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Four Year Road Improvement Plan 2011 thru 2014 2011 thru 2013 2014 Total Tons of Gravel 472,042 130,000 est 602,042 Miles of 4” gravel/ Drainage Improvements 161.4 32.6 193.8 Asphalt overlay 43.2 18.6 61.8 Chip and Seal overlay 46.0 4.5 50.5 New Chip & Seal 12.0 14.3 26.3 Total Improved Miles 262.6 70.0 332.6
Bridges completed 2014 Lynn Creek Bridge (State Aid) Rockhouse Road Bridge (50% Hazard Mitigation) Plant Church Road (low water crossing totally rebuilt) Post Office Road (low water crossing top re-poured)
Long Term Annual Goals 1. Spread 125,000 tons of gravel. 2. Replace or repair 3 – 4 bridges. 3. Add 15 or more miles of Chip & Seal 2015 Plans – 80 Miles of Road Improvement
2015 Gravel Merryman Road 1.8 Grassy Hollow Road 4.0 Eric Lane (done) Essie Lane (done) Cave Road (done) Hape (done) Post Office 1.0 (done) Oyler Road 4.0 (done) Bennet Mtn, Rd. 1.0 Rabbit Ridge 3.0
2015 Gravel cont. Scratch Gravel 1.5 Long Branch/Carl 2.0 Round Spring Road 7.0 New Haven Harmony Mtn. Rd. Charity Road Holly Leaf Road Possum Walk Road 2.5 Crowell Mtn. Rd. 5.0 Brock Road 4.0
2015 Gravel cont. Chimes 4.0 Bald Mtn. 2.0 Lute Mountain (side roads) 3.0 Porter Coyote Canyon Parkstone Lollipop Total 45.8 miles
2015 CHIP & SEAL - 2X NEW ROADS East Mountain 1.5 Lo-Gap Road (Alread side) 2.5 Black Hill (Hwy 356) 4.0 Cadron Creek Road 1.0 Lute Mountain 3.0 Total 12.0 miles
2015 CHIP & SEAL OVERLAY Ranch Road 1.5 French Road 1.0 Scratch Gravel (Gas Co.) 3.0 Barren Road (Gas Co.) 2.5 Barrens Loop (Gas Co.) 2.0 Total 10.0 miles
2015 ASPHALT OVERLAY Post Oak (Gas Co. & Contractor) 4.5 Brickey (County) 1.6 Banner Mountain (County) .8 Total 6.9 Miles
2016 Gravel Dabney 5.0 Watergate (side roads) 5.0 Stuart Road 1.5 Steel Road 2.0 Oaktree Road 2.0 Sawmill Road 2.5 Fairbanks Road 3.0 Banner Loop/Orchard Road 3.0 Graddy Road 1.0
2016 Gravel cont. Cut-off Road 1.5 Queen Simmons 1.5 Peyton Creek Mtn. Rd 2.0 Happy Road 5.0 Hampton Road Van Buren-Conway County Line Road
2016 Gravel cont. Rockhouse 4.0 Lawrence Pennington Franklin Lane 1.5 Total 40.5 miles
2016 CHIP & SEAL - 2X NEW ROADS Lo-Gap (Final Section) 3.5 Dodd Mountain 2.0 Quarry & Dayton 3.0 Cut-off Road 1.5 Lake Cliff 3.0 Oakvale 1.0 Radio Road .5 Shady Grove 4.3 Total 18.8 miles
2016 CHIP & SEAL OVERLAY Cut-off Road 1.5 Ranch Road 4.5 Van Buren & Cleburne Co. Line Road and Sequioyah Ranch Rd. 5.0 Total 11.0 miles
2016 ASPHALT OVERLAY Burnt Ridge Road 2.0 2016 ASPHALT STATE-AID The New Road 2.7
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2014 1. Highway 65 project in Clinton, to be completed in 2015. 2. Cash Saver purchases Thriftway. 3. Global Food started production in May. 4. Fairfield Bay Conference Center has full year of operation with 100+ events. 5. Tourism seemed to be very positive for 2014. In 2013 Tourism dollars were up 4%. In 2014 Tourism dollars were up 7.45%.
5. continued Area Tourism 2013 2014 % Increase Van Buren $57.128 mm $61.381 mm 7.45 Cleburne 141.651 mm 162.518 mm 14.70 Stone 64.950 mm 79.202 mm 21.90 Total $263.729 mm $303.101 mm 14.92
6. Sales Tax dollars up 3.5% after discounting for rebates. 7. A 6% increase gas wells - 87 new for 2014. 8. 70 miles of County Road improvements. 9. Solid Waste Tonnage volume up 1.7%. 10. Recycling volume up 18%. 11. Tire recycling up 9% 12. Clinton Chamber reports: 30 additional businesses 22 ribbon cuttings 11 New Business Members
13. Hospital completes out-patient room addition. 14. Unemployment: July 2010 11.7% / August 2014 – 6.5% 15. Four new or remodeled bridges. 16. Employment: Employed Labor Force July, 2010 6525 7225 November, 2014 6725 7150
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2015 1. Petroleum prices @ 6 year low. 2. Scheduled road mileage improvement – 80 miles. 3. Scheduled bridge improvement – 4. 4. Continued expansion of recycling efforts. 5. Hospital to add building for Home Health and Medical Office facilities. 6. Gas Companies projects to drill 250 - 275 wells in Fayettville Shale counties.
7. Construction begins on Highway 65 – 4 lanes plus turn lane from Damascus to north of Bee Branch. 8. New Livestock Auction in Damascus. 9. New Dollar General Store in Bee Branch. 10. Library to start construction in February. 11. Working with UACCM on LPN nursing program to begin in January, 2016. 12. Continue efforts to promote tourism in the area. 13. Global Food expanding product line and cold storage.
14. Continue expansion of Marina Areas at: Sugarloaf Choctaw & Fairfield Bay 15. Continue to work with Quorum Court, City Mayors and Officials, Hospital and local Banking Community to promote economic status of Van Buren County.
16. Continue to work with State & Local Economic Development groups. (A) We Love VBC - Arkansas Agriculture Extension Service (B) VBC Economic Development – Arkansas Economic Development Commission [C] Uncommon Communities – Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (D) Fairfield Bay 2035 – Local Fairfield Bay Committee
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Vision For The Future of Van Buren County 1. STATUS 2. INFRASTRUCTURE 3. HEALTH CARE 4. HIGHER EDUCATION 5. ECONOMIC GROWTH A. Tourism and Retirement B. Industrial C. Small Business D. Agriculture
Plan Today For a Future Tomorrow!!!
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