Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR42 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SR 42 3
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7	7	By: Senator Hill 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF CABOT AS RECIPIENT IN 2024 9
12	12	OF A TRENDSETTER CITY AWARD FROM ARKANSAS BUSINESS 10
13	13	AND AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS 11
14	14	TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE CULTURE CATEGORY. 12
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18	18	TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF CABOT AS 16
19	19	RECIPIENT IN 2024 OF A TRENDSETTER CITY 17
20	20	AWARD FROM ARKANSAS BUSINESS AND AN 18
21	21	HONORABLE MENTION IN THE ARKANSAS 19
22	22	BUSINESS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND 20
23	23	CREATIVE CULTURE CATEGORY. 21
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25	25	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot was recognized by Arkansas Business as a 23
26	26	2024 Trendsetter City in the Technology and Security category for its 24
27	27	broadband initiative; and 25
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29	29	WHEREAS, Arkansas Business Trendsetter City status is a status which 27
30	30	recognizes cities and towns throughout the State of Arkansas whose innovative 28
31	31	initiatives for community development and economic growth inspire change and 29
32	32	make a difference in Arkansas, improving local quality of life and 30
33	33	encouraging sustainable economic development; and 31
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35	35	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot partnered with Connect2First to develop a 33
36	36	comprehensive fiber optic network that covers every resident and business in 34
37	37	the city limits, a twenty million dollar ($20,000,000) bond project that has 35
38	38	boosted economic development, improved health care and educational access, 36 SR42
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41	41	and made the City of Cabot one of Arkansas's first "multi -gig" cities; and 1
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43	43	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot also received an honorable mention in the 3
44	44	Arkansas Business Tourism Development and Creative Culture category for 4
45	45	Gametime at the Grounds, a regional indoor mega sports complex that is the 5
46	46	first and only one of its kind in the State of Arkansas; and 6
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48	48	WHEREAS, Gametime at the Grounds in the City of Cabot is a one hundred 8
49	49	twenty-eight thousand square foot (128,000 sq. ft.) sports facility boasting 9
50	50	nine (9) full-sized high school regulation basketball courts that transition 10
51	51	to seventeen (17) full -sized volleyball courts or twenty -seven (27) 11
52	52	pickleball courts, and the facility also features a large indoor turf area 12
53	53	designed for regulation indoor soccer and softball and baseball batting 13
54	54	practice; and 14
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56	56	WHEREAS, Gametime at the Grounds is a project expected to generate 16
57	57	significant revenue for local businesses and strengthen the reputation of the 17
58	58	City of Cabot as a sports hub; and 18
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60	60	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot's designation as a Trendsetter City by 20
61	61	Arkansas Business reflects the city's role in advancing regional prosperity 21
62	62	with creative strategies and community collaboration and is a powerful 22
63	63	testament to the city's strong position for future growth in business and 23
64	64	development; and 24
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66	66	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot was featured in the December 16, 2024, 26
67	67	edition of Arkansas Business magazine, and was further celebrated at the 27
68	68	Arkansas Municipal League's annual Winter Meeting in January 2025; and 28
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70	70	WHEREAS, the City of Cabot's commitment to visionary leadership, 30
71	71	resident engagement, and successful growth strategies places it among 31
72	72	Arkansas's most pioneering communities, and the city strategically balances 32
73	73	the revitalization of its historic downtown with innovation of technology for 33
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79	79	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 1
80	80	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 2
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82	82	THAT the Senate recognize the City of Cabot as recipient in 2024 of a 4
83	83	Trendsetter City award from Arkansas Business. 5
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85	85	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 7
86	86	provided to the leaders of the City of Cabot by the Secretary of the Senate. 8
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