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$6 million in voter-approved bond funds is going toward street resurfacing projects that will extend into 2025.

The project would narrow Markham Street to three lanes for several blocks heading west of the intersection with Kavanaugh Boulevard and add sidewalks to either side of the street.

City crews are still out treating primary snow routes, leaving many residential roads covered in snow.

A crew in Little Rock is prepped and ready to clear the roads if snow falls this weekend. A number of cities have already announced warming shelters will open.

Several city employees met with residents concerned about what they described as congested and dangerous traffic on Kanis Road. The group talked of a potential $30 million expansion to bring a section of the road to five lanes.

Victims of the March 31 storm are still picking up the pieces. By the end of September, homeowners and businesses in Pulaski County had filed about $418 million in tornado-related claims, with nearly $311 million paid out to policyholders.

The crews have cleaned up more than 360,000 cubic yards of debris since April 20, Public Works Director Jon Honeywell said.

The Tuesday Board of Directors meeting had a little bit of everything.

The path to tornado recovery is a long one. Little Rock officials talked donations, debris clean-up, park closures and rebuilding.

The amount of tornado debris piled at Reservoir Park is unimaginable until you see it for yourself.

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. gave the tornado run-down to the Little Rock Board of Directors and other city officials Monday. Updates from Public Works, the LRPD and the LRFD were also included in the briefing. Officials asked folks to stay off the streets if they can, and sign up if they want to volunteer.

Things started to change as members of the crowd shifted the discussion from potential improvements to disappointment that the city ignored the ward. A few folks shouted out their disapproval of Director Doris Wright’s leadership.