2015ORDINANCE NO. o?O~J`
AN ORDINANCE TO REDISTRICT THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated Section 14-43-311 provides the City council with
the authority to redistrict the wards of the City when it is determined that the people can best be
served by changing ward boundary lines to equalize the population in the various wards; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Memphis hereby finds that the people
of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas can best be served by changing the existing ward
boundary lines in the City of West Memphis to equalize the population in the various wards; and,
WHEREAS, a proposal for redistricting the wards of the City of West Memphis to
equalize the population of the various wards has been prepared and submitted to the City Council
and the descriptions of the proposed wards are attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that redistricting the wards of the City of West
Memphis, Arkansas, as proposed, would best serve the people of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. In order to best serve the people of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas,
the boundary lines of the five (S)wards in the City of West Memphis, Arkansas are hereby
changed to equalize the population of the various wards and the new boundary lines for each
ward shall be as set out and described in the exhibits attached hereto, which are incorporated
herein by reference.
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SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~~ day of ~ANUgQ~,/ , 20~!
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WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Phillip ara, City Clerk
SPONSORED BY:
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EXHIBIT "B" -REDISTRICTING BOUNDARIES
WARD ONE --Bounded on the north by the city limits of the newly annexed property between
State Highway 147 and the centerline of Airport Road; then east along the north edge of the
South Service Road to the centerline of Rich Road. The east boundary is south along the
centerline of Rich Road to the centerline of Broadway, then east along the centerline of Broadway
to the centerline of Avalon, the south on Avalon to the centerline of Auburn Street; then west
along the centerline of Auburn Street to the centerline of Rice Road; then south to the centerline
of Vanderbilt; then east along Vanderbilt to the centerline of Avalon, then south to the centerline
of Rainer Road. The south boundary is west along the centerline of Rainer Road to the edge of
the City Limits. Also, bounded on the west by the City limits.
WARD TWO -- Bounded on the west beginning at the corner of Broadway and the centerline of
Avalon, then south on Avalon to the centerline of Auburn Street; then west along the centerline of
Auburn Street to the centerline of Rice Road; then south to the centerline of Vanderbilt; then east
along Vanderbilt to the centerline of Avalon; then south to the centerline of Rainer Road. The
north boundary is along the centerline of Rainer Road to the city limits. The other north
boundary is along the centerline of Broadway beginning at Auburn Street heading east to its
northwest corner where it is bounded by the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. The other
north boundary is 10 Mile Bayou to Ingram Boulevard. The east boundary is the centerline of
Ingram Boulevard; then it travels south and is bounded by what is commonly called Ingram Ditch
for two blocks south of Broadway to Tyler; then it heads west on Tyler to 14th Street, there the
boundary runs down the centerline of 14th Street to the centerline of Jefferson Street, then west
one block to the centerline of 13th Street, then south to the centerline of the railroad. Bounded
on the south by the City limits.
WARD THREE -- Bounded on the west by the centerline of Rich Road; on the north by the City
limits, which includes the Union Pacific Industrial Park, and on the south by the centerline of
Broadway eastward to the Burlington Northern Railroad. The east boundary is the Burlington
Northern Railroad heading north to the centerline of the south service road of Interstate 55, then
heading east to the west section line of Section ~, Township 6 North, Range 9 East, then north
along said section line to the Union Pacific Railroad. Then east along the Union Pacific Railroad
to Ditch No. SB, then north along Ditch No. SB to the section line between Township 7 North
and Township 6 North, then west to the western section line of Section 32, Township 7 North,
Range 9 East, then north to the City limits.
WARD FOUR -- Bounded on the west by the Burlington Northern Railroad beginning at Ten
Mile Bayou to the centerline of the south service road of Interstate 55, then heading east to the
west section line of Section 5, Township 6 North, Range 9 East, then north along said section
line to the Union Pacific Railroad. Then east along the Union Pacific Railroad to Ditch No. SB,
then north along Ditch No. SB to the section line between Township 7 North and Township 6
North, then West to the western section line of Section 32, Township 7 North, Range 9 East, then
north to the City limits. The north and northeastern boundaries are the City limits and end
where the Burlington Northern Railroad intersects 10-Mile Bayou. The east boundary then
begins and heads south along Ten Mile Bayou to the centerline of the south service road of
Interstate 55, then head east along said centerline to the centerline of Walker Street, then south
down the centerline of Walker Street to the centerline of Broadway. The other south boundary is
from the centerline of Walker Street heading west on Broadway to the centerline of Ingram
Boulevard, then north along Ingram Boulevard to Ten Mile Bayou.
WARD FIVE --Bounded on the south by the City limits and on the east by the City limits. The
west boundary is east along the railroad on the southern boundary to the centerline of 13th Street,
then north along 13th Street to the centerline of Jefferson street, then east along Jefferson Street
to the centerline of 14th Street, then north on 14th Street to the centerline of Tyler Street. The
north boundary begins at the intersection of 14th Street and Tyler Street, then east along the
centerline of Tyler Street to the centerline of Ingram Boulevard, then north along Ingram
Boulevard to the centerline of Broadway, then east along the centerline of Broadway to the
centerline of Walker Street, then north along the centerline of Walker Street to the south service
road of Interstate 55. Then west along the south service road of Interstate 55 to the intersection
of 10 Mile Bayou. Then north along Ten Mile Bayou to the intersection of the City Limits and
Burlington Northern Railroad, then east along the City limits to the western edge of the City
limits. Then following the City limit boundaries northward, then eastward to the point of
beginning.
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