ORD NO 26-1981 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. ea -1981
in AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FROM PRIOR YEAR BALANCES, $20,000
ti TO THE SUNBELT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT FOR ITS INITIAL BUDGET, SAID PAYMENTS BEING
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, 10 FORT SMITH CONTRIBUTING $50,000, SEBASTIAN COUNTY CONTRIBUTING
$10,000, AND CRAWFORD COUNTY CONTRIBUTING $20,000, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has been looking for a long range sol
ution to the area water problem for 20 plus years; and
WHEREAS, At the present time, the Sunbelt Regional Water District
seemed to be the best vehicle in solving the problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN
BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. THAT there is hereby appropriated the sum of
$20,000, from prior year balances, to the Sunbelt Regional
Water District for its first annual budget.
SECTION 2. Payment to the Sunbelt Regional Water District
is subject to the following condition, to wit: that the pay-
ment of said $20,000 is conditioned upon payment of $50,000
by the City of Fort Smith, the payment of $20,000 by the County
of Crawford, and the payment of $10,000 by the County of Seb-
astian to said Sunbelt Regional Water District.
SECTION 3. The need for a solution for our water problem is
probably the most serious problem facing Van Buren and the area.
An emergency is therefore declared and the ordinance being nec-
essary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and
safety shall be in full force and effective from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21st DAY OF September 1 9 81
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C TY CLERK TREASURER