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July 16, 2021
2021 PAVING PROGRAM
City of Hot Springs
Portions of 43 city
streets to be resurfaced
In the continued effort to
improve and maintain streets
located within the city, an
annual street paving list is
prepared by the City of Hot
Springs staff. During their
May 4 meeting, the City
Board of Directors approved
the 2021 Paving Program,
which allows for the use of
almost $1.6 million of Pave
It Forward funds to cover
approximately 8.33 miles on
43 streets in Hot Springs.
The City has awarded the
bulk of the work to Cranford
Construction Company for
milling and paving. Cranford
mobilized their milling crew
and equipment on July 6 to
begin a reclaim of West St.
Louis Street, from Central
Avenue to Third Street. As A Cranford crew lays asphalt on West St. Louis Street mid-day Tuesday, July 13, at the onset of the 2021 Paving Program.
the milling crew finished and
directed their efforts to Garland Avenue, Cranford’s paving crew moved in and began laying the new asphalt.
To see the complete 2021 Paving Program milling and paving route and street list, visit www.cityhs.net/2021paving.
Clean Sweep starting July 19
The City’s second Operation Clean Sweep of 2021 is
scheduled for Monday, July 19, through Friday, August
6, to include approximately 400 structures in the areas
from Glade to Bower streets, between Park Avenue and
Magnet and Russell streets; and Ramble Street, between
Park Avenue and Tom Ellsworth Drive.
Operation Clean Sweep is the City’s three-week, multi-
departmental, concentrated cleanup effort in targeted
areas.
More details available at www.cityhs.net/opcleansweep.
Weekly Snapshot Page 2
UTILITIES
Monty Ledbetter, Director
'The Municipal' highlights
response to frigid temperatures
The July 2021 edition of “The
Municipal” magazine featured a two-
page article on Utilities’ response to
the February snowstorm and frigid
temperatures – “Teamwork kept Hot
Springs’ water flowing.”
The efforts of the Utilities Department,
along with assistance from other
City departments, kept the water
supply flowing and avoided the need
for a boil order despite the five-day
event’s record-low temperatures that
resulted in damaged water mains and
thousands of frozen and broken water
service lines.
“I'm very proud to work with the men
and women of this city. We all pulled
together to help our city through a
tough time. If it weren't for the employees, this would have been a much different article,” said Utilities Director Monty
Ledbetter.
Along with his essential Utilities team coming in and staying until the situation was under control, including the two
water treatment plants running around the clock and producing around 52 million gallons more during the coldest days
than normal, Ledbetter attributed their successful response to the smart metering system that was installed in 2010. It
detects leaks for individual customers and generates a list of locations requiring attention. The Fire Department joined
Utilities to use the list and shut off approximately 4,000 water services to prevent further damage and water loss.
To read the full article, see pages 28-29 at https://issuu.com/thepapersinc/docs/municipal_july_2021.
FIRE
Ed Davis, Chief
Firefighter recruits complete training
New recruits with the Fire Department completed training exercises
on July 6 at the training facility on Vernel Street. The department
currently has nine firefighter recruits serving their probationary year
– four new recruits were hired on June 28, three were hired on Feb. 22,
and two on Sept. 14, 2020.
Once becoming a firefighter after the year probation, they are
eligible to begin taking promotion exams for the next rank of driver.
Promotion exams are offered in October. If they pass the exam,
they interview with Civil Service and are put on an eligibility
list. Promotions occur when there is an opening in a rank.
The department only hires recruits when there is an opening,
which typically occurs because of retirement; however, the
department welcomes applicants in order to have a good
eligibility list from which to hire. The firefighter exam/agility
test is given every year in April in order to create an eligibility
list. For more information on becoming an applicant, contact
Human Resources at 501-321-6841 or the Fire Department at
501-321-6971.
Pictured, back row from left, Driver Josh Kincannon, Lt. Andrew
Davis, Lt. Kevin Ellsworth, Firefighter Tyler Walker and Driver
Chris Coleman; probationary recruits, front row from left, are
Brandon Reed, Dylan Taylor, Taylor Muse and Barrett Powers.
Weekly Snapshot Page 3
HOLLYWOOD HEALTHY TRAIL BRIDGE
City of Hot Springs
Paths poured connecting trail to bridge
Progress continues on the Hollywood Healthy
Trail project, as seen in these photos taken on
July 9. The east bank concrete block stabilization
extension is in place, and it was back filled at the
same time as the trail connector from the bridge
to Shady Grove Road was being formed for
concrete. The west bank trail from the bridge to
the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail has also
been poured.
POLICE
Chris Chapmond, Chief
Community involvement: PACA fundraiser
at David F. Watkins Memorial Park
Members of the Police Department attended the
"Anything is Popsicle" splash pad fundraising event
at David F. Watkins Park, hosted by the Park Avenue
Community Association on July 8, as seen in the photo
at right.
Now hiring: Police Officer
The HSPD is currently hiring for the
position of Police Officer. Applications will
be accepted through Sept. 1, 2021.
For more information, call 501-321-6841 or
visit www.cityhs.net/jobs.
Weekly Snapshot highlights some of the recent projects from the various City of Hot Springs departments
and is part of the City’s efforts to broaden its communications with the public.
info@cityhs.net • City of Hot Springs Public Information Department • 501-321-6806
www.cityhs.net
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