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Argenta Booster August Meeting Report

Written by Scott Miller
Thursday, 07 August 2008
The Argenta Neighborhood Boosters met Thursday night August 7th at 1st Presbyterian Church in Argenta. There was approximately 15-20 people present including mayor candidiate Bubba Lloyd. The police and codes representatives were not present. Treasurer Sarah Kinser reported the Boosters had a bank balance of approximately $1300 and the Community Garden committee had a balance of about $1700. Richard Carroll, the Green Party candidiate for the AR State House District 39 seat spoke about issues in the District including education, jobs and public safety. Mr Carroll also took questions from the residents about TIFs, State historic tax credits, community redevelopment bonds and legislation procedures. After Mr. Carroll, Brian Cpnverse with Kharma Consulting spoke about the Argenta Wireless network in the neighborhood. Security was discussed as well as coverage area and system reliability. Several questions were asked about security and reliability The block party was also discussed and Scott Miller reported that the chariperson had conflicts and a new chairperson would be required. Scott reported he would be looking for a volunteer to chair the Block Party on October 18th. The neighborhood Yard Sale was discussed and most present wanted the yard sale pushed back to the Halloween weekend. The RV convention was also briefly discussed and Scott Miller indicated he would attempt to obtain a speaker for the next meetring who can update the neighborhood on the details, activities and what to expect during the RV convention weekend. Win the new iPhone from Apple! Enter Here 0 Comments Write comment You must be logged in to comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.