RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Voters in an Arkansas county will decide whether to
use expected casino revenue to pay for improvements, including a new jail and
senior citizens center. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Pope County
residents will vote March 3 on whether to allocate more than $80 million for
improvement projects in the community. The county is one of four where voters
statewide legalized casinos in 2018, though voters in Pope County did not
approve. Lawmakers last year approved a measure that allows the four counties
with casinos to allocate casino tax revenues toward improvement projects using
bonds.
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