The county budget, from the quorum court's own 2026 appropriation ordinance.
$13,213,991.66 is sourced; only Personal Services ($9,155,391.30) is itemized so far. Pull the full line items from the ordinance.
$13.55M road operations plus a $16,000,000 improvement appropriation — sourced as totals, not yet itemized.
The ordinance's all-funds total minus the four funds now on the trail. Grants, solid waste, special revenue and more — real money, not yet ingested.
The city runs on a budget the public rarely sees line by line. The Board of Directors adopts it.
The independent audit of what the county actually spent — the layer-two check on the appropriations above. Document is in the library.
The tourism-tax pot that runs the Convention Center and Bank OZK Arena. The ≈$16.1M total is on the trail from news coverage of the adoption; the commission's own budget document — with the division breakdown and the exact figure — is not posted publicly. Request it: the tax office, 501-321-4378, or the commission directly.
· Sourced so far: seven-member commission; funded by the city's 3% prepared-food-and-lodging tax; runs the Hot Springs Convention Center, Bank OZK Arena, Downtown Visitors Center, Northwoods Trails, Majestic Park; CEO Steve Arrison (hotspringsar.gov/1342).
· 2026 total reported at ≈$16.1M (Sentinel Record, Dec 8 2025); a 2025 headline said $10.01M — the two are almost certainly different scopes and must not be shown as a year-over-year change without the underlying documents.
Trace the $13.45M solid-waste fund to the companies that receive it.
Trace the road funds and the $16M Road & Bridge Improvement to the contractors.
· The King Expressway ($30M county bond pledge) was built by McGeorge Contracting under an ARDOT-let contract — state, not county.
The 2025 water-quality report doesn’t list “forever chemical” (PFAS) results. Next step: EPA’s national sampling data (UCMR 5) or ask Hot Springs Utilities.
The last independent figure is about 20% (S&P, 2021). The current rate, from the city’s own water audit, would show whether the gains held.
The city reports sewer-overflow progress to the state’s enforcement office. What the full fix costs, how it’s financed, and the timeline aren’t in one public place yet.
Every system had to list its lead and galvanized service lines by Oct 2024. Hot Springs’ inventory hasn’t been found published.
How many people take part in the detention center’s agriculture program, how many pounds go to Project Hope each year, and whether any earn a credential.