoods (but not under power lines). Mainly, please do not plant another Bradford pear on this earth.

Fran Alexander is a resident and active environmentalist, who has been active not only in Fayetteville but as a member of the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council. Her article was printed in the Northwest Arkansas Times. Questions? Contact John Slater

501-984-5867 or John.slater@arkansas.gov. Slater adds: "I thank Fran for letting me publish her article; it is very well done. As I travel around the state more and more communities are becoming

aware of the shortcomings of these [Bradford pear] trees." Make a Memory ... Plant a Tree •

Sister Cities (Continued from page 30)

To succeed in this competitive, global environment follow accepted methods of communications. By devel­oping sister city partnerships you first make an effort to obtain country-specific issues.

Arkansas sits as the axis for international growth in the international market. Sister Cities through the Arkansas Municipal League can help Arkansas cities plan their global connection.

In my December article we will look at that connec­tion and talk about the overview of the international market by regions and how it is applicable to Arkansas.

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YOUR

Influenza's history cause now for public concern, planning Local governments don't have to be sidelined; think of strategies that can keep people alive.

By Aubrey J. Hough, M.D.

As the deadly avian influenza virus spreads in Asia and Europe, government officials at all levels in the United States should be on alert.

Humans infected directly by birds have died at rates above SO percent. The good news is that this virus does­n't pass easily from person to person.

However, slight mutations in the virus could help it move more efficiently between

mutations and move from birds to pigs to humans. The HSNl virus' sudden jump to humans

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this year indicates that it is extremely adaptable and unpredictable. If it achieves the ability to spread easily among humans, with today's intercontinental travel it could infect people around the globe within days.

We recently learned that the virus has five of the 10 mutations that characterized the

humans. Even if this virus, HSNl, disappears, another just as deadly is likely to appear. We don't know when the next pandemic-which is similar to an epidemic but affects large regions-will occur, but there is certain to be one.

Influenza pandemics

have occurred during

at least the past four

1918 flu. As the federal govern­ment prepares for a pandemic, local governments and organiza­tions don't have to sit on the sidelines.

Bearing in mind that social

We are already overdue, history tells us.

Influenza pandemics have

centuries.

occurred during at least the past four centuries. The flu appeared as a new disease in Italy about 1400. The name is from the Italians for "influence" because the disease was thought to be due to astrological conditions.

In the 20th century, the world fell victim to the pan­demics of 1918 (Spanish Flu), 19S7 (Asian Flu) and 1968 (Hong Kong Flu).

Scientists have warned of a pandemic that could equal that of 1918, the deadliest of the three. That influenza outbreak also began in birds and killed more people in less time than all the plagues in history­killing more than 40 million people worldwide.

While the current avian influenza has yet to spread efficiently from human to human, it has shown some alarming trends. In April 200S, HSN! infected wild and domestic felines. By May it was lethal in wild waterfowl in northwestern China, then a month later, wild water­fowl in Siberia were falling victim. By August 200S, vac­cine trials found that humans would need up to 12 times the normal dose required for a typical influenza virus.

Many influenza viruses are able to jump from birds to humans via other livestock. The viruses are able to make this jump when domestic poultry are kept in close quarters with pigs.

Influenza viruses typically go through slow, steady

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contact spreads infectious dis­eases, communities will want to think of strategies that can keep more people alive. For example,

what jobs might be shifted to telecommuting? How might people get food without going to a grocery store? Other considerations might include closing theaters and restaurants.

If the mortality rate is high, local governments will need plans for:

• Keeping police, fire, water and sewage and other essential services operating

• Maintaining order • Managing and storing bodies when morgues

are full Local governments also can play a role in helping

coordinate volunteers. Arkansas showed that, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, its citizens are ready to help in a crisis.

In a pandemic, influenza survivors will be among the most important volunteers because of their new immunity to the disease. Such volunteers can help care for the sick, deliver food to their homes and perform other jobs that would risk infection to anyone else. But plans must be in place and leaders must be available to coordinate that effort.

Dr. Hough is Distinguished Profess01; Dept. of Pathology,

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MD ANGELA THE CHILDRENS CLINIC OF JONESBORO 800 S CHURCH ST #400 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-6012 HAHN, DO MARK NEA CLINIC 3005 APACHE DR JONESBORO AR 72401 870-910-6040 HUNTER, MD CARRIE NEA CLINIC 1111 WINDOVER JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-5432 ROBINSON, MD TODD SOUTHERN EYE ASSOCIATES 601 E MATTHEWS JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-6396 SAVAGE, PHO MARY A BETTER DAY RESOURCE CENTER 1801 EXECUTIVE SQUARE JONESBORO AR 72401 870-336-4150 THOMPSON, MD BOBBY AARON NEA CLINIC 3005 APACHE DR JONESBORO AR 72401 870-910-6040 YAWN, MD MELISSA NEA CLINIC - HILLTOP 4901 E JOHNSON AVE JONESBORO AR 72401 870-932-8222 STATLER, MD KRISTI NEA CLINIC 208 COBEAN BLVD LAKE CITY AR 72437 870-237-4100 BOGER, MD JAMES CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 BRYANT-SMITH, MD GWENDOLYN RADIOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686"8000 CABRERA, MD ANTONIA PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 800 MARSHALL ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1100 CARDIOPULMONARY PERFUSION ASSOCIATES CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 8 SHACKLEFORD PLAZA #306 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-223-0500 CENTERS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES PSYCHOLOGY 5905 FOREST PLACE LITTLE ROCK AR 72207 501-660-6886 CENTERS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES PSYCHOLOGY 6501 WEST 12TH ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72204 501-660-6886 CHACKO, MD JOSEPH OPHTHALMOLOGY & OPTOMETRY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 CHAHOUD, MD GEORGE CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 DENEKE, MD MATTHEW INTERNAL MED. 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 DICKSON, MD 0 BUD DICKSON ORTHOPEDIC CENTER 9601 LILE DRIVE #410 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-225-6800 DUPRIEST, PT C. MICHAEL AR FAMILY CARE NETWORK 424 N UNIVERSITY LITTLE ROCK AR 72204 501-661-0336 FOLEY, MD REGINA P. ARKANSAS INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION 13100 CHENAL PARKWAY LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-954-7414 FULLER, MD JON THE SURGICAL CLINIC OF CENTRAL AR 9500 KANIS RD #501 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501"227"9080 GARGUS, MD REGINA PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 800 MARSHALL ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1100 GREENWOOD, MD BLAIR INTERNAL MEO. 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 HINTON, MD RICHARD ANESTHESIOLOGY 9601 1-630 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-202-2000 HUGHES, MD BRADLEY OPHTHALMOLOGY & OPTOMETRY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 300 S RODNEY PARHAM #14 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-227-0689 JEFFREY, MD CHARLES RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES 500 S UNIVERSITY AVE #101 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-3914 JOHNSON, DC JAMES CHIROPRACTIC 9101 KANIS RD #410 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-221-6009 KAHLER, MD STEPHEN PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 800 MARSHALL ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1100 KELLY, MD EDWARD PSYCHIATRY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 LANDRY, MD ELAINE OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 LORUSSO, MD FRANK RETINA ASSOCIATES 9800 LILE DR #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501 "219"0900 LUTER, MD DENNIS ARKANSAS SPECIALITY ORTHOPAEDICS 600 S MCKINLEY #102 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-666-2824 MOSS, MD MARK RADIOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 NORWOOD, MD DONALD RADIOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501"686"8000 RANI, MD DOLLY ENDOCRINOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 RANSOM, MD MICHELLE PSYCHIATRY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 SALE, MD ERIC RADIOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 SANGARI, MD TARANJIT ANESTHESIOLOGY 800 MARSHALL ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1100 SPANN, MD AARON RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES 500 S UNIVERSITY AVE #101 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-3914 SPECK- KERN, PHO ELIZABETH AR CENTER FOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 1405 N PIERCE ST #211 LITTLE ROCK AR 72207 501-664-1050 STEVENS, MD MARC ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 SYED, MD NAYYAR INTERNAL MED. 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 THEUS, MD JOHN PATHOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 NORCROSS, MD JONATHAN ANDERSON MEDICAL CLINIC 1310 N CENTER LONOKE AR 72086 501-372-7502 BEENE, DDS WILLIS GENERAL DENTISTRY 1018 N WASHINGTON ST MAGNOLIA AR 71754 870-234-5244 RIVAS, MD CARLOS MALVERN FAMILY HEALTHCARE 1002 SCHNEIDER DR #103 MALVERN AR 72104 501-337-3670

