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The room met max capacity minutes after the meeting began, with dozens standing inside the meeting room and others listening from the hallway.
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Multiple directors advocate for hiring more city code enforcement inspectors, saying the current five are not enough to sufficiently monitor living conditions.
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Two commissioners removed in September claim a violation of due process; the city is keeping two seats open on the housing authority board while a lawsuit is pending.
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Lee Lindsey and Leta Anthony were fired by a vote of 6-2 during a special meeting of the Little Rock Board of Directors Tuesday.
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The mayor said he wants to put the proposal in front of voters on the November ballot. He said the revenue generated would go toward public safety, infrastructure, parks and recreation and the Little Rock Port.
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Multiple board directors expressed concerns with the timing of a pay raise.
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The ordinance will bar minors from some public places after 9 p.m.
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Assistant Police Chief Joe Miller explained to city board members how reorganizing divisions within the department could be used to fill vacancies the LRPD needs filled.
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Director Dean Kumpuris raised concerns about what would happen with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act if Congress clawed the money back. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have acknowledged that is a place of agreement for both parties in the debt ceiling negotiations.
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During its weekly meeting, the City of Little Rock Board of Directors had multiple members raise concerns with the Metropolitan Housing Alliance. The alliance is responsible for developing affordable housing and administering the Section 8 housing voucher in Little Rock.