Public meeting on Municipal Pool next Tuesday

The civic leaders of the City of Malta are asking the public to show up to a meeting regarding the future of the Municipal Pool on Tuesday, August 8 at the Malta City Courthouse starting at 7 p.m.

Malta Mayor Shyla Jones said the meeting comes on the heels of Malta City Councilmen Jim Sintler and Bill Hicks approaching the Phillips County Commissioners asking that a countywide bond to pay for a new pool be placed on the ballot in November’s election to let voters decide if they wanted to fund the project.

“They didn’t feel like they wanted to allow the bond on the ballot,” Mayor Jones said. “S...