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IN-STATE UPDATES HOLT, DC TANYA FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CARE 60 ALLEN CHAPEL RD BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-251-2560 DANIELS, MD ANTHONY E. BENTON WOMENS CLINIC 5 MEDICAL PARK DR #GL2 BENTON AR 72015 501-778-1010 DEAL, DDS FREDERICK A BEAUTIFUL SMILE 431 W CENTERTON BLVD CENTERTON AR 72719 479-795-1101 STARNES, MD HARRY D. STARNES FAMILY CLINIC 145 SHAKERAG RD. CLINTON AR 72031 501-745-7161 ASEMOTA, MD STEVE FAMILY PRACTICE 275 S. ELM ST. DUMAS AR 71639 870-382-4220 BOYD, MD RODERICK R. GENERAL SURGERY 700 W GROVE EL DORADO AR 71730 870-864-3381 ULMER, MD MINNA SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE OF ARKANSAS 700 W GROVE EL DORADO AR 71730 870-863-2040 ARMSTRONG, MD LARRY NEUROSURGERY 3336 N FUTRALL DR FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-571-4541 GARLINGHOUSE, DDS JOHN H. ORAL SURGERY 2861 N. COLLEGE AVE. FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-521-6660 HANEY, MD RANDALL IMAGING ASSOCIATES OF NWA 52 W SUNBRIDGE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-442-6266 MAGNESS, MD C.R. FAMILY PRACTICE 102 W. DICKSON ST FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 479-521-1114 MASTERS, DC BLAIR B. AR PHYSICAL HEALTH & REHAB 1583 MAIN DR FAYETTEVILLE AR 72704 4 79-443-0800 KUMAR, MD SUDHIR KUMAR MEDICAL CLINIC 1801 LINDHAUER RD. FORREST CITY AR 72335 870-633-5016 BARLING, PHO PHILLIP PSYCHOLOGY 3801 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-783-0445 BASINGER, MD NORMA S. GYNECOLOGY 7001 ROGERS AVE #502 FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-5901 MCCLANAHAN, MD J. DAVID WEST. AR CTR. FOR WOMENS HEALTH 3324 S. 70TH FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-785-2229 WINBORN, DDS PAULL., II ORAL SURGERY 1501 S WALDREN #208 FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-478-9955 WINTERS, MD RICHARD MERCY MEDICAL SERVICES 7301 ROGERS AVE FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-314-4779 WHITE, MD AARON E GREENWOOD FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC 1480 W. CENTER ST GREENWOOD AR 72936 479-996-5585 MITCHELL, MD MICHELLE OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 1635 HIGDON FERRY RD #B HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-538-6751 REDKO,MD OKSANA OUACHITA REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 1910 MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-1000 STIBICH, MD ADAM STOUGH DERMATOLOGY CLINIC 3633 CENTRAL AVE #N HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-623-6100 AQUINO, MD AL NEA ANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7000 CAULI, MD MARIO NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NEA 1107 E MATTHEWS AVE #200 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-931-4442 CRANFILL, MD BEN MEDICAL PLAZA UROLOGY ASSOC 303 E MATTHEWS #200 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-932-2926 EICHERT, DO STEPHEN MID SOUTH NEUROSURGERY 800 S CHURCH #203 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-932-3850 GLENN, DPM BRYAN ARKANSAS FOOT CARE CENTER 808-B JOE BROOKS DR JONESBORO AR 72401 870-239-6004 GROFF, CANA CARLA NEAANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7000 MULLEN, MD JEFFREY NEACLINIC 3100 APACHE DR #C1 JONESBORO AR 72401 870-934-3533 RAMSEY, PT JEFFREY NEA CLINIC 1007 WINDOVER #A JONESBORO AR 72401 870-336-1530 REDKO,MD OKS ANA NEAANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7000 REINHOLTZ, MD RICHARD ST BERNARDS IMAGING CENTER 1144 E MATTHEWS JONESBORO AR 72401 870-338-4808 RIEMANN, CANA DEBRA NEAANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7000 STINSON, MD SHEILA NEA ANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7000 TUETKEN, MD LANCE FIRST CARE 415 E MATTHEWS JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-8181 ANDERSSON, MD JEANINE AR SPECIALTY CARE CTR 600 S MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 AR SPECIALTY CARE CTR ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 600 S MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 BECK, MD JAMES F. LITTLE ROCK CANCER CLINIC 500 S UNIVERSITY AVE #811 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-661-1822 BLAIR, MD SUSAN PLEASANT VALLEY OPHTHALMOLOGY 11825 HINSON RD #103 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212 501-223-3937 COOMBE MOORE, MD JACKIE PSYCHIATRIC ASSOC OF AR 9601 LILE DR #1050 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-228-7400 DUPRIEST, DC C. MICHAEL AR FAMILY CARE NETWORK 424 N. UNIVERSITY LITTLE ROCK AR 72204 501-661-0336 FRAZIER, MD G. THOMAS AR SPECIALTY CARE CTR 600 S MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 HIXSON, MD MARCIA AR SPECIALTY CARE CTR 600 S MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 MANERS, MD ANN W. RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOC. 4 ST VINCENTS CIRCLE LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-8573 MOORE, MD MICHAELM. AR SPECIALTY CARE CTR 600 S MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 NAYLES, MD LEEC. NAYLES MEDICAL CLINIC 1122 CAPITAL LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 501-371-0055 ROBERTS, DDS TOM INDEPENDENT DENTAL 3801 WOODLAND HEIGHTS RD. LITTLE ROCK AR 72212 501-225-9225 SHAW-DEVINE, MD ALLISON ARKANSAS CARDIAC CARE 1 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #410 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-663-9000 STREETT, MD DAVID PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES 5208 KAVANAUGH #4 LITTLE ROCK AR 72207 501-614-7712 TAHIRI, MD ABDALLA A. LITTLE ROCK GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINIC 9601 LILE DR #1070 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-216-8500 WILLIAMS, MD PAUL LR DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC 10001 LILE DR. LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-227-8000 ARP, DPM ERIC ARP FOOT & ANKLE CLINIC 801 S COLLEGE #1 MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-7363 MARSTON, DPM CLIFFORD B. PODIATRY 400 S COLLEGE #3 MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-1466 NACHTIGAL, MD KENT OZARK SURGICAL GRP. 901 BURNETT DR. MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-9120 FALWELL, MD KEVIN WADE FAMILY PRACTICE 2000 MCLAIN ST. #G NEWPORT AR 72112 870-523-3053 AR. OPTICAL CO. OPHTHALMOLOGY & OPTOMETRY 1316 MAIN ST. NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72114 501-372-1923 GREENBERG, MD MARTIN NEUROSURGERY 3343 SPRINGHILL DR #2050 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72117 501-202-4000 SADLER,CRNA BARBARA ANESTHESIOLOGY 3805 MCCAIN PARK DR #105 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72116 501-771-4693 BURNS, MD JERRY CROSSROADS CLINIC FOR WOMEN 1905 E BEEBE CAPPS SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-7877 HOLT, DC CHARLES FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CARE 1201 E BEEBE CAPPS EXPWY SEARCY AR 72143 501-268-3030 LEFLER, MD STEPHEN F. SEARCY CLINIC FOR WOMEN 406 RODGERS DR. SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-7979 RAINS, MD JEFFREY BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE ASSOC 100 E PLEASURE AVE SEARCY AR 72143 501-305-4068 WHITE, MD BRADLEY SEARCY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC 1903 E. BEEBE-CAPPS BLVD. SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-3838 WEBER, MD MICHAEL ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 1525 COUNTRY CLUB RD SHERWOOD AR 72120 501-833-2199 OATES, MD RANDALL B. NW FAMILY CARE WEST 3875 W. SUNSET SPRINGDALE AR 72762 479-751-9236 TOMLISON, MD ROBERT J. JR. ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 601 W. MAPLE #505 SPRINGDALE AR 72764 479-872-1305 GRAHAM, OD KELLY ARKANSAS EYE ASSOC. 220 CLOVERLEAF PLAZA VAN BUREN AR 72956 479-474-7878 DAUD,MD UMAR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER 1309 W MAIN ST WALNUT RIDGE AR 72476 870-886-3211 JOSEPH, MD RALPH F. SR. FAMILY MEDICAL CTR. 1309 W MAIN ST WALNUT RIDGE AR 72476 870-886-3211 VELLOZO, MD PAUL FAMILY MEDICAL CTR. 1309 W MAIN ST WALNUT RIDGE AR 72476 870-886-3211 UNGERANK, DC GREGORY UNGERANK CHIROPRACTIC CTR. 711 E ELDRIDGE AVE #A WYNNE AR 72396 870-238-8210

IN-STATE DELETES CHASON, DDS STEVE D. GENERAL DENTISTRY 216 S. SECOND ST. AUGUSTA AR 72736 870-347-2931 MENARD, MD JOHN C. SALINE MEDICAL GRP. #1 MEDICAL PARK DR. #102A BENTON AR 72018 501-315-1222 MENARD, MD JOHN INTERNAL MED. 23157 1-30 #500 BRYANT AR 72022 501-847-6665 COTNER, MD JAMES COTNER MED. CLINIC 25 PROFESSIONAL PARK DR. CLARKSVILLE AR 72830 479-754-9945 CRAIG, MD SHER RYE PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 2425 DAVE WARD DR. #601 LKJ CONWAY AR 72032 501-328-0055 MC BAY, MD BILLY FAMILY PRACTICE 2.425 OAVE WARD DR #102. GOROYBLDG. CONWAY AR 72034 501-764-4111 ASEMOTA, MD STEVE DEWITT FAMILY PRACTICE 609 W 13TH ST DEWITT AR 72042 870-946-1120 YOLTAR, MD RUKIYE INTERNAL MED. 714 W. FAULKNER EL DORADO AR 71730 870-862-5184 EKMAN, MD LINDA MEDISERVE WALK IN CLINIC 117 E SYCAMORE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-571-6780 YOUNG, MD JOHN MEDISERVE WALK lN CLINIC 117 E SYCAMORE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-571-6780 BAKER, MD MAXA. CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY 9000 ROGERS AVE #C FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-9090 LITTLE, DO CHARLES ANESTHESIOLOGY 3420 S 74TH ST FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-783-1497

