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Prescott council reviews resolution to seek $52,250 state grant for due diligence at former potash site
Summary
The Prescott council heard a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply to the Arkansas Site Development Program for $52,250 to fund due diligence at a former potash site; the text notes a $2,750 community match. A motion to accept the resolution was made, but a final tally is not recorded in the provided transcript.
The clerk read a resolution authorizing the mayor or the mayor’s designee to apply for a grant under the Arkansas Site Development Program to fund due diligence studies at a former potash site in Prescott.
The resolution text, read aloud by the clerk, states the Prescott community has raised $2,750 in cash and/or in-kind donations to serve as a local match and requests $52,250 in state grant funds to assist with the proposed project. The clerk read: “A resolution authorizing the mayor or their designee of Prescott to apply for a grant on the behalf of the city of Prescott” and summarized the agency to which the application would be submitted as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
Why it matters: the funding would support studies and preliminary work at a former potash site that the resolution says requires due diligence before remediation or redevelopment. The local match indicates community investment in the studies; the requested state grant would provide the majority of the identified funding for this stage.
During the meeting a council member moved to accept the resolution. The transcript records the motion (“I move to be accept this resolution,”) and short acknowledgements afterward, but it does not record a full roll call or a final vote tally in the provided segments. Because the vote result is not documented in the supplied excerpts, the article does not report the resolution as adopted or defeated.
Clarifying details from the reading: the resolution names the Arkansas Site Development Program as the grant source and references the Arkansas Economic Development Commission; it specifies a community-raised match of $2,750 and requests $52,250 in state funds. The clerk’s reading indicates the city would be authorized to submit the application and to administer any awarded funds.
Next steps: the clerk’s reading and the council motion indicate the item was moved forward for consideration in this meeting; the transcript does not include a recorded final action or next procedural date. The council may record a vote or formal approval in later minutes or in subsequent segments not included here.
