Below you will find a list of Public Hearings in Southeast Arkansas
PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
A public hearing will be held on February 23, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. at Monticello City Hall for the purpose of identifying and prioritizing the community needs of Monticello, Arkansas determining whether an application for Arkansas Community and Economic Development Program (ACEDP) funds should be developed and if so, for what community need. Also, comments on proposed project activities will be discussed, especially those with possible impacts on the community, should the project receive funding.
The City of Arkansas City is proposing to expend federal funds on a project located in a 100-Year-Floodplain area.
ACEDP Grant #790-09192-21
Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Rehabilitation.
The City of Arkansas City is proposing to expend federal funds in an area that is subject to flooding as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The subject funds are from the Arkansas Community and Economic Development Program, which is administered by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and funded under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
The City of Arkansas City, Arkansas is proposing to renovate the city’s three (3) lagoons at the wastewater treatment plant located 1-1/2 miles north by northwest of the city by reinforcing the lagoon levees and installing Riprap.
The purpose of this notice is to comply with Executive Order 11988 on Floodplain Management by giving early notice to interested agencies, groups, and persons. The City of Arkansas City is desirous of considering any feasible alternatives or adjustments to the anticipated project that might minimize any potential adverse effects upon the floodplain because as a result of the project.
The City of Arkansas City has additional information concerning this Project available for review and copying upon request at the Arkansas City, City Hall. Any comments to be considered in the decision process, relative to this proposed expenditure of Federal funds in an area identified as a flood hazard area, should be submitted in writing to Mayor Rick Hales, P.O. Box 369, Arkansas City, Arkansas 71630 on or
before December 6, 2022.