Voters to Decide Future of Eureka Springs Historic District Commission

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published August 26, 2020 at 2:24 PM CDT

Eureka Springs was the first Historic District in Arkansas, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

A controversial ballot initiative petition to abolish the 40-year old Eureka Springs Historic District Commission, which had been invalidated, has garnered enough signatures to appear on this year's General Election ballot.

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