Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Eureka Springs City Council is showing support for a proposal to add sidewalks and bike paths to Pivot Rock Road and East Mountain Street.
On Monday night, council member LauraJo Smole presented the proposal. Smole suggested appointing a committee including planning commission members to conduct a feasibility study. From there, Smole said, the committee would present its findings to the council. Smole also suggested including a representative from the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission on the committee. There s possibilities that they have some monies we might be able to access, Smole said.
Mayor Butch Berry said the CAPC can t spend money on bikes and paths. Smole asked if it would be OK if the paths connected the hotels and restaurants and Berry said no.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Editors Note: This is the second in a series of reports about the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission. Emails quoted in this report have not been edited for punctuation or spelling.
The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission considered a motion to vacate the seat held by Greg Moon at its Jan. 27 meeting. Although then-commission chair Carol Wright declared the seat vacant after a roll call vote on the motion, she never actually voted yes or no. That left the vote count at 3-2-1 in favor of vacating the seat and left Moons status on the commission in question.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission isnt currently hiring a special events coordinator.
At the commissions regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, a discussion about the 2021 budget ended with a motion to wait to hire a special events coordinator and to form a committee to address special events in the meantime. Commissioner Melissa Greene kicked off the discussion about the budget, saying the commission shouldnt have approved its 2021 budget in November 2020.
Tracy Johnson
I dont think anybody did it maliciously. I dont think presenting it was a bad thing, Greene said. It just should have waited to be approved.
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Dec. 2019
Nov. 2020
Dec. 2020
Jan. 13, 2021
• CAPC plans a special meeting to address the position
Jan. 20, 2021
• CAPC votes to pay Johnson a contract rate from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31
Interim director Gina Rambo said she believed Johnson was transitioning from contract to full-time work, something the commission continues to debate. The commission agreed to hold a special meeting on Jan. 20 to discuss the events coordinator and Auditorium manager position, where Johnson s pay was a hot topic.
Jan. 20 meeting
The commission s Jan. 20 special meeting kicked off with commissioner Harry Meyer asking for someone to fill him in on what was happening. Along with commissioner Melissa Greene, Meyer was recently appointed to the commission by the Eureka Springs City Council for a one-year term. Commissioner James DeVito described how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the city, saying everything shut down in March 2020.