The Unveiling of the Artery, 2007

One of the real draws to Eureka Springs is the Artery, brainchild of local town wrangler, Charlotte Buchanan, pictured left.

The whole town in his hands

To Jean
There are several ways you can become a good old boy and control the town. Good old girl, too, of course.

Warning: The Courts “do not warrant that information is correct”

The site for State of Washington court cases plainly says that they do not warrant that the information is correct. CAPC Commissioner Alvin Byrd should have paid attention.

Major Issues before Council, 09/24/07

Among issues coming before Council at its meeting of 09/24/07 were serious code violations relating to the safety of the building that houses Eureka Kids, an after-school program; a project to develop a recreation area at Black Bass Lake; Hwy 62W concerns; the upcoming referendum to repeal the recently-enacted taxi-limo ordinance; annexation; impact fees; and [...]

A vote of 4-0, to DISMISS this complaint

So wrote the state’s Ethics Commission in unanimously dismissing eleven complaints filed in 2007 against Ald. Kathy Harrison, both in her past role as Mayor and currently as a sitting member of Council.

Icons: From Soup to Saints

State Inspects Black Bass Dam Project

State Water Resources Engineer Fred Morgan was in Eureka Springs on Friday, September 21, 2007, to inspect Black Bass Dam and the surrounding area. He works for Dam Safety and Flood Plain Management out of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.

Go with a Rumor, Live with the Lie

CAPC Commissioner Alvin Byrd and referendum-dealer to stop a taxi-limo service, who has also previously tried (unsuccessfully) to de-seat Ald. and CAPC Commissioner Rae Hahn from the CAPC; and has otherwise worked things up into a stew if what he advocates does not prevail, has now trained his sights on Ald. Charlotte Buchanan.

Byrd, Police Chief, Hinder FOIA Requests

After telling us to FOIA him about Municipal League Attorney David Schoen’s opinion on the CAPC’s seating of Ald. Rae Hahn, CAPC Commissioner Alvin Byrd has neglected to respond to three different FOIA requests for Schoen’s opinion. The last request has been blocked by Byrd’s email program.

Schoen Says Hahn May Continue on CAPC

In the following email to CAPC Commissioner Alvin Byrd, Municipal League Attorney David Schoen provides an opinion on Byrd’s attempts to unseat current CAPC Commissioner Rae Hahn.