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Burrow said Ezekiel Gonzalez has joined utilities water production as a plant operator and Kaysha (Kasia) Ganske will begin as assistant finance director on Sept. 22. He also announced that Hot Springs Police Department Captain Lisa King will retire Sept. 30; a retirement reception is planned Sept. 26 at the Hot Springs Police Department.

Burrow described Operation Clean Sweep — a final 2025 cleanup — scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6 through Friday, Oct. 24. He said the program will cover about 530 addresses between Summer Street and the airport property, from the railroad tracks south to Emory. Burrow outlined the three-week schedule: neighborhood services will do door-to-door outreach the first week and leave information if homeowners are absent; the second week crews will collect curbside items free of charge using large equipment; the third week neighborhood inspection teams will revisit to check for compliance. The Hot Springs Police Department will increase patrols focused on drug activity in the area, and animal services and the street department will assist with animal issues and street sweeping.

Burrow also announced an employee appreciation banquet on Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at 132 Abbott Place to honor service milestones, an outdoor classroom dedication at the Hot Springs Creek Trail near Hollywood Park (which Burrow said included support from Civitan and Arvest), and a fall Tykes, Trikes & Trails event on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Velocity Park, 325 Valley Street. He asked residents to donate candy for the police department’s annual Boo with a Badge event on Oct. 31 and provided contact information for Officer First Class Omar Cervantes for donations.

Burrow also updated projects at Hot Springs Memorial Airport — Taxiway A, B and C shift Phase 1 and Runway 5-23 rehabilitation are underway — and described a Square 1 Enterprises contract to replace a 1,400-foot, 16-inch cast-iron pipe on Exchange Street that will require brief parking-deck closures during a tie-in. He said the 2025 pay paving project is about 92% complete, with 14.96 miles finished and a few longer streets still to be done. Burrow noted the new water treatment building — the \"water barn\" — is on schedule and expected to be operational around the end of the year or early January.

All items were presented as informational in the city manager’s report; no formal board action was taken at the meeting on these announcements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","9-16-25 Board of Directors Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City Manager Bill Burrow announced two new hires, the retirement of Hot Springs Police Captain Lisa King, a citywide Operation Clean Sweep Oct. 6–24 covering about 530 addresses, and several community events including an employee banquet and a Tykes, Trikes & Trails event.","taxTitle","Hot Springs City, Garland County, Arkansas","taxId",52830,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5980773,"City outlines more than $150 million in wastewater projects; staff to defer National Park pipe section",300,1570000,1870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5843328-97b1240bc32959b5acca8f8a9057e7ca&start=1570&end=1870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5843328-97b1240bc32959b5acca8f8a9057e7ca/thumbnail_1570000.jpg","/articles/5980773/Hot-Springs-City/Garland-County/Arkansas/City-outlines-more-than-150-million-in-wastewater-projects-staff-to-defer-National-Park-pipe-section","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980773-4e97cc78a4d41546191958b24d8875f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773079056&Signature=oC8HoIqs1bRyo5qce6kn0IbozFS3FdC6yS5gk4sAuiF~aJXE3hOqJ5z6pXrYh5FTF1jqeQLWyuhxBvog16kQT~bS9NmnmKQaGsxjyV3F6Ocn2~b32XS-RpELHvsLQZM79Bm9QAMEzOohKz47QVTG62kSSF-7HYxMCMOkIwVaP~yiV6NQzoGKNnEre9d9WCUUWdss4f-tUPaVknUL9NTDBVwstuKEAy7drvZBNPslVvZ~fjyhMjjJTqY3uAwe~2wjff9pcat7iYgVeaHLYF6e5fxVPWs3loSmoDad2sruJssY4w8fiYwmQcXly7AXEmxkw76dlrqGQeIHD~poyFbP1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Bill Burrow told the Hot Springs Board of Directors on Sept. 16 that the city currently has more than $150 million in wastewater projects underway or planned and that staff will defer one pipeline section that runs through the national park to avoid immediate additional costs.

Burrow listed multiple ongoing contracts and projects, gave dollar figures and reported progress. He said staff are monitoring budgets closely and will bring a negative change order to the board to remove the National Park section from the current Diamond Construction work and re-scope it after dewatering design and bidding. \"We are monitoring these projects,\" Burrow said. \"...we really don't have any contingency dollars in there anymore. We've had some things come under, some things come over, but we were about 200,000 in the red on this last meeting.\"

Key projects and amounts Burrow listed include: an $8,200,000 Gulf Of Interceptor Section 1 contract (Coakley), a $13,100,000 contract by Bell Construction for Section 2, a roughly $10,000,000 Gulf pump station (about 78–80% complete), a $4,600,000 Gulf Of to wastewater treatment work by Diamond Construction, a $3,100,000 Spring Street project by Bulls Construction, Diamond Construction work for sections 2 and 3 at $3,700,000, a roughly $21,000,000 wastewater treatment plant project (about 65% complete), an outfall contract awarded to KJAX at $5,700,000, and an SSES contract with RJN at $1,500,000.

