Mayor's Message | City of Holiday Island

Mayor Dan Kees

Sep 23
3 min

Update on Zoning Ordinance, Sheriff’s Deputy Contract, Code Enforcement, & Trash Service Transition

Thought I might update everyone on what’s going on in the city. First of all, our zoning ordinance has passed the 2nd reading at this...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jul 7
2 min

Welcome to the City's new Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector

I am pleased to announce that Aaron Hoyt has been hired as the City of Holiday Island Code Enforcement Officer. Aaron will be working...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jul 1
2 min

ITS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Its time to start thinking about municipal elections. Municipal elections in Arkansas are nonpartisan so there are no primaries. As such,...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Apr 20
3 min

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION

On 4-19-22, The City of Holiday Island passed Ordinance 2022-004 requiring that all residents and businesses that have water utilities...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Mar 10
4 min

Latest Developments with Trash Collection, Property Tax for Roads, Road Paving, & Speed Limits

It’s been a while since I put out an update. And since some things have been happening, I thought it was time. Trash Collection At next...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jan 20
5 min

January 2022 State of the City Report & 2022 Objectives

As could be expected in the 1st year of operation for the newly created city of Holiday Island, some things went as planned and some did...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Dec 27, 2021
2 min

2022 To Bring New City Responsibilities & Positions of Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer

The first year of Holiday Island as a city is coming to a close. In January I will present a “State of the City” report at the city...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Nov 20, 2021
3 min

Apology for City Council Meeting Zoom on Nov. 18 & Update on Current Agenda Items

Let me start with an apology. In the meeting on November 18th we had an issue with people being able to participate remotely due to our...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Oct 28, 2021
2 min

Upcoming City Decisions: Election of Council by Wards, Health & Sanitation, Bldg. Code & Enforcement

In the October 19th City Council meeting, the council had the 3rd and final reading of Ordinance 2021-007, establishing three wards for...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Sep 26, 2021
2 min

Official City Population Count and City Planning News

This past week we received the official population estimate for Holiday Island based on the 2020 census. Holiday Island now has an...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Aug 20, 2021
2 min

Current City Business: Wards, Liquor By the Drink, Broadband Internet, and Planning Commission

At this week’s city council meeting we had the first reading of two ordinances that should be of interest to the residents of Holiday...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jul 26, 2021
2 min

Establishing Wards for Future City Elections

When Holiday Island incorporated last November, the five serving council members were elected at large. Meaning each council member...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jul 15, 2021
2 min

Highlights of HIHA Presentation July 8, 2021

If you missed the Holiday Island Hospitality Association meeting last Thursday, Linda Graves did a presentation on the City website and I...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jul 10, 2021
3 min

Covenants vs. Ordinances, July 10, 2021

There was a question posted on Facebook recently about building restrictions in Holiday Island which led to a lot of follow up chatter...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Jun 23, 2021
3 min

SOME THINGS ARE HAPPENING, June 2021

If you are checking the city website from time to time, especially the “governance” tab, you will see that we are starting to pass some...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Apr 11, 2021
2 min

Our "City" is Up and Running

This will be my first "Mayor's Message". I am excited about the opportunity to do this as communication is key to a smooth functioning...

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Mayor Dan Kees

Mar 11, 2021
1 min

Our Priority: Keeping Our Citizens Informed

I will post updates from time to time on this page about the progress in establishing our new city government operations and/or other...

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