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Last updated 04/30/2008 10:42:45 AM
DURING TUESDAY'S POPE COUNTY QUORUM COURT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, COUNTY JUDGE JIM ED GIBSON MADE A PROPOSAL TO THE COURT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP BOTH COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND THE COUNTY WITH THE ESCALATING COST OF FUEL. GIBSON INFORMED THE COURT HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF INCREASING FUEL PRICES AND CAME UP WITH A PROPOSAL, WHICH HAS RECEIVED SOME SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT. THAT PLAN WOULD CHANGE WORK SHIFTS TO FOUR, 10-HOUR DAYS.
GIBSON SAID HIS PLAN WOULD HAVE A ROAD DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE MAN THE DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY'S, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 309 CREWS. THE CUT IN BOTH MANPOWER AND VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WOULD ALSO HELP IN LOWERING COUNTY FUEL COSTS. FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER IS EXPECTED DURING THURSDAY'S SESSION OF THE FULL COURT.
IN OTHER MATTERS ON TUESDAY, THE COMMITTEE QUICKLY GAVE ITS RECOMMENDATION TO FUNDING REQUESTS FROM BOTH THE ROAD AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS FUND TRANSFER REQUESTS FROM THE CORONER'S OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL. THESE MATTERS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE FULL COURT DURING THURSDAY'S SESSION. THAT MEETING WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 6 P.M.
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THE STATUS OF POPE COUNTY'S VICIOUS DOG ORDINANCE TOOK A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AS A RESULT OF TUESDAY CALLED MEETING OF THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN JERRY EVANS SAYS COMMITTEE MEMBERS KEPT REVIEWING BOTH THE PROPOSED NEW ORDINANCE AND THE COUNTY'S CURRENT ORDINANCE. COMING UP WITH A FINAL CONCLUSION.
EVANS SAYS AS A RESULT OF THE COMMITTEE'S PLAN TO SIMPLY MODIFY THE COUNTY'S CURRENT VICIOUS DOG ORDINANCE, FURTHER REVIEW IS NECESSARY, SO DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER WON'T OCCUR DURING THE COURT'S MAY SESSION. ##THE ANNUAL POPE/YELL COUNTY "RELAY FOR LIFE" IS SET FOR THE WEEKEND OF MAY 16th AND 17th TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. THIS YEAR'S EFFORT WILL AGAIN BE HELD AT RUSSELLVILLE'S CYCLONE STADIUM, GIVING ARE CITIZENS AN CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE, ACCORDING TO EVENT CO-CHAIRMAN HUGH DORMINY.
THE ANNUAL LUMINARY SERVICE. WHICH IS ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EVENT WILL ALSO BE HELD THE EVENING OF THE 16th, THEN FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 A.M. THE NEXT MORNING.
THIS FRIDAY WILL ALSO BE THE DATE FOR CONWAY COUNTY'S "RELAY FOR LIFE" EFFORT, BEGINNING THAT EVENING AT THE MORRILTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD.
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