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MILLER, MD ROBERT M. GASTROENTEROLOGY 1501 S. WALDRON #208 FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-9555 WHARTON, MD JAMES R. EAGLE HEIGHTS CLINIC 303 N MAIN #202 HARRISON AR 72601 870-741-8559 COFFEY, MD MICHAEL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 2001 S MAIN ST #2 HOPE AR 71801 870-722-5011 MCBAY, MD BILLY COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 114 MEDICAL PARK DR. HOPE AR 71801 870-777-2131 HEALTHPARK HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 1636 HIGDON FERRY RD HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-520-2000 HORTON, MD SHARON L STOUGH DERMATOLOGY CLINIC ONE MERCY LN. #304 HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-623-61 00 SHJRIN, MD SOPHIE STOUGH DERMATOLOGY CLINIC ONE MERCY LN. #304 HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-623-6100 UNITED MEDICAL, INC. DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 213 MARSHALL RD. JACKSONVILLE AR 72076 501-985-1529 BLASKE, PHO DAVID M. PSYCHOLOGY 1813 EXECUTIVE SQ. JONESBORO AR 72401 870-931-3600 REDKO, MD OK SANA OUACHITA REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 3024 STADIUM BLVD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-7390 HENDERSON, MD KRISTI FAMILY PRACTICE 1106 CHESTNUT LEWISVILLE AR 71845 870-921-5781 WISEMAN, MD MERLE FAMILY PRACTICE PO BOX 1013 LEWISVILLE AR 71845 870-921-5781 ANGUACO,MD TERRENCE LITTLE ROCK DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC 10001 LILE DRIVE LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-227-8000 KEERAN, MD MICHAEL G. LR DERMATOLOGY CLINIC 500 S. UNIVERSITY #501 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4161 KHURANA, MD SANDEEP GASTROENTEROLOGY 4301 W. MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000 LUCY, MD VINCENT A. ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MED. 800 MARSHALL ST LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-364-1000 MIDDAUGH, MD RILEY ANN OPHTHALMOLOGY & OPTOMETRY 11825 HINSON RD.#103 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212 501-223-3937 MULHOLLAN, MD JAMES S. AR. KNEE CLINIC #1 ST. VINCENT CIRCLE #410 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-6334 REDKO, MD OKSANA OUACHITA REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 11401 INTERSTATE 30 LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 501-455-7100 SWANSON, MD MARK FAMILY PRACTICE 800 MARSHALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-320-1202 WEBER, MD EDWARD R. ARKANSAS HAND CTR. 600 S. MCKINLEY #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-4088 WEST, MD JOSEPH PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 800 MARSHALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 501-320-1100 MARY'S MEDICO RENTAL & SALES DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 1023 E. PAGE ST. MALVERN AR 72104 501-337-4181 TILLEY, MD ABSALOM H. TILLEY DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC 1002 SCHNEIDER DR. #103 MALVERN AR 72104 501-337-5678 HOLIDAY, MD LISA SE CLINIC 750 H L ROSS DR MONTICELLO AR 71655 870-367-1413 MAXWELL, DO RALPH M. FAMILY PRACTICE 766 H L ROSS DR MONTICELLO AR 71655 870-367-6293 COUTTS, MD WILLIAM G II FAMILY PRACTICE 17 MEDICAL PLAZA MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-6212 KILGORE, MD KENNETH OPHTHALMOLOGY & OPTOMETRY HWY. 62 SW MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-424-4900 SHURNAS, MD PAUL ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS #3 MEDICAL PLAZA MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-424-3400 RAINES, MD JEFFREY BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE ASSOC 100 E PLEASURE AVE SEARCY AR 72143 501-305-4068 MCCLUNG, DDS KEITH GENERAL DENTISTRY 221-B HWY 463 NORTH TRUMANN AR 72472 870-483-5011

OUT-OF-STATE ADDITIONS HURT, DO CHRISTE FAMILY PRACTICE 550 HUDSON AVE AURORA MO 65605 417-678-5176 BRAY, PSYD STACY ADVANCED PAIN CENTER 35 DOCTORS PARK CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 63703 573-335-4422 BUTLER, MD CONNIE FAMILY PRACTICE 90 GRAVEL ST CASSVILLE MO 65625 417-847-6045 BRAY, PSYD STACY ADVANCED PAIN CENTER 1207 MAPLE ST FARMINGTON MO 63640 573-756-3000 BUSHA, MD MICHAEL FAMILY PRACTICE 1422 SAM HOUSTON BLVD HOUSTON MO 65483 417-967-4445 BUSHA, MD ANN FAMILY PRACTICE 120 W 16TH ST MOUNTAIN GROVE MO 65711 417-926-6111 BRAY, PSYD STACY ADVANCED PAIN CENTER 2153 N WESTWOOD POPLAR BLUFF MO 63901 573-776-1100 MEBRUER, MD EMILY FAMILY PRACTICE 904 SPINE RICHLAND MO 65556 573-765-2956 BARKER, MD MICHAEL EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 BROTHER, MD MICHELE FAMILY PRACTICE 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2600 CARTER, MD MEGAN EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 ELFATMI, MD MOUNIR INTERNAL MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2600 ELLIOTT, CRNA JAMES ANESTHESIOLOGY 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2761 HARRIS, CANA LAURIE ANESTHESIOLOGY 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2761 HAYES, PHO MARI PSYCHOLOGY 1312 E LARK ST SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-3707 HIMES, MD JOE EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-885-2000 HOLDEN, MD ROGER ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY 2115S FREM0NT#3000 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-889-8099 JOHNSON, MD ROBERT JR VASCULAR SURGERY 1900 S NATIONAL #1950 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-7250 KHOSHYOMN, MD SAMI NEUROSURGERY 1965 S FREMONT #1800 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-5150 LEW!S, MD STEPHANIE EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-620-2115 MUNROE, CRNA KELLEY ANESTHESIOLOGY 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2761 OCHSE, MD JANEL EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 REINHARD, MD KEVIN EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 ROBINSON, MD RANDALL ENDOCRINOLOGY 3231 S NATIONAL SPRINGFIELD MO 65807 417-888-5660 ROLFE, LCSW ELIZABETH PSYCHOLOGY 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2914 SCHULTZ, DO JAMES EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 SPANGLER, DO KENNETH EMERGENCY MED. 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-2115 TALLEY, MD DARIN ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 1229 E SEMINOLE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-5610 TARSNEY, MD SEAN FAMILY PRACTICE 3231 S NATIONAL SPRINGFIELD MO 65807 417-890-4136 WETZEL, DO RICHARD RADIOLOGY 1900 S NATIONAL SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-3505 YOUNG,CRNA JOHN F ANESTHESIOLOGY 1235 E CHEROKEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417"885-6890 CURRY, MD ROBERT LIV GREENVILLE UROLOGY 344 ARNOLD AVE GREENVILLE MS 38701 662-334-8564 WATTANASUWAN, MD NORRAPOL CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 1513 E UNION GREENVILLE MS 38703 662-378-9191 VITAL SLEEP SLEEP DISORDERS 8140 WALNUT HILL LANE #650 DALLAS TX 75231 214"638-4800 WELLNECESSITIES FOR LIFE DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 8140 WALNUT HILL LANE #650 DALLAS TX 75231 214-638-4800 GALAXY MEDICAL SUPPLY DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 6430 RICHMOND AVE #250-14 HOUSTON TX 77057 713-974-4600

OUT-OF-STATE UFDATES NW MISSISSIPPI REG. MEDICAL CTR. HOSPITAL 1970 HOSPITAL DR. CLARKSDALE MS 38614 662-627-3211 HAHN, MD KENNETH DELTA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES 1513 E. UNION ST. GREENVILLE MS 38703 662-378-9191 MANSOUR, MD MICHAEL CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 1513 E. UNION ST. GREENVILLE MS 38703 601-378-9191 TAYLOR, MD JOY CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 1513 E. UNION ST. GREENVILLE MS 38703 662-378-9191 HUNTER, MD GEORGE UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 JORDAN, MD CLAUDIA MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701 KLEIN, MD CORDELL UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 O'GORMAN, MD THOMAS JR. UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 OVERLOCK, MD TIMOTHY L. MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701 PARHAM, MD ROBERT UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 PAYNE, MD ALVIN MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701 PAYNE, MD C. TODD UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 PICKELMAN, MD JASON UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 ROUNTREE, MD GLEN UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 STRATTON, MD DONALD INTERNAL MED. 2014 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-831-3033 STRATTON, MD DOUGLAS INTERNAL MED. 2014 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-2990 WOMACK, MD JOSEPHS. COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000

