Forced to evacuate at the expiration of a lease, the Quorum Court unanimously voted to contract a new maintenance shop on county-owned property.

The 7,000 square foot structure  is located on a fenced one acre site on Fairground Road, approximately 3 miles south of Ash Flat on Highway 167.  The facility opened in February 2005,

Three drive-through service bays with 14' x 10' doors and two service bays with 12' x 10' doors for small equipment have air service and electrical lines on the walls and ceilings. One of the smaller bays has a truck lift.

Two offices, a tire storage room and overhead storage spaces comprise the rest of the building. There is an outside wash rack.

To track all facets of the department's operations, the Judge's staff collaborated with the Road Department Superintendent to develop a computerized reporting system for all the department's functions. Monthly reports, furnished to the Quorum court and the media, record work sites, equipment, labor, material and fuel used, along with equipment repair and maintenance costs. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, the Federal emergency Management Authority, and the Arkansas Association of Counties lauded the department for completeness and accuracy of its reports.

To facilitate citizen telephone requests for needed road maintenance, the Judge's office generates a report and faxes it to the Road Department office. Once the work request is completed, the report returns to the Judge's office for data entry to track all citizen calls for service.

Local State Highway Dept, Hardy Office
Marty Morgan, Supervisor - 870-856-3345

Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

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