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Candidate Questions & Responses (City)

Questions:

  1. What is your view on economic development?
  2. How high of a priority would you put on wastewater improvements?
  3. What is your position on providing incentives for industry to locate here or stay here? (tax breaks) ?
  4. Would you be in favor of creating tax incentives for business and industry to locate in Independence County? If so, what kinds of incentives?
  5. Would you support a sales tax to pay for wastewater improvements?
  6. Would you support a sales tax to pay for a community center?
  7. Would you support a single sales tax to pay for economic development, water/sewer improvements, and a community center?
  8. Would you support annexation initiatives to extend city services to county residents?
  9. How would you propose the City, County, and State Officials work together to solve issues facing our community?
  10. What is your willingness to be forthright on tough issues, even if it means a reduction in popularity and possible loss of future reelection?
  11. What are the issues you believe our community is facing and what would be the solution to those issues?
Responses:

Candidate Questions & Responses (County)

Questions

  1. What is your view on economic development?
  2. What is your position on providing incentives for industry to locate here or stay here? (tax breaks) ?
  3. Would you be in favor of creating tax incentives for business and industry to locate in Independence County? If so, what kinds of incentives?
  4. Would you support a single sales tax to pay for economic development, water/sewer improvements, and a community center?
  5. Does the County need to look at adopting codes that will help clean up unsafe and unsightly structures in Independence County?
  6. Would you support annexation initiatives to extend city services to county residents?
  7. How would you propose the City, County, and State officials work together to solve the issues facing our community?
  8. What is your willingness to be forthright on tough issues, even if it means a reduction in popularity and possible loss of future reelection?
  9. What are the issues you believe our community is facing, and what would be your solutions to those issues?

Responses:

Candidate Questions & Responses (State)

Questions

  1. What is your view on economic development?
  2. What is your position on providing incentives for industry to locate here or stay here? (tax breaks) ?
  3. Would you be in favor of creating tax incentives for business and industry to locate in Independence County? If so, what kinds of incentives?
  4. Would you support a single sales tax to pay for economic development, water/sewer improvements, and a community center?
  5. How would you propose the City, County, and State officials work together to solve the issues facing our community?
  6. What is your willingness to be forthright on tough issues, even if it means a reduction in popularity and possible loss of future reelection?
  7. What are the issues you believe our community is facing, and what would be the solutions to those issues?
Responses:

The City of Batesville

Batesville has an 8 member City Council presided over by a Mayor. Council members are elected to 2 year terms, and the Mayor to a 4 year term. For more information please visit, www.cityofbatesville.com.

 

 

Batesville Mayor: Rick Elumbaugh
Municipal Building
500 East Main Street
Batesville, AR 72501
Telephone: 870-698-2400
Email: ore@swbell.net

City Clerk/Treasurer: Denise M. Johnston
1167 E. College Street
Batesville, AR 72501
Telephone: 870-793-9647
Email: denisejohnston@swbell.net

Independence County Government

Independence County has a 10 member Quorum Court presided over by a County Judge which governs the county. Quorum Court members are elected for 2 year terms, and the County Judge is elected to a 2 year term. For more information please visit, www.independencecounty.com.

 

Independence County Judge: Bill Hicks
Independence County Courthouse
192 East Main Street Batesville, AR 72501
Telephone: 870-793-8800
Email: incountyjudge@swbell.net

Arkansas State Government

The Arkansas General Assembly convenes on the second Monday of every other year. A session lasts for 60 days unless the legislature votes to extend it. For more information please visit, www.arkansas.gov/senate/index.html.

 


Arkansas State Senate: Jack Critcher
District 24
P. O. Box 79 Grubbs, AR 72431
Telephone: 870-252-3592
Fax: 501-252-3472
E-mail: jcritcher@arkleg.state.ar.us