OUT-OF-STATE DELETES KOKO, MD AYE INTERNAL MED. 1065 STATE HWY 248 #200 BRANSON MO 65616 417-337-9808 GOLER, MD MICHAEL PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 4331 S. FREMONT SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-841-5000 GOLER, MD MICHAEL PEDIATRIC &ADOLESCENT MED. 3231 S NATIONAL SPRINGFIELD MO 65807 417-885-0810 HARWELL, MD JAMES INTERNAL MED. 1965 S FREMONT #3500 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-3500 WANTUCK, MD DONALD REGIONAL PULMONARY ASSOCIATES 1900 S NATIONAL #2955 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 417-820-3505 CUMMINGS, MD JOHNNIE Ill INTERNAL MED. 785 OHIO AVE. #3G CLARKSDALE MS 38614 601-578-2030 KELLOUGH, MD KENNETH INTERNAL MED. 800 OHIO ST. CLARKSDALE MS 38614 662-624-2504 MARLEY, MD BOULDIN THE WOMENS CLINIC 2000 N STATE ST. CLARKSDALE MS 38614 870-732-5548 RADIOLOGY, PA CLARKSDALE CLARKSDALE RADIOLOGY, PA PO BOX 2050 CLARKSDALE MS 38614 800-274-7777 WOOD, MD WILLIAM FAMILY PRACTICE 409 E. REDWOOD SALLISAW OK 74955 918-775-3857 SCHECHTER,DPM VICTORAVI PODIATRY 9090 SKILLMAN #275A DALLAS TX 75243 214-343-2229 BUNEL, MD KIRBY ORAL & MAX. SURGEONS OF NE TX 1701 MOORES LN TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-3331 BUNELL. MD KIRBY, JR. ORAL SURGERY 816 PINE ST. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-793-1106 FLOYD, MD BENJAMIN J. UROLOGY 1002TEXAS BLVD. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515 JAMES, DDS JOSEPH D. ORAL & MAX. SURGEONS Of NE TX 1701 MOORES LN TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-3331 MOORE, DDS DAN ORAL & MAX. SURGEONS Of NE TX 1701 MOORES LN TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-3331

44 CITY & TOWN

~/ a'TEST CONSULTANTS, Inc., provides drug and alcohol testing as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League Legal Defense Program. The program helps cities and towns comply with the U. S. Department of Transportation required drug testing for all holders of commercial drivers' licenses.

NOVEMBER 2005

ewsletter NOVEMBER 2005

The Newsletter, written by a'TEST CONSULTANTS, inc. is included monthly in City & Town as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League Legal Defense Program.

ALTERNATE DRUG-TESTING TECHNOLOGY CAN IMPROVE YOUR PROGRAM Point of collection tests offer convenience, flexibility By Mike Messenger, Director, Sales and Marketing, a'TEST consultants, Inc.

Traditional drug screen­

ing is the collection of a unne specimen, which is sent to a labo­

ratory for analysis-a 24-to-72-hour or more

task depending on the laborato1y's workload, the day of the week, the substances being screened and the result.

The delay may impact effectiveness and efficiency. It may take days to get an employee on the job or you may have the risk of a drug-using person injuring himself or herself or others.

Over the past decade, advances in drug screening technologies have resulted in point

of collection tests (POCTs) using urine or even saliva, which may improve the drug­screening program, and possibly improve the return on your drug screening investment.

POCTs generally use a qualitative competitive binding immunoassay to provide an initial result for a drug screen in three to 10 minutes. Most devices are calibrated at the time of manufacture to correspond with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA)-established cut-offs for each individual drug. A variety of urine-based POCTs are available, including cup-type products, "dipstick"

type tests, and even pipette-based tests. POCTs provide a yes or no answer, that the spec­

imen is either below the cut-off (negative) or identified as a non-negative, which requires laboratory confirmation using another technology.

Another POCT, which is gaining popularity, is saliva testing. POCT tests can be taken without a bathroom. The saliva specimen can be collected in an office or on a worksite; some employees are more comfortable providing a saliva specimen rather than urine.

Regardless of the POCT selected, know the limitations. POCTs are a preliminary screening device. Non-negative POCTs should be confirmed in a laboratory by other

methods, such as gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Some POCT manufacturers use different technologies and materials, and they have dif­

ferent quality standards and sensitivities. Select the test most appropriate for your program. There are concerns over POCT use. One is accuracy. Well-manufactured POCTs gen­

erally have about the same level of accuracy as a preliminary laboratory screen when they are run in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Most manufacturers will provide product-use instruction on the Internet, interactive CD-ROMs or in person. Another concern is the legal admissibility of POCTs. The basic

technology has been challenged and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Quality manu­facturers can provide legal precedents and will offer litigation support for their products.

POCTs are not permitted in federally mandated (including DOT) testing. The most recent Notice of Proposed Rule-Malcing (NPRM) begins to establish the circumstances and stan­dards that may lead POCT use in federally mandated testing. Until the rules are formally

established, federally mandated testing must use SAMHSA-certified laboratories. Can you take advantage of POCTs in your drug-screening program? Are POCTs right

for your organization? Only you can answer those questions. Before changing your pro­gram, review its objectives and policies in the context of applicable laws and regulations. If you don't have the expertise to complete the evaluation, find expert assistance. Point of

Collection Tests can pay big dividends as part of a well-designed drug-screening program if they are used in the right way and for the right reason.

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Sales and Use Tax Year-to-Date 2005 Month Municipal Tax County Tax Total Tax

January $29,743,479 $31,399,930 $61,143,410 February $35,409,849 $36,460, 184 $71,870,033

March $28,227,748 $30,270,548 $58,498,296 April $29,312,091 $31 ,468, 136 $60, 780,227 May $31,526,209 $33, 148, 164 $64,674,373

June $30,619,446 $32,122,168 $62,741,614 July $31,325,348 $33, 130, 715 $64,456,063

August $32,479,261 $34,368,901 $66,848, 162 September $31,455,286 $33,576,918 $65,032,204

October $32, 184,982 $34,509,662 66,694,644 Total $312,283,699 $330,455,326 $642, 739,025

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CITY & TOWN

October 2005 Municipal Levy Receipts October 2005 Municipal/County Levy Receipts Alexander .... 7,561.39 Lakeview. . 3,837.88 Bi!Xlercounty . 270,157.12 MGGehee 41,355.90 Rondo . 1,013.07 Biswe. 2,730.8£ Alma 129,491.40 Leponto. 10,137.98 Mountoin Home. '.130,!'46.36 Arkansas City .. '5,330.11 Lincoln Goul1ly. 43,376.72 OesArc. 11,089.82 Almyra. 1,129.73 Leslie .. 4,744.13 Cotter 10,951.83 Dumas 47,4fJ0.92 Star City 10,515.44 DeVallsBluff .. 4.492.15 Altl1eimer. . 2,944.05 Lewisville .. . 6,352.92 Gassville .. 20,286.46 Mttchellvllle 4,497.57 Gould. . 5,553.48 Ulm. '' .. 1,176.11 Altus . 5,285.90 Lincoln .. 20,176.30 Norfork. . 5,755.36 Reed. 2,488.59 Gra<ly .. .2,225.65 Pulaski County. '878,298.57 Amity B,376.13 Little Flook 5,551.55 Lakeview. '9,073.02 Watson .. 2,606.24 Little RiverCoullly. '' '' 152,645.37 Alexander .. 2,846.12 Arkadelphia 295,484.67 Little Rock. . ...... 1,805,932.48 Big Flat 1,236.69 Tillar 298.62 Ashdown 35,580.79 Ash Flat. 65,182.76 Lonoke .95,731.86 Salesville . 5,196.47 Draw Gounty . 256,219.31 Ogden . ..... 1,592.61 Cammack VIiiage . . 13,592.66

