Contact: NR 20-006 Danny Straessle/Krista Sides January 6, 2020

Arkansas Highway Commission Schedules Series of Regional Public Meetings to Educate Public on Funding Option

LITTLE ROCK (1-6) – The Arkansas Highway Commission has scheduled a series of regional public meetings in the first quarter of 2020. The purpose of these meetings is to educate and inform the public while soliciting input regarding proposed projects that could be funded by a continuation of the temporary half-cent sales tax. A total of 12 meetings have been scheduled, the earliest of which will be held January 21 in Monticello. Other meetings are planned in West Memphis, Harrison, Texarkana, Mena, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Maumelle, Springdale, Batesville, Jonesboro and El Dorado (see attached for specific dates and locations). These meetings will consist of an open house session where attendees can view displays and visit with Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) staff. This will be followed by a brief formal presentation on the current funding and condition of the Arkansas Highway System as well as the impact that continuation of the half-cent sales tax would have in funding system preservation and new capital projects moving forward. In early 2019, Governor Hutchinson announced his highway funding legislative package that resulted in Act 416 and a proposed Constitutional Amendment, House Joint Resolution 1018. Act 416 provides revenue from motor fuel taxes, electric and hybrid vehicle registration fees, and casinos resulting in an estimated $95 Million in new funding to ARDOT. If the constitutional amendment is approved by voters, it will provide an additional estimated $205 Million annually to ARDOT and an estimated $43 million each to cities and counties. Citizens with an interest in learning more about the Governor’s proposed highway program are encouraged to attend one of these 12 regional public meetings. Each of the meetings will be identical in format and presentation material. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions directly to the Commission and ARDOT Director Scott E. Bennett, P.E.

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2020 REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETINGS

