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Petition · Clark County, Arkansas

Publish who received the EDCCC half-cent sales tax money, and on what terms

To: County Judge Troy Tucker and the Clark County Quorum Court (11 justices of the peace)

Clark County voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 2007, 2014 and 2021. All of it goes to the Economic Development Corporation of Clark County (EDCCC) for economic development — $25.4 million from 2008 through 2023, according to the county’s state audits. No public list shows who received that money or what they promised in return. The county judge and quorum court appoint EDCCC’s board and hear its reports.…

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https://clarkar.countycommons.us/petitions/publish-who-received-the-edccc-half-cent-278e

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When it reaches the goal it’s handed to the officials named above at a public meeting, and their answer is posted online. This is a petition to your elected officials — like the clipboard at the courthouse door. It does not put anything on the ballot; in Arkansas and most states that takes ink signatures from registered voters. Names are never shown publicly. County Commons — an independent, nonpartisan public-records project.