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08/21/2026

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Okay....Not one for social media...but sucking it up and posting :/

If you live on Murdock Road in Cave maybe you received a letter today FROM A PRIVATE DEVELOPER regarding Murdock Road closure due to roadwork...My question sent via email to Planning board and City Council Members is as follows:

Dear Planning Board/City Council Member,

We received a letter today from a PRIVATE developer concerning a Cave Springs City road closure. Since when does a private entity have the power to notify residents of a road closure? ( Even if a developer is footing the bill for a city road)

We believe this developer is given way too much power and special interest considerations within Cave Springs government.

Please advice protocol in this matter.

Sincerely,

Jackie Morris

9588 Phillips Lane

My husband and I have been harrassed by this developer for months asking for permission to easements on our private land....rerouting electrical (which would ensue more easements on our land) His "leadership team" texting me on my private cell phone etc. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP! We have overheard several "lunch dates" conversations with Cave Springs Board members and employees of Cave Springs. We have witnessed gifts given to Planning Board Members at City meetings. Where does the line be drawn? We have been on our place close to 40 years....yes. Cave Springs is growing. But along with the growth should be protocol in place rightly outlining proper procedure so no one entity is given 'special privileges'

We believe we need to stand up for our rights and we recommend everyone feel free to write (document) our officials.

?Question....Why is it on the Official Cave Springs fb page NO ONE can comment? How is that even legal? Where is the transparency?

Thanks,
Jackie Morris

It’s great to see several new names running for Cave Springs City Council this November!Residents are ready for new idea...
08/20/2026

It’s great to see several new names running for Cave Springs City Council this November!

Residents are ready for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and different results.

Because no candidates filed to run against Mike Middlecamp, Chris Aiken or Erica Velasquez in their respective wards, they will remain in their City Council seats.

However, Marc Williams and JJ Thompson’s seats will be filled by new council members, bringing new voices and perspectives to our City Council.

Cave Springs is growing, and the decisions made today will shape our community for years to come.

08/10/2026

Here is another subdivision approved by the City of Cave Springs.

At what point do we seriously address how much growth our city’s infrastructure can handle?

More rooftops mean more traffic, more demand on our roads and utilities, and even greater concerns about stormwater drainage and flooding. Growth can be positive, but it needs to be responsible and supported by infrastructure that can actually handle it.

We need to be asking the hard questions before developments are approved—not after the problems begin.

How much more can Cave Springs handle without adequate drainage improvements and a real plan for our increasing traffic congestion?

07/28/2026

Are you a registered voter in Cave Springs? We have attached the link to the voter registration form to fill out and submit back to the County Clerk or Voter Registration in Little Rock. Let your VOICE be heard.

Reading about this accomplishment got me thinking. For years, many Cave Springs residents have heard debates, criticisms...
06/18/2026

Reading about this accomplishment got me thinking.

For years, many Cave Springs residents have heard debates, criticisms, accusations, and disagreements surrounding city government. At various times, some people questioned whether Kimberly Hutcheson was qualified for her position or capable of doing the job effectively.

Yet here we are reading that the same City Clerk/Treasurer has now been elected President of the Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders & Treasurers Association, a statewide organization representing municipal professionals from communities across Arkansas.

Whether you agree with her, disagree with her, or fall somewhere in between, it’s an interesting contrast. It raises a broader question about how we evaluate public servants. How much of what we believe comes from firsthand knowledge, and how much comes from rumors, politics, or competing narratives?

No matter where someone stands, achievements like this remind us that there is often more to the story than the headlines, social media comments, or campaign-season talking points.

What are your thoughts?

Most people don’t read city ordinances. Honestly, I usually don’t either. But after seeing that new water and sewer rate...
06/03/2026

Most people don’t read city ordinances. Honestly, I usually don’t either. But after seeing that new water and sewer rates had been approved on May 26, I wanted to understand what was actually changing and why. So I sat down and read through the ordinances.

Here’s what I found.

According to the ordinances, Arkansas law requires water providers to obtain periodic rate studies. In April 2026, both a Water Cost of Service Study and a Wastewater Cost of Service Study were completed for Cave Springs.

The City Council then approved new rates based on recommendations from those studies. What stood out to me is that the ordinances do not simply say, “The state raised your rates.” Instead, they state that the studies recommended rate changes to help keep the water and sewer systems financially stable and able to meet the needs of Cave Springs residents in the years ahead.

For residential water customers, the monthly base charge is scheduled to increase from $23.00 in July 2026 to $30.00 by January 2028. The water usage charge is also scheduled to increase from $9.08 per 1,000 gallons to $11.23 per 1,000 gallons over that same period. Sewer rates are scheduled to increase as well.

One thing I have not been able to review is the actual Cost of Service Studies themselves. Those studies appear to be the documents that contain the detailed financial analysis, assumptions, and reasoning behind the recommendations that were ultimately adopted by the City Council.

