The city’s finance department projects a 2 percent prepared food tax would generate $2.96 million per year.
During a presentation on Aug. 17, Danny Kapales, the city’s parks and recreation director, described facilities recently developed in cities in Arkansas and other states. One of the examples he cited was the $21.53 million River Center at Benton, a 89,000-square-foot multipurpose facility. It includes an aquatics center and space for four basketball courts and eight volleyball courts, Kapales said.
