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Fayetteville parks advisory board welcomes new members, elects chair and vice chair
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting, the Fayetteville City Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Advisory Board welcomed three new members, elected Yardi Davis as chair and Sky Caldwell as vice chair, and set an orientation for Jan. 26.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Advisory Board met Jan. 5 and welcomed three new members before electing officers for the year.
Allison Jumper, the city’s parks director, opened the meeting and said the introductions would help the full board “know who everybody is and kind of what their backgrounds are.” New and returning members described backgrounds in recreation, public service and conservation; those who spoke during the introductions included Yardi Davis, Josh McGee and David McNeil among others.
The board then moved to officer elections. Scott Caldwell nominated Yardi Davis for chair; the nomination was accepted and the board voted to approve Yardi Davis as chair. The board also approved Sky Caldwell as vice chair. (The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of the chair nominee’s name in several places; this article uses the form “Yardi Davis” as it first appears in members’ introductions.)
Board members agreed to schedule a full-board orientation on Jan. 26 at 4:00 p.m. Staff will book the room, publish the session on the public calendar and circulate an orientation packet in advance. Jumper said the orientation will cover board roles and responsibilities, the annual budget and the capital improvement plan.
The board handled routine governance items efficiently, approving the previous month’s minutes and confirming several committee representatives before moving on to project reports.
The next regular meeting was announced for Feb. 2, 2026.
