Weather delays fun park

By Staff, 05/14/19 2:31 PM

ROSSTON – As soon as the ground dries up, Twobo contractors of Hope will begin working on the foundation for Rosston’s fun park.

Dale Quarles, Rosston’s mayor, said the contract has been signed, but it’s been too wet to do much of anything where the playground’s concerned. He said this at the May meeting of the Rosston City Council Monday night.

He told the council the city’s applied for Act 833 money, which is designated solely for use by the Rosston Volunteer Fire Department for equipment.

He said information from the Arkansas Municipal League helped with the application for street aid, with the top priority to be School Street by the Nevada School. Now, he told the council, all the city can do is wait and see if the application is approved.

Local resident Linda Mullins thanked the panel for the cookout the city did for the Blue Jay basketball team recently. The Jays finished second in the state. She said everyone had a good time.

She told the council she and Quarles talked about establishing a scholarship for a Nevada student, adding most scholarships require community service and this would be a way to get young people more involved in the community.

Quarles said the idea is to get the attention of the area’s young people and get them interested in the community. This, he added, would show them leadership and respect, while giving them a chance to voice their ideas about what could be improved in Rosston as well.

Rosston will be applying for a grant to make improvements to City Hall. Quarles said a 90-10 grant of $50,000 would allow the community to expand city hall, add a new office and improve the looks of the exterior. The city’s portion of the grant would be $5,000.

He talked to the council about members going to the 2020 AML meeting in Little Rock, saying the city could save money by registering early. The meeting will be in mid-January. He said it would be a good learning experience for those who go as they’ll learn more about city government and how it works, which will make them more effective as councilmen. The city’s recorder and treasurer will also be going, along with Quarles and two members of the council.