In another chaotic meeting, the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday continued to delve into questions of authority and communication related to a legal settlement between the city and the family of a man killed by a former Little Rock Police officer. The board also again voted down a residency requirement for first responders.
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Lots to watch out for at Little Rock board meeting tonight
There’s plenty of potential intrigue to watch out for at tonight’s Little Rock Board of Directors meeting, mostly having to do with the ongoing power struggle between Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and the board.
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Little Rock mayor proposes dramatic changes to ward boundaries
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has shared with members of the city board of directors two proposals for redrawing the city’s seven wards as required by redistricting. The one recommended by the mayor dramatically reshapes wards downtown, midtown and in the central part of the city.
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Little Rock mayor announces process to fill vacant Ward 1 seat
But city hall watchers expecting fireworks, or perhaps some sort of public discussion of the failed city sales tax vote or the turmoil surrounding Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey, didn’t get any of that Tuesday night from Mayor Frank Scott Jr. or any of the directors at the city board meeting.
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Little Rock Board votes to call 1% sales tax election amid chaotic meeting
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted Tuesday to call a special election September 14 to ask voters to approve a 1% sales tax increase, which would generate an estimated $53 million per year. But the meeting was marred by chaos and confusion.
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Little Rock board approves ordinance to make marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority
The third time was a charm for Little Rock Director Ken Richardson’s ordinance that makes misdemeanor marijuana offenses the lowest priority for law enforcement. Richardson, who represents Ward 2, had failed to pass similar ordinances in 2018 and 2019.
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Little Rock prepares to consider de-emphasis of marijuana enforcement and a ‘bathroom ordinance’
Marijuana, restroom use and youth violence are up for discussion Tuesday by the City Board.
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Little Rock board offers critiques of sales tax plan
After offering little feedback on Mayor Frank Scott Jr’s plan to ask voters to approve a permanent 1% sales tax increase at recent meetings, the Little Rock Board of Directors spent more than three hours discussing the proposal at its regular Tuesday agenda meeting. Much of the discussion was a continuation of an ongoing conversation on public safety that the board has been grappling with for months.
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Real estate lobby wins again at City Hall. Follow the money.
Opponents of compassion just happen to include people with friends or their own interest in the real estate business.
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The debate on commercialization of War Memorial Park continues. Nays have it so far, including another city director
Add Ken Richardson to the city directors who oppose letting 18 acres of War Memorial Park be leased for a sports bar.