BY DEMOCRAT STAFF Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:49 PM CDT
Jones named
top assessor
Trina Jones, Van Buren County assessor, was awarded a plaque Oct. 14 by Hardie Reynolds, president of the Arkansas Chapter of International Association of Assessing Officers, at a luncheon in Hot Springs.
Jones was named the Arkansas’ 2009 Outstanding Assessor by a majority vote. Votes were taken from all 75 county assessors in the state and staff members of the office of Assessment Coordination Department in Little Rock.
During the luncheon, Reynolds praised Jones for her work on the huge job of assessing Equipment and Production for the gas wells now operating in Van Buren County.
Jones said she was honored to have been chosen, but that she was just trying to do a good job for her county. Jones is in her second term as county assessor.
Commodities available
Ozark Opportunities will be distributing USDA donated foods to low income households in Van Buren County on Nov. 4-5 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and continuing the following Monday until food supplies are exhausted.
The distribution site is 1563 Highway 65 South in Clinton. Foster children, households receiving food stamps or who meet certain income guidelines are eligible.
Foods may include peanut butter, rolled oats, dry beans, canned chicken, mix vegetables, apricots, grape juice, tomato soup and instant milk.
For more information call 745-2437.
September sales tax report
Clinton received $94,353 in revenue from its 1 percent sales tax, collected in September and reported in October.
Shirley received $4,341 from its 1 percent tax, and Fairfield Bay got $29,403 from its 1.5 percent sales tax.
Van Buren County has two 1 percent sales taxes, one for general revenue and one dedicated to the construction bonds for the new hospital.
The general revenue tax is divided between the county and its four incorporated towns based on population. Those figures for the same period are: Van Buren County, $347,691 (includes both taxes); Clinton, $29,116; Damascus, $2,398; Fairfield Bay, $29,512; and Shirley, $4,298.
