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Cotter 2025 |
Cotter, Arkansas - Trout Capital
U.S.A.Cotter 2025-Progress Action Task Force
Mission Statement
The mission of the 2025-Progress committee shall be to help mold, lead and manage a unified community approach to accomplish our common goal of restoring and revitalizing Cotter to make an even more attractive place to live and do business. Our focus and roadmap will be the 25-year plan set forth by the UACDC plan.
Why Are We Here?
Listed below are the current ongoing projects in Cotter as identified by the 2025-Progress committee.
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1. City-wide garage sales (spring & fall) 2. Fall Festival 3. Annual Chamber dinner 4. Light the Loop Christmas project 5. Dillard/Warrior park 6. Walking trail on Arkansas Hwy. 345 7. Installation of sewer system 8. Re-building of the Cotter Bridge 9. Re-facing of City Hall 10. City clean-up ordinance 11. Create another memorial wall at Anglin- Tinnon Railroad Workers Memorial 12. Resolve the Lacefield Building problem 13. Review drainage & sewer condition 14. Hopkins Overlook - bronze plaque 15. Look after wild flowers on hwy.345 16. Chili supper - VFD Auxiliary 17. Upgrade water system 18. Centennial 2004 & bridge re-dedication 19. Great Cotter Trout Festival 20. Special Olympics fishing |
21. Attract industries to expand job opportunities 22. Start beautification of downtown 23. Maintain the Cotter web site 24. Make the empty medical office & food store on Highway 62/412 productive 25. Improve Cotter Chamber sign site (2nd & 62B) 26. Increase sales tax revenue - money 27. Annual Easter Egg Hunt 28. Review status of North Arkansas Youth Center 29. Enhance the Trail of Tears city park on Highway 62/412 30. Actively pursue enhancement grants/increase knowledge of available grants 31. Produce "Trout Capital News" (increase circulation?) 32. Cotter school instrument drive 33. Remedial action to be taken on the "witch’s hat" water tower on Hwy. 62B 34. Marking of historical landmarks 35. Cotter centennial celebration |
Brainstorming
1. Ideas, dreams, wants, wishes
2. Measure for quality and sensibility
3. Cost, labor pool, availability
Dreams & Things
1. 2nd St. or more area - Have a "theme" look & feel. period street lights,
sidewalks & tree planting. Buildings in "theme" coordinate.
2. Lights on both sides (outside) of bridge arches.
3. Roundabout at entry to Cotter, coming from the bridge.
4. Make Harding Blvd. our showcase with flowers, trees, flower baskets, flags & banners.
5. Locate a RR caboose across the street from Bayman’s for use as an information booth
6. Arches: Into Big Spring Park, on 62B near Bayman’s, and on Highway 345
7. Enhancement of old spring pump (to become a fountain)
8. Carry the same theme throughout all improvements
9. Improve the appearance of the Big Spring (especially i-beam).
10. Concession or better at the spring
11. Pay telescope on Hopkins Overlook
12. Make jail an attraction somewhere in Cotter