Burrow said the city has a major dewatering project estimated at about $14,000,000 that still requires roughly seven to eight months of design; staff intend to finish design and then bid it. Because of cost increases and limited contingency, staff chose to defer the pipe segment that runs through the national park, which will require additional right-of-way, permitting and archaeological work before it can proceed. Burrow described the archaeological requirement as periodic test pits \"every 10 meters\" where crews dig 2-by-2-foot holes to check for artifacts; he said staff want to avoid triggering a more extensive environmental assessment (EA) or NEPA requirement.

Burrow also said staff meet regularly with contractors and review project budgets. He acknowledged heavy staff workload on these projects and named city staff helping to monitor them. He said Diamond Construction has been cooperative and that the city will continue permitting and archaeological work while deferring the construction portion until dewatering and budget conditions are clearer. The board heard this as an informational report; Burrow said staff will bring the negative change order and updated budget information to the board for approval.","City Manager Bill Burrow detailed a string of wastewater contracts and projects totaling over $150 million, said staff will defer one National Park pipe section to avoid immediate extra costs, and warned of tight contingencies and an estimated $14 million dewatering project.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5980778,"Hot Springs board adopts housekeeping zoning ordinance to align code with new map",64,2308000,2372000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5843328-97b1240bc32959b5acca8f8a9057e7ca&start=2308&end=2372","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5843328-97b1240bc32959b5acca8f8a9057e7ca/thumbnail_2308000.jpg","/articles/5980778/Hot-Springs-City/Garland-County/Arkansas/Hot-Springs-board-adopts-housekeeping-zoning-ordinance-to-align-code-with-new-map","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980778-66d914f4ab0a3cf46b3c539f59a04b9c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773079056&Signature=WFatIGBR0tVrn4U1TPFzCENbbMze8jAuWDEG5SBx0pd-LMwSIMb5PgkEL1bqwFg9zzBksCkyGhM3G3jj~6yqwEvfCDMidcrL76W-ZmIaBkFkOxjSKN6ZXWd9KLJl3HuFFl3Ka~AAmIMZY7039jVN809P1x6DpNz60XybuDOS6whbh7wAFfPM4Dgg5dAGOI3T0r0Y8Hx0YwqXhccORcI39r1hFky9mdWRUHiSntyzYmeXw2ezXeHtTaSr8jG2UZHt8SvEvzXvGnAeBkZ~hswBPkyzpvGHX4OBjEt3xPkVICxewxyf-6W3GWZ0IsvsLdDpB8qXABiAOPWN~lMjKSdbDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 16, 2025, the Hot Springs Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance O-25-36, amending portions of city code in Titles 15, 16 and 17 to align wording and district names with the new zoning code and map the board adopted last November. The board suspended the rules and read the ordinance by title before voting.

The changes implement updated zone-district names that replaced old district names and add a small number of new district names. Planning and Development Director Kathy Selman told the board the changes are housekeeping to make the city code match the zoning ordinance adopted earlier.

\"On November 19, the board adopted a new zoning code and a new zoning map, and those became effective in March,\" Planning and Development Director Kathy Selman said during the meeting. \"Both Title 16, Chapter 2, the zoning code, and the zoning map employ new zone district names. Some of those names replace old district names, and we also have some entirely new names. There were ripples through district designations with the language and intent of Hot Springs code beyond the zoning code.\"

Director Dudley Webb asked whether the changes would affect the intent of the affected titles. \"Is this a matter of housekeeping?\" Webb asked. \"Absolutely,\" Selman replied.

Director Marsha Dobbs Smith moved to adopt the ordinance; Director Dudley Webb seconded the motion. The roll call vote was unanimous: Aaron Holiday, Phyllis Beard, Marsha Dobbs Smith, Dudley Webb, Karen Garcia, Steve Trusty and Mayor Pat McCabe voted aye. The ordinance was adopted.

The ordinance text read to the board described the amendments as aligning specified code sections with \"zoning code ordinance number 65 13.\" City staff provided the board with a red-line version of the proposed amendments before the vote and requested the board's support. The board took no further action on related items at the meeting.","The Hot Springs Board of Directors unanimously adopted Ordinance O-25-36 to amend Titles 15, 16 and 17 of city code to align language and district names with the new zoning code and map adopted previously.","actionData","errors"]

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