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Keiser approves air-ambulance coverage, applies for ARDOT park grant and accepts disaster aid and equipment grants
Summary
Council approved Air Med Care coverage for city personnel, voted to apply for an ARDOT RTP grant for a 50'x200' parking lot at City Park, donated supplies to Dyess and provided mutual aid to Monette, applied for a Firehouse Subs grant for SCBAs, and accepted a BCBS mini grant for trauma kits.
The Keiser City Council on April 15 approved several public-safety and infrastructure measures: it authorized air-ambulance coverage for full- and part-time city employees and all elected officials, voted to apply for an Arkansas Department of Transportation Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant to build a 50-by-200-foot parking lot at City Park, and recorded multiple grants and donations related to disaster response and equipment.
Dana Ham of Air Med Care met with the council to present service options and pricing; Councilmember Donna Bell moved to provide Air Med Care coverage for city employees and elected officials, Joey Jackson seconded, and the minutes state "all said aye." The council separately approved a motion by Joey Jackson, seconded by Lynn Skaggs, to apply for an ARDOT RTP grant for a 50'x200' parking area at the park.
The minutes record that Keiser donated 24 rolls of trash bags and 30 rolls of tissue to Dyess after flooding and lent Officer Joshua Allen to Monette for three days of security assistance following a tornado on April 2. Mayor Rick Creecy reported applying for a Firehouse Subs grant to purchase five self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs) for the fire department; the city also received a Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) mini grant to buy seven trauma first-aid kits (four for the fire department, two for the police department and one for City Hall).
Other business recorded that a citizen filed a complaint with the Arkansas Attorney General's Office alleging incorrect water-bill charges; the city provided a written response. The mayor said he had reached out to Travi S Senter about dredging the park pond but that Senter is unavailable and the city will seek bids. Councilmembers also raised questions about a community safe shelter and directed the mayor to look for potential grant funding; the city will audit culverts to address drainage concerns.
The meeting adjourned after a motion by Joey Jackson and a second by Lynn Skaggs. The next regular meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Keiser City Hall.
