Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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The Berryville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to an ordinance modifying and updating the citys existing ordinance regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
The measure, which was first proposed late last year, came up after the city received word from the states Alcoholic Beverage Control board that its current regulations were missing a key phrase relating to the sale of spiritous beverages.
In addition to updating the phrasing, the amended ordinance will also include a number of changes, namely restricting city officials both elected and employed from acting in any capacity other than providing informational aid or assistance to a business seeking a liquor license; setting the hours for sale of such beverages to 7 a.m. through 11 p.m. on Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. through midnight on Saturdays; and imposing a 3 percent supplemental sales tax on the sale of such beverages
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney delivers his annual State of the City address during a meeting of the Berryville City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Berryville Community Center.
Robert Cox / Carroll County News
Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney delivered his annual State of the City address during last weeks city council meeting, touching on a variety of topics from various planned city projects to economic development, along with the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 was a year unlike any other in my lifetime, McKinney said in his opening remarks during the Feb. 2 meeting at the Berryville Community Center. The pandemic that has not only affected life in Berryville but also the world is something that will remain as a life-long memory for all who have lived with it over the last year. I would like to say our country met this challenge with a united front like we have during so many other troubled times in our past, but that would not be true. I neve
The Berryville City Council approved the citys 2021 budget resolution at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and also got some good financial news from Mayor Tim McKinney.
McKinney told the council that the city has been approved to receive two separate grants, one for $242,000 and the other for $100,000.
The $100,000 grant, from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, will be used to build a trail from the Berryville Community Center to the historic Berry Spring, which is being restored by the city.
The larger grant, which was awarded by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, will be used for playground equipment at the citys new soccer fields as well as adding some sidewalks and parking places to make the facility compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Berryville public works employee Kelly Disheroon closes a just-installed temporary gate at the entrance to the citys new industrial park.
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By Scott Loftis
The City of Berryvilles proposed 2021 budget includes projected revenue of $14.6 million, with projected appropriations of almost $14.3 million.
Although the final budget proposal wasnt completed until later in the week, mayor Tim McKinney discussed the proposal briefly at a Berryville City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The proposal includes cost-of-living raises of 1.5 percent along with a 1 percent increase in retirement benefits paid by the city for non-uniform employees. Because police officers are in a state retirement system, theyll receive a 2.5 percent salary increase.