“The building will be

on the north side. Everything will be accessed off of Redding except the bus.

We’re removing the front building as part of this project.”

The contemporary design highlights included lots of glass under soaring single sloped roof finished with an earth tone color pallet. A gym at the elementary schools is part of the plan.

Builders will preserve as much of the mature landscape in the area as possible.

“The building will be

block and bar joist construction with a brick veneer on it, metal roof, a lot of glass to bring in natural light into all the classrooms,” said Geary. “It has a cafeteria. It is just a bigger

building.”

A bigger Bragg is just what the school district needs.

“It has some extra capacity designed into it,” said City Engineer and School Board Member Phillip Sorrell.

“Right now we are at capacity with 490 students.”

Bragg utilized temporary classrooms this year. The new building is sure to attract some Minority Move students.

“We built two extra classrooms,” said Geary. “The principal thinks as soon as it opens it will be filled.”

West Memphis School District Business Manager Bill Cook later confirmed the expected cost for the new elementary grade building.

“It will cap at $14 million dollars,” said Cook. “We saved some expense because we already own the lot. We expect to be moving in by July 2017.”

sioners to develop a project priority list.

“The main thing I want you to notice is that we have $50,000 in park development,” said Parker. “So this year, I’d you to make suggestions of things you’d like done.”

Parker talked about ongoing projects and his own wish list and said a computer was required with changes to the bi-weekly pay periods.

“We are doing a 10-by-12 break room/office inside the current shop,” said Parker. “The big thing is for employees to sit and get cool in the summer and really eat lunch. We need to get a computer out there for to do payroll and the office helps us make sure it is secure. We are the only department without a break room.”

Many ideas were kicked around. Parker said he was headed back to the Advertising and Promotion Commission to ask for more funding. Last month the commission sent him away empty handed and told him that new development ideas

problem and the city was placed on a boil order.

The hydro-pneumatic holds about 2,000 gallons of water at a time and provides water to the city during times when the main pump shuts down. The tank holds water and air under pressure and regulates the system to quickly meet water demands.

The back-up generator attached to the tank will help keep the city supplied with water in the event of a shut down.

The water pump shuts down about three times a year and has been a headache for Turrell for a number of years.

The city also needs a new water tank, which Cooper said she is still working on, as well as state funds to replace the entire water system.

“We still have some water issues,” Cooper said. “But this is one issue that has been resolved and I am very happy for the community.”

The total cost of the project is $206,000. Turrell will be responsible for paying $50,000 through a loan.

needed some city funds.

Parker admitted he ‘shot for the moon’ at the A& P last time and announced his return.

“What I presented to them was work to the fields, dirt work, grading, laser leveling, a new concession area on the softball end,” said Parker. “They wanted to know what we needed and what tournament directors are complaining about. We need to do something with parking because sometimes at night there is nowhere left to park.”