CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY OFFICIALS Cotter
City Hall 115 McLean, P.O. Box 9 Cotter, AR 72626 Phone: 435-6326 Fax: 435-2438 Mayor Peggy Hammack Recorder/Treasurer Andrea Kray
Ward 1, Position 1 Carolyn Gill Ward 1, Position 2 Nathan Buck Ward 2, Position 1 Roland Morris Ward 2, Position 2 John Bell Ward 3, Position 1
Vikki Francis Ward 3, Position 2 Wayne K. Alexander
Cotter City Council meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Cot- ter City Hall. The meetings are open to the public. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
COTTER – A small town Peggy Hammack Andrea Kray Carolyn Gill
known as Trout Capital U.S.A., Cotter, population 971, is located on a peninsula surrounded by the White Riv- er. The town boasts Big Spring Park and the R.M. Ruthven Bridge. The park sits on the banks of the river and has an old-fashioned swim- ming hole. The park also is home to the Anglin-Tinnon Railroad Workers Memorial recalling Cotter’s railroading heritage. Peggy Hammack is mayor of the city, elected to the posi- tion in 2010, and Andrea Kray is city recorder/treasurer. Melissa Gray is bookkeeper and Justin Morrow is super- visor of public works. City Hall office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Travis Hopson is chief of police, court clerk is Kay Laughry and Elizabeth Selvera is wa- ter clerk. Cotter’s Volunteer Fire De-
Nathan Buck Roland Morris John Bell
partment is led by Fire Chief Cory Swartz. The department opened its new fire station on Harding Boulevard in 2009 and is continuing training, while also serving as first re- sponders. Cotter’s railroad heritage
Vikki Francis Wayne Alexander 18 ❚ 2018 ❚ FACT BOOK
is reflected in its name. Once called Lakes Ferry, the town was incorporated July 7, 1904, and renamed for Wil- liam Cotter, railroad general manager. In Big Spring Park now, an etched, black granite
sign, a bronze statue of a rail- road conductor, two vintage railroad cars, a gazebo and an information kiosk, connect- ed by a walkway with old- fashioned globe lighting, all help recall the railroading era.
The Ruthven Rainbow
Arch Bridge, dedicated in 1930 and the world’s largest Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, now carries local traffic. It was restored and reopened for traffic in 2004, and is on the National Register of His- toric Places. The North Arkansas Youth
Center in Cotter, located at 412 Powell, is open 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; it is closed weekends and most holidays. The youth center charges $1 per visit or $30 per year per student, $40 per year per adult and $50 per year for an entire family. The Youth Cen- ter also books private parties and events. Please call 435- 6325 for more information. Cotter has a 2 percent city sales tax, making the total city, county and state sales tax 10.5 percent. Water ser- vices are provided by the Cot- ter Water Department at City Hall. The cost to a property owner for obtaining water service is a $50 deposit, and cost to a renter is a $100 de- posit, refundable or applied to the final bill. Call 435-6325 for information.
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