City staff updated the Leslie City Council on several infrastructure items, saying eight chlorine bottles remain at the sewer plant and the site does not qualify for an Arkansas Brownfield grant.

"I've reached out to the Arkansas Brownfield program about the chlorine bottles again. It doesn't qualify for a grant," a city staff member said, adding that the city must find an alternate disposal path for the containers.

Staff also said the city submitted an application to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) for sewer-plant rehabilitation, noting the application was turned in at noon with required documentation completed "just in the nick of time."

On transportation infrastructure, staff said they spoke with Nikki Sen at the state Department of Transportation about transferring an old bridge to the city. Staff reported that under-structure work has already been completed and that RDOT plans to resurface the bridge and put it in good shape before turnover. "They were going to get it in good shape before we take ... over," the city staff member said.

Staff additionally reported new power poles installed near the bridge and said moving power lines should be finished by next week. The council also heard that state highway crews are addressing a slide south of town in a two-phase project that will extend toward Red River and require significant rock.

The updates were presented as staff reports with no formal council votes recorded in the public transcript. The sewer-plant rehabilitation application and hazardous-materials disposal will require follow-up by staff and possibly outside contractors or state agencies to complete remediation and construction steps.