Mountain Home City Council approves issuing $20 million in bonds for water and sewer improvements

The Mountain Home City Council approved an ordinance Thursday night to issue $20 million in bonds for water and sewer improvements. Public Works Director Steve Hill says the funds will be used on a project that is a high priority for the city and its citizens.

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Hill says the project will help in multiple ways.

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Hill told the council it will take approximately 9-12 months for the design work and construction on the project should begin in 2027.

The bonds will be paid for with water and sewer revenue.

The council also approved entering into a contract with Garver Engineering for design and related engineering services for the Lake Norfork water intake project to build a new intake.

Paul Neal, the Executive Director of the Baxter Day Service Center in Mountain Home, provided the council with an update on how their funding to the center is helping. The council last December voted to appropriate $40,000 per year, $10,000 per quarter, to the center to help out as the center has been struggling in recent years due to a declining number of clients and Medicaid reimbursements that have not increased in over ten years.

The council also approved rezoning property at 706 Kenway Street from Residential R-1 to Residential R-1-A.

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