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Axios
31-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Fayetteville to host cyclo-cross championships
Yes, there will be more cowbell in 2025. Fayetteville's Centennial Park is hosting the USA National Championships for cyclo-cross in December, attracting a slate of elite athletes and their bell-gangling fans. Why it matters: USA Cycling events bring international attention to NWA as a cycling destination and squeeze more mileage out of the $3.3 million Centennial Park, built for such competitions. More than 17,000 spectators attended the 2022 cyclo-cross World Cup event. The city's hotel-motel-restaurant tax receipts jumped 144% that January, compared to a year earlier. Driving the news: Fayetteville's Advertising and Promotion Commission officially voted to sign the hosting agreement earlier this week. State of play: The city's budget for this year's event is $225,000, which comes from the Cycling Legacy Fund, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. That fund was established to boost local cycling events. Context: Cyclo-cross is not to be confused with mountain bike racing, which was held at the park last week. What's next: The 2025 championships are scheduled to take place December 10-14 and the 2026 championships are planned for December 9-13.
Axios
27-02-2025
- Business
- Axios
The Agenda: Doubling water bills in Bentonville
Your local city governments have some considerable decisions to make tonight. Here's a preview. Bentonville will vote on: Doubling monthly fixed water rates and usage rates for residential and commercial customers. For example, a residential customer with a 1-inch meter will see their fixed rate jump from $19.28 a month to $38.56. Residential customers would pay $7.74 per 1,000 gallons, up to 4,000 gallons. That's up from $3.58 per 1,000 gallons. The rate increase is to cover infrastructure upgrades, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Taking out a $55 million loan from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for improvements at the city's water resource recovery facility. Rogers will vote on: Ordering the razing and removal of the Waffle Hut at 1233 W. Walnut St. because it's been deemed unsafe following damage from the 2024 Memorial Day weekend storms. Springdale will vote on: Demoting four positions in the police department from dispatcher lead to dispatcher. The dispatcher lead positions pay between $50,423 and $75,635, while the dispatcher positions pay between $44,142 and $66,213. A $214,800 agreement with Garver to develop a comprehensive master plan for parks and recreation, including a sports complex system. If you go: 6pm at Bentonville and Springdale city halls and 6:30pm at Rogers City Hall.
