Today's news

I hope you all had a restful Labor Day. I did not labor yesterday, so no news.

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There's a Hot Springs Village budget overview meeting, open to the public, tomorrow at the Ouachita activities building from noon to 1 p.m., immediately following the board meeting. The budget overview is for the proposed 2015 budget. Everyone interested in where your assessment dollars go should attend.

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Keith Salisbury and the Hot Springs Village Audubon Society donated more than 20 tree-identification tags along the Magellan Beaver Dam Trail.

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The Magellan Golf Course is closed today.

Isabella Golf Course is undergoing aerification.

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It's Washington State week around the Village. Visitors from Washington will pay member rates for Village amenities.

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The working board meeting this week will host discussions on the following: the appointment of James Mahan for the open position on the public works committee; the appointments of John Lands and George Tenuta for open positions on the recreation committee; a proposal to modernize the POA's accounting and operations software programs; a proposed revision of bylaws; and, the annual assessment increase by consumer price index.

The POA board meets at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the Ouachita activities building at the Ponce de Leon Center.