On Monday April 27, 2020, Cotter will have its annual LARGE ITEM PICK-UP by Waste Connection. All residents are encouraged to clean up their yards, porches and homes to make cotter look beautiful. Please set your large items out by 7:00 a.m. on the street near your trash container or in the dumpster if you live in an apartment complex without individual service. No paints, flammable liquids or tires are allowed. Also, there will be dumpster located at City Hall and the Fire House.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: Liquid waster – Motor Oil, Flowing Liquids & Paint in liquid form, Etc; Red Bag Mecial Waster; Tires; Auto Type Batteries; Dead Animals; Freon Filled Componets; Construction Materials; Yard Waste – Trees, Limbs, Leaves, etc.

Only 45.3% of Cotter Residents have responded to the 2020 Census. We need everyone counted. The Census will be mailing the paper form for those residence who did not fill out their Census on-line. Please fill out the Census and return by mail when it arrived this Month. Or go to my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to complete your census on-line. If you have not receive any information in the mail to fill our your census, you will be contacted in person by a census worker in May-June.

There are only nine questions on the 2020 census. They ask very basic demographic questions: who lives in the household; how they are related; their age, sex, and race; whether they own or rent their house; and their phone number.

Only 20.1% of Cotter Residents have responded to the 2020 Census. We need everyone counted. Go to my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to complete your census. If you do not have your Census ID, you will still be able to fill out your census on-line or by telephone.

There are only nine questions on the 2020 census. They ask very basic demographic questions: who lives in the household; how they are related; their age, sex, and race; whether they own or rent their house; and their phone number.

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Coffee with the Mayor (Third Friday of Every Month) will be this Friday on February 21, 2019, from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to Cotter City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

Coffee with the Cotter Mayor (Third Friday of Every Month) will be this Friday on January 17, 2020 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to Cotter City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear City Business for 2020. Everyone Welcome.

Please read flyer below for new trash service starting January 6, 2020. Waste Connection will provide each residential customer with a 96 gallon Cart for the disposal of househald solid waste. Read instructions.

Coffee with the Mayor (Third Friday of Every Month) will be this Friday on December 20, 2019 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to Cotter City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

The City of Cotter will receive funds to resurface the old tennis courts at the NAYC to be converted to multi-use courts (tennis, pickleball, volley ball and soccer), construct handicap parking, ramp and sidewalk on 5th Street.

Coffee with the Mayor (Third Friday of Every Month) will be this Friday on November 15, 2019 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to Cotter City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

Cotter City Hall would like to announce “Christmas In Cotter” on Dec. 21st at Big Spring Park at 5PM!  We would also like to invite you to join our “Decoration Contest” Start decorating your home and yards now! Contest is Cotter wide and awards will be given on Dec. 21st at the event along with Pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hot Chocolate, and a Bonfire with S’mores! Also, Tour the “Lights In Cotter” and Big Spring Park starting Dec 1- Jan 2!! Please share this post for all of Cotter to see! Thank you!

Cotter City Hall would like to say THANK YOU to our Cotter Post Office for their dedication to Breast Cancer awareness month!!

Coffee with the Mayor (Third Friday of Every Month) will be this Friday on October 18th, 2019 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to Cotter City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

Due to tonight’s weather forecast, The Interdenominational Revival scheduled for tonight at Cotter’s Big Spring Park Pavilion has been moved to the Cotter Baptist Church at the corner of 5th and Dalton in Cotter. Please pass the word along. Pastor Jimmie Snow with Wesley United Methodist Church will be preaching tonight.

The Revival scheduled for Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th will be held at the Pavilion in Big Springs Park. Wednesday night Pastor Cameron Ross of First Baptist Church of Cotter will be preaching and on Thursday night Pastor Kyle Tardiffe, Calvary Temple Assembly will be preaching.

Please Join Us For the Annual Cotter Community Potluck Block Party to meet your neighbors. Bring your lawn chair and favorite potluck dish.

Saturday October 5, 2019 from 4-8 pm at the following locations:

Coffee with the Mayor will be this Friday on September 20, 2019 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

The Cotter Fire Department Auxiliary is looking for new members.  The Auxiliary is a non-profit 501-(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting our volunteer firefighters.  If you want to join the team or want to know more about the Auxiliary, contact Linda McCarthy at (870) 656-8547 (call or text). 

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Cotter Fire Department Auxiliary is to support the firefighters of the Cotter Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) in their pursuit of Life Safety, Incident Stabilization and Property Preservation of the citizens they serve and their respective Membership.

The member of the Auxiliary will pursue their mission though activities supporting the fiscal, public service and response support needs of the CVFD firefighters.

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Good Morning all,

We are having a planning meeting for our yearly community block party. Chief Hopson and I are inviting any residents to the meeting who would like to volunteer to hold the Community Block Party in their neighborhood . The planning meeting will be this Wednesday, 8/28/19 at 5 PM. Meeting is at Cotter City Hall

Coffee with the Mayor will be this Friday on August 16, 2019 from 8:00 am-9:00 am. Come to City Hall to have coffee and pastries with Mayor Mac Caradine. Meet other Cotter residents. Hear updates about City Business. 

August 17, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. Ceramic Class – Make a ceramic tray 9″ by 4″. Cost of class is $18.00. Contact Dawn for reservations. 630-212-3099.

August 31, 2019 – Open House from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

Support our local businesses !!

The City of Cotter invites you to celebrate Justin Morrow’s 15 years of service to the City of Cotter on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 8:00 am -10:00 am. At 9:00 am we will recognize Justin for his dedication to the City of Cotter. Please join us at City Hall. Refreshments.

On Saturday August 31, 2019, the City of Cotter will hold its 2nd Annual BBQ Contest and Festival. Besides the BBQ contestants, this year’s festival will have vendor booths, a Car Show in the park and Duck Race on Big Spring Creek. See attached flyer, reservation forms for vendors and contestants and contact information. Contact Justin Morrow 870-421-6227. Sponsors and Volunteers needed.

On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Cotter Spring Park Pavilion, Wesley United Methodist Church is sponsoring the summer the monthly HOT DOGS IN THE PARK. They will serve hot dogs to the kids, tourist and residents in the Park as a service to our community.

Come Join the American Legion on May 27th at 1:00 pm for the Cotter Memorial Day Ceremony at Walnut Hill Cemetery.

City of Cotter is seeking job applicants for front desk water clerk. Duties include water billing, payment receipting and processing, answering phones, taking messages, and various other administrative duties. General office and clerical experience a must. Seeking dependable, detail oriented and long-term employment individuals only. Requires high school diploma and at least 18 years of age. Full time employment. Benefits include: paid vacation, sick leave, health benefits, paid holiday and retirement plan.
Applications are being accepted at Cotter City Hall, 115 McLean Ave, Cotter, Ar 72626

The City of Cotter launched this week our new City of Cotter Website. I want to thank Kevin Baker for his hard work and wonderful website he created for us. Our new website will enhance the City’s ability to provide information and updates about the what is going on at City Hall.