Ashdown. 92,222.33 Lowell 338,029.28 Briarcliff. . 2,853.90 Monti()E!llo .. 85,885.36 Wilton .. .. 3,267.10 Jacksonville . 489,335.7D Atkins .. .. 9,755.80 Luxora 3,717.04 Benton County. 912,713.12 Jerome. .. ... 431.96 Winthrop 1,384.23 Little RGck .. . . 2,995,504.55 Augusta. .. 20,842.95 Madison 1,902.14 Siloam Springs. 164,334-.43 Tillar 1,943.83 Foreman .. . 8,372.39 Maumelle., .. 172,680.74 Avoca. .. 14,640.95 Magazine .. 2,769.48 Rogers. . 588,484.9D Wllmar. .. 5,361.97 Logan County . 82,931.35 North little Rock 988,501.94 Bald Knob . .. 44,270.39 Magnolia 178,678.77 Bentonville .. . 299,024.11 W1nchllSter .. .. 1,793.58 Blue Mountain .. 878.85 Sherwuod. 351,855.20 Barling 18,122.74 Malvem 261,631.90 Bethel Heights. . . 10,821.25 Faulkner County .. 492.415.72 Caulksville . 1,551.30 Wrightsville. 22,376.36 Bearden 7,769.57 Mammoth Spring 9,872.73 Decatur 19,914.73 Damascus 687.87 Magazine 6.D92.02 Randolph Gounty .... 11J4,390.12 Beebe . .58,736.03 Manila. .. 16,760.87 Genir'/ . . 32,812.33 Enola .. 1,095.93 Morrison Bluff .. .492.69 Biggers. 2,526.53 Belleville . 1,689.27 Mansfield. .. 23,553.38 5ravette .. . . 27,432.01 Mount Vernon . .839.43 Paris .. .24,681.00 Maynard .. 2.711.57 Benton. 526.211.23 Marianna 60,031.21 Lowell .81,568.56 Wooster . 3,007.97 Ratciiff .. .... 1,271.67 O'Kea11. 1,430.51 Bentonvillo. 986,173.09 Marion. . 142,094.34 Centerion 32,524.37 Holland .. 3,363.57 Scranton . 1,478.06

Pllcahontas .... 46,388.49 Berf'/Ville 156,488.59 Marked Tree .. . . 23,796.40 Pea Ridge .. . 35,555.53 Franklin County. .. 120,454.77 Subiaco . . ... 2,922.83 Bethel Heights .04,514.44 Marshall.. 1D,702.60 Cave Springs. . 16,716.84 Branch. . 2,319.25 Booneville . 27,410.76 Ravenden Springs .. .. 975.03 Black Rock 2,953.32 Maumelle 104,014.36 Sulphur Springs . . 10,169.55 WieaerkehrVillage . 298.84 Lonoke County . .199,509.86 Reyno .... 3,444.62 Blue Mountain .. 145.72 Mayflower. 19,054.44 Avoca 6,410.91 Altus. . 5,807.64 Allport. .1,054.99 Saline Coull\y .. 282,938.00 Blyttiev1lle. 260,697.23 McCrory .. 14,690.87 Garfield . . 7,426.35 Charlesron. 19,262.11 Austin .. 5,025.75 ScottCoull\y .. 33,329.88 Bonanza. .. 1,465.61 McGehee. 88,003.50 Gateway .. . . 1,758.07 Denning. . 2,631.08 Carlisle . 19,139.39 Waldron . . 26,663.90 Booneville 86,784.61 Melbourne 22,804.46 Highfill. . . 5,744.05 Ozark. 22,900.15 Coy .. . 963.62 Mansfield .. . . 6,665.98 Bradley .. 5,655.64 Mona .... 108,227.70 Little Flook 39,177.77 Fulton County .. 87,999.40 Ell gland 25,053.99 Searcy Gounty . 30.496.29 Branch. . 3,636.94 Menifee . . 4,756.08 Springdale. ... 30,478.33 Mammoth Spring. 5,224.40 Humnoke 2,325.97 Gilbert .. . ..... 160.94 Brinkley. 95,953.D2 Mineral Springs . 3,724.81 Elm Springs .. .. 197.03 Salem. 7,246.74 '"" . 1,952.15 Leslla. . 2,350.75 Bryarrt 386,311.16 Monticello 141,947.24 Springtown .. . 1,727.76 Viola .. 1,735.39 Lonoke . 35,612.22 Marshall .. . 6,403.59 Bull Shoals 10,109.45 Moro. . 2,923.43 Boone County 214,499.72 Horseshoe Bend . 31.88 w.~ .... 21,432.13 Pindall .463.32 Cabot .. . 458,882.55 Morrilton . 110,998.31 Alpena. 3,248.29 Cherokee Village 3,684.87 Cabot, 126,773053 Caddo Valley .. 30,192.21 Mount Ida .. . 15,226.22 Bellefonte .. . 4,511.51 Ash Flat. . .9.11 Madison County . 157,534.57 St Joe. .414.55 Calico Rook 21,694.71 Mountain Home. 3D7,176.43 Bergman . 4,590.46 Hardy 122.98 Huntsville .. .11,559.IJ4 Sebastion County. 672,178.29 Camd~n. .263,164.32 Mountain View . . 64,066,06 Everton .. .1,917.38 Garland County .. . 586,661.53 Hindsville 448.95 Fort Smith 1,165,328.27 Carlisle .. 29,257.41 Mountainburg .. . 15,774.35 Load Hill. .3,237.01 Lonsdale .. . 797.82 st.Paul 975.73 Huntington . 9,988.36 Cave Springs . 7,046.55 Mulbeuy. . 21,419.51 Omaha .. ... 1,861.00 Mountain Pine. . . 5,219.63 Marion County . 62,378.93 Mansl1eld . . ... 10,249.69 Centerton .. 43,364.04 Murlreesboro. 22,647.46 South Lead Hill. . 992.53 Rmntain Lake . .. 2,765.33 Bull Shoals . . 11,734.18 Barling. ... 60,627.03 Charleston. .23,306.41 Nashville 93,41)4,00 Valley Springs . .1,883.56 Grant County 115,132.24 Flippin 7,961.64 Greenwood. . 103,251.79 Cherry Valley 3,720.01 Newport 134,097.99 Zinc 857,19 Greene County 294,590.67 Pyatt. .1.484.37 Bonanza .. 7,462.24 Chidester. 2,197.01 Norfork. 3,378.28 Harrison. . 137,059.66 Delaplaine. .. 1,184.61 Summit . .3,438.12 Central City 7,709.D4 Clarendon .21,D28.31 North Little Rack .. .1.325,917.96 Diamond City. 8,233.5D Lale. .. 3,591.15 Yellville .. . . 7,697.63 Hackett . 10,075.47 Clarksville . 145,626.81 Oak Grave. 585,76 Bradley Gounty .. . 105,837.13 Marmaduke . 10,801.42 Miller County . .... 302,917.45 Hartford . 11,207.87 Clinton . 71,360.36 Ola . 8,083.95 Ba11ks. 710.75 Oak Grnve Heights 6,781.21 Garland. .... 5,998.37 Gonway .. 1,631,D59.07 Oppelo. 2,211.77 Hermitage. 4,554.75 Paragould .. . . 205,366.98 Fouke. .5,998.37 Lavaca .. 26,495.29 Coming . 85,270.45 Osceola. ..67,468.74 Warren .. . 38,155.62 Hempstead County. .. 242,392.70 Texarkana . .134,963.23 Midland. . . 3,673.05

