MAIN STREET HARDY

Archive for February, 2010

The Feb. 16, 2010 meeting was almost the final stand for Main Street Of Hardy, Inc. (Main Street). In a last ditch effort it appears that the official Main Street Organization will not desolve as had been discussed in prior City Council meetings, but instead will work on restructuring itself and getting a new focus on its objectives plus strive for new supporters to continues its purpose.

The city council approved its $6,000 payment to the Main Street Of Hardy, Inc.  for the 2010 fiscal year. This funding  which is a reduction from prior years due to budget restraints. This had also  been a major part of the concerns that Main Street had in being able to continue its operation.

Everyone agrees that Hardy’s Main Street area needs the representation and support that the Main Street Of Hardy, Inc. offers to the historic area and the community of Hardy!

City council spoke up in favor of Main Street and agreed that they needed to bring to the next meeting a signed contract to enter into a agreement with the City as required by law.

Note:  The Hardy Advertising and Promotions committee meets monthly at 5:35 p.m. , normally at Hardy City Hall break room, unless prior arrangements are announced for an alternate meeting location.

HARDY — Sharp County residents may decide if a proposed $30 million project to run natural gas lines throughout the county will be built.

Home and business owners are being asked for a $100 deposit to give officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture an idea of how widely natural gas is wanted in the county, County Judge Larry Brown said.

“I hope we get a big response,” Brown said. “It could help spur economic growth down the road.”

The deposits are refundable if the lines are not built, officials said. Water companies in Hardy, Highland, Ash Flat, Cherokee Village, Evening Shade, Sidney, Strawberry and other towns are sending customers information about how to sign up for natural gas service. Read the rest of this entry »

Hardy finally receives a long talked about weather station and camera for our area.

In the past the closest weather observations were from Mountain Home.  This new weather station will provide the  residents in hardy with current temperature, wind speed and direction, how much rain has fallen. A&P is the first organization to sponsor a SkyCAM and are very proud of their new camera; it joins Arkansas Methodist Center in Paragould and ASU’s stadium cam.

Mayor Nina Thornton hopes that this new weather station will bring more people to their town. “It has so many great benefits for the community,” Thornton said.

Thornton said, “I think that this will bring tourism, more tourists people to come to our city. I think that people don’t really know exactly what we have to offer and they’re going to be able to see it live 24/7 now.

The weather station is sponsored by the Advertising and Promotions Committee of Hardy which sponsrs many exciting events and promotions for our area. The new weather station will allow the Region 8 StormTEAM to see what’s happening across the area and keep the area residents better informed.

Skycam purchased by the Hardy Advertising and Promotions Commission. Cutting the ribbon is Hardy Mayor Nina Thornton. From left are KAIT?account executive Howell Westbrook, March Herring, Margaret Harness, Sunni Cooper, Sherri Groves, meteorologists Justin Logan, Ryan Vaughn, Sarah Tipton and KAIT?Vice President and General Manager Tim Ingram.

Hardy Police Chief Ernie Rose announced that no foul play was expected in the Feb. 2 death of Hardy resident Charles Hall.

The City Council met on Feb. 2, 2010 for it’s regular by monthly meeting. First, a time for discussion of the liquor issue was on the agenda, as it will be every month until the election. This time is set aside at each meeting to allow both the public and council to offer considerations on ways to address the issue if it were to pass, making Sharp County a wet county in November. Mayor Thornton said one of the suggestions could be to add a supplemental tax on alcoholic beverages sold within the city limits of Hardy. She said this tax would also help generate revenue for the city and could be used in the event another police officer might be required.

Alderman Bob Gilliland suggested looking up old ordinances that might have been in effect from when the city used to be wet and repealing them and creating a new ordinance. Other options the city has discussed in the past include making the city of Hardy dry and creating laws banning alcohol in parks and public areas in the city. Gilliland said the city might consider creating ordinances governing the types of businesses allowed within the city limits. All these are just considerations and no items have been voted on. Thornton leaves this time slot in each meeting open for discussion and considerations. Read the rest of this entry »