JONESBORO

FAYETTEVILLE

PINEBLUFF

Bella Vista

PARAGOULD

SEARCY

Highfill

Gilmore

Keo

Beebe

Tull

FORTSMITH

CONWAY

Rogers

Springdale

TEXARKANA

North Little Rock

BENTON

Cabot

HOT SPRINGS

MARION

Bryant

BENTONVILLE

RUSSELLVILLE

Jacksonville

Hot Springs Village

WestMemphis

Sherwood

CAMDEN

HOPE

BLYTHEVILLE

CLINTON

Tontitown

CLARKSVILLE

FORRESTCITY

EL DORADO

VAN BUREN

NEWPORT

East End

Goshen

Barling

Pottsville

MAGNOLIA

Fairfield Bay

Lowell

WALNUTRIDGE

Diaz

WYNNE

SHERIDAN

Maumelle

OZARK

Guy

HARRISON

Cherokee Village

BATESVILLE

MENA

Centerton

Hoxie

Grannis

South Bend

Alma

Clarkedale

MALVERN

Highland

OSCEOLA

Vilonia

WARREN

Oxford

GREENWOOD

Horseshoe Bend

PARIS

Atkins

Ward

MORRILTON

Glenwood

Cedarville

Holland

Mulberry

Farmington

Hardy

FORDYCE

Etowah

ASHDOWN

STUTTGART

PRESCOTT

Turrell

Siloam Springs

Kibler

MOUNTAINHOME

Bay

MELBOURNE

Greenbrier

Gatew ay

Brinkley

Pea Ridge

PIGGOTT

Lamar

HELENA-WEST HELENA

Crossett

LONOKE

WhiteHall

WALDRON

ASH FLAT

POCAHONTAS

HEBERSPRINGS

LittleFlock

Monette

Gentry

Rose Bud

Lavaca

Carlisle

DE QUEEN

Elkins

BERRYVILLE

PrairieGrove

ARKADELPHIA

Earle

Haskell

NASHVILLE

Greers Ferry

RISON

Decatur

Dyer

Chidester

Trumann

Rosston

Amity

Hazen

DANVILLE

STARCITY

Traskwood

Ola

Cave Springs

Manila

Holiday Island

MOUNTAINVIEW

Dover

CORNING

Lake View

Salesville

Enola

Marked Tree

Ozark Acres

EUREKASPRINGS

Midway

Lafe

Bull Shoals

Gravette

Bald Knob

Dumas

Cushman

Branch

Johnson

Eudora

PERRYVILLE

London

Corinth

Stamps

Calico Rock

DE WITT

Smackover

HUNTSVILLE

Mayflower

Parkin

Bauxite

SALEM

Lincoln

Lynn

Lost Bridge Village

Cotter

MARIANNA

HAMBURG

Garfield

Bodcaw

Gassville

Twin Groves

BOONEVILLECaldwell

Rockport

Concord

HAMPTON

CHARLESTON

DARDANELLE

Waldo

Altus

West Fork

Redfield

Shirley

Vandervoort

Gurdon

Coal Hill

Oppelo

Knoxville

Hector

Wheatley

Wooster

Greenland

Bonanza

Judsonia

Cove

Ben Lomond

Wickes

Palestine

NorforkYELLVILLEElm Springs

Colt

Grady

Sidney

Hughes

Lockesburg

Avo ca

Madison

Black Rock

Prairie Creek

Stephens

Reader

Viola

Menifee

MARSHALL

MURFREESBORO

Bono

Franklin

CaveCity

Flippin

DES ARC

Oak Grove

Gould

Edmondson

Fifty-Six

Daisy

Jennette

AUGUSTA

Caraway

Caddo Valley

Wilmot

Diamondhead

LAKE CITY

Ratcliff

BluffCity

Briarcliff

Pindall

Tuckerman

Fountain Lake

Strong

Pyatt

Horatio

Kensett

Subiaco

Mansfield

McCrory

Norphlet

England

Foreman

Mount Pleasant

Ravenden

Cale

Dell

Wiederkehr Village

Fouke

HARRISBURG

Quitman

Austin

Wilmar

LEWISVILLE

Altheimer

Winslow

Hartford Casa

Alexander

Thornton

Pineville

Portia

Newark

Strawberry Gosnell

Emmet

Diamond City

Belleville

Leachville

Weiner

Tyronza

Bearden

Brookland

Central City

Marvell

LAKEVILLAGE

Rector

Moro

Shannon Hills

Lepanto

Alpena

Calion

Hartman

Wrightsville

Hackett

Damascus

McNeil

Magazine

Green Forest

Junction City

Blevins

Wilton

Hatfield

Perla

Coy

Willisville

Zinc

Oak Grove

Heights

Wilson

Reyno

MOUNT IDA

Bethel Heights

CLARENDON

Dyess

Prattsville

Gillett

Rondo

Felsenthal

Oden

Taylor

Summit

Plainview

OKean

Adona

Bergman

Norman

Imboden

Buckner

Huttig

Biscoe

Big Flat

Perrytown

Biggers

Denning

Sparkman

Luxora

Humphrey

Mineral Springs

Maynard

Leola

Caulksville

Tollette

Portland

Houston

Garner

Leslie

Mountain Pine

Bradley

Patterson

Gillham

Winthrop

Parkdale

Evening Shade

Lakeview

Emerson

Bigelow

Datto

Kingsland

Garland

Beedeville

Perry

Moorefield

Mountainburg

Carthage

Delaplaine

St. Joe

Hermitage

CampbellStation

Bradford

Okolona

Higginson

Marmaduke

Guion

SulphurRock

Hunter

Holly Grove

Washington

Burdette

DE VALLSBLUFF

Lexa

St. Charles

Fargo

Cotton Plant

Elaine

Morrison Bluff

Harrell

Mammoth Spring

Grubbs

Delight

McCaskill

Blue Mountain

JASPER

Western Grove

Mount Vernon

Alicia

Widener

McRae

Minturn

Swifton

Peach Orchard

Friendship

Bellefonte

Antoine

Smithville

Ravenden Springs

Sulphur Springs

Ozan

Magness

Havana

Lead Hill

Ulm

Tinsman

Knobel

Everton

Huntington

Banks

St. Paul

Chester

Ogden

Pangburn

Keiser

Egypt

Cherry Valley

Donaldson

Letona

Omaha

Almyra

Cash

Gilbert

Pleasant Plains

Sedgwick

Poyen

Lonsdale

Griffithville

East Camden

Aubrey

Hickory Ridge

McNab

Joiner

Fountain Hill

Roe

Midland

Williford

West Point

BlackOak

Jericho

Tupelo

Montrose

Pollard

Fisher

Victoria

McDougal

Crawfordsville

Hindsville

Sunset

College City

ARKANSASCITY

Valley Springs

Weldon

Haynes

St. Francis

Humnoke

Louann

Fulton

Gum Springs

Allport

Wabbaseka

Jacksonport

Russell

Nimmons

Watson

Black Springs

Success

Greenway

Marie

Fourche

Georgetown

Birdsong

Oil Trough

Sherrill

Powhatan

La Grange

Patmos

Dierks

Jerome

Rudy

Summers

Waldenburg

South Lead Hill

Horseshoe Lake

Mitchellville

Blue Eye

Cane Hill

Anthonyville

Oakhaven

Evansville

Salem Springs

Cincinnatti

Morrow

Dutch Mills

MagnetCove

Litteral

DurhamSulphur

City

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LITTLEROCK

MONTICELLO

McGehee

Dermott

Southside

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1. Monticello . . . . . . . . . . January 21 2. West Memphis . . . . . . . January 23 3. Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . January 28 4. Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . January 30 5. Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 11 6. Fort Smith . . . . . . . . . . February 13 7. Hot Springs . . . . . . . . . February 20 8. Maumelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 9 9. Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 1010. Batesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 1211. Jonesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . March 3112. El Dorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 2

