Representatives from the Arkansas Black Mayors Association and Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington were taken to task over persistent flooding problems and whether Pine Bluff could lose federal funding if the city decides to pursue completion of watershed projects on its own.
The Arkansas Black Mayors Association will host a community meeting to gain feedback from local residents about upcoming watershed improvements in nine geographical areas that are part of Pine Bluff: Bayou Bartholomew Headwaters, Caney Creek-Caney Bayou, Caney Creek-Arkansas River, Plum Bayou-Arkansas River, Cousart Bayou Headwaters-Lake Alice, Imbeau Bayou, Nevins Creek, Upper Deep Bayou and Boggy Bayou-Bayou Bartholomew.
A special called Pine Bluff City Council meeting failed to establish a quorum Thursday, leaving city officials unable to agree to receiving federal funds through the Arkansas Black Mayors Association for a watershed project.
LITTLE ROCK A joint venture between EJES Inc. of Dallas and FTN Associates of Little Rock will lead the engineering of nine watershed projects in Pine Bluff.
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