By: Sam Jordan
(MENA) Mena City Council met Tuesday night at City Hall and approved several appointments to various boards.
Lynn Ashley, Vicki Agee and Tiffany Lane, were appointed to the Mena Depot Commission.
Phillip Wilson and Duane Corcoran were re-appointed to the Mena Airport Commission.
City Council rejected a lone bid for just over $51,000 to construct a new office and restroom building at the Mena Animal Control facility. City officials stated that the bid was nearly double of what was anticipated or budgeted for the project.
Mayor Smith was authorized to place the oil storage tanks on Miller Street up for sale. The tanks are no longer being utilized by the city and council would like to part with them as soon as possible.
After a lengthy process of an ordinance being passed that allows for a member of the Mena Advertising and Promotions Commission to conduct business with the city; council approved a resolution to purchase two Zero Turn Mowers from Tim’s Yamaha in Mena. The owner of the dealership is A & P Commission member, Tim Kaiser. According to Arkansas Codes, Kaiser or any other member of a local commission would be prohibited from conducting business with the City, due to a conflict of interest.
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