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According to reports from Wednesday’s meeting, the previous owners of Arkansas Midland Railroad did not get approval from Union Pacific to install the crossing of the intermodal access road, before authorizing the intermodal authority to build the road across the track at its current location and where to install the switch.

Railroad officials notified the contractor of the problem as the road was reaching the railroad right-of-way. That was the first time anyone local knew this was an issue.

The specific problem is that according to Union Pacific, the railroad track swith and the road crossing must be a specific distance away from each other.




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The city council budget/finance committee met, Tuesday night, with Mayor David Anderson in attendance. (more…)

After the presentation from The Call of Drew County, the Rotary club presented their organization with a check for $750, to help support their projects.

Craig O’Neill from channel 11 in Little Rock was in Monticello, Thursday, for a tour of the Miracle League. Board members Karen Connelley and Ronnie Williams were interviewed by O’Neill for last night’s KTHV 11 newscast.

During Williams interview, he describes the new playground that is planned near the Miracle League field.

The city parks commission, assisted by the Monticello Fire Dept. are doing a limited controlled burn at Western Pines Park, this morning.

Aside from getting rid of debris, this should also reduce pests, such as ticks, that are annoying too many residents that visit the parks.

Visitors to the area may want to wait a while before wearing white shoes for their next walk through the park.

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With the ending of school, comes the opening of the pool and splash pad.

The city pool at City Park is open, 7 days/week, starting today, from 1–6 pm.

The splash pad, located at Jordan Park, opens from 12:30 – 6:30 pm.

Enjoy!

Last Thursday, around 9 AM, an underground concrete wall collapsed, where 3 city employees were working in a “vault” on the Bowser master water meter, near the intersection of Bowser Road and Babin Drive.   (more…)

With only 6 days left to file as a non-partisan candidate for any city office, including mayor, alderman, attorney and clerk, everyone seems to be waiting til the last couple of days.

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Around midnight, Monday, a water main, betwee Patton St. and Barkada Road, gave way to pressure, creating an unusual site for anyone around.

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The City of Monticello is currently accepting applications for the seasonal position of Pool Manager.

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