'""' 11,905.74 Oxford 1,153.57 Calhoun Coull\y. . 40,696.01 Hope 87,922.20 Mississippi County . . 532,402.73 Sevier County .. 152,069.44 Collon Plant. .. 1,9D5.78 Ozark .. .. 55,001.75 Hampton 10,445.22 Blevins .. . 3,022.95 Osceola 75,520.23 DeQuoon . 44,304.20 Cove .. .. 3,390.84 Palestine ... 6,492.60 Harrell 1,938.22 emm• 215.33 Keiser .. , 6,875.53 Ben Lomond. 968.31 Grossett. 305,155.46 Paragould . 303,751.05 Thornton . 3,420.00 Fulton. . 2,029.10 Basoott. . 1,429.57 Giiiham .. . 1,444.79 Danville 36,208.20 Paris .19.674.80 Timman. 496.13 McCaskill . . 695.69 Birdsong. .340.37 Horatio .. . 7,661.97 Darda11olle. 112,734.39 Patmos. .106.11 Carroll County 141.053.54 Oakhaven. . 447.23 Blytlleville. .155,482.33 Lockesburg . 5,464.05 DeQueen . 92,881.05 Pea Ridge 18,792.89 Beaver. 532.96 Ozan .. 670.85 Burdette, .1,097.70 Sharp County. '93,159.61 DeValls Bluft .. .. 4,522.60 Perla. . 2,284.89 Blue Eye . 201.96 Patmos . .. 505.20 Dell . ... 2,135.84 Hardy. ... 5,560.63 DeWitt .126,001.94 Perryville. 15,155.37 Alrwna .. 4135.63 Perrylown .. 2,111.92 Dyess .. . 4,382.30 Decatur. ......... 16,203.85 Piggott. 27,895.19 Chicot County .. . . 120,761.21 Washington. 1,225.74 Gosnell . .... 33,764.99 Ash Flat. . 7.457.51 Dermott. 32,033.41 Pine Bluff. . .. 595,422.74 Lake Village. 18,076.72 McNab. 621.15 Joiner .. . ... 4,595.03 Cave City. ..... 14.410.21 DesAr~ . 14,330.18 Pineville. . 1,589.54 Eudora. . .. 18,051.11 Hot Spring County. . 195,579.53 Leachville .. 16,856.97 Evening Shade .. . .... 3,556.66 Diamond Cfly. . 1,740.76 Plainview . . 3,918.37 Dermott 23,903.79 Malvern. . . 92,382.60 Luxora. . ... 11,206.78 Sidney. . .. 2,1D3.40 Dierks 8,460.16 Plumerville 9,233.81 ClarkCoull\y. . . 220,743.33 Perla . 1,177.70 Manila. . 25,995.98 Williford .. .481.87 Dover .. 14,624.70 Pocahontas 73,941.93 Clay County . 48,122.10 Rockport. 8,110.74 Marie . 919.01 Horseshoe Bend. . .38.24 Dumas. . 181,828.63 Portia .. . 2,395.52 Datto .. .... 296.37 Donaldson. '3,338.51 Victoria 502.05 Cherokee Village .. . .. 29,363.47 Oyer. . 951.D6 Pottsville. .8,457.12 Greenway. . .. . 745.51 Friendship . .2,109.61 Wilson . 7,990.25 Highland, . 7,541.64 Earle. 19,021.05 Prairie Grove . . 39,556.44 Knobel. . 1,093.82 MiOway. 3,502.37 Etowah .. 3,114.41 st. Francis County . . 148,683.66 East Camden . . 4,599.93 Prescott . .. 110,273.13 McDougal. 595.80 Magnet Cove. .. 4,639.10 Montgomery County .. . 83,347.66 Hughes.- . . 29.468.40 El Dorado. 91,796.10 Quitman. . 8,813.80 Nimmons 305.54 Howard County 161,762.31 Black Springs. .. 567.19 Forrest City. 233,19D.26 Elkins .. 13,491.51 Ravenden .. .. 2,440.01 Peach Orchard . .595.8D Nashville. . 45,535.03 Norman .2,104.59 Elm Springs . S,863.59 Rector . . 21,086.89 Pvllard. . 733.29 Dierks. . 11,481.77 Oden . . .1,094.58 Wheatley 5,871.58 England. 16,349.34 Redfield. .11,819,71 Success. .549.96 Mineral Springs . 11,799.15 Mount Ida .. .. 4,880.85 PaJestlne . 11,695.82 Etowah . 591.59 Rison . 10,054.28 st.Francis. 763.84 Tollette. .. 3,024.47 Nevada County .. ... 30,216.98 Madison . . 15,578.64 Eudora. 27,473.05 Rockport. 2,737.06 Cleburnecoull\y .. .338,321.32 Independence County. 334,277.99 Prescott 22,505,52 Caldwell. .. 7,339.48 Eureka Springs. .174,273.36 Roe .. . .. '.' .621.19 Concord. . 2,572.79 BalllSVllle. 104,037.62 BlllffClty .. . .964.70 Colt .... 5,808.44 Fairtleld Bay .. 24,740.71 Rogers 1,537,760.11 Greers Ferry .. . .. 9,383.1D Gave City. . . 682.94 Bodcaw . . .940.27 Widener . 5,287.60 Farmington .. . . 46,949.03 RoSilBUd . .. 5,796.05 Heber Springs .(}4,894.74 Cushman. . . 5,077.96 Cale .. 457.93 Stone Coull\y ...... 62,289.40 Fayetteville. .. 2,356,533.12 Russellville .. 842,965.24 Higden. . .. 1,019.01 Magness 2,103,88 Emmet .. . 2,930.72 Mountain View . . ..... 21,175.45 flippin. 33,373.97 Salem . 17,009.77 Quitman. . .. 6,901.12 Moorefield. . ... 1,762.42 Rosston . . 1,618.00 FiltySIX. .1,200.14 Fordyce. . 71,740.31 Searcy 221,119.14 fairlield Bay .. 1,473.05 Newark 13,427.41 Willisville. . 1,147.87 Union County ..... 879,705.09 Foreman .. 7,441.4D Shannon Hills 6,122,85 Cleveland Coull\y . . 26,961.43 Oil Trough .. .2.401.29 Newton Coull\y . 23,134.00 Callon. 11,116.03 Forrest Cfly .. . 151,624.88 Sheridan . 123,311.75 Rison. . . 4,092.84 Pleasant Plains .. 2,941.03 Jasper . .1,495.62 El Dorado. . ... 494,223.48 fort Smith .. 2,928,931.65 Sherrill 1,116.58 Kingsland. . .. 1,445.86 Sulphur Rock. . 4,637.35 Western Grove . .1,222,32 Fouke 6,337.84 Sherwood .. 805,888.35 Columbia County . . 329,260.43 Izard County .. 71 ,028.03 Ouachita County .. 82,440.02 Felsentllal. . 2,656.40 Fountain Hiil. 510.57 Shirley ' - '2,681,22 Emerson . 546.26 Jackson County . . .115,471.40 Camden. 91,112.08 Huttig. '16,453.62 Franklin. 6,225.83 Siioam Springs .. 211,277.08 McNeil '1,007,31 Newport .. 62,091.g1 Stephens. . 7,979.41 Junction City. '14,849.57 Gartield. 5,815.81 Sparkman . 1,969.53 Magnolia. .16,521.74 Tuckerma11 .. 13,966.90 East Camden 6,247.76 Norphlet.. 16,450.80 Gassville ........ 26,701.3D Spring dole . .2,081,466.81 Taylor. 861.24 Grubbs. . 3,481.79 Bearden . .. 7,792.39 Smackover .. 45,813.00 Gentry 54,014.57 Springtown .. 123.35 Waldo . 2,425.46 Amagon . . 755.18 Chidester. . .. 2,493.56 Strong. .. 13,586.88 Gilbert .. 370.27 St. Charles. 1,944.58 Gonway Coull\y 241.707.25 Beedeville .. . 834.68 Louann. 1,350.68 Van Buren County .. .205,115.39 Gillett 2,686.31 S!amp,'l . . 11,882.32 Morrilton. .58,316.73 Campbell Station . 1.812.44 PeuyCounty .... 66,579.11 Shirley . 2,535.54 Gillham 2,223.54 Star City .. . 49,700.80 Menifee. 2,768.93 Olaz. 10,206.89 Adona. 703.29 Damascus. 1,414.49 Giimore. 833.58 Stephens. .4,966.28 Oppelo 6,454.91 Jacksonport 1,868.08 Bigelow 1,237.33 Clinton .. 17,176.97 Glenwood. . .. .. .. . 53,190.13 Stuttgart .. . 290,232.96 Plumerville . 7,603.43 Swifton .. 6,923.83 Casa 786.03

Fairlield Bay .. , 17,41D.19 Gosnell .. . .. . 13,132.89 Sulphur Springs . 1,698.63 Craighead County. '236,106.36 Tupelo. .. 1.407.02 Fourche. '221.89 Gould 2,740.41 Summit 1,958.46 "" . 25,261.02 Weldon .. 794.94 Houston .. 597.98 Washington Gounty .. . .. 1,289,624.07 Grady. 4,701.19 Swifton .. 2,998.72 Black Oak .. 4,013.70 Jefferoon County .568,389.85 Perry 1,180.92 Elkins .. . 20,946.02 Gravette .. . . . . . . . . 82,341.95 Taylor., . .. '5,819.68 Bono. . 21,219.26 Pine Bluff .. . 494,859.68 Perryville . 5,483.39 Elm Springs .17,262.46 Green Forest. . . . . . 3D,973.49 TeKarkana . .427,453.11 Brookland .. .18,693.16 Wabboseka. 2,897.89 Phillips County, '132,651.90 Goohen .. .12,591.05 Greenbrier . . .. .. .. . . . 35,832.62 Thornton . 730.14 Caraway .. 18,931,73 Whne Hall, .42.454.51 Elaine .. . 10,200.06 Greenland .. . 15,186.28 Greenland . . 1D,237.44 Tontitown . . 68,655.66 Cash .. 4,125.97 Redfield. . .1D,380.36 Helena. . 74,560.68 Johnson . . 38,827.99 Greenwood 70.698.21 Trumann .. . . . . . 59,473.82 Egypt . 1.417.42 Altlle1mer .. .. 1D,694.37 Lake View. . . 6,261.54 Prairie Grove . . 42,528.28 Guion . 855.84 Tuckerma11 .. .. .. 13,665,83 Lake City. . 27,450.31 Humphrey. 3,579.74 Lexa . .. 3,903.14 Springdale ........ 733,144.02 Burdon .. . 28,80fl.33 Turrell. 4,657.46 Monette. 16.545,97 Sherrill 1.130.45 Marvell.. . 16,449.81 Tontitown .. . 28,279.63

'"' 1,390.14 Twin Groves 737.34 Jon~sboro . 779,092.06 Johnson County. .. 99,902.72 West Helena .. 102,460.51 West Fork .. ...... 34,190,06 Hackett '3,057.20 Van Buren . . 290,347.27 Crawford County 209,138.05 Clarksville. .. 66,829.80 Pike County 119,398.02 Winslow .. .6,680.62 Hamburg. . . . . . 24,794.01 Vilonia, . . -32.448.05 Alma. . 34,892.69 Coal Hill. 8,666.49 Alltoine .. . .1,026.23

