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Hot Springs previews May 19 agenda: $2.1M state grant, CDBG plan and two eminent-domain requests
Summary
At an agenda meeting, Hot Springs City staff previewed action items set for formal consideration May 19, including a $2.1 million state grant to make the Buddy Beam site shovel-ready, the FY2026 CDBG annual action plan, multiple federal and private grant applications, and two proposed eminent-domain filings to reconfigure public property for safety and park use.
The mayor opened an agenda meeting to preview items the Board will formally consider at its May 19 meeting, including a $2.1 million state grant to prepare the Buddy Beam industrial site, recommended allocations under the FY2026 Community Development Block Grant program, applications for multiple transportation and environmental grants, and two proposed eminent‑domain filings related to parks and intersection safety.
City Manager Bill Burrow and staff walked the board through consent‑agenda items and background materials. Gary Trautman, president and CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs Metro Partnership, reported that the state (Arkansas Economic Development Commission) awarded $2,100,000 to make the Buddy Beam site “shovel ready,” funding environmental studies, engineering, and dirt work to…
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