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Centerton council approves new waste franchise, subdivision changes and community-center remodel
Summary
Centerton City Council on May 12 adopted a Waste Management franchise amendment, approved amended final plats for Crystal Cove phases 2 and 3, rezoned a parcel on D Street, and authorized a $410,400 maximum contract package (within a $500,000 budget) to remodel the former community center. Several operational and personnel measures were also approved.
Centerton — The Centerton City Council voted May 12 to adopt a set of ordinances and resolutions affecting solid-waste service, subdivision plats, rezoning and city facilities, and approved operational measures including personnel changes and equipment surplus.
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-06 to authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute a residential solid-waste and recyclable-material service agreement with Waste Management, approving contract edits staff had negotiated. Council also approved an emergency clause on the ground that the prior solid-waste agreement had expired March 31, 2026 and that interruption of collection services would threaten public health and welfare.
The meeting included two land-use approvals. Ordinance 2026-14 accepted the amended final plat for Crystal Cove phase 2 (lots 69–128), and Ordinance 2026-15 accepted the amended final plat for Crystal Cove phase 3 (lots 129–208); planning commission recommendations were read into the record and both ordinances passed on roll call votes. The council also adopted Ordinance 2026-16 rezoning a property at 199 D Street (Winnicki Family Trust) from medium-density residential (R2) to neighborhood commercial (C3); staff noted one email had expressed traffic concerns but no speakers opposed the change during the meeting.
Council approved Resolution 2026-16 to award the remodel of the former community center at 290 N. Main St. to Ellington Contracting pending final legal (Brian) review. The staff summary presented a base bid of $348,700 plus three bid alternates (ceiling/LED fixtures $35,700; luxury vinyl plank $2,200; water heater $3,800) and a contingency (~$20,000), producing a maximum package price of $410,400. Staff told council the project fits within the $500,000 budget (a $250,000 grant and $250,000 city appropriation), and estimated about 120 days of construction after the contractor begins work.
Other business and operational approvals included: - Resolution 2026-17 creating a mayor’s youth council committee (no city funding required; membership limited to 15 students, to be coordinated with local schools). - Resolution 2026-18 authorizing a cost-share agreement with Schubert Mitchell Homes LLC to complete paving and related improvements on CP Rakes Road adjacent to Pine subdivision Phase 7; the motion passed with one abstention after a councilmember disclosed a relationship with the contractor and staff noted the agreement will return for final legal language review. - Resolution 2026-19 authorizing annual firefighter physicals; staff indicated the physicals run about $928 each and are budgeted. - Authorization to surplus four public-works vehicles and several obsolete fire-department items (some equipment to be donated to smaller neighboring departments). - Approval to add a backfill police position to staff a Grimsley Junior High School Resource Officer (SRO) assignment that Bentonville Schools will fund hour-for-hour; council authorized adding the position to avoid reducing patrol coverage. - Parks purchase: approval to buy a swing set to expand the Bear Playground area at McKissing Station Park; lead times of 8–12 weeks were discussed. - Personnel/HR: adoption of updated employee-leave policies (including limited sick-time sharing for active military training) and authorization to hire a temporary planning employee at $17/hour (above the policy $15/hour) through Dec. 31; staff said the department can absorb an estimated $2,000 in extra cost. - Finance: council authorized writing off approximately $466 in aged vehicle-related receivables.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract language for the community-center award and return any legal edits for execution; construction scheduling will follow contractor notice to proceed. For the CP Rakes cost-share and the Ellington contract, council asked that final legal review be completed before final signatures.
Votes at a glance (roll-call tallies recorded in meeting minutes): - Ordinance 2026-06 (waste franchise, plus emergency clause): Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0. (Mover: Wendy Henson; Second: Cliff Thompson.) - Ordinance 2026-14 (Crystal Cove phase 2): Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0. (Mover: Joshua Hagen; Second: Wendy Henson.) - Ordinance 2026-15 (Crystal Cove phase 3): Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0. - Ordinance 2026-16 (rezoning, 199 D Street): Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0. - Resolution 2026-16 (community-center remodel, award to Ellington Contracting): approved (contingent on legal review); roll-call yes votes recorded. - Resolution 2026-18 (CP Rakes cost-share): approved; one abstention recorded for a council member who disclosed a relationship with the contractor.
The council also scheduled outreach for a June 13 “Coffee with the Mayor,” which will include a public input session for the downtown study.
Speakers quoted or referenced above are council members and staff as identified in the public meeting record. The council minutes and contract documents will contain the final, binding details.
