March 6, 2020

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

CDBG Project Updates

David Watkins Memorial Park progresses

In this panoramic photograph captured on March 6, Phase 2
construction continues on both sides of the creek as concrete
work takes place to the left and holes are bored on the right
for four solar light poles. Other updates include:

• The stage and walking ramps were poured last week.
• A good bid was received for the ADA bridge, and work

will begin on it soon.
• Trees have been ordered and will be installed in the next

couple of weeks.
• All that is left to order is the restroom.

Celebrating CDBG-funded project completions

Two bus shelters were installed recently thanks to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administrator Michelle Sestili,
Community Development Block Grant funding. They are on far right, poses for a photo at the neighborhood's new bus shelter with members
Central Avenue near Crestwood Street (photo at right) and of the Oaklawn Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA), from left, Mark
on Hobson Avenue and Charteroak Street. Also, at Ouachita Toth, Margaret White, Chuck Hannah, Melinda Horn and Gail Greenberg.
Children's Center unaccompanied youth shelter, The original bus stop with a bench was at the corner of Central Avenue and
CDBG-assisted facility improvements to the staircase and Crestwood Street. Thanks to a successful CDBG grant application from
fire escape have been completed, and the roof replacement is OPNA, the bus stop was relocated half a block down Central Avenue, between
scheduled to begin soon. Crestwood Street and Oakwood Avenue, and an ADA-accessible covered bus
shelter was added. It can hold up to six people comfortably, including three on
the bench, one wheelchair and two standing.

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Scott speaks to neighborhood association

Mike Scott at the recent Oaklawn Park Neighborhood Association meeting. Chief Building Official and Neighborhood Services
Administrator Mike Scott spoke with more than
10 members of the Oaklawn Park Neighborhood
Association on Tuesday, March 3, at First Baptist
Church at their recent meeting. He shared what the
Planning & Development Department does to help
citizens with their properties, and how the department
operates when looking through neighborhoods for areas
needing assistance. The association had many questions
about neighborhood properties and City policies. When
Scott finished his presentation and the question/answer
session, those in attendance were more than content
with useful information they had received.

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Tire dump site on Stonebridge Road cleaned up

Solid Waste staff along
with the litter crew
responded on March 2 to
a report of an illegal tire
dump site on Stonebridge
Road. There were
approximately 35 tires,
some with rims, that were
recovered. The CAPS
truck had to be used with
a chain in order to reach
down the embankment
to pull out the tires. Solid
Waste employees did a
great job with this effort.

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Communicating change in downtown delivery parking

Following the new ordinance relating to downtown double-parking,
which the Board passed based on recommendations from the Parking
Advisory Committee, notices have been provided to downtown
businesses and letters sent to delivering companies. The notices relay
the new regulations, which state that double parking will only be
allowed between 6–11 a.m. for deliveries. Outside that timeframe,
citations will be issued for double parking. The downtown area
has loading zones that are properly marked and should be used for
loading and unloading goods outside of these permitted times.

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Tips for keeping our sewer mains free from fats, oils and grease

This week, a Wastewater Collection crew found a manhole with a clogging issue just in time
before it caused a major problem (seen at right). The buildup of solidified fatty material in the
manhole is often just a hint of what is hiding in the main, and the cause of damaging backups
and overflows.

Collection crews spend a lot of time maintaining and cleaning sewer mains. Fats, oils and
grease (FOG) are a major problem for every wastewater system. The sources are from meat
fats in food scraps, cooking oil, shortening, lard, butter/margarine, gravy and products such
as mayonnaise, salad dressing and sour cream. Food establishments are required to have and
maintain grease traps and interceptors to help prevent FOG discharge into the sewer system.
What goes down a residential kitchen sink can cause problems for neighbors.

Easy ways to help prevent FOG problems for your benefit, as well as your neighbors:

• Avoid pouring cooking oil, pan drippings, bacon grease, salad dressings or sauces down the sink or toilet, or into
street gutters or storm drains.

• Avoid using cloth towels or rags to scrape plates or clean greasy or oily dishware. When you wash them, the grease
will end up in the sewer. Use paper towels instead.

• Avoid running water over dishes, pans, fryers and griddles to wash oil and grease down the drain.

• Avoid flushing any type of wipe down the commode. Even flushable wipes only break down into smaller pieces. This
gives FOG something to cling to and build up more quickly.

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Updates on ArDOT projects

Several projects by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) are currently underway to enhance the ability of
visitors to Hot Springs to have safe, reliable and comfortable roadways. The City is doing its part by relocating its water
and sewer utilities. Following are project updates:

• The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway extension between Cross Gate Church and the Highway 5/7 Junction was
started by McGeorge Contracting. Clearing of the right-of-way can be seen from East Grand Avenue near the expressway
interchange. This project has a 2.5-year overall completion schedule.

• The widening of Highway 7 North has begun as Diamond Construction has started the utility relocation construction
between Fox Pass Cutoff and Fountain Lake School. This project for the
City is scheduled to be complete in September of this year. Pictured,
at right, is the Diamond Construction Crew installing stormwater silt
fencing for the gravity sewer main just north of Fox Pass Cutoff.

• The widening of Highway 7 South from Albright Road towards Bismarck
is scheduled to be let by ArDOT in August of this year as a continuation
of the recent widening project completed on Highway 7 South.

• The widening of Highway 270 West from Mountain Pine Junction
(Highway 227) to just past the Doggie Dude Ranch (Fleetwood Drive) is scheduled to be bid by ArDOT after all the right-
of-way has been purchased. The City's utility relocation construction is expected to bid next month, with a completion in
December of this year.

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.

[email protected] • City of Hot Springs Public Information Department • 501-321-6806
www.cityhs.net

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