Archive for January, 2007

>TONTITOWN — Aldermen gave Tontitown City Attorney Mark Dossett authority to find a nonbinding settlement in lawsuits involving a proposed recreational vehicle park on Pianalto Road during a special City Council meeting Thursday night.

The council would have to vote on any proposal Dossett would negotiate.

Landowner Jay Potter and his wife, Connie, filed four lawsuits against the city, alleging officials attempted to block construction of American RV Park, south of Henri deTonit Boulevard.

The park land was located in the county when Potter began his plans, but was annexed into the city in the November elections.

The city’s position is Potter must comply with the city regulations since his property was within the five-mile planning radius when it began.

Potter contends he received the OK from the Washington County Planning Board and he complied with county regulations as well as city regulations at the time the project began.
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NOTE: It seems the city is using it clout to simply to stop the project from going forward. The comments for the citizenry are interesting too… it appears the ‘trailer trash’ stereotype is alive and well in Arkansas… Steven
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>David Cannon was sentenced to 18 months in prison as well as three years supervised release after pleading guilty last August to mail fraud for a company he claimed brokered campground memberships.

The Chicago man operated a business called Tampa Bay Campground Brokers, reportedly contacting people interested in selling their campground memberships with the promise of having prospective buyers in the wings, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. TBCB charged an advanced fee for the transaction with a promise to refund the fee if the transaction didn’t close.
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>Seasoned RV travelers know that come springtime, it’s time to “hop” over to Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach, CA, which will host its 15th annual Easter Egg-Stravaganza celebration Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8. RVers are invited to visit the 100-acre resort and participate in scores of family activities including a hunt for more than 5,000 Easter eggs hidden in the Dunes’ sandy shores, visits from the Easter Bunny, movies on the beach, kids’ craft sessions, cottontail bike parades and a Champagne brunch.

The Dunes’ Easter weekend will kick off on Friday, April 6 with a decorating session where children of RV guests will dye, glitter and paint thousands of Easter eggs. Children will be encouraged to decorate their own baskets and bonnets using flowers, seashells, ribbons and other materials. Additional baskets, bonnets and visors will be available for sale.