Earle, AR mayor enacts ordinances tackling trash and blight issues

Earle, AR mayor enacts ordinances tackling trash and blight issues

EARLE, Ark. -- Earle, Arkansas, Mayor Jaylen Smith pledged to put teeth into ordinances that have been on the books for years. "We have to enforce ordinances because we need people to help us help them," said Mayor Smith. After a special meeting with the Earle City Council, it was decided that starting July 21, fines would be imposed for not disposing of trash properly and not bringing trash carts off the roadway within three days. Mayor Smith s…