So while I now understand what was approved and when the increases are scheduled to occur, I still have questions about the underlying studies that led to those recommendations.

Has anyone seen the studies themselves? Did anyone attend the public hearing on the rate changes? I’d be interested in hearing what residents think now that the ordinances have been approved.

A lot of people have been talking lately about how fast Cave Springs has changed, and after spending time digging throug...
05/26/2026

A lot of people have been talking lately about how fast Cave Springs has changed, and after spending time digging through public records, council agendas, development maps, infrastructure plans, audits, and old meeting documents, I honestly think most residents still have no idea how much transformation is happening behind the scenes.

And before anybody turns this into “old residents vs new residents,” that’s not really what this is about. Growth itself isn’t evil. But rapid growth without transparency is where people start feeling disconnected from the place they love.

One thing that surprised me while researching all of this is how often the same narrative kept appearing. Cave Springs was constantly being described as being in “crisis,” while at the exact same time major rezonings, infrastructure expansion, and development projects were continuing quietly in the background.

Most people have heard at least pieces of the IRS/payroll tax controversy involving Clerk/Treasurer Kim Hutcheson, but what many residents probably haven’t heard is that according to public records, the payroll issues reportedly traced back years earlier to problems involving a third-party payroll company and missing forms that were later corrected long before the public fallout happened. Legislative auditors also reportedly found no ongoing accounting issues in later years.

The city later publicly acknowledged they still did not fully know what caused the alleged tax shortfall before emergency actions were taken against Hutcheson.

That matters, because regardless of politics, nobody’s reputation should be destroyed before facts are fully established.

At the same time, Cave Springs residents are now dealing with conversations about major development expansion, sewer and infrastructure costs, rezonings, annexations, and the long-term financial future of the town. Some longtime residents are still on septic systems while the city around them continues rapidly expanding.

Honestly, I think that’s why so many people feel emotionally conflicted right now. I don’t think people are simply afraid of “growth.” I think they’re afraid of waking up one day and realizing the town they loved slowly became something they no longer recognize without ever really feeling included in the conversation.

That’s why preserving local memory matters. That’s why transparency matters. That’s why asking questions matters.

Not to divide people or create outrage, but because communities deserve to understand what’s happening around them before decisions shape the next 30 years of their lives.

No matter where somebody stands politically, I think most people can agree on this: residents deserve honesty, residents deserve transparency, and people deserve facts before they deserve blame. ❤️

Memorial Day always feels a little different in small towns.Maybe it’s the old cemeteries tucked into the hills. The fad...
05/25/2026

Memorial Day always feels a little different in small towns.

Maybe it’s the old cemeteries tucked into the hills. The faded flags that quietly reappear every year. The names people still recognize decades later. The stories grandparents pass down that somehow never really leave.

A lot of the people remembered today never became famous. They were just part of somebody’s hometown. Somebody’s school. Somebody’s family. Somebody people still talk about long after they’re gone.

And honestly, after all the conversations this page has had lately about memory and community, it feels important to say this: Places survive because people remember each other.

So today, who’s someone you still think about on Memorial Day? Could be military, family, a friend, or just somebody from your town whose memory still quietly lives on. ❤️

In Japan, there’s an old idea that a town dies twice. The first time is when the buildings disappear. The second time is...
05/24/2026

In Japan, there’s an old idea that a town dies twice. The first time is when the buildings disappear. The second time is when nobody remembers what used to be there. Lately, I’ve been thinking about that a lot. Because every small town seems to carry ghosts around with it.

The road that feels different now.
The restaurant people still talk about like it closed last week even if it’s been gone 20 years.
The old couple everybody knew.
The gas station conversations.
The creek.
The skating rink.
The place teenagers parked at night.
The weird local rumor that somehow every generation still hears about.

Small towns don’t disappear all at once.
They slowly turn into stories people carry around. And honestly, I think that’s why places like Cave Springs matter to people so much. Not because everything stayed the same… but because pieces of their lives are tied to it.

Sometimes people aren’t mourning buildings.
They’re mourning versions of themselves that existed there.

So now I’m curious:

What’s the most “small town” thing about where YOU grew up, whether it was Cave Springs or somewhere else?

Alright I got a random one for Cave Springs this morning ☕️ What’s the most underrated spot around here? Not the obvious...
05/23/2026

Alright I got a random one for Cave Springs this morning ☕️ What’s the most underrated spot around here? Not the obvious answer either.

I mean:

- the random backroad with the best view,
- the creek spot nobody talks about,
- the gas station with the unexpectedly good food,
- the quiet road at night,
- the place that just feels like Northwest Arkansas,
- the local business you’ll defend with your life,
- or somewhere that instantly feels nostalgic the second you pull into it.

Could be Cave Springs or anywhere nearby, I’m curious what places people secretly associate with ‘home’ around here.

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