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Centerton Council adopts trail easements, budget amendment and three grants; tables solid-waste contract
Summary
On March 10 the council adopted Ordinance 2026-04 accepting multi-use trail easements, Ordinance 2026-05 amending the 2025 budget (emergency clause adopted), and resolutions to apply for TAP, Recreational Trails and STBG grants (2026-11, 2026-12, 2026-13). The council tabled a Waste Management contract amendment and approved a staff pay adjustment.
The Centerton City Council on March 10 approved a set of ordinances and resolutions advancing infrastructure and grant work while tabling a pending solid-waste contract amendment.
Key council actions (roll-call results as recorded in the meeting):
- Ordinance 2026-04 (accept multi-use trail easements): Adopted. Mayor summarized seven easements secured along Allen Road; the mayor said no condemnations were necessary and that all easements are recorded. Roll-call recorded affirmative votes by the members present.
- Ordinance 2026-05 (amend 2025 budget; emergency clause): Adopted, including the emergency clause to make the amendment effective immediately. The ordinance updates numbers from the prior fiscal year and adds supplemental accounts. Roll-call recorded affirmative votes by the members present.
- Tabling of Solid Waste contract (listed as ordinance 2026-06 in the agenda): Council voted to table consideration of the Waste Management contract amendment to allow staff and the vendor to finalize contract language; the mayor and staff said service would continue uninterrupted while negotiations continue.
- Resolution 2026-10 (Fuse Corps fellows): Adopted. Council authorized accepting up to two Fuse Corps executive fellows and authorized the mayor to execute necessary agreements (see separate coverage for details). Roll call recorded affirmatives by members in attendance.
- Resolution 2026-11 (Transportation Alternatives Program application): Adopted. Council authorized applying for up to $500,000 with a 20% match; staff indicated the local match would come from the street department budget.
- Resolution 2026-12 (Recreational Trails Program application): Adopted. Council authorized pursuing up to $500,000 for trail and sidewalk work.
- Resolution 2026-13 (Greenhouse Road partnership/STBG application): Adopted. Bentonville will lead a roughly $9 million STBG application for Greenhouse Road; Centerton's portion of the project match was discussed at roughly $900,000 (45% of the 20% match share). Council voted to express willingness to partner.
- Personnel/pay action (Crystal Valdez): Council approved keeping Crystal Valdez at the temporary duty hourly rate of $21.26 while she performs expanded ambulance-billing and administrative duties as the city transitions billing in-house. Roll call recorded affirmative votes.
Many roll-call exchanges in the meeting recorded unanimous 'yes' votes among members present; the transcript lists individual affirmatives during each roll call. Where a roll call listed names and spoken votes, those speakers' responses are reflected above; some transcript entries contain inconsistent name spellings which the council clerk is asked to confirm in the official minutes.
Why this matters: The decisions move forward grant applications and rights-of-way necessary for trails and road projects and finalize a budget cleanup that affects how the city will close FY2025 accounts. Tabling the solid-waste contract preserves service continuity while staff continue negotiations.
