The 479 Show

Coming up on this episode, a lot of voters weren't waiting for the Election Day rush and getting their ballots cast during the final full week of early voting. The Bella Vista City Council approved a resolution calling for a forensic audit of the city's Advertising and Promotion Commission. The Bentonville City Council had a major rezoning of property on the southern end for future development. Th...

Coming up in this episode, the first week of early voting featured the Springdale City Council Ordinance Committee introducing a measure to allow golf carts on city streets, the Siloam Springs Board of Directors approving the second reading of its moratorium on data centers and shutting off the Flock safety cameras while tabling any final action on the surveillance devices and the Tontitown City C...

Coming up on this episode, the government business featured the update on the wastewater system updates in Greenland, a more successful rezoning request in Bentonville, grant funding for transportation projects in Rogers, the endorsement of a tax-back program by Springdale to allow Tyson to convert its newly-acquired Cargill turkey plant on Randall Wobbe Lane for chicken, and Washington County Jud...

Coming up on this week's episode, while the heat wave was making a brief return to the region, the real heat was inside a couple of municipal buildings with mayors in Tontitown and Lowell getting flamed by council members, leading to a censure in the former case and a continuing investigation in the latter creating heartburn less than two weeks from early voting. Our crime news ranged from the pol...

On this week's episode, a light week of government action featured the Bella Vista City Council and Washington County Quorum Court holdings meetings. Ground would be broken on a new Walton-family inspired STEM-based university that aims to be more than a BIT player in workforce development...you'll understand the pun in a bit...er, in a few minutes. The courts were even busier this week, with the...

Coming up on this week's episode, the week was busy with the main event featuring the Benton County Quorum Court decision on an immigration enforcement program and potential to expand its jail that hasn't grown since it was built in 1999. Other action included the Springdale City Council purchasing hardware for its information technology upgrades, the Bentonville City Council hearing about and app...

Coming up on this week's episode, the heavy week of government meetings generated a lot of discussion but not too much immediate action, with the Fayetteville City Council allocating funds for its bonds, the Siloam Springs Board of Directors approving a memorandum of understanding on a major law enforcement task force, the Lowell City Council discussing and tabling its proposal to pull the plug on...

Coming up on this week's episode, the Labor Day holiday might have shortened the work week for our government agencies, but the Bentonville City Council could have probably used another vacation after the marathon session the next night. The Springdale City Council had a much shorter session as it approved the contract to work on the eastern gateway to downtown, while the Board of Education heard...

On this week's episode, the latest major transportation project in the region reached a milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of two highways. The heat continued its grip on the region, continuing the worsening conditions of the drought not seen in a decade. Government business was quick with Springdale's City Council moving forward its East Emma Streetscape project,...

On this week's episode, our busy week began with the Bella Vista City Council rushing through the creation of an Advisory Green committee while taking its time discussing a sales tax reduction proposal, the Springdale City Council approving its updated land use plans, the Bentonville City Council turning down the noise, the Benton County Quorum Court sitting through the sound and fury while approv...

On this week's episode, it was a mixed bag of news this week with Springdale officials hearing about plans for the Rabbit's Foot Lodge, Fayetteville would adopt tighter restrictions on data centers, Siloam Springs would place their sales tax extension on the ballot and Washington County's legislative branch would exert more control over its budget. In the school house, Rogers would approve new cou...

Coming up on this week's episode, our busy week saw the Washington County Quorum Court look to assert greater control over capital outlays, the Springdale City Council back to full strength, the Rogers City Council moving its bond issue and sales tax extension to the hands of the voters, the Centerton City Council joining the growing flock of communities to pluck the feathers of its surveillance c...

Coming up on this episode, the Springdale City Council may have complicated matters in their bid to fill a vacancy while the Pea Ridge Planning Commission approved a controversial rezoning for a proposed development next to its city park. Benton County officials would discuss the proposed re-allocation of its one-cent sales tax but have a short time to place the question before the voters. Officia...

Coming up on this week's episode, the end of the month saw the Bella Vista City Council play to a packed room due to the interest over the short-term rental proposal that would increase the number of permits. In other news, the Rogers City Council presented its bond referendum request while the Springdale City Council left the vacant seat in their membership run for another couple of weeks, the Be...

Coming up on this week's episode, another full week of government action saw the Springdale City Council discuss its vacant seat during its Committee of the Whole meeting, the Prairie Grove Council amend its door-to-door solicitation ordinance, the Tontitown City Council approve some significant changes in its meeting calendar, the Fayetteville City Council adopted its ordinance limiting the use o...

On this week's episode, a number of government agencies took care of business quickly while others had more on their collective plates. Greenland approved an agreement with West Fork in one area while there might be some tension on another front. Springdale's City Council changed the name of a street and agreed to pay for the school resrouce officers at its junior high schools. Bentonville's City...

Coming up this week, the Springdale City Council learned it would have to fill the vacant Ward Teo seat before the November elections, while the Committee of the Whole set up a public hearing to change the name of a street on the east side. The Fayetteville City Council would approve the issue of $191 million in bonds for capital projects the voters approved this past March. The Siloam Springs Boa...

Coming up on this episode, the short work week before the July 4 holiday saw lots of action in Washington County, including the surprise presentation of long-term building plans that proved to be even more of a surpise to the officials who would have to work in the facilities. Elsewhere, the focus was fairly light with the Benton County Quorum Court establishing an operating fund for what they hop...

On this week's episode, Rodeo of the Ozarks week took over Springdale June 24 through 27, and it was a busy week among our government and school boards. The Bella Vista City Council discussed short-term rentals while the Bentonville City Council Committee of the Whole discussed possible changes to its noise ordinance. The Springdale City Council approved agreements on a parking deck, wider side pa...

Coming up on this episode, the 479 followed up a busy week of government action with another newsworthy period as Springdale, Fayetteville, Prairie Grove, Tontitown, Siloam Springs and Lowell discussed business. The Rogers School Board held a light session while the Gravette board also met, and the Northwest Technical Institute Board of Directors hiked tuition and the state of Arkansas celebrated...

Coming up on this episode, the Northwest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees approved the location for its first on-campus housing while the Fayetteville Planning Commission added a couple of local historic districts. The Springdale City Council would lose a member while its Board of Education returned to full strength, the Centerton City Council discussed the renovation to its Community...

Coming up on this episode, the Springdale City Council Finance Committee had a light session while the Fayetteville City Council and Siloam Springs Board of Directors were somewhat busier. The Planning Commissions in Bentonville and Springdale tackled major developments, with Bentonville approving a significant housing development and Springdale changing a zoning designation to ease the conversion...

Coming up on this episode, the week was compact with city council meetings in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Bella Vista and Cave Springs along with the Benton County Quorum Court and school district news from Pea Ridge, Fayetteville and Springdale. Our trip off the beaten path takes us to Franklin, Tennessee, where it could be argued that some school administrators didn't know enough to come in...

This week in the 479 saw the Fayetteville City Council endure a marathon session with two appeals in the spotlight, the Springdale City Council Finance Committee moving forward with a federal grant acceptance for elimination of an at-grade railroad crossing, the Rogers Board of Education setting in motion a study on block scheduling, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission getting read...

On a packed episode, the City of Greenland was closer to becoming a first-class city, the City of Centerton was closer to having a library, the Bentonville City Council was back to full strength, the Springdale City Council created a new deputy animal services director position and the University of Arkansas tennis programs received a stay of execution after supporters raised funds to support it....