2020 REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETINGSIN ORDER BY DATE

2020 REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETINGS

JONESBORO

FAYETTEVILLE

PINEBLUFF

Bella Vista

PARAGOULD

SEARCY

Highfill

Gilmore

Keo

Beebe

Tull

FORTSMITH

CONWAY

Rogers

Springdale

TEXARKANA

North Little Rock

BENTON

Cabot

HOT SPRINGS

MARION

Bryant

BENTONVILLE

RUSSELLVILLE

Jacksonville

Hot Springs Village

WestMemphis

Sherwood

CAMDEN

HOPE

BLYTHEVILLE

CLINTON

Tontitown

CLARKSVILLE

FORRESTCITY

EL DORADO

VAN BUREN

NEWPORT

East End

Goshen

Barling

Pottsville

MAGNOLIA

Fairfield Bay

Lowell

WALNUTRIDGE

Diaz

WYNNE

SHERIDAN

Maumelle

OZARK

Guy

HARRISON

Cherokee Village

BATESVILLE

MENA

Centerton

Hoxie

Grannis

South Bend

Alma

Clarkedale

MALVERN

Highland

OSCEOLA

Vilonia

WARREN

Oxford

GREENWOOD

Horseshoe Bend

PARIS

Atkins

Ward

MORRILTON

Glenwood

Cedarville

Holland

Mulberry

Farmington

Hardy

FORDYCE

Etowah

ASHDOWN

STUTTGART

PRESCOTT

Turrell

Siloam Springs

Kibler

MOUNTAINHOME

Bay

MELBOURNE

Greenbrier

Gatew ay

Brinkley

Pea Ridge

PIGGOTT

Lamar

HELENA-WEST HELENA

Crossett

LONOKE

WhiteHall

WALDRON

ASH FLAT

POCAHONTAS

HEBERSPRINGS

LittleFlock

Monette

Gentry

Rose Bud

Lavaca

Carlisle

DE QUEEN

Elkins

BERRYVILLE

PrairieGrove

ARKADELPHIA

Earle

Haskell

NASHVILLE

Greers Ferry

RISON

Decatur

Dyer

Chidester

Trumann

Rosston

Amity

Hazen

DANVILLE

STARCITY

Traskwood

Ola

Cave Springs

Manila

Holiday Island

MOUNTAINVIEW

Dover

CORNING

Lake View

Salesville

Enola

Marked Tree

Ozark Acres

EUREKASPRINGS

Midway

Lafe

Bull Shoals

Gravette

Bald Knob

Dumas

Cushman

Branch

Johnson

Eudora

PERRYVILLE

London

Corinth

Stamps

Calico Rock

DE WITT

Smackover

HUNTSVILLE

Mayflower

Parkin

Bauxite

SALEM

Lincoln

Lynn

Lost Bridge Village

Cotter

MARIANNA

HAMBURG

Garfield

Bodcaw

Gassville

Twin Groves

BOONEVILLECaldwell

Rockport

Concord

HAMPTON

CHARLESTON

DARDANELLE

Waldo

Altus

West Fork

Redfield

Shirley

Vandervoort

Gurdon

Coal Hill

Oppelo

Knoxville

Hector

Wheatley

Wooster

Greenland

Bonanza

Judsonia

Cove

Ben Lomond

Wickes

Palestine

NorforkYELLVILLEElm Springs

Colt

Grady

Sidney

Hughes

Lockesburg

Avo ca

Madison

Black Rock

Prairie Creek

Stephens

Reader

Viola

Menifee

MARSHALL

MURFREESBORO

Bono

Franklin

CaveCity

Flippin

DES ARC

Oak Grove

Gould

Edmondson

Fifty-Six

Daisy

Jennette

AUGUSTA

Caraway

Caddo Valley

Wilmot

Diamondhead

LAKE CITY

Ratcliff

BluffCity

Briarcliff

Pindall

Tuckerman

Fountain Lake

Strong

Pyatt

Horatio

Kensett

Subiaco

Mansfield

McCrory

Norphlet

England

Foreman

Mount Pleasant

Ravenden

Cale

Dell

Wiederkehr Village

Fouke

HARRISBURG

Quitman

Austin

Wilmar

LEWISVILLE

Altheimer

Winslow

Hartford Casa

Alexander

Thornton

Pineville

Portia

Newark

Strawberry Gosnell

Emmet

Diamond City

Belleville

Leachville

Weiner

Tyronza

Bearden

Brookland

Central City

Marvell

LAKEVILLAGE

Rector

Moro

Shannon Hills

Lepanto

Alpena

Calion

Hartman

Wrightsville

Hackett

Damascus

McNeil

Magazine

Green Forest

Junction City

Blevins

Wilton

Hatfield

Perla

Coy

Willisville

Zinc

Oak Grove

Heights

Wilson

Reyno

MOUNT IDA

Bethel Heights

CLARENDON

Dyess

Prattsville

Gillett

Rondo

Felsenthal

Oden

Taylor

Summit

Plainview

OKean

Adona

Bergman

Norman

Imboden

Buckner

Huttig

Biscoe

Big Flat

