Announcements

Three Quarter Per Cent Sales Tax Facts

1. This is a renewal of the existing tax, not a new one and is for a period of 10 years
2. Because Greenwood has several large businesses that are “Hub” retailers attracting customers from many rural areas, a substantial portion of the tax is paid by residents from outside the City limits.
3. The tax provides a large percentage of the funding for the Fire Department. Greenwood is a Class 2 rated fire protection city, placing it in the top 5% of all cities in the U.S.
4. Greenwood has one of the nicest small town parks systems in Arkansas. Our parks are well maintained; new features and amenities are constantly added to make our city attractive and provide great leisure and outdoor opportunities for our residents.
5. The Street Department constantly repairs and improves city streets and sidewalks. Dozens of street projects have been done with the sales tax funds in the past few years and dozens more are scheduled for the near future.
6. The sales tax is used to match State grants for parks, street projects and fire equipment so it is often multiplied by up to 400%.
7. This tax is about public safety. The dedicated tax allows the general fund to pay for the Police Department. Greenwood is one of the safest cities in Arkansas as a result.
8. Renewing the Three Quarter Per Cent Sales Tax gives Greenwood the opportunity to stay safe, healthy and prosperous for the next generation.

Sales Tax Fact Sheet, Accomplishments and Plans

(These are a representative sample of projects.)

Streets

1. More than 40 projects done so far by the Street Department.
2. Deer Woods Drive overlay
3. North Main St. overlay
4. Denver Street overlay and bridge replacement
5. Ware Road
6. Bell Road Overlay
7. Veterans Way Connector to Westwood
8. Drainage projects on Date Street, Spruce Street, in the Grands subdivision, Mount Harmony and others.
9. Sidewalks on Center Street and King’s Mountain
10. Bridges on Meadowbridge, Ridgecrest, Whitetail Lane, Denver Street
11. Fox Run
12. Houston Street overlay
13. Cypress overlay
14. Hilltop overlay
15. South Coker bridge rehab

Future Projects Include

1. Resurfacing Nashville Street
2. Resurfacing Indian Hills and Greenwood West subdivision
3. Resurfacing Ware Road
4. Resurfacing Old Hackett Road
5. Repair of Ulmer Street Bridges
6. Denver Street Drainage
7. Fowler Street Drainage
8. Fern Street Drainage

Parks

1. City Lake Trail
2. City Lake parking
3. Bell Park Promenade
4. Oaks Trail connection
5. Bell Park swings
6. Bell Park hammock park
7. Basketball and pickleball court resurfacing
8. Land addition at Crooked Creek
9. Boat ramp paving
10. New tables and chairs for the Pavilion
11. Cuthbert Bridge at City Lake
12. Fishing pier at City Lake
13. Trail lighting of multi-use trail
14. Splash Pad
15. New heat and air system at the Pavilion

Future Projects

1. Inclusive Park
2. Splash Pad improvements
3. Crooked Creek engineering
4. Crooked Creek Bridge
5. Trail engineering
6. Trail from Bypass to City Lake

Fire Department

1. Fire Station #2 built
2. 4 x 4 Rescue Truck
3. 4 x 4 Brush Truck with wildland firefighting skid pack
4. Wildland firefighting skid pack for 6 x 6 ATV
5. SP70 Platform Truck
6. Fire Station #1 addition
7. Generator for Station #2
8. Life Safety System in Station #1
9. New HVAC units in both stations
10. Purchased land for Station #3 at Mt. Zion and US 71
11. Brush Truck #2
12. Purchased Pumper Engine #3
13. Purchased Pumper Engine #1
14. Purchased new command unit
15. Purchased new inflatable rescue boat and trailer
16. Purchased new thermal imagers and gas detectors
17. Acquired 30 new sets of breathing apparatus
18. Purchased new AED’s
19. Purchased all new AWIN radios to meet new County and State requirements

Future Purchases and Projects

1. Replace Engine #2
2. Replace Tower #1
3. Replace Rescue #1
4. Replace Brush #1
5. Fire Station #3 and Training Facility at west side of Greenwood
6. Replace needed gear and communications equipment