Faulkner County court removes emergency clause for Mayflower restaurant liquor ordinance after lengthy debate

The Faulkner County Quorum Court on June 17 voted to remove the emergency clause from proposed ordinance 25-19, an ordinance that would allow an application for a private-club liquor permit at Creekside at Plum Station, a new restaurant planned at 941 Highway 365 in Mayflower. Justice Strange, who introduced the item, said the change would convert the measure from an emergency ordinance requiring an immediate vote into one that will receive three readings over subsequent meetings.

The move effectively delayed a final court vote on the ordinance. Robin Jones and Rusty Waters, the property owners supporting the restaurant, described plans to renovate a historic 2,600-square-foot house and add a roughly 2,000-square-foot kitchen to operate a small, sit-down restaurant that the applicants say would better compete with nearby communities. “We are not…