Perrytown

Biggers

Denning

Sparkman

Luxora

Humphrey

Mineral Springs

Maynard

Leola

Caulksville

Tollette

Portland

Houston

Garner

Leslie

Mountain Pine

Bradley

Patterson

Gillham

Winthrop

Parkdale

Evening Shade

Lakeview

Emerson

Bigelow

Datto

Kingsland

Garland

Beedeville

Perry

Moorefield

Mountainburg

Carthage

Delaplaine

St. Joe

Hermitage

CampbellStation

Bradford

Okolona

Higginson

Marmaduke

Guion

SulphurRock

Hunter

Holly Grove

Washington

Burdette

DE VALLSBLUFF

Lexa

St. Charles

Fargo

Cotton Plant

Elaine

Morrison Bluff

Harrell

Mammoth Spring

Grubbs

Delight

McCaskill

Blue Mountain

JASPER

Western Grove

Mount Vernon

Alicia

Widener

McRae

Minturn

Swifton

Peach Orchard

Friendship

Bellefonte

Antoine

Smithville

Ravenden Springs

Sulphur Springs

Ozan

Magness

Havana

Lead Hill

Ulm

Tinsman

Knobel

Everton

Huntington

Banks

St. Paul

Chester

Ogden

Pangburn

Keiser

Egypt

Cherry Valley

Donaldson

Letona

Omaha

Almyra

Cash

Gilbert

Pleasant Plains

Sedgwick

Poyen

Lonsdale

Griffithville

East Camden

Aubrey

Hickory Ridge

McNab

Joiner

Fountain Hill

Roe

Midland

Williford

West Point

BlackOak

Jericho

Tupelo

Montrose

Pollard

Fisher

Victoria

McDougal

Crawfordsville

Hindsville

Sunset

College City

ARKANSASCITY

Valley Springs

Weldon

Haynes

St. Francis

Humnoke

Louann

Fulton

Gum Springs

Allport

Wabbaseka

Jacksonport

Russell

Nimmons

Watson

Black Springs

Success

Greenway

Marie

Fourche

Georgetown

Birdsong

Oil Trough

Sherrill

Powhatan

La Grange

Patmos

Dierks

Jerome

Rudy

Summers

Waldenburg

South Lead Hill

Horseshoe Lake

Mitchellville

Blue Eye

Cane Hill

Anthonyville

Oakhaven

Evansville

Salem Springs

Cincinnatti

Morrow

Dutch Mills

MagnetCove

Litteral

DurhamSulphur

City

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LITTLEROCK

MONTICELLO

McGehee

Dermott

Southside

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91. MONTICELLO Tuesday, January 21st, 5:30 P.M. UAM Fine Arts Center 371 University Drive Monticello, AR 71655

2. WEST MEMPHIS Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30 P.M. The Academies of West Memphis – Performing Arts Center 501 W. Broadway West Memphis, AR 72301

3. HARRISON Tuesday, January 28th, 5:30 P.M. Harrison High School – Performing Arts Center 925 Goblin Drive Harrison, AR 72601

4. TEXARKANA Thursday, January 30th, 5:30 P.M. Trinity Baptist Church 3115 Trinity Boulevard Texarkana, AR 71854

5. MENA Tuesday, February 11th, 5:30 P.M. U of A Rich Mountain – Ouachita Center 1100 College Drive Mena, AR 71953

6. FORT SMITH Thursday, February 13th, 5:30 P.M. The Blue Lion 101 N. 2nd Street Fort Smith, AR 72901

7. HOT SPRINGS Thursday, February 20th, 5:30 P.M. Crossgate Church 3100 E. Grand Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901

8. MAUMELLE Monday, March 9th, 5:30 P.M. Jess Odom Community Center - Gymnasium 1100 Edgewood Drive Maumelle, AR 72113

9. SPRINGDALE Tuesday, March 10th, 5:30 P.M. The Jones Center 922 E. Emma Avenue Springdale, AR 72764

10. BATESVILLE Thursday, March 12th, 5:30 P.M. UACCB – Independence Hall 2005 White Drive Batesville, AR 72501

11. JONESBORO Tuesday, March 31st, 5:30 P.M. ASU – 1st National Bank Arena - Auditorium 217 Olympic Drive Jonesboro, AR 72401

12. EL DORADO Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30 P.M. El Dorado Municipal Auditorium 100 W. 8th Street El Dorado, AR 71730