CITY GOVERNMENT Cotter CITY OFFICIALS COTTER – A small town known as
Trout Capital U.S.A., Cotter, population 971, is located on a peninsula surrounded by the White River. 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 Memo- rial recalling Cotter’s railroading heri- tage.
Mac Caradine is mayor of the city,
elected to the position in 2018, and An- drea Kray is city recorder/treasurer. Me- lissa Gray is bookkeeper and Justin Mor- row is supervisor 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 water clerk. Cotter’s Volunteer Fire Department is
led by Fire Chief Lyle Jack. The depart- ment opened its new fire station on Har- ding Boulevard in 2009 and is continu- ing training, while also serving as first responders. Cotter’s railroad heritage is reflected in its name. Once called Lakes Ferry, the town was incorporated July 7, 1904, and renamed for William Cotter, railroad general manager. In Big Spring Park now, an etched, black granite sign, a bronze statue of a railroad conductor, two vin- tage railroad cars, a gazebo and an infor- mation kiosk, connected 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 re- opened for traffic in 2004, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The North Arkansas Youth Center in
Cotter, located at 412 Powell, is open 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; it is closed week- ends and most holidays. The youth cen-
16 2019 FACT BOOK Caradine Andrea Kray Buck Bell Mertice Kray Ross
ter 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 Center also books private parties and events. Please call 435-6325 for more in- formation. Cotter has a 2 percent city sales tax, making the total city, county and state sales tax 9.75 percent. Water services are provided by the Cotter Water Depart- ment 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 deposit, refundable or applied to the fi- nal bill. Call 435-6325 for information.
City Hall 115 McLean, P.O. Box 9 Cotter, AR 72626 Phone: 435-6326 Fax: 435-2438 Mayor Mac Caradine Recorder/Treasurer Andrea Kray Ward 1, Position 1 Nathan Buck Ward 1, Position 2 Kerry Ann White Ward 2, Position 1 Charles Sugg Ward 2, Position 2 John Bell Ward 3, Position 1 Mertice Kray Ward 3, Position 2 Cameron Ross
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. Mon- day-Friday.
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