Hardy. . 18,696.04 Viola .. 1,859.24 Van Buren 159,248.22 Hartman. 5,160.07 Daisy, . 776,25 Fayetteville .. .... 971,905.16 Harrisburg. . 19,588.83 Wabbaseka. 846.01 Mulberry. . 13,646.73 Knoxville.,. '4.424.15 Delight .. . .2,045.88 Llnwln .. 29,334.47 Harrison. 23D,161.10 Waldenburg . 3,255.92 Mountainburg. .. 5,720.39 """ . 12,250.83 Glenwuml .. . 13,860.70 Farmington .. 60,360.D2 Hatfield. '3,570.14 Waldron,. ::43,102.12 Kibler. .. 8,127.65 Lafayette County . 18,257.26 Murfreesboro. 11,604.30 White County ... 638,4D2.27 Havana . . 1,394.51 Walnut Ridge . .. 56,372.18 Dyer .. . . 4,906.78 Bradley .. . . 2,456.70 PllinsettCounty . . .. 119,930.56 Rose Bud . . 4,170.12 Ha;:-en. . 33,552.14 Ward . ... 9,693.91 Chester .. . . 830.38 Stamps, ' ... 9,298.81 Lepanto . 16,007.75 Beebe., . 47,922.33 Hermitage. .. 2,980.24 Warren . . 57,509.30 Rudy. . . 603.91 Buckner. . .1,727.98 Fisher . . 1,988.77 Bradford .. . 7,776.44 Highfill '. 93.908.69 Washington. 723.73 Ceaarville .. .. 9,503.22 Lewisville .. 5,6D7.22 Harrisburg. 16,450.54 Kensett .. 17,409.51 Highland .. .32,761.55 Welner .. .'5,892.91 Crittenden County .. .. 620,204.59 Lawrence County . 123.454.27 Marked Tree .. 21,013.46 Gamer . 2,760.64 Holly Grove. .. 4,495.12 West Fork .. .. 21,070.83 Marion .. . 51,071.64 Walnut Ridge. . 26,439.92 Trumann .. 51,700.61 Georgetown . ... 1.224.79 Hope. 143,640.12 West Memphis .. . 531,421.53 Wost Memphis .. . . 158,740.38 Alicia. . .... 778.43 Tyronza . .6,889.41

Griffithville. 2,546.79 Horseshoe Bend. .. 20.227.17 Wheatley . .. . 5,450.D7 Earle. ... 17,419.79 Black Rock .. . . 3,849.22 Weiner .. . 5,703.65 Hot Springs. 1,678,491.15 Whne Hall. . . 34.040.25 Crawfordsville . . . . 2,949.20 College City. . .1,444.13 Waldenburg .. . 60D.39 Higginson .. 3,674.37 Hoxie. . 13,589.93 Wltkes .. . 2,859.97 Edmondson. . . . . 2,943.46 Hoxie. .15,123.10 Polk County, . '99,050.66 Judsonia . . .19,266.14 Hughes .. 9,834.62 WiellerkehrVillage. . 1,544.63 Gilmore . .. . 1,507.88 Imboden .. .. 3,672,06 Mena . 44,894.15 Letona, 1,953.83 Humphrey. . . 1,847.13 Wilton . 993.78 Horseshoe Lake . . 1,841.82 Lynn .. . . 1,691.08 Cove .. . 3,05D.29 McRae ... 6,425.29 Huntington . 2,044.87 Wynne .. .. 101.63 Jennette . . . 640.33 Minturn . . . 612.01 Grannis . 4,579.41 Pangburn . '6,357.24 Huntsville. . 43,649.80 Yellville 15,522.90 Jericho. .1,055.74 Portia. . .2,592.99 Hatfield , .. 3,201.61 Russell. '2,216.29 Jacksonville .. 566,923.32 sunset 1,797.06 Powhatan. . .. 268.43 Vandervoort .. 955.69 Searcy. 183,990.65 Jasper .19,044.65 County Sales and Use TaK Turrell .. . 4,941.92 Ravenden. .... 2,743.31 Wickes . 5,375.83 Westf'llint . . . 2,021.87 Jennette .121.41 Arkansas County . 251,317.88 Antlmnyville. . 1,434.44 Sedgwick . .601.27 Pope County. . 297,535.(}4 Bald Knob . .31,202.98 Johnson .. .22,372.17 Ashley County 246,353.64 Clarkedale .. .355.74 Smitllville. .391.90 Russellville .. . .. 295,093.35 WoodrllffCounty. .17,525.38 Jonesboro .. 1,035,964.23 Crossett. 48,719.76 Cross Gounty '. 229,677.96 strawbeuy. .1,519.29 Alkins .. . ... 35,861.78

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"" . . 1,530,03 Hamburg . 24,283.97 Hickory Ridge .. .3,178.59 Marianna. 22,146.48 Hector. 6,305.09 Augusta. . 17,644.55 Kibler .. 2,051.23 Montrose . 4,203.15 Pa!l\in.. 13.260.68 Aubrey. . 944.68 London. . ... 11,526.11 Hunter . .. 1,D06.37 Kingsland. . . 1,036.54 Parkdale .. .3,012.52 Wynne. 71,311.34 Haynes. . 914.76 Pottsville. 15,837.50 McCrory., ...... 12,248.50 Lake City. .. 4,223.31 Portland .4,410.91 Dallas County .. . 113,047.60 LaGrange , . 521.50 Prairie County . . 25,845.66 Patterson 3,091.94 Lake Village , . 59,675.73 Wilmot .6,280.76 DllBhaCounty .. . 1D4,263.01 Moro . 1,030.15 Hazen .. .. 9,391.64 Interest: $58,358

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WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR-Brinkley Municipal Waterworks seeks a water/wastewater operator. Min req: HS diploma or GED, class II wastewater and Class II treat­ment and class II distribution water license, or ability to attain required licenses within 2 yrs. Send resume to Bill Boozer Brinkley Municipal Wat0<WOl'ks P.O. Box 746 Brink­ley, AR 72021.

PROJECT ENGINEER-Rogers Planning and Transportation Dept seeks Project Engineer. $50,()()()-$6(),000/yr with competitive benefit pkg; OuUes: coordination and expedite projects 1rom concept to completion. Work with city staff, consultants and public daily to facilitate design and con­strucoon of projects; work on other engineering related Issues, Incl subdivision and large scale development plan review as well as construcUon and hydrology review as it relates to development. Exp. w/ computer aided drafting, engineering design programs. ability to compute quantities and prepare construction estimates for engineering proj­ects preferable. Must deal with a variety of issues. Requires strong personal and Interpersonal skills with the desire and ability to WOO< in a team environment. Requisites: College degree in Civil Engineemg pref. Ideal candidate has min 4 yrs exp as civil engineer. Extraordinary features: Reg. Prof Engineer in the State of Arkansas pmf. but not reqlired. Application at www.rogersarlcansas.com or call Gina Kincy, Human Resoll'C0S [);rector; Mail awlication and resume to Kincy at 300 West Poplar, Rogers, AR 72756.

POLICE OFFICER-Kensett's taking applications for full time certified police officer. Compensation includes salaiy, uni­forms, vacation, health insurance, retirement. Send resume to Clharles A Yaerger, Chief of Police; 101 Northeast First St.; Kensett, AR 72082 or fax to 501-742-5156. Starting date is Jan. 1, 2006,

WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR- Amity seeks a icensed water and wastewater operator with 3+ yrs exp. Min. reqlirements: Class Ill or above water distribution, production, and Class Ill wastewater. Quaiifications: ability to prepare and analyze reports/records, knowledge of state and fed regs, ability to operate backhoe, willing to relocate. Saiary commensurate with exp, licensure. Send resume, salary expectations, references to City of Arrity, Attn. Chester Clark, P.O. Box 197, Amity, AR 71921 or amffymayor@alltel.net.

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR -Hot Springs (pop. 35,750) seel<s quallfiec Planning and Development Director. Prefer college degree or equiv in planning or relat­ed with at least 5 yrs exp w/ senior level planning and mngmnt responsibilities. Capable of directing 17-person staff responsib le for comprehensive planning, code enforcement, building, addressing and Go;BG program. City has 2 mlion tolfists a yr. Sal open, comprehensive benefits. Send resume and completed application form by Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 to: City of Hot Springs HR Depart­ment, 133 Convention Btvd., Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901, 501-321-6841. AppllcaUon forms, general informa­tion, demographics are available at the above address or app~ online at www.cityhs.net!pbs.html. EOE.

FINANCE DIRECTOR- Pine Bluff seeks person with strong leadership skills for Finance [);rector, a position vacated by a retirement. Ideal candidate: comprehensive background in finance, significant management exp., excellent interper­sonal communication skills. Finance Director reports to Mayor, is city's chief financial officer and responsible for planning, managing City's financial activities, a $30M + annual budget. Sal range: $60,000-$70,000 subject to qualifications. Benefits Incl medical, dental, l~e insurance, paid vacaUon, sick leave, outstanding defined benefit retirement plan. B.S. in Accounting, Finance, CK a Business degree w/ emphasis In AccolXlting. Master's, CPA or Cer­tified Public Finance Officer Is preferred. Send resumes to the City of Pine Bluff, Dept of Human Resources, 200 E. 8th Ave., Room 104, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; or fax, 870-850-2449. Applications accepted until poslton filled.

