City Of Dierks Receives Grants

The City of Dierks has received a pair of grants.  At Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Ronnie Cogburn informed council members that the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism has awarded an 80 thousand dollar matching grant.  The money will be used for several city park projects including drainage work, infield topping for baseball fields, sodding and seeding of playing fields, construction of backstops and dugouts, and lighting.  City officials had sought $281,000 in state funding during an October presentation before state officials.
The city is also scheduled to receive a $6150 grant from Weyerheauser.  Those funds will be used for assorted upgrades to the fire department building.
A special council meeting is scheduled for December 19th to begin working on the 2020 Dierks city budget.  Also on that special meeting agenda will be a resolution pertaining to new water rates and the water audit.   The special meeting is to begin at 6:00 PM.