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B) ENGINEER'S MONTHLY REPORT <br /> City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his monthly report. <br /> Mr. Johnson said the City is running as usual. The construction department is <br /> making progress on the sewer line replacement in Westside and Eastside of <br /> Batesville. Construction crews were, as always, repairing water leaks. Street <br /> crews are working on drainage issues and patching pot holes before winter <br /> weather hits. Water Treatment Plant is making good water and the new <br /> Wastewater Treatment Plant should be on line in the next few weeks. <br /> C) HEAR AN UPDATE FROM THE IMPACT INDEPENDENCE COUNTY TOURISM <br /> COMMITTEE <br /> Ms. Crystal Johnson, CEO of the Batesville Chamber of Commerce, addressed <br /> the council regarding the recent Impact Independence County Tourism meeting. <br /> Ms. Johnson said the meeting resulted in around 1100 survey responses and <br /> 130 volunteers. A committee was formed and several of those members were at <br /> the meeting. The committee took the surveys and put the results in four <br /> categories; education, economic impact, healthy living and tourism. Tourism is <br /> the second largest industry in our state bringing 6.7 billion dollar a year. The <br /> group noted that Batesville is sitting on a "gold mine" with the White River. The <br /> year 2020 with be the 200th anniversary for Batesville, a feat no other city in <br /> Arkansas has accomplished. The committee said Batesville is on the move and <br /> to keep the momentum going, they would like to see the city hire a tourism <br /> director. <br /> D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING CODE <br /> Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to amend various provisions <br /> of the Batesville Zoning Code. Code Enforcement Officer Chad McClure and Ms. <br />