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Board grills staff on $1.8 million drainage project that affects four houses

Little Rock Board of Directors · April 29, 2026
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Director Lance Hines pressed staff on resolution 4, questioning project scope after staff said the city’s share includes $1,000,000 in ARPA, $300,000 from the 2022 bond program and $1,000,000 from outside engineers, for a total near $1.8 million and four properties directly affected. Staff could not confirm whether the work will remove the homes from the floodplain and pledged to provide answers.

Director Lance Hines questioned staff about resolution 4, asking why the city hired a particular firm when another engineering firm had a separate $29,000 contract for surveying. Staff explained that Volcker (the contracted firm) is the only firm able to provide both right-of-way acquisition services and the other needed survey services for this particular scope;…

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