January 24, 2020 -- Weekly Snapshot

January 24, 2020

CORNERSTONE WATER TANK

City of Hot Springs

Tank goes up Tuesday

Just after 7 a.m. on the chilly Tuesday Engineering Project Manager Todd Piller, left, and Utilities Director Monty The tank rises above storefronts to be
morning, the hoisting crew began Ledbetter watch the Cornerstone water tank. visible from Central Avenue.
the arduous task of lifting the 70,000
pound Cornerstone water tank to Children from Little Bitty City
the top of the 140-foot tall concrete Enrichment Center wave up to workers.
pedestal. They reached the top at
around 3:30 p.m. Using 32 hydraulic
jacks and cables, crew members waited
for winds to ease between each seven-
inch lift as mere inches separated the
base of the tank from the pedestal.
Next, the shell will be secured to the
pedestal and all the internal elements
will be installed. When temperatures
warm, painters will return to finish the
mural. Remaining work should take
around 10-12 weeks.

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BIKE PARKING PLAN

City of Hot Springs & Gardner Gearheads Robotics Team

City rep's hear team's plan

Director Becca Clark, City Engineer Gary (ABOVE) The Gardner Gearheads celebrate
Carnahan and Information Systems their statewide award. (RIGHT) Director
Director Jeff Winter recently visited with Clark, from left, Carnahan and Winter visit
the Gardner Gearheads FLL Robotics Team with the team at Gardner Magnet School.
at Gardner STEM Magnet School about the
team's plan for bike parking in Hot Springs,
a plan that earned their team a statewide
Best Project award. The plan includes
obtaining a shipping container, attaching
bike brackets to each side and possibly
adding solar lights and security cameras.

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Safety Committee lunches
celebrate efforts of 2019

Health and Safety Officer Teri Vann held
working lunches this week for the two
Safety Committees, which also served
as a thank you celebration for the staff
volunteers who comprise the committees
as they inspected 100% of the City’s
facilities in 2019.

(ABOVE) Pictured, from left, are Sarah Miller, Lauren
Dees, Teri Vann, Rob King, Brent Persinger, Aaron Graulau
and Kirby Needles. Not pictured are Antonio Canada, BJ
White, Eddie Fleming, Lee Doege and Eric Thomason.

(LEFT) Pictured, from left, are John Lewis, Rob Kellar, Eric
Thomason, Teri Vann, Robert Scott, Jennifer Roberts, Matt
Moody, Chris Stillian and Roy Ashing. Not pictured is Lee
Doege.

Video promotes City employee safety

A safety video was recently completed and shared on YouTube and
features Teri Vann, health and safety officer for the City, speaking
with more than 30 City employees from various departments
about ways they each keep safety as a priority in their day-to-day
duties. The video was filmed and edited by Katie Yamauchi, Public
Information coordinator.

Watch the video at https://youtu.be/nRxhEYFfrWw

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Volunteer appreciation

Parks & Trails offered an appreciation Paula Wallace is presented the 2019 Garland County Master Gardeners get started on the iconic hanging
luncheon this week for the Garland Volunteer of the Year award by Brian baskets at the Parks & Trails greenhouse.
County Master Gardeners, a group Fisher. She logged 62.5 hours for the
that not only helps build more than department in 2019.
150 hanging baskets that beautify
downtown, but also works on
various flower beds in town and
in maintaining the Parks & Trails
greenhouse.

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Girl Scouts learn about recycling

Earlier this week, Solid Waste Director Randy
Atkinson and staff welcomed the kindergarten
through fourth grade girls in Girl Scout Troop 6083
for a field trip to the department. Atkinson gave
them a presentation on recycling and the efforts
being done by the Solid Waste Department. The
girls are working toward their "It's Your World"
badges for learning about recycling. The badge
represents taking ownership and the realization
that everyone has the ability to make a huge impact
with diligence and consistency. They also offered
a reminder that Girl Scout Cookies are available
for purchase through March and that purchases
support girls going to camp and learning how to be
future community leaders.

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HSPD Open House

The Hot Springs Police Department (HSPD) hosted
an open house on Thursday, January 23, to further
their recruitment efforts for the upcoming Police
applicant testing. There was a great turnout with
twenty-three possible applicants in attendance.

For anyone interested in joining the HSPD. Human
Resources will be accepting applications until
February 7 at 4 p.m.

Weekly Snapshot highlights some of the recent projects from the various City of Hot Springs departments
and is part of the City’s efforts to broaden its communications with the public.

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