Gravette council accepts trail bid, fees ordinance

GRAVETTE — In a short city council meeting Thursday evening, Aug. 18, Gravette council members accepted a bid for phase two of the city’s walking/bike trail and passed ordinances regulating codification and fees.

No citizens were present to comment, and it took only a few minutes to approve the minutes of the July council meeting and the previous week’s Committee of the Whole meeting.

Council members quickly moved on to the first item of new business and voted unanimously to accept the bid of $1,152,251 from 81 Construction Group Inc. of Siloam Springs for the construction of the second segment of Gravette’s walking/ bike trail. Sand Creek Engineering of Bentonville recommended that the bid be accepted and the contract awarded to 81 Construction Group Inc.

In other business, council members voted unanimously to pass an ordinance adopting and enacting a new code for the city of Gravette and a second ordinance establishing fees for services provided by all city departments. The fee structure will be listed in a separate section so that, when fees change, it will be necessary to change only that section and not have to enact a whole new ordinance.

Finance director Carl Rabey said there were no changes in the finances or the bond situation since the August 11 Committee of the Whole meeting. Full financial reports were available for council members to review.

At the conclusion of the meeting, city attorney David Bailey said that Gravette Day had been a big success and Mayor Kurt Maddox agreed that it had gone quite well.