POLICE OFFICER-Stamps Is taking applicaticns for patrol­man. Deadline to apply: Dec. 1. Sal. Negotiable.Contact Chief Drake, 870-533-4951 ; applications also at Stamps City Hall, 207 Antigo, Stamps, AR 71860.

POLICE OFFICER-Wilmot (Ashley County) is taking applica­tions for police officer; oertified applicants on~ requested. Wilmot City Hall, 870-473-2603 for Information; or mail resume or copies of certification to P.O. Box 67, Wilmot, AR 71676, ATIN: Mayor Clinton Harris.

CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER-Pea Ridge seeks certified police officer. Entry salary $28,692, benefits: paid holiday, health, dental, eye insurance, 3 wiks paid vacation, LOP.Fl. Call 479-451 -1122 or send resume, certification copies to Pea Ridge Police Department, PO Box 29, Pea Ridge, AR 72751. EOE.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II - Jacksonville Wastewater Utility seeks applicants with min. 60 hrs college credits who'll complete bachelor's in eng. tech., construcoon mgt .. GIS/spaUai systems or related in 3 1/2 yrs 1rom hire. Gol)­struction, engineering, surveying or mappilg exp. a plus. Must have Ark. driver's icense. Full tme with benefits; 501-982-0581 CK 248 Cloverdale Rd., Jacksonvile. EOE.

WATER/WASTEWAnR FOREMAN- Gravette Water Utiities seeks water/wastewater operations foreman with 3-5 yrs exp inslaling, repairing and maintaining water distnbution mains, seNice lines and related appurtenances. Quaifica­tlons: ability to operates backhoe, organize, ooordinate/supervise general operations, prepare/analyze reports/records and knowedge of state and federal regula­tions. Must have Ark. driver's license, Ark. Grade II or above water distnb. and Class II or above wastewater operator i cense. Salaiy DOE. Send resume, salary req., references to City of Gravette, Attn: Rodger Terrell. 119 Main St. SE,

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Gravette, AR 72736, or gravettedocs@cox.net. POLICE OFFICER- Texarkana seeks certified law enforce­

ment officers. Persons hirec under this vacancy will be employed under Texarkana ArkaMSS Civil Service Com­mission's "Emergency Hiring Clause." Applicants must be 21, U.S. citizen, hold valid dr1ver's license, have at least 30 oollege semester hours and no felony convictions. Appli­cants must meet requirements IC< certification established by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training and be able to pass physicai agility test and thorough background investigation. Ann. starting salary $31, 106 includes benefits. For applications, contact the Personnel and Training Office at 903-798-3328, E-mail Ta teson@txkusa.org or visit www.txkusa.org/arkpO/ice.

WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR- England seeks licensed operator to supervise water/wastewater facil ities, distribution. Submit rosume, references and past 5-year annual salary to attn: Amanda Reynolds, P.O. Box 37, Eng­land, AR 72046. Apps. available at 11 a N.W. 2nd St. Eng­land.

POLICE OFFICER-Marmaduke (Greene County) is t"""1g appicaoons for police officer. Certified applicants on~ requested. Marmaduke City Hal, 870-597-2753, for infor­mation, or mail resume to Marmaduke Police Dept., P.O. Box 208, Marmaduke AR 72443, ATT: Clhlef Steve Franks

CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS-Forrest City Police Dept. seeks certified officers. Good salaiy, benefits inc. paid hol­iday, health, dental, eye insurance, retirement, 3 wks paic vacation and LOPFI. Minorities and veterans strong~ urged to apply. Call 870-633-3434 for more information or send resume and copies of certification to Chief's Office, c/o Fones! City Police Dept., 225 N. Rosser St., Forrest City, AR 72335. EOE.

FIREFIGHTERS-Russellville seeks cert. paramedic/firefight­ers and entry level firefighters. For info. visit job opportuni­ties at www.russelMlleall<ansas.org, or contact the depart­ment, 479-968-2332.

POLICE OFFICER - Haskell (Saiine Comly) seeks full-tme officer. Good salary, benefits inc. paid holidays, vacation, heaith, LOPFt. Cert. applicants on~. Send resume and certs. to: Haskell City Han, 2520 Hwy. 229 Haskell, AR 72015. Attn: Mayor.

POLICE OFFICER-.AJlport (Lonol<e County) Is seeking a full­time officer. Please mail resume and certifications to: Allport Police Department PO. Box 58. Humnoke, AR 72072.

WATER/SEWER OPERATOR-Coal Hill is taking applications for a Water/Sewer operator. Need to have water distribu­tion license. City of Coai Hill, P.O. Box 218, Coai Hill, AR 72832. Cail 479-497-2204, Fax 479-497-1000.

WASTEWAnR FOREMAN-Bentonvile is accepting SWlica­tions for operations foreman, Was1ewater Treatment Plant. Sal. $30,410-$37,253 DOE. Fiesponslbilitles: the supervi­sion of 7 efTllloyees in plant op. and management of asso­ciated equip., vehicles, bldgs. App. must hold current Ark. Class 3 Wastewater license or equiv. Previous exp. with Activated Sludge, Nitrate-Nitrite and Phosphorus removal required. Must have Instrumentation knowledge, good computer skills. App, available at www.bentonvillear.com,

or City Hall. Completed app. or resumes faxed to 479·271-3105 or mailed: City of Bentonville, Attn: Human Resources, 117 West Central, Bentonville, AR 72712. EOE.

POLICE OFFICER-Fordyce seeks cert. apps. for police officer. Good sat. and benefits Inc. paid holidays, health, dootal, eye inslJ'ance, 3 wks. paid vac. and APERS ret. Cail 870-352-2178 for app. Or send resume to Fordyce Poice Dept. 101 S. Main St. For<¥:e, AR 71742, or E-mail cifyofor(fyce@aR­tet.net.

SENIOR PLANNER- Jonesboro seeks exp. Senior Plamer to assist in administering plamlng and development. Employee processes applications for developments; reviews subdivi­sion plats; processes applications for concitional use and variances; inspects projects under construction; drafts reports for Planning Commission; assists in correction and update of maps, records; collects, organizes data; corducts analysis; pertorms research, interprets and presents findings, and responds to citizen requests in a courteous and timely manner. Bachelo<'s degree In planning or related and 1-2 yrs. Exp. Salary negotiable DOE & a. Send resumes to City Hal. Attn: HLl118fl Resources Director, 515 W. Washington, P.O. Box 1845, Jonesboro, AR 72403 or email to shack­ney@jonesboro.org. EOE.

VEHICLE FOR SALE-Newark Is selling •g7 Ford Crown VIC!o­ria, loaded wAigit bar, 110K miles. $3,000. Call Phyllis at 870-799-2663.

PUMPER TRUCK FOR SALE- 1962 International, 750-gal; mileage, 31,000-plus; asking $4,000. Casa City Hall, 501-233-6210.

FOR SALE-1 989 Chevy utility/resoue truck. Body extra g ood condition, Ures fair, drives exoolent; $6,975; 38,000 ml.; Tuckerman Fire Dept. on Main St., Mayor Gerald Jackson at 870-349-5313; PO. Box 1117 Tuckerman, AR 72473.

PUMPER TRUCK-Salem is setting 1979 Ford Ham pumper truck with 1,000 GPM pump and 1,000 gallon tarj( with on-board generator and some equipment for SB,500. Call Fire Chief Heath Everett, 870-895-3478.

FOR SALE-Mariama is selling: 1979 S-1900 lntemationai truck tractor, 6 cy1. diesel, 13-speed Road Ranger trans. with wet kit; 1991 8200 International truck tractor, 6 cy1. Cummins diesel, 9-speed trans. with wet kit; 1979 F-800 Ford 370-VB with auto. trans., 17-yard Leach garbage body; 1978 F-600 391-V8 with auto. trans., 20-yard Leach Garbage body; 1988 L-8000 Ford 6 cyl . diesel MT-653 with auto. trans., 25-yard Leach Garbage body, cart tip­pers, container; and 1987 Peerless 48-ft . trailer with walk­ing floor. Cail 870-295-6089.

PUMPER TRUCKS-Plumerville Fire Oept. selling 1973 Ford F700, 750 GPM and 1979 Ford, 1000 GPM. Eqlipment negotiable. Cail 501-354-3936 or 501-354-4353.

FIRE PUMPER/TANKER TRUCK- Kensett has IC< sale, '62 GMC 1 ,500-gal. Are pumper/tanker truck; good condition; likenew tires; some equp; 1,500; cail 501 -742-3191, Mayor Don Fuller.

VEHICLES FOR SALE-Damascus is selling '88 Ford Utility Truck $1,750, '95 Ford Crown Vcioria, $2,000 w/ right bar, 2000 Ford Crown '-"ctorla $3,000. Call Laura H~loway at 501-335-8035

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