Thursday passed with no referendum petitions delivered to Hot Springs City Hall, keeping water flowing for those hoping to connect to the city s regional water system.
The petition to put Hot Spring s water rate increase to a vote of the people continues to circulate despite the city s pledge to suspend new connections if the signatures are brought to City Hall.
HOT SPRINGS Hot Springs City Manager Bill Burrough offered to forgo the suspension of new utility connections if an organizer of the referendum petition on the city’s water rate increase destroyed signatures collected in support of the petition.
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A leader of the group gathering signatures in support of a referendum on the city of Hot Springs water rate increase said "hundreds" of people have signed the petition.