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Still No Public Parking Signs
In an effort to bring to light once again issues that seem to continue to plague our small City, here we have another simple issue that has no logical explanation. Over more than a year ago in a City Council meeting it was announced about the placement of the wonderful new POST for the parking lots. You can read that story from over a year ago HERE. At the time, it was stated that current A&P funding was not available to cover the cost of the actual PARKING SIGNS to go on them.
HOW LONG FOR A&P TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT?
City Hall, Please Give Us Our Historic Gym Back!
The Old Historic Hardy Gym ain’t what it should be, at the moment. Why, because currently it is being used as the temporary home of CITY HALL. Why is this you ask, we also would like to know, especially since City Hall did NOT have any water damage from the April 25, 2011 floods that caused them to evacuate it. You would think that after the waters receded they would have happily moved back into the building.
Response To Hardy City Council Cruise Show Issues
To the Editor of the Villager Journal in response to the June 23 article written by Tammy Curtis in regards to ‘Hardy City Council Cruise Show Issues’. The Article states that there were ‘problems encountered during the Car Cruise’ and that those problems stemmed from a ‘discord’ between the Hardy Merchants and the city. This is not a true statement. If there is any discord between the Merchants and the City, it has nothing to do with the Car Cruise and is strictly between the individual merchant and the city.
Watching The River – River Gauge Stations
With the many recent floods over the last few years, it is very important to keep abreast of the Spring River water levels, especially during heavy storms. Our Spring River can rise to flood stage and fall back below literally in a days time.
The importance of an early warning monitoring system is a prudent investment in the community. One of the outstanding questions with regards to the last three added gauging stations was who would cover the cost to maintain them after the initial Dec 31, 2011 covered funding ran out.
Cash Prizes For Yard Of The Month In Hardy
According to our Mayor, the City Of Hardy has started up a new “YARD OF THE MONTH” program that will start in May and run through Oct of 2011. If you or someone you know has a beautiful yard that is worth being nominated, then be sure to go by City Hall and pick up a form to make that nomination. Who knows, your yard could win the $25 cash prize. Anyone can nominate any yard even your own as long as the property is within the city limits of Hardy, Ar.
Mayor Of Hardy Post New Official Email
It has been months since the announcement, however we are pleased to announce to those who are interested that the Mayor Of Hardy has announced the new “Official” email address for contacting her. We actually wished that CITY OF HARDY would have some official email address too. Hopefully in the near future.
Contact the Mayor- Nina A. Thornton Mayor of Hardy P.O. Box 5, Hardy AR 72542
Phone Hardy City Hall @ 870-856-3811
Office located at 124 Woodland Hills Road
Email: mayorofhardy@centurytel.net
City Hall hours are 7:30 am til 4:00 pm weekdays. Closed for lunch 11:30-12:30.
Public Schools May Be Starting Sooner Effecting Tourism
LITTLE ROCK – The House on Wednesday voted 80-15 to approve a bill to give school districts flexibility on when to begin the school year.
HB 1099 by Rep. Homer Lenderman, D-Brookland, would allow public schools to start on or after the Monday of the week in which Aug. 19 falls. State law now requires schools to start no earlier than Aug. 19.
Rep. Kelley Linck, R-Flippin, spoke against the bill, saying it would shorten the summer break and hurt businesses that depend on summer tourism.
Shop Hardy Arkansas – Online!
In today’s tough economy small town business owners are constantly looking for creative and affordable ways to find buyers for their products and services. With Hardy, Ar. having a population just under 800 it is that much more difficult to run a profitable business.
Many of the Main Street area merchants are geared toward our tourist and travelers just taking time to pause in Hardy. But does that mean you can only make sales when your doors are open? We here at the Main Street Hardy Online website think not!
FOHA Request Starting To Happen!
When you wish for something long enough and hard enough they sometimes really do come true! When you stand strong and persist even when you feel alone, things still can come true too!
With that said, Friends Of Hardy Arkansas (FOHA) is excited and happy to report that our Mayor and the City appear to actually be listening and responding to what the people want. Has it been the smoothest and easiest road? Not exactly, but sometimes you do what you have to do to try to get things done. We only hope that in the future a better open communication can be achieved between not only FOHA but the business community, citizens and city hall too!
Hardy Merchants Must Come Together
It is time to finally realize that the business community in Hardy is in desperate times. With this said, it is important that the businesses COME TOGETHER as a group and become a united organization, if not - then you may continue to see a decline in business and tourism in our area. The Mayor in an email over a year ago to one of this websites founders stated that “she felt she was doing her part by ensuring that the basic needs of our city were being properly provided.”I am criticized and accused of “not Liking someone” or “picking on them” when all I want is some action for the money we pay Main Street. No more than I would expect from any business that I pay money to. -Mayor Thornton
The City of Hardy pays them to do a job and if you will read their mission you will see that it is what they are all about. Economic dev, etc for downtown areas. – Mayor Thornton
You have all the amenities that a city needs, water, sewer, trash, streets, none of those are failing and I am in charge of those so what needs to be done? I challenge you to start a merchants association and to keep it running more than a year. -Mayor Thornton
This is even more important because the Main Street Of Hardy, Inc. program’s 2011 budget was once again cut by the City! Remember, our area also has an A&P committee. The business leaders of the community, must come together and present a thought out marketing plan to the A&P Committee, a plan that will work for the purpose that A&P was established for – ATTRACT TOURISM to our area. If we do not attend meetings and get heard by them, they will continue to spend in ways that we believe have not been successful. Currently, there is no marketing plan for the City of Hardy, but there is plenty of money to create one.
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