What a difference a day makes ...

The NEW Sherwood exit "Brockington flyover" is moving forward!

Sherwood Humane Animal Services

- Awesome responses for an animal in need. Meet the little dog that could...Frannie, the chocolate lab that captured the hearts and minds of the staff and volunteers at Sherwood Humane Animal Services. She came in with a bullet lodged in her lower jaw, she tugged on the heart strings of the staff and volunteers, the media gave the cause wings and the people of Sherwood and surrounding communities stepped up to the plate. She's had her surgery, and is recovering well and has an excellent prognosis. Thanks to the dedication of the staff and volunteers of the Sherwood Humane Animal Services, and the community at large as of 11/02/07 a total of $17,000 has been raised to help with her surgery and recovery, and to benefit other animals in need. The amount raised above the $2,000 required for the cost of the specialist surgery will help many, many other animals at the Shelter. Each and every day our Shelter in Sherwood rises to the challenge of caring for the abused, abandoned, and neglected animals that are in our community. And, each and every day they have been able to meet that challenge thanks to the devotion and dedication of the staff and volunteers. The legacy of this one animal, and this one call for help, will continue to last for months to come. So, this little dog is truly the Dog that could. THANK YOU Sherwood and THANK YOU Arkansas! Don't forget the Shelter once this story fades to memory, they need our continued support with donations, volunteer time, pet supplies, medications and aluminum cans.

Sherwood Zoning Ordinance 729

The Sherwood zoning ordinance 729 (a large document) can be found at:
http://www.cityofsherwood.net/ordinances/ord0729.doc

Section 5.2.2 D(C-1), 5.3.2 D (C-2), and 5.4.2 D (C-SC) all state: " Where a C... District abuts a Residential District, whether in a shopping center or free-standing strip development arrangement, a fence or screen shall be required. Any fence or screen constructed must not extend beyond the front building line on any lot nor beyond the side building line on corner lots. Said fences or screens shall have planning commission approval as to location, height, material, and construction."

5.5.1 B:
Screening Requirements for the C-3 District shall be the same as required for the C-2 District.

5.6.1 B:
Screening requirements for the "C-4" District shall be the same as required for the "C-2" District.

The North Belt Loop

The link below contains information on the North Belt from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department's web site:
http://www.arkansashighways.com/Environ/SpecialStudies/R60101/R60101.htm

See the project map:
http://www.arkansashighways.com/Environ/SpecialStudies/R60101/PDFs/Street%20Map%20of%20Entire%20Project.pdf

Metroplan has historical information regarding the North Belt (since 1941):
http://www.metroplan.org/northbelt.asp

Lawsuit over low appraisal...

http://arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=100247.17708.112371&view=all

The above link is for a story on a Federal lawsuit over a low appraisal (sound familiar?)

The Daily Drive - Brockington Rd

Daily traffic for Brockington Road (any time of day).

Police, Rescue, Fire Engines, and MEMS must also travel Brockington Road to respond to emergencies.

Sherwood Animal Services - Franny

Update on Franny:
http://www.fox16.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=49783@video.fox16.com&navCatId=5
Over $4000.00 donated!

As reported on KTHV and Fox 16 News and Arkansas Democrat Gazette
See video:
http://www.todaysthv.com/video/news/player.aspx?aid=53424&bw=

http://www.fox16.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=49743@video.fox16.com

Sherwood Humane Animal Services needs your help in caring for a dog with a bullet lodged in its jaw. They say someone dropped off the female chocolate Labrador retriever Wednesday after it had been found abandoned. Noticing the dog may have an infection, a veterinarian conducted x-rays that revealed a bullet wound to the lower jaw. It's unknown how long the bullet has been there. In order for the dog to have a fully functional jaw, the dog will need surgery costing more than $2,000.00. Her surgery is schedule for Monday, Oct. 15th, and people have already donated $1500 to help pay for her care.

Those interested in donating money or adopting the dog can contact Sherwood Humane Animal Services weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m, saturdays 12 noon - 4p.m. Adoption hours are 11am - 5pm weekdays. The phone number is 834-2287. Sherwood Humane Animal Services, 6500 North Hills Blvd., Sherwood, AR 72120
Email: sac@ci.sherwood.ar.us Please make checks payable to City of Sherwood, and in the "memo" line add "Franny's fund".

