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Eureka Springs council approves change to planning-commission rules, confirms cemetery appointments; declines to send entertainment-district measure to ballot
Summary
Council passed ordinance 23-89 (amending municipal code to allow members from other commissions to serve on planning commission) and confirmed two cemetery-commission appointees; a separate motion to place a permanent downtown entertainment-district measure on the November ballot failed after roll-call votes.
The Eureka Springs City Council on July 13 approved ordinance 23-89 to amend the municipal code governing planning-commission membership and confirmed two cemetery-commission appointments, while a separate effort to send a permanent downtown entertainment-district measure to the November ballot failed.
Council assigned ordinance 23-89 a number, suspended the rules and read it by title. The ordinance amends Eureka Springs Municipal Code section 13.04.0.020 to permit members of other city commissions to serve on the planning commission; council members voted by roll call to pass the ordinance and declared an emergency so it may take effect sooner.
Council also approved two appointments to the cemetery commission by voice vote: Denise Colette to position 5 and Heather Reed to position 3. The mayor invited the appointees to be sworn in at the mayor’s office.
On a separate item, a motion was made to place a permanent downtown entertainment-district ordinance before voters on the November 3 general-election ballot. Supporters said the public should decide the issue after the 90-day trial period concludes; opponents raised concern about ballot crowding and dividing voters. The roll-call vote produced mixed results (Meyer recorded as voting no; Holyfield and Evansino recorded as voting yes) and the motion failed.
No further actions were taken on the entertainment-district measure at the July 13 meeting. Councilmembers asked staff to continue collecting data during the trial period so voters, if the council later chooses to send the measure to the ballot, will have results to consider.
