LITTLE ROCK – The City of Little Rock will host a series of public meetings in June, during which residents will be asked to provide input to shape the future of the City.

The meetings concern a special election, to be held Aug. 9, 2022, during which voters will be asked to weigh in on six questions regarding issuing bonds for capital improvements, all funded by an existing 3-mill personal property tax. That tax is currently being utilized to retire bonds issued in 2013 and 2018, and those bonds will soon be fully repaid. Taxes will not increase as a result of the election.

The Little Rock Board of Directors unanimously passed an ordinance setting the Aug. 9 date of the election and identifying the types of capital improvements bonds on May 17, 2022. That ordinance also outlines the total amount of funding for each type of capital improvement bonds. It includes: $40.5 million on street improvements; $40.5 million on drainage improvements; $19.5 million on fire apparatus; $37 million on parks (including the Little Rock Zoo); $8.5 million on a new district courts facility; and $15.8 million on the Port of Little Rock.

The meetings are being held to seek public input and identify priority projects for the different types of capital improvement bond funding, particularly streets and drainage.

Meetings will be held at 6 p.m. at the following dates and locations:

• Thursday, June 2, at the Dunbar Community Center, 1001 W. 16^th Street
• Monday, June 6, at the Southwest Community Center, 6401 Baseline Road
• Wednesday, June 8, at the Northwest Police Station, 10001 Kanis Road
• Thursday, June 9, at the Pankey Community Center, 13700 Cantrell Road
• Wednesday, June 15, at Trinity Presbyterian, 4501 Rahling Road
• Thursday, June 16, at West Central Community Center, 8616 Colonel Glenn Road

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