The Sherwood Shelter is filled with dedicated employees who love and care for animals. They have one of the lowest euthanasia rates in the country and they have been nationally recognized. The shelter always needs aluminum cans to help fund extra projects that their budget does not cover and pet supplies. Feel free to drop by and visit them. This month they are having their annual volunteer drive Partners Auxiliary Working for the Sherwood Shelter (P.A.W.S). Drop by today and see what you can do to help them help the animals.

For more information on the Sherwood Humane Animal Services please visit: http://members.petfinder.org/~AR29/index.html

Recent Editorial in The Leader

Reprinted/published with permission of the Managing Editor/Publisher of The Leader.
This article was published Saturday, October 6, 2007

Following is a link for the actual printed editorial, what follows is a reprint.

http://www.arkansasleader.com/2007/10/editorialsconveniency-in-sherwood.html

EDITORIALS

Conveniency in Sherwood
Former Vice President Al Gore has his inconvenient truths and Sherwood politicians have their convenient truths.

It’s convenient for the Sherwood aldermen to be for saving the green space and hugging trees when it’s about getting the golf course. But it’s also been convenient for city leaders to turn a deaf ear on complaints about late-night construction work and blasting on the Wal-Mart construction site. Wal-Mart is following all city requirements has been the pat answer to residents, and you can’t stop progress, as they say, but nearby residents deserve better.

When it comes to the golf course, it’s convenient for the city to say it would have to spend $2 million to support a development, but it was convenient for the city to ask Wal-Mart to widen Maryland Avenue and reconfigure the traffic signals.

Couldn’t they conveniently ask Ron Campbell, who wants to develop the golf course into a residential area, to pay for some or all of those $2 million in needed improvements?

It has been convenient to place a moratorium on a developer, causing him possible loss of income, all in the name of the golf course.It’s convenient for the leaders to call the golf course the jewel of the city, but what about the long standing, closed, abandoned, decrepit empty storefront across from that jewel? How about spreading more green around Sherwood and in all of our communities?

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Not sure how many of you are familiar with The Leader, it is published on wednesdays and saturdays and they have surpassed The Voice and The Times in local coverage. The editor and staff don't mince words. They tell it like they see it. Thought that this was an excellent editorial.

Drainage After Improvements?

This is the open ditch by the Crackerbox on Brockington after improvements. A child or pet could easily be swept away.

Fire Rescue

This is Sherwood's fire rescue truck responding to an emergency call. There are NO SHOULDERS on Brockington Road for vehicles to pull over-only ditches.

Brockington Road Drainage

This is typical drainage on Brockington Road after a rain. Our emergency responders have a difficult time getting to places they need to be when drivers cannot pull over to let them pass.

Drainage

Here is an example of "drainage" in Sherwood. You can see open drainage and flooding throughout Sherwood - just drive around anytime while it is raining and this is what you will see.

Drainage issues

Is it only me that finds it unusual that the City Engineer Michael Clayton wanted to bring infrastructure and drainage issues up while discussing the possible development of the former NHCC property? Aren't these infrastructure issues already being ignored by the city? Windchime Bridge already floods and is poorly maintained. Country Club Road does not have enough storm water drains. Brockington and Brookswood also flood during heavy rains.

Sherwood does a lousy job of maintaining drainage ditches and very infrequently cleans storm water drainage systems that are in place in some areas. These issues have been ignored by the City, and, somehow ignoring them all this time gives the City Engineer the ability to state that the City will have to address or remedy these concerns if the NHCC property is developed? Truth is, theses issues should have been addressed long ago and now it's just another pathetic attempt to frighten people into thinking that development of the former NHCC property is going to cost us.

Maybe Mr. Clayton's views on remediation and drainage are being influenced by his home address (Putter's Cove) instead of the duty he should already be performing. Seems to me that bringing light to an issue that his office and Public Works has ignored for decades isn't making him look very good. I for one wouldn't be saying anything in public about potential problems being exaserbated by development when they could have already been remedied by now.

Walmart Meeting

Some Sherwood aldermen stayed quite a while after the community meeting with Wal-Mart to talk with the engineers and design team about the construction and surrounding property. They had quite a few questions. Wouldn't it be nice if the aldermen would speak frankly with Sherwood citizens about the many issues that need to be addressed?