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New Faces and Other Updates
After 29 months of manning the city office with volunteers on a “when we could be there” basis, we felt it was time to add an Office...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Setting the Record Straight
The City Council and I made a decision early on that we would not participate in chatter about the city or HISID on any of the social...

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 20, 20232 min read
Holiday Island Now "Primary" City for Zip 72631
Ever since we became incorporated as a city Ken Mills has been working with the Post Office and Congressman Womack’s office to get the...

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 13, 20232 min read



Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 13, 20230 min read



Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 25, 20230 min read
State of the City of Holiday Island
State of the City of Holiday Island Let me begin with an apology and a correction. I neglected to provide a “State of the City” message...

Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 1, 20235 min read
Latest Actions of Your City Government with Code Enforcement and Public Safety
Time for a couple updates. Relative to code enforcement, we have had a Code Enforcement Officer on board for several months now, but a...

Mayor Dan Kees
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Sep 22, 20223 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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,...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 20, 20223 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jan 20, 20225 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Dec 27, 20212 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Nov 20, 20213 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Aug 20, 20212 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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