The Huntsville Water Commission approved a plan for the utility to explore the purchase of the former Today’s Bank building from Mayor Travis Dotson at 1937 Highway 412B for $318,000 plus closing costs during a special lunch hour meeting on July 9.

The city planning commission considered an inquiry by Walmart to upgrade its checkstands with new network cabling at its Monday night regular meeting.

Madison County may soon erect a second structure on the 19 acres purchased for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Jail if a proposed purchase of a 30,000 square feet red iron building goes through.

Officials expect the new website for the government of Madison County to provide a greater level of transparency through enhanced access to information and user friendliness for constituents.

The Madison County Quorum Court adopted a “stop gap measure” with the approval of a moratorium on the construction of commercial ground mounted solar installations  at its May 27 meeting that was rescheduled from May 19 due to the threat of severe weather. 

The Madison County Planning Board approved a temporary moratorium on the construction of commercial ground mounted solar installations during a special meeting on Tuesday.

The Madison County Planning Board tabled a proposal seeking approval for a solar field at Hindsville during its May 14 meeting after several residents spoke against the project.

The special election in which voters will decide on a 1-cent maintenance & operation sales tax to fund the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Jail under construction happens May 13. …

The Huntsville City Planning Commission debated potential consequences of allowing a non-conforming use for a building at 27222 Highway 23 to revert to its previous use.

The Madison County Planning Board drafted a wind turbine ordinance at its regular meeting on April 9 in anticipation of passage of the Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act.

 A bill that could lead to the lifting of the moratoriums on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in two Arkansas watersheds cleared the Senate last week and made it out of the House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee on Monday.

The Madison County Quorum Court approved a resolution expressing opposition to moratoriums in the Buffalo National River watershed at its regular meeting on Monday.

The personnel subcommittee of the Madison County Quorum Court met on June 10 in the courthouse courtroom to discuss a new policy proposed by County Clerk Austin Boatright that would phase out employee use of paper time slips and transition instead to electronic timekeeping software implemented by the clerk’s office.

The regular meeting of the Huntsville Water and Sewer Commission was held at the Huntsville Water Utilities office on Thursday. Commissioner Sean Ellis attended by phone. Zane Lewis and Spencer Briggs were present from McClelland Engineering. 

The Huntsville City Council on Monday night heard the first reading of an ordinance specifically permitting city employees to do limited business with the city, an action recommended by City Attorney Jessica Fritts. A section of the ordinance permits the city to pay Police Chief Todd Thomas $4,550 for his work restoring the Basham Building.

About 70 citizens turned out for a meeting at the Carroll Electric Community Room on Monday night to hear the results of a recent survey conducted by the City of Huntsville. The city will use the results, as well as citizen input, to create a new strategic plan.

The Madison County Quorum Court authorized County Judge Larry Garrett last week to apply for a grant from the Arkansas rural Community Grant Program to help fund the purchase of five washer extractors for use by the county’s 13 fire departments.

The Record is taking a closer look at issues facing Madison County and how candidates plan to address those issues if elected.

The Huntsville Planning Commission on Monday night tabled approval of site plans for the new 148-bed Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Jail until February. Also during the first meeting of 2024, the panel selected its slate of officers for the year.

Residents of Huntsville and Madison County are asked to participate in an online survey that city officials say will impact the future of this area.