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Centerton council adopts downtown zoning, posts ordinance locations and approves fire ladder truck; multiple grant applications acknowledged
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Centerton City Council adopted a new town-center zoning tool and land-use map changes, approved physical posting locations for ordinances, authorized a $2.34 million ladder-truck purchase and accepted several grant awards and applications. The council also awarded a culvert contract and acknowledged sidewalk and traffic-signal grants.
Centerton — The Centerton City Council on June 9 adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions designed to advance a downtown master plan, improve public notice and strengthen public safety capability.
The council voted to create a New Town Center Planned Zoning District (NTC-PZD), a flexible zoning tool intended to help developers and staff implement the city’s downtown master plan. Derek Lynn of Garver, the consultant team working on the plan, told the council the PZD offers an optional pathway for applicants to coordinate design and infrastructure while preserving the plan’s walkable core and neighborhood transitions. Council adopted ordinance 2026-19.
Council also approved ordinance 2026-18 to designate five physical locations for posting adopted ordinances (post office, Call Your Drugs, First National Bank, city hall and Starbucks) and declared an emergency so the new locations take effect immediately. Council members discussed adding online posting as an informational adjunct but noted Arkansas statute requires physical postings; the roll call on the emergency clause recorded one dissenting vote.
On capital equipment, the council approved resolution 2026-23 authorizing the mayor and city clerk to enter a purchase agreement with Delta Fire and Safety for a new 100-foot ladder truck estimated at $2.34 million. Fire staff said the truck includes a 100-foot aerial, updated cutters and battery-powered tools and will take about 600 days to arrive. Staff described financing options including low-interest Act 78 loans and use of reserves; the council authorized ordering the unit.
Public-works and capital projects moved forward as well. Council accepted a recommendation to award a culvert replacement contract on Jack Perry Drive to Diamond C Construction because that bidder could meet an accelerated timeline to complete work before school starts (resolution 2026-22 adopted). Staff also announced grant awards and pending applications including a $453,000 TAP sidewalk grant (with roughly $113,000 local match), a $250,000 carbon-reduction sidewalks award, a $500,000 traffic-signal grant at WMAC/Copper Oaks, and a joint $4 million surface-transportation grant with Bentonville (Centerton share $2 million) for Greenhouse Road construction in 2027; council acknowledged receipt of the pending federal funds.
Votes at a glance (selected items) - Ordinance 2026-18 (posting of ordinances): adopted (roll-call recorded; Henson voted yes on final; Hagen cast a no on one related roll call). - Ordinance 2026-19 (NTC-PZD zoning district): adopted. - Ordinance 2026-20 (Magnolia Landing rezoning to R3 single-family): adopted. - Resolution 2026-20 (amend future land-use plan): adopted. - Resolution 2026-21 (authorize application for AR Dept. Parks & Tourism 50/50 grant): adopted. - Resolution 2026-22 (award culvert contract to Diamond C Construction): adopted. - Resolution 2026-23 (authorize ladder-truck purchase): adopted.
Several motions passed unanimously or with recorded roll-call majorities as noted in the minutes. The council did not vote on adopting the planning-commission bylaws; that item was tabled for further work (see separate coverage).
The meeting ended after extended public comment on bylaws and public-safety concerns; council directed staff to open applications for planning-commission vacancies and to extend three current appointments pending action.
