Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 2, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Shane Broadway State Senator 201 Southeast Second Street Bryant, AR 72022-4025

Dear Senator Broadway:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion concerning Amendment 78 to the Arkansas Constitution. You state that the City of Benton is issuing $3,000,000 in Amendment 78 notes to finance several street projects, and you ask:

Is it legal for the City of Benton to pay the interest from the regular city Street Fund for this Amendment 78 street improvement financing?

In presenting this question, you note that Amendment 78 provides that payments of principal and interest can…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Lake View School District No. 25 v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  3. Berry v. GordonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  4. Hodges v. DawdySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  5. Ward School Bus Manufacturing, Inc. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977

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