BELLA VISTA -- The City Council voted unanimously to increase funding for trails maintenance during its regular meeting Monday.
Mayor Peter Christie explained that the city and Property Owners Association have split the cost for maintaining Bella Vista's trails at $20,000 per year, but this amount needs to be increased to $35,000 per year to be ready for upkeep with new trees and help handle rain-related issues on the trails.
Those trees, he explained during the previous week's work session, will be put in with a $60,700 grant from the Walton Family Foundation, which will plant a variety of trees in trail areas -- but the city needs to be ready to maintain them.
The council also approved the purchase of street department equipment, the second phase of funding for a flood study of Little Sugar Creek, appointments to the library advisory board, a fund transfer for the police department to purchase computers, appointments to the planning commission and amendments to the city's employee handbook.
General News on 01/23/2018