The Mountain Home City Council Thursday night heard from Mayor Hillrey Adams about the recent fundraiser held for the tornado victims in Baxter County. The event raised between $70,000 and $80,000 to aid those affected by the storms that hit the county May 26. Adams says those that had damage in Baxter County need to go to the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas to apply for a grant.
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Also at the meeting Thursday night, the Mountain Home City Council voted to rename part of Seventh Street to Natural Resources Drive.
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The Mountain Home Police Department is moving into a building downtown, and when they do, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is moving their local operations into the current police department building.
The council approved a resolution increasing wholesale water rates to entities they sell water to.
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Mountain Home sells water to Northeast Water Authority, Gassville, Cotter, Lakeview and Midway. Gassville and Cotter only purchase water in emergency situations.
The Mountain Home City Council also discussed an opioid settlement with the Kroger Company.
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The mayor says it’s the second settlement the city has been a part of.
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