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May 11, 2022
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Open house held to discuss proposed multi-use trails
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By Trey Youngdahl
Post-Season Ball Games
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Healthcare Appreciation Week
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vice (USFS), and City of Mena managed lands. The project was first conceived in the fall of 2021. Currently, the city, ASP, and Arkansas Parks and Recreation
Foundation (APRF) are in the phase of the project where they An open house hosted by Arkanwill be determining trail zones, sas State Parks, the Arkansas Parks access points, and connectivity. and Recreation Foundation, and “All of the players on this projthe City of Mena ect were there, includwas held at the ing the forest service,” historic Dequeen Advertising and ProStreet Armory on motion board member Thursday, May Rick Chrisman said. 5, to discuss the “There were probaproposed Mena bly 200 people there, bike trails. which was encouraging Discussed was to see.” a biking and hikAccording to the ing trail system Trails at Mena website that will span (trailsatmena.com), the across Arkanvision for the project, sas State Parks developed in collab(ASP), United Suzanne Grobmyer (center), executive director of Arkansas Parks and Recre- oration with the land States Forest Ser- ation Foundation, looks on at the open house about the economic impact of the See TRAILS trails, and the different phases to follow. (Photo by Scott Sawyer)
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Polk County employees to get a raise
Hometown Hero Scholarship
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The Polk County Quorum Court voted to increase the pay of county employees and elected officials by 6% in their April 26 meeting. • That the annual salary for all elected county officials, excluding Quorum Court members, shall be and hereby is increased by six percent (6%) over the approved salary set forth in the attached Salary Schedule. • That said maximum salary limit
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shall be and hereby are retroactive to January 1, 2022. That, although this six percent (6%) raise is authorized, the final decision of whether to give any or all of this raise amount will be at the sole discretion of the elected official or department head who has direct knowledge of the employee and his or her job performance. That it is further hereby found and
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determined that said salary and wage limit increases are essential to the administration of county personnel matters; therefore, an emergency is declared to exists and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval. 5.That all longevity amounts shall also be increased by six percent (6%).